Leisure, Hobbies, Home
The American Kennel Club: dog breed directory (including video), breed clubs, breeder referral contacts, rescue work, shows & seminars
Astronomy.com: Designed for Astronomy hobbyists, the site contains the latest space news, feature articles, a nice beginners section, tips and tools for parents and teachers, a photo gallery, and star charts.
Birding on the Net: searchable digests & archives of e-mail lists on birds; images, general information, Rare Bird Alerts
Birds Cornell: exhaustive resource on birding; from the Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, includes information on identifying species, feeding, attracting, and birding news
Botanique: lists 2300+ gardens, arboreta & nature sites in North America; calendar of gardening events; searchable
Cat Fanciers: breed directory (including video), breed clubs, breeder referral contacts, rescue work, shows & seminars; links to cat sites
Chess Corner: Chess resource includes instructional material for beginners and contacts and links for more advanced players
Collectors Universe: includes coins, currency, autographs, sports, records and stamps; daily price guides; want lists; counterfeit reports; auctions; dealers; search dealer catalogs; searchable archives; links to specialty sites
Cyber-Pet: links to sites for dogs & cats
Cyberspace World Railroad: links to railroad sites including models and general railroad info
Epicurious: recipes from Gourmet, Bon Appetit, Self, cookbooks, chefs, and home cooks
Flowerweb: search for photographs of 7,000+ flowers & plants by botanical name, VBN code or any of six languages; to access select “menu” then select “flowerbase”
FreePatterns.com: patterns for crochet, knitting, sewing, quilting, cross-stitch, plastic canvas, beading and more
Garden Web: links to Internet resources, garden & flower shows schedules; show gardens & garden tours, & gardening associations; weekly gardening e-zine
Home Gardening: from Cornell University; includes growing guides for flowers, vegetables and lawns
The Horse Interactive: primary coverage is of equine health; databank of equine health issues; links to other horse sites
KnitNet: an on-line quarterly magazine with knitting patterns; links to other knitting sites
National Gardening Association: searchable excerpts from National Garden; buyer’s guide; horticultural dictionary with 15,000+ entries including plants, botanical terms, pests, diseases; kids’ gardening, links, seed swap
NetVet & The Electronic Zoo: gateway to veterinary medical & animal resources; includes careers, education, organizations, publications, dealers for pharmaceuticals, pets & supplies; keyword searchable; Electronic Zoo includes pets, wildlife, marine mammals, zoo animals
The Recipe Link: gateway to food & cooking-related websites; searchable & classified
Web Garden: Factsheet Database of 9,000+ searchable links to agronomics & horticultural factsheets on growing plants; searchable Plant Dictionary includes 1,444 images & horticultural descriptions of species & cultivars
