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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 #275 – National Novel Writing Month-My Journey
This has been a busy year for me. I wrote my first novel during National Novel Writing Month last November. I revised, edited, and self-published my young adult novel, Willy’s Magic, as an e-book in February of this year. During … Continue reading
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Tagged entertainment, fairy tale, family, inspiration, National Novel Writing Month, nature, photography, postaday
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Picture a Day #273 – Clouding in the Evening
I knew the sunset would be phenomenal this evening. The clouds were restless; the sun teased the horizon. My Nikon twitched in my hands. Once the blush of sunset began, it shifted seamlessly from shade to shade. The clouds stretched across … Continue reading
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Tagged clouds, evening, nature, Nikon, photography, postaday, sky, sunset
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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 #269 – A Captionless Photo
This lizard is desperately in need of a caption – or not. The truth is I got too close and it retreated behind this lichen-encrusted rock. It kept peeking out, and when I approached took cover.
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Tagged California, lizard, nature, photography, postaday
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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 #266 – Summer Wildflower
I found this wildflower in my photo files from this summer. Another Sierra foothill beauty!
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Tagged California, nature, photography, postaday, Sierra foothills, travel, wildflowers
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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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