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Holiday Reflections atMuldoon

for Weekend Reflections

 

Outdoors for Outdoor Wednesday

and Ruby Tuesday Too

 

The mild temps continue

which is beginning to concern the RG

 

and there are the lighted deer reflected in the front window.

 

This one is reflected in the window of my car.

 

Indoors for Mosaic Monday

Our Christmas Tree is reflected in a mirror

joined by the palm tree which is now lit for the holidays.

 

 

Last year we just used the top two sections of our 9ft. tree

It is now the perfect size for the two of us

so we went that route again this year.

The container is a fairly old ceramic planter

that belonged to my aunt.

It works perfectly and brings back many happy childhood memories.

 

 

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Our Flowering Dogwood

wearing her Autumn colors.

 

 

 

A close-up of her gown.

 Her ensemble includes

 Lots of 'Bling' (berries) to catch a bird's eye

 

Flowering Dogwoods are one of our most common understory trees.

Understory means that it grows beneath taller trees.

This small tree grows about 30 feet tall. Its trunk usually isn't more than eight inches wide. The trunk is also short, with many spreading branches.

Flowering Dogwood leaves grow up to five inches long and 2 1/2 inches wide.

They are green with short stalks. Underneath they are pale green.

Flowering Dogwood leaves turn bright red in the Fall.

 

The yard at each of our homes over the years has included Flowering Dogwoods.

The RG transplants them from the local woods

where they grow in abundance.

This one is around forty years old.

 

Linking with Judith at:

Mosaic Monday
and
 

Leaves & Sunlight

Sunrise to the east.

 

Sunset to the west.

 

Joining Judith for

Mosaic Monday

Photo Review Surprise

Imagine my surprise to find this little honey amongst the Canadian Thistle when reviewing the photos I had taken while capturing an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail for Week-end Butterfly.

 

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Mosaic Waterfall

Playing with my camera at the Garden Pond

 Falling Water Jewels in motion

and shutter speed and aperture to pick up the action.

Viewing through a shrub.

 

 

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Four more barns

snapped while out looking for fences last week

 

The vertical construction of the silo caught my eye on this one.

I just noticed the lettering on the barn.

At one time it said 'Ruby Twin Lakes' with a hex sign at each end

But I don't think that is what I am seeing here.

 Without some attention to this barn,

the silo will be joining my collection of solo siloes.

 

Wonder how many seasons it took

for the ivy to cover this one.

 

 

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and Tom at The Barn Collective

 

Disappearing One by One

Thank you Judy at Cranberry Morning for inspiring these mosaics. Her posts of Wisconsin barns brought to mind many barns that I passed in days gone by which are just that,-- 'gone'.
So I've been capturing some of those that are left.

 

Here and There

 

This one is on an old homestead called The Hermitage



Also like the corn crib to the left with the rusty roof

 

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Water Flowers

blooming in the garden pond

Water Lilies & Water Iris

 

American Gold Finches and House Finch

 

 

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