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Spring Sunshine
Early Breakfast at Rusty's
What Blizzard?
Chickadee
A sure sign of spring.
Bite Size
After The Storm
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Hallowe'en, Autumn, and Christmas Crafts - Tis the season, for both Hallowe'en and Craft Shows! Also, frost!Then there are the fall leaves!I liked the signage on this delivery van. Too bad it is nec...
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Friday Funnies - Halloween is tomorrow and it seems that skeletons are the decoration of choice this year. There are countless lawn displays around the Nashua, NH, area. E...
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The first and last rose of summer - *Burnet rose Rosa pimpinellifolia is almost always the first native wild rose to bloom, usually in late May. Often it produces sporadic late blooms: o...
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All aboard! - Yes dear reader, we are still alive (not sure about 'and kicking') and Herbie is till afloat and we are on board for a week. CRT promised an October 1 up...4 weeks ago
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California Quail Again - I know I just wrote about them but last year my cat caught one of the little babies and my son grabbed it away. The flock had scattered but he tracked the...
4 weeks ago -
Tench Fishing in Australia. - I caught my first Australian tench from a blink and you’ll miss it pond, sandwiched between a sports oval and a community centre. No more than four peo...6 months ago
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Blogging again in 2026! - I have decided to start writing here again. Yippee! Growing food, cooking healthy food, social commentary and links to things I love. I hope you will c...
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Age is in the Eye of the Beholder - yes, yes, I know that is not how the saying goes, but during the last year or so, what with the endless visits to all kinds of doctors and surgeons and hea...1 year ago
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Our Last Journey on Hadar - Back in April 2025 Jo and I started to look at flats in the Warwick area with a view to moving back onto the land at some point in time as we didn't wan...
1 year ago -
Video Vinod - Rickshaw Art (Chennai, formerly Madras)When your profession becomes your identity, and identity, your name. The marketing is complete.
1 year ago -
Bee and Bluebells - * “Spring is terribly exciting when you are living right in it.” * - Jean Craighead George
1 year ago -
What Sid Said - Matilda and I spent February in the UK. The following are some snaps of our trip...more or less in order. ...
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Ears and Tails – Lions, Leopards and Cheetah - When searching for the three largest cats in our parks, we often find them but can only see an ear or tail twitching in the grass. These fortunately can be...
1 year ago -
Final - Dear Blog friends far and near, After goodness knows how many years of doing this blog I have finally decided to call it a day. As you know I am on 'E...2 years ago
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Our Final Blog Post - Dear Family and Friends, I have pretty much stopped blogging. In the past, I would post to the blog, publish it and then link it to my facebook. Over ...
2 years ago -
April hedgehog visitors & videos - April 2022 has been, to date, THE best hedgehog watching via the garden cameras in all my time blogging! What a very special gardenwatching month this ha...4 years ago
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Sunset Variations Journal Kit - This collection contains 31 pages of soft green, yellow, cream, soft pink and gold. There are 17 feature or decorative pages, 6 coordinating writing pages ...6 years ago
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Batteries replaced and recycled - It's the time of the year when temperatures begin to drop and batteries struggle. As I reported on our recent Autumn Cruise, our stater battery failed as w...
6 years ago -
My Heart Is Broken - October 23 my heart was ripped in half. Allen passed away suddenly from a massive stroke and I don't think my heart will ever be whole again. If you've...
6 years ago -
Ferns - It's beautiful out today. Well, let me clarify, it's beautiful for the end of January. I had a lovely walk around the neighborhood where I looked at all...
7 years ago -
Daytrip to Paris - I stayed in the Saint Pancras hotel which is attached to the train station. [image: ©2017 Steve Borichevsky][image: Capture] That’s 166 miles per hour f...7 years ago
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A transformation... - Yes, the little pink house(shack) is under transformation... yes, she has been sold and the kids that bought her are totally smitten with her charm. All t...
8 years ago -
On walking the walk - I shared this beautiful quote by Dana back in February of 2017, when I was still processing the ending of my 27 year marriage a few months prior. It mea...
8 years ago -
Visitor at my feeders - Hello and a late Happy New Year to you all. Let me preface this post by saying that if pictures of a raptor bother you, please move on. Hawks aren't everyb...
8 years ago -
A diamond in the right setting; Somewhat moth-eaten, Craigie; Gravity (from Delaware Bentz); Another baton is passed - The Formal Garden in Waukesha's Frame Park It is a diamond in a donor-intended green grass setting where citizens can find expansive escape, and ...
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The Husband Who Wasn’t - … or, “The Wrong Husband.” (Like Wallace and Grommit: “They’re the wrong trousers, Grommit… and they’ve gone wrong!”) I have been researching the seco...9 years ago
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Two years later - I'm not much of a blogger any more, especially not much of a fish blogger. My last post, A blank slate, was supposed to be my story of how I created a new ...9 years ago
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Bugs on Flowers - Hey, you know what's super hard, and also involves looking at really creepy close-ups? Identifying a spider. I knew this was a crab spider, so I had a p...
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Molly's Buckle - We lived in the valley where I live now. Dad and Mom decided we needed to be closer to the highway to catch the school bus otherwise we would be walkin...
9 years ago -
Happy 2017! - Thank you for your lovely comments and goodbyes on my former post. Also thank you for the many e-mails which I'll answer soon. I think about all I want to s...
9 years ago -
VICTORY FOR VAN ! - This is a picture of my dear friend VAN. I have chosen her for this post not just for her name but also for her VICTORY. This photo was taken in June ...
9 years ago -
Waiting.... - Summer birds gone... Goodbye, painted buntings. I enjoyed seeing you, house finches. Indigo buntings, I miss you. Winter birds, not here yet. Sparrows of t...9 years ago
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My name is June and I'm a blogger - I'm still here. Over here, behind the floor plant, leaning to my extreme right, trying to get some lamplight onto my knitting in order to save my sight un...9 years ago
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~SIMPLE THINGS~ - The day I have been patiently waiting for has finally arrived...Miss P, our precious little ginger haired girl... can sport a bow!!! Oh, the little things....
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RAIN, SWEAT & REMODELING… - *Early morning…a great blue heron takes a drink from the rain-refurbished river.* It rained last night. A long, soaking drizzle which...
10 years ago -
running after light to fend off the mosquitoes - Over the weekend, I found myself able to head out with my camera at dusk. Since my big fancy camera is in the shop, I ended up walking around with just my ...
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Guess who won 50 bucks! - In a contest for bad behavior! Oh.....that would be this one. A couple weeks ago my sister told me I needed to enter a contest her pet store was sponsoring...
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World War ll London Blitz: 3-1-45 to 3-31-1945 After four o’clock yesterday morning we had no bombs all day, but Gerry made up for his remissness last night all right; beginning at one-thirty he lobbed them over regularly every hour. - Purchase: March 1, 1945 We had a rough night and a cold morning. After four o’clock yesterday morning we had no bombs all day, but Gerry made up for his r...10 years ago
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PATIO HERBS - Who doesn’t love to step outside and snip some fresh herbs for cooking? I had a lot of them at our old home but they were out in the garden and that was...10 years ago
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The (internet) times are changing! - As you'll see my blog posts are becoming fewer and fewer as I'm fine-tuning! I'll now be posting more on our Facebook page and on our newly-created "What'...10 years ago
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Back.. late 2015 - Hello world.. I seem to be back – a bit surprised to see how long since I last posted anything here, but the time for notes and musings from the border to...
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More Gulf Shores, 11/6/2015 - When I stepped out of my room at 5:45 a.m. to go to the beach, I encountered really thick fog and decided that I'd skip trying to get there in time to gre...
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WSD Calendar 2016 - 'Heart Of Giving' - *Dear Animal Lover* There is tremendous power that comes with the act of giving. Over the years, there’s been much that you have given us. Be it nur...
10 years ago -
N'we Jinan Artists - "ECHO MY SOUL" - Official Music Video - Listen to this beautiful song. A positive message. A proud message. Please support their journey by sharing this video wherever you can.
11 years ago -
Third raccoon release and stinker release! - A lot of releases going on this past week! It was a slow season for stinkers, but I did have 7 late little cuties come in! All adorable and all did great...
11 years ago -
mayday mayday - mayday! four May Days so far. day 1... another first time sighting of a bird! or maybe they were here in the past and i just never noticed them. but i ...
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Perfumes and Other Delights - April has put on her party dress. Dogwoods, redbuds, cherries and crabapples are flouncing their fancy petals and the air is rich with heady perfumes o...
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Milk it Does a Body Good! - Yes, it's true, Prairie Gothic is adding a second location right on Highway 66. Now, tell me childhood dreams don't come true. See you in May Oklahoma City!
11 years ago -
Exploding Head - Hmmmm, it has a name. I can add this to the list of my syndromes. It's not a joke; you can Google for it, and read about it. Of course, my head doesn't rea...11 years ago
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Outdoor portraits in winter? No problem! - I've been having a ball with outdoor portrait shoots this winter. I love the muted colors and depth you get in the woods. It also gives me an excuse to bre...
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What, a new blog post?? - Yep, that’s right. I’ve been driven to it by the hardships of my life. Normally I can handle my self-imposed solitude; month after month alone in the bush,...
11 years ago -
SOLD - * Sold* On August 10th 2017, we said goodbye to Emily Grace. She was the magic carpet that took us safely around the w...
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The hog is back... - ...good thing too as I've just stocked up on a whole load of mealworms. I think I'd best clean out and refresh that water bowl tomorrow. It looks rather g...
12 years ago -
Old blue eyes - It has taken me several years to notice that my Orfe has got the most lovely blue eyes. I still am unsure whether ‘Goldy’ is a female or male fish. I thi...12 years ago
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The Baltimore Orioles have arrived! - One of my favorite birds to host in my backyard in the summer is the Baltimore Oriole. For the last couple years I have been lucky to have two nesting pair...
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Poem by Rolf Jacobsen - Returning after a three year absence. So here is a beautiful poem as a passport for re-entry. It's by Rolf Jacobsen. THE INVERTED SUMMER There's a second...12 years ago
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M. Gary - I was greatly saddened a couple of days ago to learn of the passing of an old friend, M. Gary. Herve Gary was a local farmer and I often turned to him t...12 years ago
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Migration - It's that time of year when most of our feathered friends migrate to better climes. It seems that Blogger and I have reached that time too. This will be th...
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A VERY SAD DAY FOR AMERICA - NATIONAL PARKS CLOSED - *In an extremely sad and sickening turn of events, our government has finally lost its collective mind. Their moral compass is completely broken and their ...13 years ago
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Nana's AHA! Moment - I had an AHA moment last week. It was the kind that, when allowed to sink in, changes your way of thinking from that moment forward. It was right there s...
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That's all folks!!!!!!!!! - Some of you may have heard that Piston Broke has been sold and tomorrow (Wednesday) is moving day. We have been busy packing and now the boat has a bit o...13 years ago
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My new blog - Well I tried to go to Wordpress but I found it too difficult so I decided to do my new blog on blogger. I already know what to do here so it made the trans...13 years ago
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I'm pretty sure I can think of.... - ...eight hundred thousand miserable things I would rather be doing than raking, blowing, or walking on leaves! But until that work is done, I can only loo...
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Stinkin' Cute - [image: DSCF2131] Her default character is calm, content, and happy but Bella became eerily quiet last winter. She knew she was missing something or s...13 years ago
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The Age in Which We Live - E and I went camping with some friends from church a few weeks ago, and while there I was reminded of the bit done by comedian Louis CK; his thesis was "e...14 years ago
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In honor of Bernie - This was in the paper recently to honor our mother... Bernie's children (Julianne and James) have blogs at these two location links... http://midlifejobh...
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Same World, Different Perceptions - The article I'm linking to today, The Six Most-Mind-Blowing Animal Senses, is on a humor site (Cracked.com). That doesn't mean the facts stated aren't true...
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Update - If anyone still reads my blog anymore, you're probably wondering what happened. It's pretty embarrassing I only posted twice last year, and haven't posted ...14 years ago
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A Surprise Harvest - At some time during the spring, I had some potatoes in the kitchen that had turned soft and had started to sprout and, for whatever reason, it was more c...
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Back on the Leeds Liverpool - As expected, we didn't do the Ribble Link on Saturday & we were told it would probably be Monday or Tuesday but there was an 20% chance that it could be Su...
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Amphenon as Creative Web Design - Web design is the art of creating web pages, this emphasis on creativity and use of technologies such as the use of HTML, CSS, ASP, SSL, PHP, XML and other...14 years ago
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Deeds not Words - God made the illusion look real and the real an illusion He concealed the sea and made the foam visible the wind invisible and the dust manifest you see...
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October notes - Some interesting things are going on this month in nature around Fairfield Glade. Here is some information on three short October subjects. If you haven...14 years ago
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Transitions - Found this old thing. Wrote it in September. Publishing it now. *Shrug* Hello? Hello-o-o-o-o-o-o.... Pssssst.... You out there? *cough cough* It'...
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5 day, 4 night , 160 mile trip on our “project” boat….Wellcraft 255 - I should have been posting everyday…but it was so good being on the water…the nights so nice….I just couldn’t get interested in messing with the computer...
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Animal Rescuers Answering Machine Message - Hello, You have reached 555-5555, Animal Rescue. Due to the high volume of calls we have been receiving, please listen closely to the following options and...16 years ago
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York - We spent a brief, but fantastic weekend in York. Though we left only 24 hours after we arrived we managed to fit so much in. Our plan was to begin by visit...
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Surprise - it's winter.
And it keeps on coming.
More Snow
The Garden Chairs..
Will have to wait a little longer.
Winter Color
Napoleon
OK, refill needed
About Me
Fall Color
More Fall Color
Oh-oh..
The watched
Leo
The Watcher!
Kimmie's other daughter
Oh my - I forget her name!
Kimmie's daughter
Alex
Hosta
Back Next Spring
Fall Colors
Snowball Shrub
Charlie
Just to say, Hello!
Raccoon Visitors
Now Grown Up, Charlie & Jake
Clear Skies, Cold Nights.
Scram!
Old Wood Log
Late Summer Bloom
The Monarch
Moonflower
Bamboo
Starting to develop blooms
hydrangea
Late summer bloom
Ladybug
Good fellows in the garden
Tomato Time
Now for some neat sandwiches
The Monarch Arrives
Getting ready for a long flight.
black eye susan
August flower
Daylilly
In Full Bloom
Ms. Skunk
A gentle animal
Good Teeth, Gentle Claws
Oh Yummie, I like teabiscuits
Chloe'Kit
Good Manners
Munchkin!
Growing babies
Kimmies kits
Mayfly
Same gang
Interesting face!
Newcomers
Look what I found!
Cleaning up
Yes, I think this is Jasper.
Bear
Kimmie (Big Momma)
Look at that size! The line is a foot long
Earlier this week
Chloe's Winter Coat
Not a stranger - but...
Love this kibble!
Kimmie
Big Momma Expecting?
Hello
Do I know you?
Colorful
Tasty treats
Rocky Raccoon
Now for the evening news...
Kimmie (Big Momma).
Just dropped in to say Hi!
A Visitor
ViceGrip with wings
Back to the present
Are you looking at me?
I like this side better
His girlfriend arrives.
Just a test
Neighborhood cat watching
Two Characters
I say, can we have some service here?
One for you, two for me...
Share
I like the red ones...
Wasps on goldenrod
Web
Thankfully - small!
Sunset over the point.
Baby Skunks
Nice kitty!
Summation
This and that...
1 comment:
Not here in B.C. We had a very wet June and the pollination didn't seem to happen. Very few fruits.
Yours looks delicious. Mmmm.
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