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Archive for September, 2006

the yearling

Posted: Saturday, September 30th, 2006 in outside in the garden | 2 Comments »

Last summer we were surprised to find a little fawn sleeping in the grass within a small fenced side yard. We were having some guests over for a barbecue and the fawn was quite the star of the party. That was before we had moved out here and we were visiting the property […]

what part of the country are you from?

Posted: Thursday, September 28th, 2006 in off-topic | 3 Comments »

I often try to guess where people are from by listening to their speech patterns. Back in the city I had lots of opportunities to do this because so many people have relocated there from other parts of the country. Turns out I am not so good at guessing based on the test […]

dyc

Posted: Tuesday, September 26th, 2006 in nature and environment | 1 Comment »

So far I don’t have a garden, unless you count the plants in pots. But I do have some wildflowers, including some that are new to me.
There was one naturalist that I use to go on hikes with who was generally very knowledgeable. But when he came across yellow flowers like this […]

shining water

Posted: Sunday, September 24th, 2006 in nature and environment | 8 Comments »

This is where the sun rises at the fall equinox. I got up a little too late to catch the actual sunrise but I think the spot is still apparent.
I’ve never actually given a name to any place I have lived. But I am considering calling this place “Camp Shining Water” or maybe […]

blog meme

Posted: Saturday, September 16th, 2006 in blogging and technology | 9 Comments »

This meme was at Pablo’s site and had some interesting questions.
Are you satisfied with your blog’s content and look?
I’ve changed the design several times in the three years I’ve been blogging. When I did the current design there were a few other tweaks that I wanted to do but didn’t know how. After awhile […]

 

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