Tag: nature
group name: naturepictures
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January 08, 2007 09:48 PM EST --
This past Sunday I visited one of my favorite hunting grounds, Great Meadows in Concord, Massachusetts and I was treated to a wonderful, and somewhat disturbing (see below), display.
First off, . . . more
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February 16, 2007 12:18 PM EST --
This is the calm AFTER the storm.
A stand of pussy willows
I love this pristine blanket of snow, untouched.
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May 31, 2007 08:53 PM EDT --
Out on the Cliff Walk today I stumbled upon a Bearded Iris and decided to do a macro study of it. Well, okay, there was a bug foraging down in there and that helped me decide to pull out the macro lens . . . more
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July 15, 2007 09:20 AM EDT --
If I were the jealous type, I would certainly be jealous of my mother's garden. She has three lots in which she has planted everything from Rose of Sharon to Sunflowers to a Trumpet Vine. The . . . more
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May 31, 2007 09:37 AM EDT --
To Michiganians, “”Up North” means a lot of different places. For Matt and I it means traveling to my parents’ house in Onekama, which is on Lake Michigan.
We always make . . . more
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July 13, 2007 09:47 AM EDT --
These are the water shots taken on our canoe trip down the Platte.
These zebra mussels covered a lot of the downed logs. I wanted to heave them all up onto the shores to dry up. They are an extremely . . . more
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October 14, 2006 03:57 PM EDT --
My nature is not poetic, so you will not find beautiful verses or uplifting prose, but do enjoy the season!
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July 11, 2007 09:43 AM EDT --
On our canoe trip last week, I had a short period of "downtime" when Matt took the truck to the end of the river. While waiting, I used my time wisely by photographing the beautiful plant . . . more
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July 29, 2006 09:51 AM EDT --
Summer Blues
I always hated summer,
not disliking watermelon or strawberries or blackberries
or cucumbers for that matter,
but summer seems to be the the season for the blues
when folks disappear . . . more
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July 12, 2007 10:46 AM EDT --
Words to describe my hometown of Onekama would almost invariably include "quaint", "picturesque" and "peaceful". As shown in the following photos, Onekama really . . . more
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July 23, 2008 05:12 PM EDT --
This bug has been flying around all my flowers.
He's like a cross between a bee and a hummer, weird.
Any ideas what he is?
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June 17, 2006 11:15 AM EDT --
{10 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
life is crazy.
my parents have a hobby farm. there is so much to do there that you could work all the time and never rest and still never be done. . . . more
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April 24, 2007 10:36 PM EDT --
Living in Newport, RI, hikes on my days off can be interesting. It's typical rocky, hilly New England here, but we're also on the Atlantic Ocean and so have beaches, tidal inlets, salt marshes, . . . more
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March 26, 2006 04:21 PM EST --
emerson wrote: " the sky is the daily bread of the eye."
but for me, it is the water that feeds.
the last week, we've been busy with the basketball tournament, but mostly being outside . . . more
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February 28, 2006 06:50 PM EST --
on tuesdays, we hire a high school girl to come and play with lillie for a few hours. lillie looks forward to alice's visit for several days. all i hear is "when is alice coming?"
when . . . more
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June 29, 2006 08:52 AM EDT --
Raindrops on leaves
sprinkle tears
grief on green
Diamonds on strawberries
conceal rubies
from your fingers
Kisses like cherries
are sweeter only
when they are stolen . . . more
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September 01, 2006 03:34 PM EDT --
the end of summer seems to be upon us quickly this year. last year, we were swimming until october. this year, we've not been swimming for a few weeks. the water is really cold!
it's been so windy . . . more
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March 08, 2006 10:46 PM EST --
today was such a warm day, a harbinger of spring. we could hardly wait to get outside and play. well, lillie could hardly wait to get outside and play. my goal was to spend as much time looking up, . . . more
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March 12, 2006 07:10 PM EST --
spring is in the air. we are so happy. it isn't warm enough to open the windows and let the air in, but almost...
the ice has gone through some interesting changes in the last few days.
first, . . . more
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March 19, 2006 08:41 PM EST --
unlike last year's ice break , this year's was anticlimactic in a way. i took photos this morning; all day long, the open water started expanding, and the ice kept decreasing.
the ice . . . more
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