Tag Archives: nature

Winter Days…

Posted on February 7, 2013 by

It’s been awhile since I’ve posted.  No flowers to shoot, and the weather is dull and grey, much as my mood.  February has sunk into my bones like the chill of a icy winter’s day and I long for some … Continue reading →

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Birds in the Snow

Posted on January 24, 2013 by

 When I no longer thrill to the first snow of the season, I’ll know I’m growing old. -Lady Bird Johnson Last week, I posted about the challenge of keeping the squirrels off the bird feeder.  I pulled it into the … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Changing Seasons

Posted on December 9, 2012 by

“Just before the death of flowers, And before they are buried in snow, There comes a festival season When nature is all aglow.” Author Unknown  

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Floral Friday 12.7.12

Posted on December 7, 2012 by

Consider the postage stamp:  its usefulness consists in the ability to stick to one thing till it gets there.                                           … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Reflections

Posted on December 4, 2012 by

O.K., so I did a reflections post yesterday, but I wanted to add to these last three photos.  The first is a pond where the boys run Cross Country with their High School Team.  There are many walking paths here … Continue reading →

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Floral Friday 9.7.12

Posted on September 7, 2012 by

Faithful Nibbles posted  a quote from Sir Francis Drake the other day that was so, so appropriate to how I’ve been feeling, I thought I’d use it for this weeks Floral Friday. Prayer of Francis Drake, 1577 Disturb us, Lord, … Continue reading →

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Floral Friday 8.31.12

Posted on August 31, 2012 by

I know God will not give me anything I can’t handle.  I just wish that He didn’t trust me so much.  ~Mother Teresa

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Floral Friday 8.25.12

Posted on August 24, 2012 by

The fact is that in order to do any thing in this world worth doing, we must not stand shivering on the bank thinking of the cold and the danger, but jump in and scramble through as well as we … Continue reading →

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Zerene Stacker

Posted on August 21, 2012 by

I’ve not been posting as much as I would normally like, but I’ve been fiddling with a lot of photography in my spare moments.  I’m trying to get a Zenfolio site up and running, and I’ve also been looking at … Continue reading →

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Floral Friday 8.17.12

Posted on August 17, 2012 by

A friend of mine has a lotus pond, and she graciously let me photograph it yesterday evening. As a lotus flower is born in the water, grows in the water and rises out of the water to stand above it … Continue reading →

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