than there.
On a cold blustery
1st Day of Spring
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Showing posts with label outdoor wednesday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label outdoor wednesday. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 21, 2018
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Black and White . . .
by default
When I saw the branch of this dogwood tree
after the overnight snow,
it reminded me of an outstretched hand.
"God has given us two hands,
one to receive with and the other to give with."
Billy Graham
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Wednesday, November 29, 2017
Are Hornet's Nests . . .
weather predictors?
“When hornets build nests near the ground
a harsh winter is expected”.
or . . .
“the higher the nest, the more severe the winter will be”.
Hornets build their large, gray paper nests in late spring and at the end of summer. The bees (except new queens) die at the end of the season, and the nests are abandoned.
So . . .
it's more likely that when building their nests, they prefer dry weather. If the season has been wet, they build higher! And when winter comes they r.i.p.
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Wednesday, November 22, 2017
Wednesday, November 15, 2017
Itsy Bitsy . . .
but not a spider
Itsy bitsy snowflakes caught in this spider's web 
Itsy-Bitsy Spider
The itsy-bitsy spider
Climbed up the water spout
Down came the rain
And washed the spider out
Out came the sun
And dried up all the rain
And the itsy-bitsy spider
Climbed up the spout again
---lullaby
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Wednesday, October 18, 2017
Wednesday, October 11, 2017
Lazy Hazy Day of . . .
not Summer but Fall
While these two anglers became acquainted
I observed a school group arriving
Half of the group headed to the dock
For the Nautical Nature Tour
While the other half headed for a Nature Walk
But first they stopped at this shelter for a Nature Talk
So I listened in from the deck below 
This was a beautiful 75 pound Coyote pelt.
It had been killed by a car.
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Swan at Sunset
Glimmer at Sunset
and Mr. Swan gliding along.
I don't know what aquatic plant this is (possibly invasive elodea) but
it reflects light in interesting ways.
(no photo editing)
Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Smelling the Roses . . .
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Yes Virginia . . .
These two wildflowers were a familiar sight along the path through the woods to our one room schoolhouse.
Pennsylvania's official Wildflower
Trillium
And the May apple
May apple blossoms and apples that follow
hide below their own 'umbrella' of leaves.
Yes Virginia, a mile and half though the woods
everyday rain or shine.
One teacher and six grades.
(seems like a lifetime ago. Oh wait, it was)
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Tuesday, May 9, 2017
'Tis the Season . . .
for mid Spring frost
On the brighter side
The wild dogwoods are gorgeous this year.
No Winter lasts forever. No Spring skips it's turn
---Hal Borland
and the frost is on the pumpkin?
Make that the fruit trees.
Hopefully too light to damage them.
On the brighter side
The wild dogwoods are gorgeous this year.
No Winter lasts forever. No Spring skips it's turn
---Hal Borland
Wednesday, May 3, 2017
An Age Old Question . . .
weed or flower?
These wild Violets have invaded our lawn.
But I don't mind when they appear among the perennials
and add contrast with the prolific Lily of the Valley
which have now leaped into the lawn too.
Adam and Eve would have the answer to the question.
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Tuesday, April 25, 2017
Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Wednesday, April 12, 2017
Plum Beautiful
Spring blossoms beautiful to behold
Attracting bees from here, there and everywhere
Hoping to escape a frost.
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Tuesday, March 28, 2017
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
A Drop In The Bucket
It's tapping time
in Crawford County, PA
Hundreds of buckets throughout the woods
(Pymatuning Lake in the background)
collecting sap from the maple trees
One drop at a time
(the little clear circle by the hole in the bucket)
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