Worms are a simple creature from the outside and it’s easy to think that they are fragile and weak. I thought so too! In fact I thought I had killed my worms in the frozen dead of winter here in Denver Colorado. My compost bin was frozen solid! I even poured some hot water over the bin at one point when it was 15 degrees to help thaw them out and hope for a warm day soon to keep it thawed, but it dipped down lower and I thought they were gone for good.

But then it got warmer! As it often does here in Denver, popping into the 60s! So I decided to dig around in the ‘ol bin and see if I could spot any live ones or if they were all sadly composting themselves into the dirt they so long to make. To my surprise I was able to find about 11 thick and juicy guys right on the top stack of the bins and now I have them saved in a 5 gallon bucket in the closet until the spring arrives again. Of course I filled up the bucket with some things for them to work on in the time being.

Do not underestimate the power of the red worm! They are a lot more complex than you think! See visual:

I’ve been uber excited about creating a new front piece for the website for quite sometime, and now I’ve finally gotten off my butt and did it! I created the little bugger in Flash and realized how simple it is to create web friendly flash applications that serve a purpose. Tres chic!

So the name is still up in the air on the new mascot, and anyone out there reading this blog PLEASE HELP. The options are: Wormy the Worm, or Reggie. Please let me know!

I’m thinking about adding him to numerous other sections of the website to help move people in the right direction. Let me know what you think! Thanks