The amazing things isn't that the tree fell. What's amazing is that it was able to stand for as long as it did growing out of about six inches of soil on top of solid rock at the edge of a bluff.
DRESS UP PARTY OF GRANDKIDS
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My Christmas email I sent with the pics below attached.
For Thanksgiving all five grand children came to see
Nana and Opa's new house.
Their first question w...
Cattails
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One of the things that impressed me at Buttertubs Marsh last week was the
endless stretches of Cattail (Typha latifolia). At this time of year, the
leaves ...
Little dogs in the big forest
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There are several things to notice about this photo. Not the least of which
is the fact that Flike and Queequeg are at Roundrock on their first of many
vis...
Winter on Westham Island
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After a two week battle with a nasty winter cold, I was eager to get out
into the brisk sunshine to birdwatch. Sadly, we picked today [Sunday] to
head out ...
SNAKES………….Yellow Rat Snake (Aug ‘09)
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Here is another of my snake collection…..
I have always been fascinated by snakes. So far, I have seen Red Rat
Snakes, Black Rat Snakes, Black Racers, B...
Fog & Frost.
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This morning dense fog clung to the shore and lay along the river, after a
night of sub-zero temperatures. This created pretty frost effects,
especially as...
Red and the Black-oil Sunflower Seed
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In that strange half-light between day and night when the sun starts to sink
and the shadows lengthen and eventually disappear...and the day birds go
home ...
OMG Lego Insects!
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WOW. That’s all I’ve got. Not only is the insect built of LEGOs, so is the
display box!! Check out pupipupi’s photostream for additional insects–there
is a...
The Christmas Lady
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This little lady was perched on a tree outside my window on Christmas Day.
(I shot this thru the window glass)
We had a very low key Christmas Day which is ...
Green Heron on Submerged Branch
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Here’s another example of my typical style of showing a bird smaller in the
frame with much of the emphasis on the habitat that supports the bird. This
Gre...
Homey renovations
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Howdee all, Finally I have put together a few pictures of the Redo on Homey.
My computer crashed and I lost most of the before pictures.. so, I am just
pos...
Squash Lady Beetle
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Almost all ladybugs are beneficial to humans. This comes from their
preferred food source of aphids and other harmful soft bodied insects that
feed on ...
Sunshine!
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A mysterious, glowing orb appeared in the sky today. A little research
revealed that it was the sun -- remarkable! Treebeard, Trekker (formerly
known as Hi...
Badges are up at AIF
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Sidebar badges are now available at An Inordinate Fondness (AIF). Several
styles are offered, each available in three ready-to-use sizes plus the
original...
Playing with some new toys
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Although we do not celebrate Christmas, that doesn’t mean I did not get any
toys… With my birthday earlier in the month and with some spare photography
mon...
A little Vermont Rime
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What would traveling to relatives for Christmas be without a little bad
weather? We cross Rt 9, the Molly Stark Trail across from Bennington to
Brattleboro...
The Banjo Apocalypse
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Revelation 8 And I saw the seven angels which stood before God: & to them
were given seven banjos. Their necks were nickle- fretted mahogany, & they
were s...
Book Note: Field Guides to Borneo and Jamaica
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Occasionally I receive books for review from publishers. Some of them I have
reviewed, and others are still waiting on my shelf to be reviewed. This post
d...
A snowy woods in the 18th Century
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In 1847-48, Daniel Drake, a prominent physician in the Ohio Valley, sat down
to write a series of letters to his children about his life as an early
settle...
sleuthing around Chinatown
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*click photo for full-size image*
*photo by Donald Kinney*
A few days I went on one of my San Francisco Chinatown walkarounds. Had
this lady spotted me ...
traveling
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Arizona is not just brown planes and dirt with a sprinkling of cactus. I
love this state, although I cannot live there, to my mother’s chagrin. She’s
given...
I did the Westminster CBC and I survived!
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That's right folks another CBC to check off for the year and this time it
was the Westminster CBC which is notorious for
being......well..........rather d...
Little Children for Christmas
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Rushing, rushing, make a list, take a breath.
[image: DSCF2611]
Get it done! Shopping, decorating, gift wrapping, cooking, and cleaning. I
could do witho...
High-fructose Corn Syrup Rocks!
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*Pecan Pie*
*by Jo.*
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*Mess cleaned up and dishes washed*
*by Marvin.*
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*Pecan pies are my most favorite form of high-fructose corn syrup
indulg...
Santa Flies Delta
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A VERY TIRED Santa waits to board a flight to Detroit Michigan (presumably
he was destined for a connection further north) from Akron-Canton, 5:30
Christma...
Christmas counts
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*Rural Jackson County, December 19, 2009*
Winter in Ohio, at least what it ought to look like. I snapped the above
photo last weekend, while searching out...
Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas
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Last night Luna realized there was something happening. She got a new
collar to wear.
So she started watching for company...
I told her that no one was c...
Merry Christmas from Tay Meadows
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Wide, sparkling fields snow-vestured lie Beneath a blue, unshadowed sky; A
glistening splendor crowns the woods And bosky, whistling solitudes; In
hemlock ...
Healing...Slowly but Surely
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My shoulder surgery went well. It turns out that my rotator cuff wasn't as
bad as expected, but my labrum was worse--there was something about "2
bolts" re...
My Christmas Knitting Project
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*All done at last....* just one of the many reasons my blogging as been
taking a back seat this past few weeks. I wanted to make sure all the grand
childre...
Merry Christmas
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Wish you all a Merry Christmas!
"Christmas gift suggestions: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent,
tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a custome...
He’s Not Joking
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Indeed he’s not. Gunnar Engblom of Kolibri Expeditions is really giving away
free trips to Peru to see some of the most amazing birds and other wildlife
on...
A Killdeer On A Winter Day
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[image: Killdeer-9991] After I made it through the Cockle Burrs I saw this
single Killdeer around a pool of water in an almost dry creek bed. Post
from: St...
Red-bellied Woodpecker
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Red-bellied Woodpecker
I would like to wish you all a Happy Holiday Season and a Healthy and
Prosperous 2010 from me, Patty and our birds. I hope next yea...
Winter In Pennsylvania's Elk Range
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Visit SupportPAElk For Discussion Of Pennsylvania Elk Issues.
Cow Elk At Gilbert Viewing Area
Yesterday fellow SupportPA"Elk team member Coy Hill and I tr...
Seasons Greetings!
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*Happy Christmas to those who celebrate it and* *Season's Greetings to all!
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I won't be posting (much) between now and the New Year, but have a wonderful
f...
Season's Greetings
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Hello Friends,
I hope you're all enjoying the festivities of the season.
It's the beginning of winter and we've already had a couple of snowfalls.
This...
Winter Weeds
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Before the snow came I had taken these photos of winter weeds to share with
everyone.
*Burdock in the family Asteraceae. *
This year I have been intrigu...
Hybernation
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Dear Friends, we are at that time of year where ID Arkansas goes into
hybernation. Look for new info and possible snapshots as we near the first
hints of ...
Snow Critters
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Watch where you step! We often think of winter as being a time when most
animals are inactive – hiding it out, waiting for warmer temperatures.
Besides dee...
The weekend weather
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Last weekend left the world white. For a while, I watched from the window--as a wave from the west brought wind and fluffy flakes, turning the woods into a ...
the more things change (my world)
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This photo was taken last February, but the view out back is much the same
today. We’ve just had our first accumulation of snow – an inch or two – and
it’s...
lassen reflections
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the clear, reflective waters of Emerald Lake As mentioned in past posts,
this autumn’s trip route had to be adjusted almost daily due to rapidly
changing w...
Manatees of the St Johns River, FL
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In late November we had the pleasure of spending a few weeks on the St Johns
River. There are many sections where you have to cruise at slow or idle
spee...
Christmas Birds
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*pictures by cindyzlogic*
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*Merry Christmas! I've been having a busy holiday season but I wanted to
take time and share some of the birds we've been s...
Wide-Angle Macro: The Nuts & Bolts.
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Many of you may remember several posts that I wrote this past summer on
Wide-Angle Macro Photography. Well, for those interested in really learning
the nut...
A happy Yule to everyone.
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Yule is the celebration of the winter solstice and has been celebrated for
thousands of years. The winter solstice this year is on the 21st December.
For 6...
After a hard frost...
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A hard frost brings some forms of life to an end....
but if we look closely we see....
that all matter of things...
are as beautiful or unusual or intrig...
Dreaming Spires Day
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(thanks for the dreaming spires image en:User:Diliff)
To Oxford and a most interesting symposium on "birds, culture and
conservation" organised by Paul Jep...
Bement Covered Bridge #14
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source: New Hampshire Covered Bridges:
Location: One quarter mile north of the intersection of N.H. Routes 103 and
114 on the Bradford Center Road in Bradf...
Yellow thru the Year
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Greetings from the Sonoran Desert!
For Cactus Monday, Mellow Yellow Monday and Mosaic Monday.
Here are yellow things found at Sabino Canyon through the yea...
Today is 12.19.16.16.8 10 Lamat 6 Mak
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1112 shopping days until 13.0.0.0.0 4 Ahau 3 K’ank’in. “The Greatest
Resource our company will ever have is each other.”
Friends are God's way of taking care of us
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This was sent to me by email and supposedly written by a Metro Denver
Hospice Physician:
***I was driving home from a meeting this evening about 5, stuck ...
Dwarf Fireweed – Chamerion latifolium
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The November calendar from our travels. click on the photo for a closer look
at this gorgeous flower with its outstanding green foliage with slight blue
ti...
Bird Photography Weekly
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I am on my way for yet another business trip. Alas, this one will not allow
for any squeezed-in birding. I know I have been absent from my much-loved
bird ...
When things burn
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Okay, I've been bad and have not added anything to this site in a long
while. Bad me. I did not burn up, nor did my computer, although other places
in my s...
A little mite for a similar amount of time
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I’m still swamped at work with too many mites and not enough time to
appreciate them. So here’s a tiny example of what mites have to offer when
one can tak...
House swarming
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I’m coming up for air just long enough to let folks know that we have
finished moving. Those of you who were running in fear of moving boxes may
come out o...
Harlequin Ladybird (not)
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The Harelquin Ladybird is an invasive alien species that arrived in the UK a
few years ago. It's of particular concern because it is highly competitive
wit...
Fall Moments...
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Well, it's gotten busy again. But, I can still post every now and then. This
Oak is from out on Missouri Southern State University's lawn. It reminds me
...