Tag Archives: NaBloPoMO

Sunday Quote (2012 Week 14)

Posted on April 1, 2012 by

“Adventure is worthwhile in itself.” ~ Amelia Earhart “Adventure is worthwhile.” ~ Aristotle A is for Adventure. April 1st marks the beginning of the Blogging  A to Z Challenge, which I am participating in.   While Blogging A – Z … Continue reading →

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Fleeting

Posted on March 30, 2012 by

This week’s Photo Friday’s challenge is “Fleeting”.   It seems a perfect time to showcase a project I’ve been working on:  a near-daily shot taken from my front porch for the last month.    Winter is fleeing fleetingly.   Spring … Continue reading →

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Under the dogwood

Posted on March 29, 2012 by

I spent the early evening taking pictures of blooming trees and plants in my sister’s garden, then returned home to put together a slide show.   Tulips, hyacinths, violets, phlox, lilacs, dogwoods, blooming fruit trees:  all were beautiful in that … Continue reading →

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A Crazy Wednesday Idea

Posted on March 28, 2012 by

Stephen MacInnes, at Painter’s Progress, has been doing weekly experiments involving art.  One of his experiments involved drawing the word “DRAW”, and then leaving it in an encyclopedia or dictionary.  I liked this idea and thought that I would play … Continue reading →

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Wildflower of the day

Posted on March 26, 2012 by

Yet another wildflower I haven’t noticed in past Springs. Sanguinaria canadensis, also known as bloodroot or bloodwort, is named for its blood-red root. I pulled one up. There’s no mistaking this plant. The root even seemed a bit liquid, its … Continue reading →

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A Little Rain Must Fall

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

This week’s Photo Friday challenge is “RAIN”. “How appropriate!” I thought as I read the prompt yesterday morning during a torrential downpour. But, rain is not that easy to capture. Most of the shots that I took throughout the day … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Through

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

This is my entry for the WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge. I took this picture a few weeks ago. It is the same bridge in the photograph I used for last week’s challenge. I like how the bridge supports create a … Continue reading →

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It’s about time?

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

For many years, Indiana did not observe Daylight Savings Time. About six years ago, the state legislature finally approved moving to DST. People still complain about it. When I was a kid, my dad use to tell me that we … Continue reading →

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Spring Marvel

Posted on March 19, 2012 by

In all things of nature there is something of the marvelous ~ Aristotle When the warm weather hits, those of us who live in colder climates suddenly think that 60 degrees is a heatwave. Over the cold, snowy months, our … Continue reading →

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Budding, Blooming, Buckeyes

Posted on March 17, 2012 by

The extraordinarily warm weather has continued this week, with temperatures more common to the middle of May than to the middle of March. In just two days, the ubiquitous honeysuckle, the invasive species that is part of most wild areas … Continue reading →

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