Behind the Bloom – with RJ Pole
Meet my “Bird Watching Expert” - Flower Friend- and Co-Host of the Behind the Bloom Podcast… RJ Pole- in this week’s Free Video on uBloom.com!
Today on Behind the Bloom – I’m excited to introduce you to my Great Friend- RJ Pole…(Watch this week’s Free Video on uBloom here!) he is an avid birdwatcher- and also the host of amazing podcast about birdwatching – “Birds of a Feather Talk Together”… RJ and I met- when he contacted me- to share that he and his wife Amanda- are big fans of my show… and that was just the beginning of something Incredible and Life Changing.
RJ shares some great birdwatching tips for me… and helps me get started- watching birds in the Life in Bloom Garden! Watch Now!
Let’s talk about RJ, Birdwatching and his podcast first… I asked RJ to come to Grand Rapids and guest on Life in Bloom- after listening to a couple of his podcasts about birds… Particularily the one about Hummingbirds… As you know- we featured our friend Donna Mclin on Episode #409- Birds of a Feather (Complete coincidence- just sayin’)… You can watch that show with Donna here… Donna shared her passion for photographing Hummingbirds... and also shared some tips and tricks- and we even enjoyed a Flower Cocktail- called the Hummingbird! (recipe here)… On Birds of Feather Talk Together Podcast- RJ and his co-hosts- talk about the Ruby Throated Hummingbird- that visits Michigan every year… and they have two podcasts-Episode #45 and then they revisit these Amazing Birds in Episode #95 as well… you can listen to them at the links above!
Yes - the Flower Crown Ritual Continues in 2026… and RJ - get’s his right of passage into the Life in Bloom World… Watch this week’s Behind the Bloom Video with RJ Pole here!
You can find “Birds of a Feather Talk Together” podcast- where ever you listen to your favorite podcasts- and I highly recommend it!
RJ visited Life in Bloom- in our Home Garden- to teach me some of his favorite tips about birds and bird watching… and he was just like the Bird Whisperer- We talked about Hummingbirds- and one showed up… We talked about Cardinals- and our mated pair showed up… it was amazing… You can learn more about RJ- and also watch this episode coming up in Season 8- that premieres in April of 2026… it will be Episode #812 – Get Outside! Links will be forthcoming- once this Season airs in 2026!
RJ and his lovely wife Amanda… Joined us in the garden- and Amanda - makes a guest appearance in Season 8… so tune for Season 8 Premiere-in April of 2026… and see if you can spot Amanda- in an upcoming episode… For Bonus Points of Course!
You’ll enjoy all of RJ’s Tips… and if you love birds- you’ll love his podcast too… Follow “Birds of a Feather” Podcast Here!
Now for Incredible and Life-Changing part of meeting RJ… I set up a time to talk to RJ on a zoom call… and he asked me why I don’t have a podcast to accompany “Life in Bloom”… I was honest- and told him- that our crew is very small- and we have a very small operation- and we don’t know how to do a podcast… I’ve had the question before- and to be perfectly frank- and honest- it’s just Kel and I and neither of us have the talent or inclination to create a podcast- and we’re lucky to get everything else done- that is needed for our Public Television Series- and keep it going and all… it’s true!
Here I’m sharing one of my favorite Ruby Throated Humming Bird Attractors… Verbena Globiosa… with my Friend RJ- coming in Season 8 of Life in Bloom!
Enter RJ- and his incredible offer- RJ offered to help us create a podcast- and more importantly- to CO-Host it with me… that’s the more important part- and also the life changing part… I have a different view of Life in Bloom- I’m the creator- and host- and not the viewer or the fan or follower… So RJ brings a very important, interesting and thought provoking aspect to our NEW “Behind the Bloom” Podcast… and it’s Incredible… I’m so thankful for RJ- and how he has helped me embrace and activate the Podcast Host inside me… I’m so enjoying creating this podcast with RJ… And at the same time- it’s attracting an entirely NEW Audience to the show! Wow! I’m so thankful and grateful for his friendship… and our NEW Podcast- Partnership!
Here’s another Hint- on Amanda’s Special Cameo in Season 8 of Life in Bloom- coming in April!
You can find the Behind the Bloom Podcast on any service where you listen to your favorite podcasts… and also on uBloom (*at this link) and on my Youtube Channel! (*at this link) RJ and I agreed that we needed to do companion episodes to each of our Life in Bloom Episodes- and we recently completed Season 1… and we’re heading into Season 2- along with Stand Alone Episodes about fun topics like why I love COLD WATER for Flowers… My Favorite Holiday Stories- (like Thanksgiving and Christmas) Flower Cocktail Hour- and more…
Here’s our Ever Present Cardinal- in the Life in Bloom Garden- here atop the Pussywillows… and All RJ had to do was talk about Cardinals… and this fella showed up… RJ is the Bird Whisperer for Sure!
The Great Part about the Companion Episodes- is that we are posting each episode of Life in Bloom- along with the podcast on our Youtube Channel too… You can always watch Any Episode on uBloom- along with the companion Podcasts too…
Life is an Adventure… and this opportunity is so exciting- and I’m so thankful and grateful for RJ- reaching out to me- and insisting we create the Behind the Bloom Podcast… I hope you’ll take the opportunity to listen to the podcast- and I hope that we can set a weekly date- to check in with each and share our Lives in Bloom!
Behind the Bloom Podcast is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Youtube, uBloom and anywhere you listen to your favorite Podcasts! I hope you enjoyed meeting my friend RJ- and will tune into “Birds of a Feather Talk Together” and “Behind the Bloom Podcast with J and RJ” Soon!
This week on Behind the Bloom Podcast- we Travel to Fremont Nebraska- and Meet my Sister Cindy- and share lots of tips about Terrariums! Tune in… Here!
Speaking of the Podcast- This week on Behind the Bloom Podcast with J and RJ… It’s our Companion Podcast to Episode #112- Terrariums- Life Under Glass… and I talk about the Visit to Nebraska to visit my sister- the family coal chute, hopper and shovel… and lots more- including my Macramé Expert April and much more… Tune in where you listen to podcasts- or Watch the Video Podcast on uBloom.com or my Youtube Channel- where I have a special playlist that includes all the Podcasts- and also the Companion Episodes of Life in Bloom… It’s Great!
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