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Archive for August, 2004

the garden at midsummer

Posted: Wednesday, August 18th, 2004 in outside in the garden | 8 Comments »

It’s just past the middle of summer but there are already hints of autumn in the garden. The obedient plants are beginning to open and all the lantanas are really blooming proficiently now. The Gregg salvias are waking back up too. Fall is my favorite season in the garden and […]

forwarded emails

Posted: Wednesday, August 18th, 2004 in annoyances | 6 Comments »

So what do you do when you get one of those forwarded emails with a message or joke that is politically offensive or contains misinformation? Yesterday I got one sent by a friend from my church that some of you may have seen - a picture of crosses in the National Cemetery with […]

gulf fritillary

Posted: Tuesday, August 17th, 2004 in outside in the garden | 4 Comments »

A common butterfly of our area, bedding down for the night on a sprig of rosemary. I hope it is safe from spiders.
The camera does not do it justice. The spots that appear white in the image are really a metallic silver.

trudie

Posted: Sunday, August 15th, 2004 in ailurophilia | 6 Comments »

Trudie is my Mom and Dad’s cat. She has been visiting in our house ever since they went to stay with my sister. Trudie has been the easiest cat to get along with that you can imagine. First of all she made the hour and half car trip up here with no […]

spider web

Posted: Wednesday, August 11th, 2004 in nature and environment | 9 Comments »

While I was photographing the cenizo, Tricia found this spider web between the arm and the seat of our porch swing and asked for a picture of it. I was skeptical since I had never attempted a shot of a spider web before. I gave it a try though and it turned […]

 

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