Photo of the Week: Gravity-defying White-breasted Nuthatch

small gray and white bird perched upright at the bottom of bird feeder.

One of the most common winter birds you’ll find at feeders in southeast Michigan in the winter is the White-breasted Nuthatch, an acrobatic bird that defies gravity as it walks head down, spiraling a tree trunk. Or it perches perilously from a feeder as this White-breasted Nuthatch was doing at my feeder this weekend. It… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Gravity-defying White-breasted Nuthatch

Share Your Favorite Plugin: Better Plugin Compatibility Control

Favorite plugins highlighting Akismet, Better Plugin Compatibility Control, Contact Form 7, and .

Imagine you’ve found the perfect plugin.

You’ve been searching on the WordPress plugin repository (also known as the plugin directory) for the last 20 minutes, and finally found the plugin that provides exactly the functionality you want on your WordPress website.

You’ve taken the time to:

  • Read the plugin description
  • View the screenshots
  • Read the FAQ
  • Check the reviews
  • Confirm the plugin was updated recently

Good to go, right?

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Photo of the Week: Canstruction at Noel Night 2018

art sculpture made of different colored cans

Did you recognize the character?

I admit I had to look at in my smart phone camera before I could identify who it was: Kevin from the Home Alone Christmas comedy movie.

Built entirely of canned goods, the sculpture was one of several canstructions I saw at the Wayne State University Welcome Center this weekend as part of Detroit’s annual Noel Night celebration.

The sculptures were made entirely of unopened canned goods. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Canstruction at Noel Night 2018