Today I am thankful for . . .

discovery.

We call them 'phones' but

it seems everyday I discover

something more this little COMPUTER can do.

Of course it will come as no surprise

that it is the wonder of the camera

that is occupying my time.

Instagram was a main factor in my decision

to upgrade to iP11.

I have an app on both my 

laptop and phone  

to create IG posts from my 

Canon camera photos and videos

for transferring to IG

since posting has to be with a phone.

Now I have 'discovered' YouTube tutorials

for using the iP11 camera,

which takes quality photos,

 to post directly from my iP11

Here is one from yesterday

But . . .

the big discovery is 

that my bluetooth keyboard 

works with my iP11

(never thought to try it before)

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A Bit of Winter Garden

down by the lake

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& Blue Monday

The Morning Skies . . .

have been beautiful of late.

And the rains did come 

from these mackerel clouds

Mackerel sky. ... The old rhymes "Mackerel sky, not twenty-four hours dry"

A mackerel sky is a common term for a sky with rows of cirrocumulus or altocumulus clouds displaying an undulating, rippling pattern similar in appearance to fish scales; this is caused by high altitude atmospheric waves. Wikipedia

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Beautiful Bird . . .

not so beautiful name . . .

Title for these photos:

"God's Palette

Grackles in Silhouette "

The avian genus Quiscalus contains six of the ten species of grackle, gregarious passerine birds in the icterid family. They are native to North and South America. The genus was named and described by the French ornithologist Louis Jean Pierre Vieillot in 1816. Wikipedia

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If You Need It . . .

They probably have it.

Sharing God's creation

and what man does with it.

(sometimes good; sometimes not so good)

Snapped these on a

Lunch & a Drive

last Saturday.

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Until Spring . . .

Proverbs 31:21

When it snows, 

she has no fear for her household.

(two clicks)

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Backyard Activity . . .

is increasing daily.

Chipmunks

 Chipmunk Frolic
(click twice)

and Squirrels

Morning Grooming
(click twice)

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A Preview . . .

of Spring

A primrose on the kitchen table

reflecting its future outside.

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Re-purposing? . . .

As I crested the hill

at a country cemetery,

this is what I saw.

Carved from an aged arborvitae. 

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Slate Blue . . .

or Blue Slate?

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A Birthday Reminder

A dried rose from a birthday bouquet I received

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Many Styles . . .

Same Good News

for sound click below

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Shy of What's Needed . . .

to safely ice skate this winter atMuldoon

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Saltwater but . . .

No Ocean Nearby.

The melted water on the driveway

may have been a little salty from ice treatment

or plain from melting snow.

But whichever, this gray squirrel

lapped it up for quite a while.

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Lunch and a Drive

 a Bright and Sunny Yesterday

Welcome to the ♫Rolling Hills of PA♫

Thankful for good food

 and nature's beauty

Much of the terrain in this area

is a result of the Moraine 

created along the edge of a glacier

yes, as in Heinz Ketchup

Just love weathered wood

Still licensed?

Waiting to 'spring' into action???

Yes, super thankful 

for the area 

we have been

blessed to live in

and sharing it with you.

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Two Colors . . .

One Plant?

Time will tell

when they are re-potted for outside.

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He Doesn't Fish to Live . . .

He Lives to Fish.

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Shared Beauty . . .

into February

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A Bird of . . .

Many Voices

Northern Mockingbird

 We often see them in other seasons

 but not normally in winter.

Moving in on the woodpecker.

Speaking of which, it looks like they have been pecking away at the dogwood branch.

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Arise With Joy . . .

Where Are They All Going?

Five contrails and counting

at sunrise

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Some of Us . . .

Still have septic tanks

While sparing the internal engineering details; 

today I am thankful for

the beauty that appeared externally.

As the snow began to melt

this formation appeared 

on the lid which is smooth.

Now the birds do peck at fallen seeds

but I don't think even they are

clever enough to create this design.

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Nature's . . .

Snowcone

No snowflake ever falls in the wrong place. (Zen Proverb)

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After the Snowfall . . .

a new day dawns.

Title: Doves at Sunrise

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Moon . . .

In the Afternoon

atMuldoon

 

What is the phase of the moon today?

The Moon today is in a Waning Gibbous Phase. This is the first phase after the Full Moon occurs. It lasts roughly 7 days with the Moon's illumination growing smaller each day until the Moon becomes a Last Quarter Moon with a illumination of 50%.

www.moongiant.com › phase › today

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A Favorite Backyard Visitor

Downy Woodpecker

The Downy, Hairy & Red-headed

are regular feeders atMuldoon

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Leaping Into . . .

February

50 days 'til Spring

If there were no leap years, 

eventually February would be 

a summer month 

for the Northern Hemisphere.

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