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A pear and an apple, closely

Looking at some fruit on our table made me want to photograph them. After several shots it seemd that up close worked best, although I must admit I get a little squeamish looking at the close up of the pear. Click on the image and let me know if it affects you the same way.

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Snow days – March 2009

March came in like a lion and gave us some great snow. Here are some pictures. First a couple of Lynn in Glenn Lynnie     The creek Some other scenes

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View du jour June 5, 2008

The sunlight this morning a little before 7 was illuminating the leaves on the red maple in our front garden. We had strong thunderstorms the past two days and the leaves were coated with rain drops. Click on either image for a closer view. The tree is about 4 feet tall now, and we’ve had […]

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View Du Jour – June 7, 2007

AND what is so rare as a day in June? Then, if ever, come perfect days; Then Heaven tries earth if it be in tune, And over it softly her warm ear lays; Whether we look, or whether we listen, We hear life murmur, or see it glisten; – excerpt from “THE VISION OF SIR […]

view du jour: December 23, 2006

Here are a few pictures I took yesterday of our beech tree. The rain made the bark look almost black and gave the sheen. The tree looks muscular to me, with as much strength as the Minotaur. Click on a thumbnail to see the pic at full size. Speaking of the Minotaur, The Minotaur Takes […]

View du jour; April 23 2006

The creek in our back yard Whan that aprill with his shoures soote The droghte of march hath perced to the roote, And bathed every veyne in swich licour Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan zephirus eek with his sweete breeth Inspired hath in every holt and heeth Tendre croppes, and the yonge […]

view Du Jour, April 13, 2006

Today was really warm with a brief sprinkling in the morning. A beautiful sunny day followed. Here are a few pics from the front garden. A close up of some of the lilacs that “jumped” from a neighbor’s yard to ours. Another shot of the lilacs. They are beautiful and at their prime. I wish […]

View Du Jour, April 8, 2006

It rained! Some rain Friday and all day Saturday. A view from our bedroom window. The subtle colors of spring as the trees begin to leaf out. Another view from the same window, but looking down to the wheelbarrow that’s catching the water and all the leaves we still have to rake. — And today’s […]

View Du Jour – April 5, 2006

Some simple pics of what’s going on in the front garden. Maybe this will be the beginning of a garden journal blog – a garjoug? a garjog? The leaves on the red maple as they are just starting to unfold. We got this tree as a tiny stick from our good friend Genine Lentine. < […]

View Du Jour 8

It snowed part of yesterday and all last night, giving us the gift of great snow scenes when we woke up. Here are a few. Click ’em if you want to see them bigger.