Tag: outdoors
member name: Vivian P.
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December 23, 2009 05:28 PM EST --
I often throw seed, bread crumbs, and peanuts out on my driveway for the birds. I can get great shots of them or just sit back in my cozy warm home and watch them. On December the 12th I got a visit . . .
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December 14, 2008 02:30 PM EST --
I awoke yesterday morning to our first snow fall. ( that stuck )
All these photos were taken, by me, December 13th, 2008 with My Olympus C2500L in macro.
Mountain ash berries
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July 16, 2009 03:39 PM EDT --
One of the things I have always liked about the natural world is the fact that it isn't perfect. Kinda like me. Only when referring to myself I prefer the word unusual.
There is so much diversity in . . .
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July 18, 2009 03:12 PM EDT --
I love looking closely at things, especially in the forest. where upon closer inspection things that are not so pretty can become beautiful At least I think so.
Look closer at these conifer . . .
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July 20, 2009 03:48 PM EDT --
There is a weeping birch tree that borders mine and my neighbor, Joe the plumbers property. When I first moved here it was fairly small and now 24 years later it has grown to become a stately . . .
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August 20, 2009 06:10 PM EDT --
I was going to continue posting photos I took during my last camping trip. But then as I walk out on the deck this morning I see two things.
I just am in awe of the things animals build. They build . . .
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August 21, 2009 02:40 PM EDT --
Well sort of. More like repair of an awing pole that was broken from a gust of wind.
It is windy here and a gust of thirty miles an hour is nothing new. Repair from any wind damage isn't anything new . . .
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August 25, 2009 02:34 PM EDT --
Sometimes it seems that our dogs enjoy camping more than we do. We make it a point to find a large enough spot to have a central spot for the dogs to roughhouse. Although the dogs ages are from almost . . .
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August 27, 2009 02:39 PM EDT --
I would like to share photos of the area surrounding Ellensburg. The small city in Central Washington State where I live.
Starting on the Thorp Cemetery Road which is a scenic strip of road that runs . . .
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August 30, 2009 04:39 PM EDT --
I have been seeing more bees this year. I am hopeful. I love a bit of honey in my morning coffee. So I've been concerned about the stories of the disappearing bees. Yesterday as I walked around . . .
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September 08, 2009 01:27 PM EDT --
We finally started to walk at the ponds again. After losing most of his fishing buddies William wasn't too big on going there.
It was a nice change to our recent routine. Also a great chance to photograph . . .
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September 10, 2009 09:24 PM EDT --
William noticed her first, then called me over to have a look. What I saw was a big full figured spider. I named her Ms. Freda Spider.
I like spiders because they eat many of the pesky insects . . .
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September 11, 2009 04:48 PM EDT --
Since I did an article for Azures garden, I wanted to give my other daughter in law equal time.
These zinnias were volunteer this year unusual for this far north. There's something . . .
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September 12, 2009 01:49 PM EDT --
On August 29th, 2009 I did finally get one shot of two hummingbirds fighting. It wasn't the great shot I had hoped for but at least they are both in the same shot. These little birds are so fast . . .
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September 15, 2009 08:48 PM EDT --
Lots of red in my backyard this month. What with autumn being a week away. Flowers are still blooming and fruit is ripe.
There are red apples.
These are tasty too. One problem with feeding . . .
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October 11, 2009 02:50 PM EDT --
I never tire of the beauty that surrounds me here in lower Kittitas county. The farmers and ranchers here are busy getting ready for winter. Tractors are being driven everywhere in the rural . . .
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October 14, 2009 02:23 PM EDT --
It started raining here yesterday. I know some of you have gotten more than your share but we needed it.
Hearing of the mudslides in California brings to mind the fact that we just had one near . . .
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October 30, 2009 01:05 PM EDT --
First off let me ask, how on earth did I miss this when I snapped the photos and why didn't I notice until seven days later when taking a closer look ? I wanted to see which shot would be . . .
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July 26, 2008 04:08 PM EDT --
As promised I am posting the wildflower photos I took yesterday.
First one of my favorites and one I always share with the kids. Pineapple weed pick a flower and rub it in your palm. The crushed flower . . .
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December 20, 2008 12:42 PM EST --
Micro shots of ice crystals on objects.
Olympus C2500L December 19, 2008
A spiders web
Money plant
Grass seed head
The snow glistened in the sunlight which we had for . . .
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