The Beauty of Nature

Life has been stressful and extremely busy , but never should one forget to take the time to indulge in the beauty that surrounds us.

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Helicopter Parenting - Are Today's Kids Wussies Because of Parents?

    Last week I saw an accident happen right before my eyes when a child sitting on her mother's lap caught her foot on the side of a slide and had to be rushed with an injury to the local hospital. This is nothing but modern-day "helicopter parenting" at its …

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Some more photos from Cataract

 Thought I would put up some more photos from Cataract. These are not the greatest, but I still like them.

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Mr. Phoebe Serves Breakfast, with a Visit from Mrs. Polkadot

    I caught Mr. Phoebe flycatching the family's breakfast this morning, then serving it up one by one. When I walked the dogs I found a polkadot turtle looking for a place to lay her eggs. ny.gov/animals Then the skunks will come to dig them up for a midnight snack... …

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Still exploring with my new camera :)

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Creating a photographic image. The image is a response for a need to create.

 Since the switch from film to the digital in photography I have watched the changes and the awakening in people when it comes to the ideas and concepts of art and the creative process and it is a very good thing I think. The ease and simplicity to manip …

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A teetotaler ~ except for that one time...

Just a short story; but oh so revealing of the two personalities of my parents. Dad traveled a few times a year all over the country. I had the luxury of getting to go on many of these trips and didn't really start protesting until I was near 17. Then like such a child, I didn't …

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FOR RHODODENDRON LOVERS, especially etva: FOTO MONDAY

Alot of Vine photographers have been showing their gardens and flowers in their area lately. Flowers that don't grow around here, and ones that do, but aren't nearly as nice. Lately, etva showed some beautiful rhododendrens, the WA state flower, which grow wild all over here …

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Window Shots Of Birds.

before ya all being these were all taken out of a window with a screen on it, there'll be no fixing. lol it was a bird war.  

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What a Strange Mother's Day....

Some days you just know the minute you open your eyes that it's going to be a different kind of day.  This was one of those days.  I was going to try to write a poem but just couldn't get it together in my mind.  Years ago I bought my mother a Magnolia tree and pla …

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