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Picture a Day #287 – Before the Storm
This little vireo (Hutton’s?) showed up in the yard today, as a storm was approaching. It wouldn’t sit still in this oak tree for more than a couple of seconds, and the light was bad, but I couldn’t resist!
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Tagged bird watching, California, home, Hutton's vireo, nature, oak tree, photography, postaday
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Picture a Day #277 – October Leaves
Here are some leaves from the grape trellis in the garden. The temperatures have dropped twenty degrees in the past couple of weeks, and suddenly it’s Fall!
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Tagged California, Fall, home, leaves, nature, October, photography, postaday
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Picture a Day #276 – Acorn Woodpecker
I don’t know what it is about the Acorn woodpeckers that are so busily storing nuts under the roof of my cabin, among other places. They are so persistent. They are such a presence. While I was working at the … Continue reading
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Tagged Acorn woodpeckers, bird watching, California, nature, photography, postaday
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Picture a Day #274 – Stuffed Peppers!
We were planning on having Sloppy Joes for supper tonight. Then I saw red bell peppers at the market, 4 for a dollar. My husband Sam and I concocted our own recipe (sort of), incorporating both. Stuffed Peppers, Sloppy Joe … Continue reading
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Tagged baking, family, food, home, postaday, sloppy joes, stuffed peppers, supper
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Picture a Day #272 – Another Recycled Planter
I found a gently used planter at a second hand store last weekend, so the plants that have been rooting in a jar of water on top of the refrigerator now have a new home. Four dollars was a pretty decent … Continue reading
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Tagged hobbies, home, houseplants, nature, photography, planter, postaday
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Picture a Day #270 – October Turkeys
The turkeys were back yesterday, in the 99 degree heat. A large group trekked across the hillside toward water. Not a bad idea!
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Tagged bird watching, California, home, nature, photography, postaday, taking a walk, turkeys
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Picture a Day #268-Evening Light Watercolor Painting
Here is the beginning of my painting that was inspired by the evening light in the trees behind the cabin where I live. I posted a photo of this area recently. Then I took my new portable easel and watercolor … Continue reading
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Tagged art, drawing, nature, painting, postaday, Prismacolor pencils, watercolor
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Picture a Day #265 – In the Night Oaks
When I was younger, I was obsessed with drawing trees. In honor of my youthful hobby, and the fact that I am surrounded by an oak woodland, I have embarked on a new project. I spent the last couple of … Continue reading
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Tagged art, home, moonlight, nature, night, oaks, painting, postaday, Prismacolor pencils, watercolor
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Picture a Day #264 – It Ain’t Over Yet
It’s officially Fall here, but the temperature is still in the 80’s. So I planted some flower seeds, and within a couple of days they were up and at ’em. Nothing like some Autumn color to put a little zing … Continue reading
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Tagged California, flowers, gardening, home, nature, organic gardening, photography, postaday
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