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And a third. I hope these are the last snow pictures I take this year! The bird feeder--where the action is.
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Snow sculpture. I had nothing to do with the making of this. The snow and the wind did that.
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Cosmos. Such a lovely, old-fashioned flower!
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Lavender. Don't you just love lavender!
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Maple hydrangea taken from the deck. I don't really like this kind. The flowers blosson one at a time instead of all at once, thus this plant doesn't have that lovely snowball effect
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Daylilies in the front yard
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Azalea at the side of the house
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Chives on the other side of the house
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White columbine in the side yard
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Japanese maple in the front yard
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Lilies of the valley nearby in the front yard
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perennial geranium in the side yard
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one of the roses I just planted in the front yard
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Miniature lilac by the front door
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One of two identical pots of flowers on our front step
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Dogwood very near our front door
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Yours truly delivering cookies at a friend's party
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Weeping cherry in the front yard
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Azaleas in the front of the house
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Rachel Raccoon having a little snack in the rain
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I just thought this was such a pretty sight in the back yard
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It's daffodil season! YAY!
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Lenten roses in the side yard
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Witch Hazel--always the first to blossom
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The deer family pays a visit
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Autumn came late to us here.
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Some of the sedum in the front yard
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Praying mantis on the front window
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It occurs to me that I never take pictures just of the woods.
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Have I ever mentioned that I love daffodils?
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These forsythia are brand new and I couldn't be more pleased with them!
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OH YEAH! It's daffodil season again! YAY!
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Don't you just love crocus?
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And pussy willow turning green already!
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The dogwood just outside the kitchen window
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A longer view of the same tree
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HAH! The thief caught red pawed!
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Looks like our stray cat has competition for his food!
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This is stray cat. He came to us Mother's Day weekend and has stuck around ever since. He has feline leukemia, so I can't take him in. But I do have him set up in the garage with food, toys, a litter box, and several soft places to sleep. Mostly, though, he likes being outside. That's fine in the summer, not so great in the winter. I'm hoping to find him a loving family before the cold weather sets in. My vet says he will probably live a perfectly normal life. But he can't be with other cats. So there it is.
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Vila and Barrett at the Emporium of Curious Goods in Jim Thorpe PA
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Rachel the raccoon taste-testing the bird seed
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Aren't peonies simply glorious!
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Rhododendrons showing off
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The first rose on the bush outside my kitchen window
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A view of the pergola from my bedroom window
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Tillie the Turtle comes to visit toting a leaf.
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Wild bluebells along the side of our road
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A carpet of red bus petals
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Pussy willow in full fuzz
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Our first snow of the season
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Sally the Squirrel INSIDE the bird feeder
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My friend Jane with me at the book signing at Jim Thorpe
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Bonnie the bunny stops by to call.
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Regular lilies just outside the house
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A different variety of peony
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Honeysuckle with dogwood in the background
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A flower among flowers! LOL! MOI!
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Woody the woodpecker visiting our pergola. He’s taken to pecking at our windows, but Cadeau always chases him before I can get a good shot! BAD KITTY! LOL!
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HAH! I finally got him. He’s fuzzy. He simply would not hold still for me. But there he is
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Wood hyacinths at the edge of the woods
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Blue columbine. Unfortunately, the wind kicked in just as I snapped the photo.
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Wood hyacinths along the walkway in front of the house
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Wood hyacinths with azalea
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A shrub whose name I forget
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Muscari along the front walk
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Azaleas and a few last gasping daffodils.
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Azaleas minus the daffodils
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Azalea with accompanying muscari
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Dora the deer came by with her buddies but I couldn’t get a shot of them.
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I just couldn’t help myself. I know these daffodils aren’t in full bloom, but I was so excited to see this little patch of color that I HAD to snap this shot!
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MORE daffodils! Oh yes, I am the queen of daffodils!
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Lenten Rose (yes I did plant something besides daffodils)
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Yup! There she is again, having stopped by for a snack.
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Donna and Denise Deer in our front yard. (Donna’s on the laft. Look for Denise within the trees. You can see her white tail)
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A slightly better picture of Denise
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Susan Squirrel come by for a snack
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Pergola after 20 inches of snow
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The poor beleaguered trellis after the same storm
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Yeah there’s a shrub under all that snow. Somewhere.
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Priscilla Possum comes to call.
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David the deer come by for a snack.
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Yes he looks up to hay hey.
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A friendly visitor. She had four companions, but I couldn’t get shots of them.
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Lavender STILL blossoming in October!
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From the book signing at The Emporium of Curious Goods in Jim Thorpe, PA. Barrett (the owner) and me.
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This was just before I closed down for the day
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It occurs to me that I have never taken pictures of the woods where I live.
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Mums, the queens of autumn
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Honeysuckle. GOTTA love it!
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Peony. Boy I love peonies!
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Hydrangea on her way to full bloom
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Planters by the front door
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Rhododendron with a few irises.
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Azaleas. We both love them!
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The creeping phlox I just started
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Lilies of the valley. I just planted them last year.
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Clematis growing up with roses
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Peonies, another one of my favorites!
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And don’t forget herbs, such as chives
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And a shrub whose name I cannot remember
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One of the weeping cherries
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Brace yourself! These are pictures from daffodil season. I tend to lose all control!
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Our winter wonderland. The arch is the entrance to our pet cemetery.
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MUMS! Oh how I love mums!
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And yes we still had roses in November!
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Vila and Helen at the Emporium of Curious Goods, 15 Broadway, Jim Thorpe PA on Saturday 18 October. This is before the signing began.
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Helen and Vila at the Emporium of Curious Goods, 15 Broadway, Jim Thorpe PA on 18 October 2008.
Again, this is before the signing started.
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Barrett Ravenhurst, Ph.D., Helen and me during a brief break in traffic at the Emporium of Curious Goods, 15 Broadway, Jim Thorpe, PA. Barrett owns the store and is a real dear!
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A woman waiting for me to sign someone else’s book so she can get hers signed at The Emporium of Curious Goods, 15 Broadway, Jim Thorpe PA.
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Isn’t cosmos a beautiful flower!
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Butterfly weed. I LOVE it!
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The above are the story boards Rob of Woodwitch Creations offered to people who bought both of my books during the August promotion.
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The pictures below are of the plaques he offered to those who ordered either one of my books.
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Lilies are so lovely. These are in front of our kitchen window.
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And from a different angle
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Clematis climbing the pergola
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The blossoming dogwood just outside the kitchen window.
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Aren’t chives lovely when they blossom!
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Peony is such a lovely flower, isn’t it?
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Can’t get enough of those peonies!
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One that hasn’t quite opened yet.
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On a peony roll here! There’s no such thing as too many of them though!
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Iris is my husband’s favorite flower.
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And so I just have to include irises in the pictures.
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Therefore I’ve paid due homage to iris.
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But in truth I prefer rhododendron.
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Roses climbing the pergola
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More roses climbing the pergola
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Mother of thyme and some other flowers.
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