Tag: nature
member name: ☀ Aunt Shanny
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January 02, 2008 01:32 PM EST --
The dogs and I piled in the truck and went for a ride. The countryside looks absolutely beautiful blanketed in snow.
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May 04, 2009 10:36 AM EDT --
I spotted these drops of dew this morning on my newly emerging hosta.
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June 08, 2008 08:01 PM EDT --
Well, Michigan just got a dose of the nasty weather plaguing most of the country. Tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were going off all day.
While this foreboding series of cloud banks passed . . .
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July 30, 2008 01:23 PM EDT --
Rust oft signifies the end for nature's plant life.
Whether rusting due to insect damage, lack of water, or even old age, rust can be beautiful, even in death.
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March 16, 2009 07:29 PM EDT --
While passing my cut flower lilies, I spotted this "rainbow". I couldn't narrow down my favorite to one angle, so I am posting them all.
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September 18, 2008 12:38 PM EDT --
For the Rainbow Connection theme:
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May 22, 2009 12:20 PM EDT --
Can you find the hidden creatures in each photo?
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July 15, 2007 09:20 AM EDT --
If I were the jealous type, I would certainly be jealous of my mother's garden. She has three lots in which she has planted everything from Rose of Sharon to Sunflowers to a Trumpet Vine. The . . .
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October 20, 2007 03:19 PM EDT --
Photos from today's hike with the dogs.
Nature never lets anything go to waste:
But people do. I guess someone decided they didn't want their bike anymore: . . .
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December 17, 2007 12:58 PM EST --
Just a few scenes from our first big snow storm.
Matt is probably wishing he hadn't doubled the size of the driveway:
A walk down my favorite path through the nearby woods: . . .
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September 25, 2008 09:55 AM EDT --
While Michigan holds tightly to summer weather (with temperatures in the 80's), the trees slowly begin to don their fall palette of colors: reds, oranges, yellows and browns. While the reds and oranges . . .
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April 16, 2009 08:00 AM EDT --
I just planted these within the last week or so. I guess I didn't realize how quickly some of them would sprout.
Broccoli:
Arugula
Cauliflower:
A day later:
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April 06, 2009 09:08 PM EDT --
I took a series of macro shots of last night's snow melting on the hyacinth.
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September 03, 2008 11:48 AM EDT --
First:
More Flowers:
Plants and Vegetables:
Insect Life:
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February 16, 2007 12:18 PM EST --
This is the calm AFTER the storm.
A stand of pussy willows
I love this pristine blanket of snow, untouched.
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July 12, 2007 10:46 AM EDT --
Words to describe my hometown of Onekama would almost invariably include "quaint", "picturesque" and "peaceful". As shown in the following photos, Onekama really . . .
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September 03, 2008 04:48 PM EDT --
I may have returned home scratched and sporting a few insect bites, hoping that last plant wasn't poison ivy, but I think I got some good shots.
Grasshoppers:
Bees and Wasps:
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September 03, 2008 07:47 PM EDT --
No creepy crawlies this time. Just some beautiful wildflowers where I live.
I assumed this was a flower:
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September 03, 2008 09:31 PM EDT --
In conclusion... (Rob, stop clapping).
This photo does not do this plant justice. It was actually metallic copper in color:
These buds reminded me of pepitas:
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September 19, 2008 09:42 AM EDT --
Just a few photos from the garden areas.
I was quite surprised there was anything left to photograph.
Pansy Macro:
Our quince flowered once again:
Buds mean new growth, . . .
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