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Feeling blah?  Tomorrow will be better.  Get yourself up, get yourself outside, in the sunshine, amongst nature, it will be better.

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sunset

I feel like life was interrupted, looking forward to getting past it all.  Brighter days ahead.
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My life is full of snow right now, so I embrace the cold!  Finding the beauty in each day!

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Getting out of the house

Purple Cone Flowers

Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished. ~ Lao Tzu

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Chipmunks Galore

I truly have a love/hate relationship with these guys! On the one hand they drive me crazy getting into every thing and eating plants and birdseed and chirping loudly often!

And they're everywhere I turn, these two were just a few feet apart!

And on the other hand, sometimes they are so cute! This little fellow with the tattered ear made my day while out hiking.


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The Flying Squirrels

First, let me explain that the reason the photo is so dark, is that it was taken at night. That's when my flying squirrel friends come out to play so that's the only time I could catch one. Watching their acrobatics delights anyone who sees them! They are adorable! I wish I could jump from tree to tree with them and that my only worries were finding the next meal and landing properly.

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My blueberry!

We have at least 4 of them zipping and dashing in our yard. I guess that's why I need to keep putting feed out, lol. We were absolutely amazed that they still came to eat while all of our guests were here on Saturday. As we sat around the fire, they would zip over our heads and when someone walked to a tree to get a closer look they stayed still.

I was sitting about 6 feet from this one while he nibbled away. I chatted on the phone and my husband came out and went back in and still he stayed. He was there about 15 minutes. There are some nights I go back out to refill the feeder for them and one will sit about a foot up the tree and watch me. I love that they let me get so close to them!

Solitude in Nature

Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and give strength to body and soul. ~John Muir

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We'll be up north without internet the next two nights so I'll have to post those nights when we get back, but I'm taking my computer anyway to keep up my habit. :0)

Getting into nature

September 21st:

When I want to get out in the woods, but don't have a lot of time, I just walk across the street and walk the path there.

There are many raspberries in the summer and we have a freezer full now.

The only competition was the deer, chipmunks and birds.

The dragonflies would land nearby but I don't think they eat the berries.

As I walked into the clearing/playground I couldn't resist the moon's pull.

Then a bluebird drew my attention momentarily.

On the way to take my berries inside I spied a spider and her eggs.

Yummy!

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October 8th:

Two weeks later and the leaves have changed. I wanted to show the sky that we get to see so many months of the year. In fact, this sky has more blue in it. Most of our winter is spent with white skies and ground.

This is a view towards the road from the side of our house. The trees leaves are now gone, and the bush is totally red and losing leaves every day.

They sure were beautiful the short time they were here. This is the large tree in our back yard, it's always so bright towering over our home.

And I always love the color of the leaves against the white bark - the background has kind of lines - that was snow pelting me while I snapped.

I just loved this rock wall - from our trip to Washington Island earlier this month.

And we enjoyed walking this road while on the island. Fall was SO short here!

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October 27th:

Twister and I walked the path to the park, he has the raspberry bushes on either side of him, as you can see they're done too. You can't see many trees, but trust me, all leaves are gone.

We had a day of sunshine and warmth - I think it was in the 40s, lol - so we took advantage of it.

On our trek back home we discovered this nest, funny that it must have been there, right across the road from my home, all summer and I never knew it was there, until the leaves fell.

After we got home Twister put the eyes, nose, and mouth on this little pumpkin for his mom and dad. He did it all by himself; I did not hold his hand.  I think he did very good!   He's only 2 years old. Such a big boy! Now if he'd only talk to me. :(

Walking a path

I get delighted to have an opportunity to walk a path, any path. It can be one I've never walked or one I've walked many times. There's always something new to see. A bee on a flower.

A huge dandelion.

Is it still called a dandelion when it's the size of a softball?

Spiderwort is a favorite of mine.

I love the chaotic way it grows! No surprise there!

{These were all taken with the point and shoot - some days I just don't feel like carrying the big gun for several miles.}

Iverson Park Owls

April 27, 2007

April 29, 2008

Every April we go to Iverson Park to seek out our friend, the Barred Owl - this year we didn’t make it until May, but we weren’t disappointed.

Not only were we blessed to see the Barred Owl (he wasn't in the mood to pose and flew off), but we also saw this young Great Horned Owl!

He stayed and posed for us for a while.

He’s just a doll!

As he and I were checking each other out. . .

A Bald Eagle flew over.

Then I told him farewell.