tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50300305172294823412024-03-18T03:56:36.144-04:00Time Stand Still, a photo blogRosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06832295732819342873noreply@blogger.comBlogger3185125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-53683978363550334062024-03-16T11:21:00.002-04:002024-03-16T11:21:21.875-04:00Our handsome boy<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kIqQvnyNUXVTLr1BCS2Sntbtm-wALq9mKXJbGLGAWUy0TeI4BHtQKrHKw0hayvOkJbIdtdqP9QPxygls26UNYy1suI9T8SD4D-huKdhilHz1fVTF6-xbuVgpiSP2sNP76SPtAmobC0Gn0hoASg9FncV5O9w9Fpl7tJhtTyqAvGVugY3PfL_JtWuQC5Cq/s979/20240316_111623.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="979" data-original-width="560" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8kIqQvnyNUXVTLr1BCS2Sntbtm-wALq9mKXJbGLGAWUy0TeI4BHtQKrHKw0hayvOkJbIdtdqP9QPxygls26UNYy1suI9T8SD4D-huKdhilHz1fVTF6-xbuVgpiSP2sNP76SPtAmobC0Gn0hoASg9FncV5O9w9Fpl7tJhtTyqAvGVugY3PfL_JtWuQC5Cq/s320/20240316_111623.jpg" width="183" /></a></div><br /> Just a post of Copper...wanted to post something so this is the best I could do. <p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-71340126780233765152023-10-01T15:08:00.001-04:002023-10-01T15:08:13.679-04:00Daylily<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH4rWTj7rr-w2vmxU6D10lTIJeLzfeLXbIZmf2AzLAfkyZtABb9igWZYNJNN0SYkTOgs43KjrOKuxOlKgjbmLOr287kt29ORUpfHjtXFBkx2POIdSrAk7Zqk9yxJrTUIHRHy7PCXcFPzvSctVrtrn3MVhb242koIpLaXx24n-SCbYs4ZVbHddg3g2MiH5/s1275/daylily20230613_103829.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1275" data-original-width="1275" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibH4rWTj7rr-w2vmxU6D10lTIJeLzfeLXbIZmf2AzLAfkyZtABb9igWZYNJNN0SYkTOgs43KjrOKuxOlKgjbmLOr287kt29ORUpfHjtXFBkx2POIdSrAk7Zqk9yxJrTUIHRHy7PCXcFPzvSctVrtrn3MVhb242koIpLaXx24n-SCbYs4ZVbHddg3g2MiH5/s1600/daylily20230613_103829.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Just a flower from my daughter's yard to try to keep this blog going...hoping that one of these days I can settle down and return to blogging. All is as good as it gets in my world. Roger is still doing better here.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-91216616733674700492023-06-09T09:08:00.003-04:002023-06-09T09:08:23.629-04:00A rose<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBvnx3pUjPVOacsXutyg8dXyeKx8w2ENJsjob9-8tpIAwslR-iTsa9e6denqfHa7Cj56m1s28T-OCGKBc4LDKvAERvQDZauOCyX-wCY__QFhlPO__VMhGGGn6bVQGtAZ_FtCkirTG1BitkCtFjx_8sfWXB6396Gm4hYXg34QLoTaEc5wtu7FyMjImpA/s1200/20230601_100618.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1155" data-original-width="1200" height="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZBvnx3pUjPVOacsXutyg8dXyeKx8w2ENJsjob9-8tpIAwslR-iTsa9e6denqfHa7Cj56m1s28T-OCGKBc4LDKvAERvQDZauOCyX-wCY__QFhlPO__VMhGGGn6bVQGtAZ_FtCkirTG1BitkCtFjx_8sfWXB6396Gm4hYXg34QLoTaEc5wtu7FyMjImpA/s1600/20230601_100618.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> This is one of my daughter's roses...and believe me, this photo does not do it justice. If I get a good pic of it, you won't believe they are real. <p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-73409147355546584322023-05-10T15:57:00.002-04:002023-05-10T15:57:23.736-04:00From the yard....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oXIUpFydNaPC4olxyXdoHRKm2-PiU9LxSEygqXcBOHTyl_TI16_qN8Lelynf11GNmmQus3Y1ws1sV2rDNParO0p_0Mu2fJNhXrFuOTODze8R36zMhuQiwR4zBbnORIuO-KqrPh0VFPdF16ehUYk4iK2m9u-f09MUubmrxXbzIOIrdqjuXa8p8cztdQ/s1298/20230429_144435%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1298" data-original-width="1298" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0oXIUpFydNaPC4olxyXdoHRKm2-PiU9LxSEygqXcBOHTyl_TI16_qN8Lelynf11GNmmQus3Y1ws1sV2rDNParO0p_0Mu2fJNhXrFuOTODze8R36zMhuQiwR4zBbnORIuO-KqrPh0VFPdF16ehUYk4iK2m9u-f09MUubmrxXbzIOIrdqjuXa8p8cztdQ/s1600/20230429_144435%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> It is just wonderful to see a bee...since I did not blog last summer let me explain. I had two or three tomato plants in pots and also a couple cucumbers potted. I had grown some the year before and enjoyed them. Not quite like having a garden, but better than nothing. <p></p><p>Nothing got pollinated. I saw one honeybee in my yard and that is all. I am not exaggerating. I would sit and watch for them, walk in the yard and look for them. None. Even my coneflowers did not have bees...I saw one type of bee one time. Normally, once they start blooming something was always on them. Last year nothing. </p><p>So, no pollinators for my vegetables...after it was too late, I wondered if I could have taken a q-tip and pollinated them.</p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-9589856660469549682023-05-07T11:02:00.004-04:002023-05-07T11:02:37.808-04:00Spring at the greenhouse<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Z815k_XrfrrFgr9GEmgi4r1COhhbC_sR_r1B_4jfcNtKxXRjGxmTNppX3IQqImeuHSFC5a9vUsahT8Kw-5-p3e1Rfp5C68yOP6qG2rhfm96-ij1rplwH7xicyzLwhRdh2kE4qx5HIqMiFtJV1rgWkCCoWRQ2bNe0z9J9xYiXFhvKHwZPR-J9XkNu_Q/s1200/IMG_20230423_133620_252%20(2).jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Z815k_XrfrrFgr9GEmgi4r1COhhbC_sR_r1B_4jfcNtKxXRjGxmTNppX3IQqImeuHSFC5a9vUsahT8Kw-5-p3e1Rfp5C68yOP6qG2rhfm96-ij1rplwH7xicyzLwhRdh2kE4qx5HIqMiFtJV1rgWkCCoWRQ2bNe0z9J9xYiXFhvKHwZPR-J9XkNu_Q/s1600/IMG_20230423_133620_252%20(2).jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> <p></p><div>This was shot at a local greenhouse....McCammon's Irish Market Garden Center in Avon, Indian. This was taken I think the second weekend we moved here. Which was in April.</div>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-26064529537928876902023-03-15T11:33:00.003-04:002023-03-15T11:33:26.243-04:00Just one little photo<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIVXPCWHF46DbrInEjWqPqmSuDesO44st2sM0zMrLxNVQwJZjJ6M6hevHG-N4tNGpAsmkD65YGniby9wag8oKABv-ichrPa3GWMeI-lwq_HE8VyQrp_fAZ_Dtyvro1YO5hqacJYaXNx3BFwEhHA3d86x2oV6AZjyQgTweGQmShq0ni2r_rC_ZBvPp6g/s1200/DSC01131.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="802" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSIVXPCWHF46DbrInEjWqPqmSuDesO44st2sM0zMrLxNVQwJZjJ6M6hevHG-N4tNGpAsmkD65YGniby9wag8oKABv-ichrPa3GWMeI-lwq_HE8VyQrp_fAZ_Dtyvro1YO5hqacJYaXNx3BFwEhHA3d86x2oV6AZjyQgTweGQmShq0ni2r_rC_ZBvPp6g/s1600/DSC01131.JPG" width="428" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div>Just thought I would pop up a photo...try to keep my blog alive. I don't know if I would like to post every now and then but not sure if I will get it done. </div>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-25209071242140480522022-10-14T19:01:00.001-04:002022-10-14T19:01:18.276-04:00Just popping up a post...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiq9gTXP4L12OFHYEZKPa8gfp8aCbOLSL9Kj7MPJ9Dt5IrV3WpkE9Q-G_Lxy6qFth9Wrd7o76qido9ohfAQNNQSD25J4QEhlwRkw2BIm5hVHj2x-DbyKgzlminy1epPOZnbVXICO_6ff339sadzVrdkNSjrQtApLNCOJkNIDbz_WL7lDtsg9FQdk-4w/s1200/DSC00994.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeiq9gTXP4L12OFHYEZKPa8gfp8aCbOLSL9Kj7MPJ9Dt5IrV3WpkE9Q-G_Lxy6qFth9Wrd7o76qido9ohfAQNNQSD25J4QEhlwRkw2BIm5hVHj2x-DbyKgzlminy1epPOZnbVXICO_6ff339sadzVrdkNSjrQtApLNCOJkNIDbz_WL7lDtsg9FQdk-4w/s1600/DSC00994.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> I just found a couple comments a couple nights ago....thought I best pop up a video. It has been a hard summer. Hubby has felt really, really bad a lot of the time. When I cut back his meds he started to improve. Then had something else happen and he was put on a much too strong antibiotic by an ER dr. and ended up feeling terrible again. He is doing pretty good right now but other changes are in the air. I am trying to work my mind around it.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-29485968178436314482022-06-28T23:45:00.033-04:002022-06-28T23:45:00.240-04:00Not enough time<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgj1Hwv2tJiPe7OpSE4HOgnaQxzQkJmCPyHI9I6_TbSnFzhoN6Kaax9BVCD5qUTgvHz2dArdzO2OFmUSWlcanBiGaDwd0-Tch3zPVzW9IMnm5Yw1DLj1wUW6_O926mpOOEtwpuHm6X-uxnx3NP0Efigin-H5jKYHtXysgaFchpvFRn0rYSolJxa0YfQ/s1200/20220628_100658.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="737" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBgj1Hwv2tJiPe7OpSE4HOgnaQxzQkJmCPyHI9I6_TbSnFzhoN6Kaax9BVCD5qUTgvHz2dArdzO2OFmUSWlcanBiGaDwd0-Tch3zPVzW9IMnm5Yw1DLj1wUW6_O926mpOOEtwpuHm6X-uxnx3NP0Efigin-H5jKYHtXysgaFchpvFRn0rYSolJxa0YfQ/s1600/20220628_100658.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><br /> After being MIA for approximately three weeks, Sweet Pea came for a little visit today.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlmPmgzJNlPE5J5t4pjEduQ5BCHTSxhkSptFkYUs7REE3kZW0yVS905fMM33_EmBRu6O82f7BhMUhpR7aMq7DdavNpe1kVEuQXHWn_kKEd7UaT215GmT8WLqGSvmsLgfV9-cpzbhKfAyOkAuMjgzLbBiaM5H6AyngFXaXbmDxh9aY0umZ4jsBxb-V1g/s1200/20220628_151930.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1116" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPlmPmgzJNlPE5J5t4pjEduQ5BCHTSxhkSptFkYUs7REE3kZW0yVS905fMM33_EmBRu6O82f7BhMUhpR7aMq7DdavNpe1kVEuQXHWn_kKEd7UaT215GmT8WLqGSvmsLgfV9-cpzbhKfAyOkAuMjgzLbBiaM5H6AyngFXaXbmDxh9aY0umZ4jsBxb-V1g/s1600/20220628_151930.jpg" width="596" /></a></div><br /><div>I honestly felt like she was as glad to see me as I was her. She has lost some weight. She did not seem to feel bad though. I am hoping she starts the regular visiting again because she is a bright spot in our day.</div><div><br /></div><div>***************</div><div>I think this will be my last post here for a while. Hopefully, I will be able to return to it soon but right now it is just too much.</div>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-73496934805760389382022-06-27T23:48:00.012-04:002022-06-27T23:48:00.234-04:00More from the swamp area<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jM3yNkjYHQZ-cWG-iYyktePc61HkottRiRMUjfXhyEHohnn9VuGxXhf40nU7nppkxc33Kib7WFUgAh4JNQopCQWEr9VTKacJAoIcib6dRnmbAkCeXy1cmSJE2iiqb2DF1QiOhlf-iA05neuI3IECQ_p8bgoFeo6kf1UdJH9-SPQ-5P09lY8MSIGtwA/s1200/DSC00843-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_jM3yNkjYHQZ-cWG-iYyktePc61HkottRiRMUjfXhyEHohnn9VuGxXhf40nU7nppkxc33Kib7WFUgAh4JNQopCQWEr9VTKacJAoIcib6dRnmbAkCeXy1cmSJE2iiqb2DF1QiOhlf-iA05neuI3IECQ_p8bgoFeo6kf1UdJH9-SPQ-5P09lY8MSIGtwA/s1600/DSC00843-001.JPG" width="467" /></a></div><br /> Another close up...of some kind of sedge I believe. It has only been a couple of weeks and I am ready to go back and see what else is showing now.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-22712231200460811872022-06-26T10:23:00.001-04:002022-06-26T15:02:24.618-04:00Fleabane<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifP9A_l_5wE0_pOB4PsIDlzuXNFqZFuP3A4U2xMcAhOQ4X9gc73tcc4vNa0GKfllojlnQAQSOCjaXfeCsgHWt-KYXyYdpnW6qyAHEFlHUbNDewT3LdcFuax6Ajt4h2WiKOWpyLMdewUebHDeh_pEcAaNsKinzcXG4ylTHaharJNMdsSuxmW7lLZ-zBg/s1200/DSC00861.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="670" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiifP9A_l_5wE0_pOB4PsIDlzuXNFqZFuP3A4U2xMcAhOQ4X9gc73tcc4vNa0GKfllojlnQAQSOCjaXfeCsgHWt-KYXyYdpnW6qyAHEFlHUbNDewT3LdcFuax6Ajt4h2WiKOWpyLMdewUebHDeh_pEcAaNsKinzcXG4ylTHaharJNMdsSuxmW7lLZ-zBg/s1600/DSC00861.JPG" width="670" /></a></div><br /> A bit of in and out of focus both...<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-84322702103050303152022-06-25T23:55:00.001-04:002022-06-25T23:55:00.248-04:00Blooming now<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1R1wx_TQbvegKSFhA7foM_rbHFEVJQfq1UdQU4nDcVJ6OmYWg1dFpiUqU1mOlQnjAyLXQ5nndZOE841KYjNKMBPuUMaw15JKkt4IUcJQCcoafdKy8EADVmkX1niUmg4X89QO5Umb3FpKBDH6KC62g96S34p551zlX5G_ty7_qlBtGBO6Ytnn-8SLlxA/s1200/DSC00833.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1R1wx_TQbvegKSFhA7foM_rbHFEVJQfq1UdQU4nDcVJ6OmYWg1dFpiUqU1mOlQnjAyLXQ5nndZOE841KYjNKMBPuUMaw15JKkt4IUcJQCcoafdKy8EADVmkX1niUmg4X89QO5Umb3FpKBDH6KC62g96S34p551zlX5G_ty7_qlBtGBO6Ytnn-8SLlxA/s1600/DSC00833.JPG" width="704" /></a></div><br />The milkweeds were beginning to bloom at the swamp area last Saturday.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-17594192874784050922022-06-24T23:38:00.008-04:002022-06-24T23:38:00.249-04:00From a distance<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE_oIrv_9hGnR2bb-kmOCbkPbyeN8YMHNFZSjB3YTNUDSp7rw-zzgSxGdAUxPonqJWNNa5XpAzujzED9tXc2sQ7T38Buml1ehju-m-n9H4XnEAh6MrSngjtO0cvfEjuiGMRrYwl2X6cUVJaNeTYoBNxQbCHwhXmQYIKpS4PGLNovIKGKDRA6-UPZMmg/s1200/DSC00818.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNE_oIrv_9hGnR2bb-kmOCbkPbyeN8YMHNFZSjB3YTNUDSp7rw-zzgSxGdAUxPonqJWNNa5XpAzujzED9tXc2sQ7T38Buml1ehju-m-n9H4XnEAh6MrSngjtO0cvfEjuiGMRrYwl2X6cUVJaNeTYoBNxQbCHwhXmQYIKpS4PGLNovIKGKDRA6-UPZMmg/s1600/DSC00818.JPG" width="704" /></a></div><br /> They were far enough away till I did not know they were turtles till I zoomed in.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-37388258632588348482022-06-23T23:33:00.008-04:002022-06-23T23:33:00.243-04:00Looking closely....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8h9oNe_7SHT9oLksdTDWm003LY_ddBOv-U8e3Q2zTMKEfgHxdevTrS-E138bN5YKKrtakyyYDxkTHmHy0sQFZfwyafy4PtPveSHf13EXHdxBPaxNlaLpKiVQ_CmSEWanSn6IU5MuWktBSMyA5Izjd5VvKdnGhO_EgiZY-FLdqtt6WlLuqWJibRhRXg/s1200/DSC00844.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn8h9oNe_7SHT9oLksdTDWm003LY_ddBOv-U8e3Q2zTMKEfgHxdevTrS-E138bN5YKKrtakyyYDxkTHmHy0sQFZfwyafy4PtPveSHf13EXHdxBPaxNlaLpKiVQ_CmSEWanSn6IU5MuWktBSMyA5Izjd5VvKdnGhO_EgiZY-FLdqtt6WlLuqWJibRhRXg/s16000/DSC00844.JPG" width="427" /></a></div><br /> It is worth taking a closer look at things...<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-43952931134378705282022-06-22T23:33:00.002-04:002022-06-22T23:33:00.313-04:00Lost a feather<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2pePXoMt7vEWuWuvoLbmNlEmYhwlLfnQ58sEEhT2NsY7VFEPjWRZZ5MI_7FhMBAu1TVFU6sOnCGAOaY6bin2IlORRxvaNbzIzcExN2cX_X195SRXO1OouMMQLjGzcBa9KsDrzA09JSzZhiyIozrL3rZVp4QO8PrOogcBLC-meWplQTrTLb-u_Hp1Zw/s1200/DSC00828.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="428" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh2pePXoMt7vEWuWuvoLbmNlEmYhwlLfnQ58sEEhT2NsY7VFEPjWRZZ5MI_7FhMBAu1TVFU6sOnCGAOaY6bin2IlORRxvaNbzIzcExN2cX_X195SRXO1OouMMQLjGzcBa9KsDrzA09JSzZhiyIozrL3rZVp4QO8PrOogcBLC-meWplQTrTLb-u_Hp1Zw/s1600/DSC00828.JPG" width="704" /></a></div><br /> I think this is a vulture's feather.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-81615769189151779302022-06-21T23:35:00.001-04:002022-06-21T23:35:00.227-04:00After the bloom<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-eiTUZkWZ-AhzD3wm5ySoz89qpl3pBpcEHRxS-Qdb9I6YBcLWUlaCQ2wJUVnreaMqzfG8SoQ1SUsY92cvIZpafuyt3SK51k7LeAGVJ3nApj7xJrCYzEqROiQK0HmQTV9dNp50x2Shh5zcGOm8jBdSMxDD5diOtiz9dE_ha_RsU74ZuBZGUgHGEjnbg/s1200/DSC00872.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3-eiTUZkWZ-AhzD3wm5ySoz89qpl3pBpcEHRxS-Qdb9I6YBcLWUlaCQ2wJUVnreaMqzfG8SoQ1SUsY92cvIZpafuyt3SK51k7LeAGVJ3nApj7xJrCYzEqROiQK0HmQTV9dNp50x2Shh5zcGOm8jBdSMxDD5diOtiz9dE_ha_RsU74ZuBZGUgHGEjnbg/s1600/DSC00872.JPG" width="704" /></a></div><br /> Remember what I said about the wind in a previous post? Every time I tried to photograph this, the wind would start. I am luck to have got this at all. <p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-78862982135952548372022-06-20T23:30:00.012-04:002022-06-20T23:30:00.256-04:00Thistle<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9OY02gMlWYzGOt1-cqDL1mBhYJQWfOSTivnq3OnqSAf29bwxFYHigBVK6P0R4_MqpIaiTXU4d25ixcdFba3yqNGVs5NEkeikFMxvFmBkoBQ1jHE93tQitk5SfL1YZbTUqtRh0J11OVg6V1SQqLvRFJkABMGVTEjPPeuN9TQPDRCT92myDTcy5PE-Og/s1200/DSC00876.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ9OY02gMlWYzGOt1-cqDL1mBhYJQWfOSTivnq3OnqSAf29bwxFYHigBVK6P0R4_MqpIaiTXU4d25ixcdFba3yqNGVs5NEkeikFMxvFmBkoBQ1jHE93tQitk5SfL1YZbTUqtRh0J11OVg6V1SQqLvRFJkABMGVTEjPPeuN9TQPDRCT92myDTcy5PE-Og/s1600/DSC00876.JPG" width="427" /></a></div><br /> I love the flower, but look at all the prickly things on the stem.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-56762330329579558122022-06-19T23:26:00.011-04:002022-06-19T23:26:00.228-04:00A favorite subject<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjHiT-_vFwuYSmX-p1EIdKZNLQVltvJ77WAZRVLqnjlegVwjaOVFnFMh1dSqx8DnIrowP63NU9Gnm4GzKRh_BbPuJlrJKiwcRjPoNIhalMKJoqQIvErZ8CVEeYNRdTEibfllyC4vUT0ArKD3rmC0lZXhnB4ejq-TY4ZWGnrHt5uFL3FQNoPj-I03HbA/s1200/DSC00870.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtjHiT-_vFwuYSmX-p1EIdKZNLQVltvJ77WAZRVLqnjlegVwjaOVFnFMh1dSqx8DnIrowP63NU9Gnm4GzKRh_BbPuJlrJKiwcRjPoNIhalMKJoqQIvErZ8CVEeYNRdTEibfllyC4vUT0ArKD3rmC0lZXhnB4ejq-TY4ZWGnrHt5uFL3FQNoPj-I03HbA/s1600/DSC00870.JPG" width="704" /></a></div><br /> Any time I get the chance, I photograph thistle. As usual around here, it was hard to get a shot because of the wind. And it is not something one can reach out and hold steady.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-27812579097862881132022-06-18T23:33:00.014-04:002022-06-18T23:33:00.274-04:00First dragonfly session of the year<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie47e9_JHzywSHKFy7Q8Ps-SfnqjV45-vVUgpTILmnaW4V568N_wI5lgDIsxLipqKR9BFhsuXwNMJOv_RVOauxoohPCnkRIlZceJ3bmHYB9aQgFZk7hy0Wjc2PP2zNCx4F_2tJCwzlnn_GVzf-D5y1M8yB3Ehth6vnLzju1RwdcPdy_xPJ2X5KpqLx-Q/s1200/DSC00855.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie47e9_JHzywSHKFy7Q8Ps-SfnqjV45-vVUgpTILmnaW4V568N_wI5lgDIsxLipqKR9BFhsuXwNMJOv_RVOauxoohPCnkRIlZceJ3bmHYB9aQgFZk7hy0Wjc2PP2zNCx4F_2tJCwzlnn_GVzf-D5y1M8yB3Ehth6vnLzju1RwdcPdy_xPJ2X5KpqLx-Q/s1600/DSC00855.JPG" width="704" /></a></div><br /> Roger asked if I was wanting to go somewhere...I jumped at the chance to be out for a bit. So headed to what I call the swamp area. Even though I did not see a much wildlife, it was soothing to my soul. There were lots of these dragonflies. For the longest time, they were continually on the move. As I stayed there, there were a few that started to cooperate. <p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-42944421782302976162022-06-17T23:55:00.010-04:002022-06-17T23:55:00.245-04:00Painted Lady<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvdQpJztom3Eil1rNsYjn0n8T1T8wCZu3eYqjkbiXnHf4Sx9DhoVUXabu6bI775aZNoJoSNOB1TDQj9eKSOBwukwpNG4QlwazWEz6W-sh0nQxCWhCBeZ70sqINoVQddrYnFmszn_zcABmcYAn9i3rx-jJoUM6YYKH6kPJXfThesalcbTOUSI6mZZC1w/s921/IMG_4513_2_1.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="614" data-original-width="921" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvdQpJztom3Eil1rNsYjn0n8T1T8wCZu3eYqjkbiXnHf4Sx9DhoVUXabu6bI775aZNoJoSNOB1TDQj9eKSOBwukwpNG4QlwazWEz6W-sh0nQxCWhCBeZ70sqINoVQddrYnFmszn_zcABmcYAn9i3rx-jJoUM6YYKH6kPJXfThesalcbTOUSI6mZZC1w/s1600/IMG_4513_2_1.JPG" width="704" /></a></div><br /> I am resorting to the archives part of the time...this one is from 2008.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-47472638035686610842022-06-16T23:34:00.012-04:002022-06-16T23:34:00.255-04:00From my yard<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XMqIlTCv0BJM5sI3mhBboYzftDG_ew_j7cB_lMKa_Peay-jzjq6kAwfCSrqZDHKL0o6_ptQ2szpzDlvp4n3AMMae0sqi9OubEulvvUyoPnySMyK48PamJlx7QieZgHkxqnNmwa0hCuX2TdimpuFSDtTqw8lEdhrmlTwCbJZraeCpa65IV-vu315L5Q/s1200/DSC00801.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-XMqIlTCv0BJM5sI3mhBboYzftDG_ew_j7cB_lMKa_Peay-jzjq6kAwfCSrqZDHKL0o6_ptQ2szpzDlvp4n3AMMae0sqi9OubEulvvUyoPnySMyK48PamJlx7QieZgHkxqnNmwa0hCuX2TdimpuFSDtTqw8lEdhrmlTwCbJZraeCpa65IV-vu315L5Q/s1200/DSC00801.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /> I have been seeing a House Finch off and on. I do not know if it is just one single one that comes, or if there are more. But I only ever see one at a time<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-83369652139218050642022-06-15T23:06:00.001-04:002022-06-15T23:06:00.260-04:00From my son-in-law<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq28KpjiO9rd08OV2xUJkc8DYivQgdpmaYvU4jbFvperVIPhe6gxBnn3wlYNk6H00pWZ_KpV9lje-2aQzeVeXphwXM5u8EJ1wCgzr4aMFGcoXsXjU-f6RhvWpZUqutKFqaOPzYjGlOf4uBU71zlPyYnuUhDD3WuUvXFS_iaJQoomFS95Li7tVEyiy6Fw/s955/62458.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="955" data-original-width="636" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq28KpjiO9rd08OV2xUJkc8DYivQgdpmaYvU4jbFvperVIPhe6gxBnn3wlYNk6H00pWZ_KpV9lje-2aQzeVeXphwXM5u8EJ1wCgzr4aMFGcoXsXjU-f6RhvWpZUqutKFqaOPzYjGlOf4uBU71zlPyYnuUhDD3WuUvXFS_iaJQoomFS95Li7tVEyiy6Fw/s1600/62458.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /> Our son-in-law sent me these yesterday. For all you birders, what kind of hawk is it.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfepcEXQDDJtVtiJefyJpPzr0D57hsvLtneWXZ1OClfYAgBaO3xVvDP1yulmRB3bNBy3DP4GowrJ1Cfr_z5IVvjwrXyBu772N2HdNUy3YkypLVI01DffXuKBX5QdkmsE9wGEiiTpFH_pJbqOOPzTmKZ-lIQYJYObYIeaWxlqllmAv1bEktC1kpZwLL3Q/s887/62457.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="887" data-original-width="591" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfepcEXQDDJtVtiJefyJpPzr0D57hsvLtneWXZ1OClfYAgBaO3xVvDP1yulmRB3bNBy3DP4GowrJ1Cfr_z5IVvjwrXyBu772N2HdNUy3YkypLVI01DffXuKBX5QdkmsE9wGEiiTpFH_pJbqOOPzTmKZ-lIQYJYObYIeaWxlqllmAv1bEktC1kpZwLL3Q/s1600/62457.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><div><br /></div>It is banded but I cannot see all that it says.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPinL7O6lalrgDnIBxe6ZLu6g9o6cFiLwoaT1N2E-mFwm1_OD3QzZgCElO35jEV2nrtSrsHZ2IEEQymPC29j1cKyRsXzER8Ei9zYUHTmuET3uda_4LAlLknAT4ofMj8bKXQYwsHAPUTpUeqIhg6cWXJWArTeEGg5by8oycT_jfnT1KsCARZrR6xAzigQ/s952/62459.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="952" data-original-width="634" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPinL7O6lalrgDnIBxe6ZLu6g9o6cFiLwoaT1N2E-mFwm1_OD3QzZgCElO35jEV2nrtSrsHZ2IEEQymPC29j1cKyRsXzER8Ei9zYUHTmuET3uda_4LAlLknAT4ofMj8bKXQYwsHAPUTpUeqIhg6cWXJWArTeEGg5by8oycT_jfnT1KsCARZrR6xAzigQ/s1600/62459.jpg" width="427" /></a></div><br /><div>It was on scaffolding where he works.<br /><p><br /></p></div>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-26421835125815892872022-06-14T23:32:00.009-04:002022-06-14T23:32:00.222-04:00Out to pasture<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1tCQ0KDqclwisjfJZN5CsVxTyoEoA-F4LpZFd5Qncz0Ocqmil7fmyz-aTrA6m7-vPViRyma-wTAJ_rBDnHoOfzRhLmvMeZ8a-thegd4z3v-J62A7LhIqn5KjJvEaoCT4VlC8yWQbf2n-U_XIsOWYOiuFEiSqXoilUePLDizjYXLW2wz9oR3ytAisZg/s1200/IMG_0798.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="467" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP1tCQ0KDqclwisjfJZN5CsVxTyoEoA-F4LpZFd5Qncz0Ocqmil7fmyz-aTrA6m7-vPViRyma-wTAJ_rBDnHoOfzRhLmvMeZ8a-thegd4z3v-J62A7LhIqn5KjJvEaoCT4VlC8yWQbf2n-U_XIsOWYOiuFEiSqXoilUePLDizjYXLW2wz9oR3ytAisZg/s1600/IMG_0798.jpg" width="704" /></a></div><br /> I bet cattle and animals in general are glad to see spring and summer come.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-1453910497119966912022-06-13T23:45:00.005-04:002022-06-13T23:45:00.321-04:00I miss the day....<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEpmzWF5kaT06s85IRKYzn_M26uk9xNGBe2kIKhS1VXCd9wB1daruVUJeeNvFiYcT2AbyZL1qI_82quJq-Wqjt0flQ0TA9m2zOX0zfFGLXST41V9DiQYGA_hcORzmUttb50oxaa_SXi0eo8-xJ2o418wh_Hf-z71KX-eS3gsU4rEdyLJ4jjhkcH5lGA/s1200/IMG_0541.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="1200" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKEpmzWF5kaT06s85IRKYzn_M26uk9xNGBe2kIKhS1VXCd9wB1daruVUJeeNvFiYcT2AbyZL1qI_82quJq-Wqjt0flQ0TA9m2zOX0zfFGLXST41V9DiQYGA_hcORzmUttb50oxaa_SXi0eo8-xJ2o418wh_Hf-z71KX-eS3gsU4rEdyLJ4jjhkcH5lGA/s1600/IMG_0541.jpg" width="704" /></a></div><br /> I so miss being able to go out to the strip mining area and see these Short-eared owls in the fall. I think it has been 10 yrs. since I last saw one.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-82234356121408038162022-06-12T23:47:00.005-04:002022-06-12T23:47:00.228-04:00Lucky shot<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoKmJZHWAnKmLaQMyUDVVdKWmT6b38ZQy5_Au81WnCRfTWmpW6rCvarl6hpnfdSltFej__HvLxEd0zyOhz9Bz8KfdOvLkj9RlXaNQRSpvIRGRco_fytNhV4dtitQNHGKR2jfPRqO4zRh4MAmOIN_6bOOwlAWyN5qUMC3O61K-tdJ2nloH8A5tNjCqyg/s1200/DSC00803.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1200" data-original-width="1200" height="700" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoKmJZHWAnKmLaQMyUDVVdKWmT6b38ZQy5_Au81WnCRfTWmpW6rCvarl6hpnfdSltFej__HvLxEd0zyOhz9Bz8KfdOvLkj9RlXaNQRSpvIRGRco_fytNhV4dtitQNHGKR2jfPRqO4zRh4MAmOIN_6bOOwlAWyN5qUMC3O61K-tdJ2nloH8A5tNjCqyg/s1600/DSC00803.JPG" width="700" /></a></div><br /> The lucky part of this shot is the background...almost as if a spotlight on the bird.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5030030517229482341.post-68878245065845480422022-06-11T22:52:00.011-04:002022-06-11T22:52:00.225-04:00Mourning dove<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06VHr7-qQjRh3b3InP0Z9Jq9mKRxz2VXvun7xuPY8B3J93kBAKqICVP8qAIzcRq4H5tmsExkJQI08xrykqEkHBcz7I11d-ip_U8jaP_erx-KRoyBIHKgEBk1PoYYluO_9RlaK6p4xT5HI_N9o-0kegxrW5vhY0rMeaWK3X3tKF81k8mPrxuEbYmT5Pg/s1200/DSC00776-001.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="801" data-original-width="1200" height="468" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh06VHr7-qQjRh3b3InP0Z9Jq9mKRxz2VXvun7xuPY8B3J93kBAKqICVP8qAIzcRq4H5tmsExkJQI08xrykqEkHBcz7I11d-ip_U8jaP_erx-KRoyBIHKgEBk1PoYYluO_9RlaK6p4xT5HI_N9o-0kegxrW5vhY0rMeaWK3X3tKF81k8mPrxuEbYmT5Pg/s1600/DSC00776-001.JPG" width="704" /></a></div><br /> I took three or four photos of this dove and they all have this weird look...do you see what I mean? They were taken in the middle of the day.<p></p>Rosehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08015780995837712115noreply@blogger.com11