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Monday, October 17, 2011

Summer Past

The flowers have faded. Halloween will soon be here.,

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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

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Fall Color

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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

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