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Photo 365 #284

Prior to this spring, I don’t think I’d ever seen a baby pine cone before.  Imagine my surprise, then, to see what looked like bright red berries on the pine trees outside my bedroom window. I found...

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Photo 365 #285

White coral bells, upon a slender stalk… Despite the forecast, it’s a lovely day outside.  After running some errands this noon, the boys and I came back home and spent some time in the yard playing....

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Photo 365 #286

I still can’t get over how beautiful it was yesterday.  It was a little chilly, but not bad.  Sweatshirt weather. I love sweatshirt weather. But today?  Today we’re back in the cold, gray dumps.  It’s...

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Photo 365 #287

I find the prettiest little scenes in my yard.  Last year it was a couple of tree roots sticking up out of the ground, and this year it’s a stick and a flower: There is beauty everywhere, even under a...

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Photo 365 #289

I’ve been cleaning and chopping and cooking and freezing and washing all day long and I am exhausted. I’m so tired I can’t even come up with a decent caption for this lovely picture of dandelion seeds...

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Photo 365 #290

So yesterday was busy.  Like, crazy busy.  I didn’t get done anything I wanted to in terms of writing, but I did get my latest rhubarb harvest out of my fridge, so there’s that.  I made two huge pots...

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Photo 365 #295

Mmm, raspberries… :D I can’t wait for these to be ripe so I can eat them all. :) (c) 2015.  All rights reserved.Filed under: Photo 365, Photography Tagged: Home, nature, Outdoors, Photo 365,...

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Photo 365 #301: On the way

On my way to work the other morning, I noticed some daisies growing up by our garage.  I love daisies, so I got the boys buckled in and stopped to snap a few pictures. I love the way they turned out,...

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Photo 365 #304

I do love being outside.  The wind in the trees, the birds singing gaily, the sun on my face, it’s all just so – SQUIRREL! Okay, that was a bad joke.  But that was also my favorite part of the movie...

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Photo 365 #309

I could use some peace.  Could you use some peace?  Maybe I can help with that: Doesn’t that picture just fill you with peace?  I could stare at it all afternoon. *happy sigh* I don’t know what this...

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Photo 365 #314

Here’s one of the flower shots I mentioned yesterday: I spent a good half hour outside trying to get my flowers to sit still and behave for me before giving up and heading back inside. Of course the...

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Photo 365 #315

Okay, I fibbed a bit yesterday – this picture came out pretty well, too: I’d have loved to get a bit closer to the fly, but I still really like this shot. :) (c) 2015.  All rights reserved.Filed under:...

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Photo 365 #316

I love it when insects land on the flowers I’m photographing. I think it’s fascinating to see them this close-up, and I really like this shot. I’m a little disappointed that the fly isn’t more in...

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Photo 365 #320

I spent a little time this morning shooting various things in my yard.  I started with the thistles near the mouth of my driveway before moving on to the daisies and clover further back.  The daisies...

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Photo 365 #321

Even on vacation, I found gorgeous flowers to photograph: This beauty lives at Reptile Gardens in Rapid City, SD, and has many pretty friends there. I love the way this image turned out, don’t you? (c)...

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Photo 365 #322

One of the many things we did on vacation was cruise the Wildlife Loop at Custer State Park.  We saw a bunch of neat animals (buffalo!) and just generally had a great time. This is one of my favorite...

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Photo 365 #325

More fun with my macro lens. I just love the way this turned out.  I had a little more luck this time since the wind wasn’t blowing. :) (c) 2015.  All rights reserved.Filed under: Photo 365,...

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Photo 365 #352

We had a beautiful sunrise yesterday morning, before the storms moved in. This picture doesn’t do it justice. (c) 2015.  All rights reserved.Filed under: Photo 365, Photography Tagged: Home, Iowa,...

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Photo 365 #353

I was out and about running errands yesterday when I saw this guy: I just love sunflowers, don’t you?  They’re so cheerful! (c) 2015.  All rights reserved.Filed under: Stuff and nonsense Tagged:...

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Photo 365 #354

This is another sunflower I saw out and about over the weekend, and I love the way this shot turned out: I love that you can see all the little hairs on the stem and leaves, and I love the color in the...

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