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Walking around, looking at stuff

7/11/2016

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I'm taking a break from writing this week. Well, that's not entirely true. I did spend some time playing around with a new writing project, which I'll tell you more about once it gets further along. But I'm taking a break from blog writing this week because it's just so beautiful outside, and I've got to get out there and look at stuff.
I hate to leave you behind, though--we've been having such a good time together. So come outside with me, and I'll show you some of the stuff I've been looking at.
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The seasonal road that runs along one side of our property, where Ray and I take many a walk
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Pileated woodpecker, a frequent visitor. Welcome, except when destroying our garage siding.
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These partridgeberry flowers, no bigger than my pinkie nail, were everywhere in the woods on one recent walk.
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I confess, I once thought my friend Tom was strange for taking so many seagull pictures when he lived in California. Now I'm doing the same thing with squirrels.
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Rust on my car, not pretty. Rust on an old truck, beautiful in its own way.
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One neighbor calls them Bluebirds of Crappiness, but seeing them always lifts my mood.
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Black-eyed susan growing wild amid the ferns
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Doesn't it just make you wish you were iridescent, too?
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Just cute. Also destructive. But cute.
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More rust
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Baby turkeys -- just three of the dozen or more who've been visiting.
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This one's for Michelle C., whose botanist father studied these and took the family along on collecting trips. At one time, Michelle never wanted to see another Tradescantia, but maybe she won't mind just one more.
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A skipper coming in for a landing . . .
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. . . and landed.
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Yes, another squirrel
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Weeds captivate me almost as much as squirrels.
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As do bumblebees on milkweed
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The robin family that took up residence on our back porch beam.
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The last two baby robins on the day they left the nest. This was just before they took their first flight. They had to give it some serious thought.
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That's the end of today's walkabout. What catches your attention in your surroundings?
7 Comments
Ruth Daly link
7/13/2016 07:08:44 am

These are all gorgeous. You've inspired me to take my camera out for a walk today!

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Nan
7/13/2016 07:17:45 am

Thank you, Ruth! I'd love to see what you find on your walk.

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Colleen link
7/13/2016 08:46:30 am

Wow, amazing pictures, Nan. Love the baby turkeys—we used to raise those—and the woodpecker. Thanks for the virtual nature walk! :O)

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Nan
7/13/2016 08:53:54 am

Thanks, Colleen. Baby anythings are just so darn appealing, aren't they?

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Cindi
7/13/2016 10:33:38 am

Thank you for transporting me from my 100 degree surroundings to your lush, green, "cool" environment. Just beautiful. I do enjoy watching the birds, raccoons and skunks that come in our backyard from the green belt. Watched a baby skunk, whose body couldn't have been longer than 6", come to eat some cat food. It was adorable.

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Nan
7/13/2016 12:29:48 pm

It would be even cooler if you came up here in person, Cindi! We've had three little raccoons visiting lately, too. I did have to put my foot down when they started uprooting the native plants I'd just shelled out many $$ for at the conservation district sale, but thanks to Repels All spray and strategic placement of rocks, I think we've come to an understanding now.

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J.Q. Rose link
7/14/2016 11:10:22 am

Amazing photos. How do you get those woodland creatures to pose for you??? Thanks for the lovely break.

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