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Every evening for years my wife Khris and I tune in to the nightly sunset from our back porch. The horizon at our place is about 5 miles, so the sunsets can be really a joy at times. This evening there was a touch of fall in the air, and when I hit the zoom on the camera this cloud almost rese...
09/26/2010
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By the completion of this post I will hit the 400 Thousand point mark here on Active Rain. I have not achieved that by my individual actions or any particularly exceptional writing skills,,,,,,,but rather by the grace of the AR members and the the web site itself. There are some really super fol...
09/25/2010
I was really proud to be a part of the work force today on the "Mary Makins" Habitat for Humanity Home on Georgia St. in central College Station. Mark Makins a beloved community individual passed away a few years ago. The home is being constructed in her memory and will be purchased and owned b...
09/25/2010
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If you are considering using a broker to sell your home in College Station you need to be aware of the new texting service BCR Realty is offering on all its listings via our sign riders. This texting address enables consumers to get immediate information or questions answered about the property t...
09/23/2010
Each year we have to prepare our annual survey of the deer population on our family ranch on the Navasota River in Brazos County. This is in conjunction with the Wildlife Exemption status for property taxes. The survey is recomended by a wildlife biologist. One way to survey the population is at...
09/23/2010
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I have heard this statement a number of times through the years from various agents in the community. They have a listing that hasn't sold during the regular selling season.......so when the listing contract comes up for renewal they feel badly for their sellers that it hasn't sold yet, and frequ...
09/22/2010
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This little spider weaves her web each night by the spot light on the pier in front of our home . She seems to have no problem with obtaining enough food . Just look at all those flies and mosquitoes in her web! I seriously doubt she will be able to digest them all! But she does us a great...
09/22/2010
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Just as we are seeing a little downturn in our area ....some more great news about Texas A and M surfaces! Apparently The University ranks second nationally in a recent study where large companies , governmental agencies, and non-profits rated schools on how prepared and most ready to succeed t...
09/14/2010
A great pace to raise a family according to Kiplinger" College Station was the only city in Texas to make Kiplinger's list of top ten great cities for raising families." "The findings were based on job growth, healthy economies and vibrant local culture. Additional information such as areas alr...
09/01/2010
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Recently we had bee hives placed on our land. I was really excited to do this because our veggie garden and flower gardens just haven't had the pollination we desired for a few years now. These bees came from over a hundred miles away via a good beekeeper that we had referred to us. The bees hav...
08/31/2010