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Vacation Day 1

Posted on 07/23/2008 by chick

For our family vacation this year, we managed to talk my mom into renting a cottage on Keuka Lake (one of the Finger Lakes in New York state) instead of the usual Chesapeake Bay locale. Not that Maryland isn’t nice, … Continue reading →

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Soul Exercise

Posted on 07/02/2008 by chick

When I came home from my walk the other day, my camera loaded with new pictures, our house guest said something like, “So your walk isn’t really for exercise, but more for picture taking?” And my reply went something like … Continue reading →

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Mystery Flower #5

Posted on 06/30/2008 by chick

It’s time for another mystery flower! The first picture is not the best shot from an aesthetic standpoint, but I like it because it shows how the plant creates homes for different types of insects. The center flower cluster has … Continue reading →

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Mystery Flower #4

Posted on 06/17/2008 by chick

I found this Mystery Flower growing next to a fence. I had never seen one of these before. Do you know what it is?

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Mystery Thing #3

Posted on 06/12/2008 by chick

I’ve been on the lookout for caterpillars ever since I started hearing chomping noises in the woods. I’m happy to report that I haven’t seen an excessive quantity. There have just been a few here and there. This little guy … Continue reading →

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Thump, Thump

Posted on 05/31/2008 by chick

‘Tis but a scratch.

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Mystery Thing #2

Posted on 05/29/2008 by chick

I heard a strange sound in the woods today. I was a sound I recognized, but one I hadn’t heard since the so-called gypsy moth infestation of about 20 years ago. It was the sound of caterpillar poops raining down … Continue reading →

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Unexpected Beauty

Posted on 05/23/2008 by chick

I am grateful for the unexpected. I was waiting for Faithful Reader to finish work so that we could go out to dinner. I looked outside and noticed that the ground was wet, and yet there was blue sky overhead. … Continue reading →

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Mystery Flower #2

Posted on 05/22/2008 by chick

There’s a shrub growing near the corner of our driveway. It’s not an attention grabber most of the time, but during the spring it decks itself out with these stunning coral-colored flowers. Can you guess what kind of shrub it … Continue reading →

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Mystery Flower #1

Posted on 04/21/2008 by chick

I love flowers of all kinds, even those traditionally considered to be weeds. I don’t know what they’re all called, though, and I feel like I should. That’s why we have Mystery Flowers. I’ll take a picture of the unknown … Continue reading →

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