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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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My Blog List
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Red-spotted Purple Butterfly - * “Every small, unselfish action nudges the world into a better path. An accumulation of small acts can change the world.” * ― Robin Hobb
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Saturday's Critters - We'll start with a skunk and a mouse! Our Vancouver grandies are in a Panto for December. They posted a photo for us. They are in rehearsal. Both their par...
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Friday Funnies - Sometimes, there is wisdom in comics and *Peanuts* has always been a favorite here. American cartoonist Charles Monroe Schulz is widely regarded as one of...
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Pale tussock moth caterpillar Calliteara pudibunda - *We found this larva of a pale tussock moth crawling along the parapet of Prebends bridge, across the river Wear, in Durham.* *Everything about it wa...
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Signwriting course - final two days - On Thursday, we were all thinking about our final pieces to take home. Much planning and practising going on with Joby giving advice about letter spacin...
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Sweeper Baba - .Jal Mahal, JaipurJaipur’s Man Sagar lake, constructed in 1610 by the Rajput ruler Raja Man Singh, is ringed by low lying hills to the east. Visitors to t...
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Hello darkness my old friend, - I've mislaid Me, the me with a capital M. The Me that was strong and capable and bloody minded and able to withstand and stare down most things. A counsel...2 months ago
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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...4 months ago
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Our Grandson Oscar - We have a GoFundMe page for our beautiful 11 year old grandson Oscar, please read Oscar's aunt, explanation as to why we are doing this, If you could sh...6 months 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 ...
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The Essence of Boating ? - Maggie and I attended a funeral service today for our friend Chris Allin who, apart from being a gifted musician, also lived for many years with his part...1 year ago
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Olivia headshots - I do not do a lot of headshots, but they are still fun. (Headshots, like when they are intended for modeling or acting.) For the person in front of the c...
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Never Going Back Again - Hello! To anyone who may still be checking in here on occasion. I'm still around but time marches on and lots of things have changed in the last 3 years ...
1 year 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...2 years ago
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Canoeing Adventure on the Nata River! - Follow this link to our other blog, to find my story about our canoeing adventure on the Nata River, just 300km away from home, or just click on the phot...
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Valentine's Day is Coming - Featured Cards for Valentine's Day See the ad on the right side for a link to all my cards This wonderful goat was a childhoot friend as I wrote about in a...2 years ago
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Evening Grosbeak Irruption - I had to laugh. I usually can catch a view of the Evening Grosbeak at Hartwick Pines State Park in Grayling, MI. It's not too far from our place in ...
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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 ...4 years ago
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Oh the places I’ve been... - Although I haven't been blogging over the last years I have not stopped visiting as many gardens as time allows. Just last week while my family was skii...
5 years ago -
Uncertainty. - Public transport is an eavesdropper’s paradise. Disconnected conversations float along train platforms and down the aisle of trams; past coffee hungry ...
5 years ago -
Hope springs eternal - Bad tank experiences can be disheartening, but I'm far from ready to give up my dreams of the perfect planted tank. We moved again last year, and my fish ...
5 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...5 years ago
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Poop. Poop. Poop. - There are so many caterpillars in the trees, munching on leaves, that I can hear their poo hitting the ground. I might not have noticed the faint noise, bu...
6 years ago -
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All shall be well - Hello, my friends. If any of my former friends are out there listening . . . I know it's been too long. I know this and I am sorry. But so many people late...
6 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...
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Healthy advice to warring countries - Nuke Apples; Bespangled behemoth; Preserve Frame park; Imagine - guitar harp - *BOOM !* You take a good Wolf River apple preferably that juicy variety obtained on a Saturday ride a half hour south of Waukesha out East Avenue t...
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Learning About the Music Our Ancestors Heard, Played, and Sang - I have a passion/addiction for early American music – most but not all of it bluegrass. I have found several record stores that stock this k...7 years ago
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Finally, Summer! - "Summer afternoon -- summer afternoon, to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language." H. James Though culturally we'v...7 years ago
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Omega - When we take our first breath we are unaware it is the beginning of our journey toward death. Hopefully we learn our choices have consequences and for ever...7 years ago
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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...
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FIRST SNOW! - *The island across from the cottage yesterday, just after the snow quit.* It snowed yesterday…the first real snow this time around. What the old folks w...
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WHEN I in awesome WONDER - *A CAPPELLA COUNTRY VOCAL BAND* *HOME FREE* Listen to this rendering of "How Great Thou Art" sung in the Austrian Alps by this brilliant country music...
7 years ago -
One day blending into the next, punctuated by pain - Well. I see that it is Wednesday. Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. We shall be dining at our favorite semi-local hotel, and coming home to read and nap. Heave...7 years ago
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~PINTEREST INSPIRATION~ - Pinterest...the online visual tool where one can browse, discover and bookmark creative ideas from a worldwide catalog...I find Pinterest a wonderful dist...
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Does everybody have to be a butterfly this very minute? - (I'm going through my unpublished posts. This one was written years ago....YEARS. The majority of this caterpillar business took place in the summer of 20...
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World War ll London Blitz: 5-2-1945 to 5-9-1945 Tonight’s news: Ten forty-five p.m. is of the unconditional surrender of all the German Armies in North Italy, about a million men. - Purchase: May 2, 1945 Another of Joan’s surprise visits. She arrived about seven-fifty a.m. and had only heard of Hitler’s death on her way here. As she l...8 years ago
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Trying to come up for air - So far this week has had moments that have been kind of like the time in California when I was ten years old and somebody decided I should take another rou...8 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'...8 years ago
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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...
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Happy Thanksgiving!! - We are so thankful for all of our supporters! There is no way we could help as many animals as we do without you, and we are so grateful.....as are the man...
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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.
9 years ago -
A Change of Seasons! - We can feel it in the air, the beginning of our most favorite season! We are so thrilled about it all that we will be offering our shoppers a free gift wit...
9 years ago -
deer.coolest moth. life...bone art. memorial day. - a good portion of this post was made possible by sam's expert eye for wildlife spotting. sam...he's the one with the beard. thanks sam. "DEER ALERT! OUT ...
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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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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...10 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...10 years ago
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Common Thorntail (Ceratogomphus pictus) - Family Gomphidae This dragonfly was newly hatched and its wings were not fully expanded.
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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 ...11 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...11 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 look...
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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...11 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...12 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 ...12 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 co...
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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...12 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...13 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's...
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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...14 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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Book Lists - "If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need." Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC) Readers may not be interested in this post. It is just a runni...14 years ago
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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...
3 comments:
Looking good, like the header, too.
Some very cool photos, like the photoshop one
love this too!!!! GREAT!!!
and oh yeah...i also like your clock innards above...
VERY cool shots!!
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