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    Baby, It’s Cold Outside!

    December
    1
    2006

    illinois snow depth december 1 2006

    The snow has fallen, and fallen – and fallen here at my place. How deep? That deep. What was more than amusing was seeing the squirrels frantically digging down to the earth to get those glorious peanuts we put out yesterday. heh.

    squirrel snow peanuts

    Score!!

    Turkey Day Sunset

    November
    25
    2006

    thanksgiving day sunset

    Tweedildeedildee

    November
    5
    2006

    house finch photoraphy november

    So Very Wrong.

    October
    12
    2006

    There are two things wrong with this picture:
    snow
    1. It was really frappin’ cold when I took it.
    2. Snow.

    Fall’in Hydrangea

    October
    2
    2006

    hydrangea fall

    Fall has altered the colors in my hydrangea, as well. The pale pink flowers are now deep raspberry, and the leaves are changing in a reptilian sort of way. Purdy.

    Maple Leaf #1

    October
    1
    2006

    maple leaf fall photograph
    Clear skies this morning really made the fallen leaves stand out against the grass. I had to get out there with my camera, of course. I love the leathery sunlit glow of the leaf against the green, it makes the photo seem warmer than the air outside right now.

    I added this photograph to my prints collection, you can view the details here. This photo would really turn heads in a nice mat & frame, I think. I’ll be testing one in my own family room, of course.

    Burning Bush

    September
    30
    2006

    burning bush
    For Laura, and anyone else yearning for a bit of fall foliage.

    Orioley-Oley-Oh

    September
    22
    2006

    female oriole bird photo
    I’ve never seen an Oriole before, but according to BDI, that’s what this is. Woot! New birds in my yard! She’s sweet, and curious. I’ll try to get better pics next time!

    Soft & Pretty

    September
    20
    2006

    My gerbera daisies are still blooming – I even have clematis this year (go me and my 5 year failed vining attempts!), and there are 5 freshly clipped roses on my dining room table.

    I am going to miss my flowers.

    I turned the heat on lastnight, for the first time, and I mourned the loss of summer. We’re expecting our first frost in the next few days.

    I woke up this morning and put on a cozy warm fleece shirt. My nose is cold. My fingers are cold. My toes are cold, and I’ve had socks on for three days in a row. In another month, I’ll be buying bundles of stargazers to keep me from dropping off into a snowy cold depression from what appears to be a long winter coming.

    I go through these transitions every season, a few weeks of “icks” and then it passes, after I’ve gotten all the summer clothes packed away, all the winter sweaters, jackets, coats and gloves washed and ready to go. I’ll get over it.

    I’m just a spring and summer girl, that’s all. If I lived in a warmer climate, I’m certain I’d be happy all year.

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