Flower of the Day - July 5, 2019 - Petunia . . .

. . . after the rain

Petunia

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A Reason to be . . .

thankful . . .

Freedom 

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Does This Make . . .

our yard an art gallery?

Today I'm thankful for ways

to share the beauty of nature

with those who stop by atMuldoon

After I create these Nature Mandalas

I leave them in place.
Its fun to spot them here and there

and to watch and see what nature

decides to do with them

during her homemaking routine.

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Wearing His . . .

Red Bib

Rose Breasted Grosbeak

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Monday's . . .

Mandala of Nature

• Gerber Daisy
• Blue Spruce 
• Kousa Dogwood blossoms
• Japanese Maple seeds
• Dwarf Lilac leaves

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Creative Art . . .

from God's good earth.

Nature Mandala

A relaxing way

to enjoy nature - create a mandala.

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Not the Normal . . .

Diners

Gray Catbird

Ms. Grosbeak

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Tiny but . . .

with a mighty voice.

House Wren

ISO 400 - F8 - 1/40 sec

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Looking Past . . .

the Perfect.

Poppy blossom with a missing petal
hosting a Flower Fly.

Canon Powershot SX40

ISO 100 - F4 - 1/60 sec

New knowledge for me

Harmless flies and valuable pollinators, flower flies are incredibly convincing mimics of bees, wasps, and yellowjackets. Recognize them as true flies by their single pair of wings, short antennae, and flylike compound eyes.

Donna Brunet

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A Stand-off . . .

and Lucy's obedience

The Rabbitt saw Lucy

Lucy saw the Rabbitt

  The Rabbitt didn't know

Lucy had been commanded to stay.

All's well that end well . . .

in everyone's eyes but Lucy's ;)

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atMuldoon Pond

Garden Pond Reflection

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Being Neighborly

A Bowl of Beauty Peony mingles

with neighboring Big Daddy Blue Hosta

atMuldoon

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Scripture and a Snapshot

Lots of Activity . . .

in the backyard atMuldoon.

House Tour

a big decision

Uh Oh

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Tweaking . . .

technique

This week I am thankful 

to have discovered photography

and sharing what we capture with each other.

Today I read an article 

on Macro and Simple photography.

Next thing I knew 

it was one thing on top of another. 

• “Taking pictures is savoring life intensely, every hundredth of a second.”
  — Marc Riboud

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Safety First . . .

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Get Your Gear Together . . .

No two hands alike

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Thinking of Our Hostess . . .

and praying

Four Generations

1950

Me, Mother, Great Grandmother, Grandmother

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A Perfect morning . . .

to capture contrails atMuldoon

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I spy . . .

or at least he hopes too.

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Indeed . .

He is Risen

Happy Easter greetings to all 

from the garden atMuldoon.

Be blessed.

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There Baack . . .

but no croaking yet.

Peek a Boo

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The Uncovering of . . .

Garden Pond and Revealing the Reflections

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Snack Time

Still working on 'cozys'

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Cotton Batting . . .

in the sky.

I've been sewing lately

and the sky reminded me of 

the cotton batting I was using.

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The Birds . . .

By-passed these this year.

This is not a Christmas deco.
Just the background I chose

for these holly berry left-overs

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Down on . .

Their Level

A You Tube photography tutorial

suggested getting down 

to the level of the flowers for spring photos.

Great advice.

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Sunset Shadows

Tulip leaf shadow

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Remember This . . .

From Last Week?

This photo will need to be archived.

Because perching there won't be happening again.

There's a landscaping re-do in the works

Under the watchful eye of Lucy.

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"Sewing . . .

mends the soul"---anon.

A dresser cozy for my grandson.

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Watching Nature . . .

Unfold

Branch of a Pussywillow

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The Critters Never . . .

let me down.

My camera has been a bit dormant since I've returned to an old hobby. But nature never lets us down. In this case I'm referring to the view from the room I have set-up for some serious sewing.

One morning this past week I glanced out and there it was - sitting pretty

HERE

and then scampered up THERE

It didn't take long to know a bird feeder was a must outside that window too.

I haven't been disappointed.

Mr. Cardinal has been joined by his Mrs. 

along with Chickadees and Sparrows.

And of course the ubiquitous Robins

One of which is trying out for the Olympics

on the balance beam.

It be-bopped right across the pond.

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