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WELCOME TO HOLA!
WELCOME TO THE HOMINID OVERVIEW OF LOST ARTS MUSEUM AND GALLERY The horrors of the late 21st century were — as we all know — at the root of the collapse of hominids as Earth’s dominant species. It is a… Read More ›
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MACRO-FLOWERS IN THE WINDOW BOXES
FOTD – July 28 – MACROS IN THE WINDOW My window-box flowers deserved better pictures, so I took some. If we get a cloudy day, the pictures will be even better.
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NOT MELLOW – JUST VERY YELLOW!
CFFC: Goldfinch in full feather The Goldfinch are mating, so the boys are in their finest, brightest feathers. Birds are very visual, so the brightest, prettiest boys get their chosen ladies. I’m not sure they really choose ladies. I think… Read More ›
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OLD TREES, PINE TREES
BY OTSEGO LAKE All of these were taken near Cooperstown in upstate New York. Otsego Lake is a big lake carved out of these mountains by the final glacier during the Wisconsin Glaciation period, probably about 20,000 to 22,000 years… Read More ›
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JULY ENDS & I’M SHARING MY WORLD
Share Your World 7-27-2021 Ever since you mentioned it on a previous post, I’ve been trying to figure out if I get aggravated when challenges show up late. The answer is yes, but that’s because I’m sure it’s either my crappy… Read More ›
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COOPERSTOWN
BALING THE HAY IN UPSTATE NEW YORK All of these were taken near Cooperstown in upstate New York. We had gone to the Baseball Hall of Fame as part of what used to be our annual anniversary vacation. It was… Read More ›
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RIVER REFLECTIONS
A Photo a Week Challenge: Reflection Sometimes, the reflections in the water is so sharp, it looks more “real” than the non-reflection above it. But always, because we live by rivers and ponds that are not fast flowing, reflections double the… Read More ›
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BITTER ROOTS
I am named after an aunt I never met. In my style of Jewish family, you don’t name babies after living people. Only after those who have passed. This is not true in all Jewish families. It depends on where… Read More ›
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FLOWER BOXES AND A BUMBLE BEE
FOTD – July 25 – FLOWER BOXES AND A BUMBLE BEE Owen decided we needed flower boxes. The bird feeders are living where the flowers used to live. I used to grow fuchsia, but after we cut down one of the… Read More ›
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A VALLEY SUMMER
SUM-SUM-SUMMERTIME Dark green boughs heavy with leaves means deep summer in the valley. We are a wonderland of trees. We had two sunny days, but today, it rained. Tomorrow they are promising more sun. Here’s hoping they got it right…. Read More ›
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FRIENDS
How many friends does a grown up actually need? It’s interesting that this subject has come up now since Garry and I had a long talk about this just the other day. We had turned down an invitation to a… Read More ›
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ADVICE TO AND FROM A TREE
Advice To And From A Tree “Stand strong,” said the tree. “Come what may. In all the seasons, through storm and wind, rain and blizzard, stand strong. Be there for the creatures that live in your branches, that nest in your… Read More ›
