Photo of the Week: Great Backyard Bird Count at Pointe Mouillee

Mute Swans, Redheads, and American Wigeons gather on the ice and open water of the marsh.

Imagine it’s 22 degrees Farenheit at 9:00am on a winter weekend morning in Michigan.

If you’re like most people, you’re at home, warm, enjoying a late breakfast.

Or maybe you’re sleeping in.

Me?

I’m bundled up in my down winter coat, boots, hat, and mittens on the shores of Lake Erie near the Ohio border. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Great Backyard Bird Count at Pointe Mouillee

Do You Add the Date to Your Blog Posts? [Updated]

Date stamp for an envelope, with the date 5 September 2012.

When I saw Val’s tweet in my timeline, I couldn’t resist commenting.

I agree with you, Val.

Blog posts without dates means the person reading your post has no idea when the post was written.

How current is the information? Is it worth reading? Continue reading Do You Add the Date to Your Blog Posts? [Updated]

Share Your Favorite Plugin: Email Address Encoder

four of my favorite WordPress plugins from the WordPress directory

Recently I took on a new client with an existing website, a client that was looking for monthly maintenance for their WordPress site.

The owner had been doing their own website maintenance, but wanted to focus more on their business and decided it made more sense to hire a third-party company.

After we agreed I would manage their website maintenance, my client told me they were frustrated with the amount of spam email they received from their website. Continue reading Share Your Favorite Plugin: Email Address Encoder