Tag: Nature
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Do you LOVE trees?
I found this lovely book about people who love trees. Amy Stewart, author, had a great idea. In “The Tree Collectors,” she shares interviews with people who collect trees, in different forms, from around the world. What’s really charming about this book is that she did the illustrations. So, for each story, she has a…
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California – More and more sea lions!
Have you heard the latest news out of Monterey, California? They’ve closed San Carlos beach due to sea lions migrating there. Apparently, Monterey has a good food source for them. I found it interesting that they are mainly male, no females. Well, unless a female got in the group somehow, but that is rare. Here’s…
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Clouds…
I was thinking about clouds lately as fellow Blogger (Kevin) at “The Beginning At Last” often posts different sky / cloud pictures. Here is my latest picture. Storms are interesting. Recently, I was driving with friends. A storm was predicted. Looking out the window, I was struck by the beauty of the bright sun peeking…
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Morning of the Solar Eclipse…
Today is the Solar Eclipse. As I was driving in Chicago around 7:30 AM, the sun was so bright. It was huge, Driving was a bit challenging, because of the brightness. In the city from a window, I took this nice shot, Lake Michigan in the background. Too bad the IPhone has the green dot…
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Spring – Pansies, a flower with a face!
Every year, I’m amused when I see pansies in the garden center. I feel like there are all these different colored faced looking at me. It’s most amusing. I always buy impatiens, so I don’t know much about the pansies. I didn’t realize they are edible flowers. So that’s the flower I’ve seen on salads…
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