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Friday, May 20, 2016
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016
A Berry Good Fence 051916
The neighbor's fenced in blueberries
seem to have weathered the cold this week.
And with the help of this uber bumblebee
these blossoms should produce lots of berries.
uber-
ˈo͞obər/
denoting an outstanding or supreme example
of a particular kind of person or thing
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Monday, May 16, 2016
Black n Blue 051616
First butterfly photo of the season
A Black Swallowtail seeking minerals and salt
from the limestone at the state park.
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Saturday, May 14, 2016
Hodgepodge of Critters 051416
Out and About; Here and There
A friendly Cat Bird at the park
a Baltimore Oriole atMuldoon
A Vole at the park
my family won't believe I took this one
come to think of it, I don't believe I even stood there.
Canada Goose contortionist
A couple bully Tree Swallows
buzzing the little one.
A puddling Black Swallowtail Butterfly
Growing Goslings
Squirrel atMuldoon
This little scamp discovered the peanut feeder.
And Lucy; a die-hard Pittsburgh Pirate fan.
She is so tolerant.
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Friday, May 13, 2016
Friday's Hunt 051316
'T'
is for Toad - enough said.
Favorite
Heron with a duck tattoo
or is he a thief making off with a duck under his wing?
This feather pattern amazes me.
Evening
A peaceful reflection of the dogwood tree
viewed from the porch swing at the end of day.
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Today's Flowers 051316
Iris - a favorite of my grandparents.
Shouldn't there be a little sprite sitting inside there?
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Thursday, May 12, 2016
Preston: Jane's Retreat 051316
Preamble: I personally don't care for either the term 'man cave' or 'she shed' but when I first learned of Jane Preston's personal retreat (now that's my kind of word) the 'fad' term came to mind.
It’s been said that sheds are the answer to men’s ailments. But why should men have all the sheds? Every woman deserves a shed of her own — somewhere to retreat for some solitude, to create or grow, to write or paint, or just to enjoy the view.
Jane’s Cabin - a woman ahead of her time.
Hacienda: This is a one-room frame cabin approximately 25 feet by 25 feet, built circa 1954 in plywood in a clearing northeast of the main lab building. The name was derived from the Preston’s interest in and ownership of land in Arizona.
The rest of the story on our second outing.
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Friday's Favourite w/Cath
It’s been said that sheds are the answer to men’s ailments. But why should men have all the sheds? Every woman deserves a shed of her own — somewhere to retreat for some solitude, to create or grow, to write or paint, or just to enjoy the view.
Jane’s Cabin - a woman ahead of her time.
Hacienda: This is a one-room frame cabin approximately 25 feet by 25 feet, built circa 1954 in plywood in a clearing northeast of the main lab building. The name was derived from the Preston’s interest in and ownership of land in Arizona.
The view through the trees from
the main lab and upstairs apartment.
the main lab and upstairs apartment.
Two openings are on the west side.
Each opening has a plywood panel that can be raised
and secured to the rafters with an eye hook.
The entrance is a 1950s aluminum storm door
with side windows.
(the door was not in place at this time)
Also referred to as Jane’s Cabin, it served as a retreat for Jane Preston where she could garden and engage in holistic health practices and pursue other natural interests.
It is a gable roof building built on a concrete slab.
The north and south ends have openings where aluminum glass panes and/or screens can be installed. Windows or screens can be installed in whatever openings allow for the best ventilation
or the opening can be closed against rain.
or the opening can be closed against rain.
It became a place for both Prestons to be away from the telephone and a retreat from the non-air conditioned laboratory building
seen in the background.
seen in the background.
The rest of the story on our second outing.
I should know when the RG is acting nonchalant
that he has a secret.
that he has a secret.
In this case he had come upon something
he knew I would want a picture of
but was waiting for me to discover it.
but was waiting for me to discover it.
Hidden over the hillside from Jane's Cabin was . . .
Jane's Spring House
As I said earlier in the week, Preston Park has turned out to be
a hidden treasure relatively in my own backyard
Who knew??
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Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Preston Fence 051216
Continuing to highlight Preston Park this week.
I have been past this entrance untold times in my life
and only learned its unique history today.
Frank Preston always admired iron gates of the type seen at great estates when he was
growing up in Leicester, England. He drove several times a year to Toledo, Ohio to
consult with Owens glass. Each trip he noticed this gate on a farm in Ohio. He located the gate owner and purchased the gate.
Preston had wanted to build a grand house a few miles away or on the property. In 1956, the year of renovations, the
gates were erected. Columns and sweeping buttresses of concrete are covered with the
Roman brick facing.
Jane Preston was content with a simple life in the small apartment and the grand house
was never built. There was one grand procession through the gates when they were
completed and they were opened only one or two more times.
Preston Laboratories is an 87.5-acre property.
It was the glass science research facility and later
residence
of Dr. Frank W. Preston and wife Jane Hupman Preston.
Rather than building a separate residence the Preston's
lived in an apartment above the lab.
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