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Sometimes The World Seems Out of Focus 30 Jul 2011 | 03:19 pm
"There are things that we don't want to happen but have to accept, things we don't want to know but have to learn, and people we can't live without but have to let go". ~ Author Unknown This is a post...
Finding Her Best Light 15 Jul 2011 | 03:45 pm
Happy 19th Birthday, Miss Chloe!!!!! "I don't believe in aging. I believe in forever altering ones aspect to the sun." ~ Virginia Woolf The years pass so quickly and old age sneaks up on all of us; i...
First The Storm, Then The Promise, Then The Reward 9 Jul 2011 | 07:21 am
The storm clouds roll.... 'Til The Storm Passes By In the dark of the midnight have I oft hid my face, While the storm howls above me, and there's no hiding place. 'Mid the crash of the thunder, Prec...
Yarrow and Yellow in the Yard 7 Jul 2011 | 04:43 am
Yellow rose of Virginia.... sorry Texas. “'Twas a yellow rose, By that south window of the little house, My cousin Romney gathered with his hand On all my birthdays, for me. save the last; And then I...
Busy, Buzzing, Bees! Sort Of. 4 Jul 2011 | 09:14 am
Mine! All mine! (Click pictures to enlarge) "The solitary Bee Whose buzzing was the only sound of life, Flew there on restless wing, Seeking in vain one blossom where to fix." ~ Robert Southey, Thala...
Cycle of Life 2 Jul 2011 | 04:06 am
Mr. & Mrs. Bluebird... this couple was obviously young... and disorganized. (Click pictures to enlarge) "A bird is three things: Feathers, flight and song, And feathers are the least of these." ~ Mar...
Toe-May-Toe, Toe-Ma-Toe 1 Jul 2011 | 08:45 am
Little sweet tomatoes, getting ready to pop them in my mouth! Yum! "It's difficult to think anything but pleasant thoughts while eating a homegrown tomato." ~ Lewis Grizzard Storms broke out dead tre...
Annuals: To Plant or Not To Plant, That Is The Question 28 Jun 2011 | 02:08 am
Lobelia erinus (Blue Cascade) & Calibrachoa hybrid (Yellow) "To analyze the charms of flowers is like dissecting music; it is one of those things which it is far better to enjoy, than to attempt to f...
Signs..Signs..Everywhere There's Signs 19 Jun 2011 | 02:17 pm
Clockwise from top left: Tokyo, Las Vegas, Brooklyn, and Grand Canary Islands. (Click pictures to enlarge) “One of the sad signs of our times is that we have demonized those who produce, subsidized t...
Family of Another Nature 16 Jun 2011 | 03:51 am
A small family of Canada geese out for a swim. (Virginia Beach) "Everywhere water is a thing of beauty, gleaming in the dewdrops; singing in the summer rain; shining in the ice-gems till the leaves a...
