Monthly Archives: June 2012

Travel Theme: Art

Posted on June 30, 2012 by

A few months ago, I was wandering in a nature preserve near my house. This isn’t a place where one is likely to find many other people and rumors abound about suspect activity that may occur there. It is a … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fleeting Moment

Posted on June 29, 2012 by

When I read this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge, I immediately thought of two photos that I took last September. I don’t often take “street photography”, so perhaps it isn’t surprising that I immediately thought of these.   We had … Continue reading →

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Travel Theme: Parks

Posted on June 28, 2012 by

Ailsa’s weekly travel theme this week focuses on parks. I love parks! Whether I’m home or traveling, I can’t resist making time to visit a park. I walk regularly on a linear park (a greenway trail) near my home.  Indianapolis … Continue reading →

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What I’ll be reading tomorrow

Posted on June 27, 2012 by

I stopped into a branch of the library this afternoon to return some books. It wasn’t my usual branch so I felt a bit upended, like when you try shopping in an unfamiliar grocery store: you know what is there, … Continue reading →

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A Blue Flower

Posted on June 26, 2012 by

I should have an archive named: Found in the Ditch Across the Road:

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Old houses give up few secrets

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

We’ve been doing some remodeling in our house recently. We’re not doing anything extreme like adding a third story, or tearing out all of the walls, but we are attending to several long-overdue maintenance tasks, like tiling a worn bath, … Continue reading →

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Sunday Quote (2012, Week 26)

Posted on June 24, 2012 by

He was not of an age, but for all time! ~ Ben Jonson The Hokey-Pokey Shakespeare Style was written by Jeff Brechlin, submitted to the Washington Post Style Invitation contest, March, 2003. It was the winning entry.

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Resistance is Futile

Posted on June 23, 2012 by

Killing the yews might be too!

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Create

Posted on June 22, 2012 by

This week’s WordPress Weekly Photo challenge is CREATE. This is a timely topic, as I was thinking last night about how many things are creative even when we don’t think of them as crafty or artistic. I decided several months … Continue reading →

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Just a simple flower…

Posted on June 21, 2012 by

The daisy follows soft the sun, And when his golden walk is done, Sits shyly at his feet ~ Emily Dickinson

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