Tag: nature
group name: fiftyplus
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April 29, 2007 09:56 AM EDT --
Have a wonderful view.
My favorite room in my home is actually what was the back porch. What was once a lowly deck is now a glass room with skylights.
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April 01, 2007 08:51 AM EDT --
Outside the attic window,
a bird flew against the glass;
not hurt, he flapped again and chirped.
Up the attic stairs, thunderous steps
the sound of one hundred elephants, times two;
it was only Mao, . . . more
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July 10, 2007 11:37 AM EDT --
Photographic Essay Contest
An early morning walk always yields surprises along the path -- small gems often easily overlooked, or large vistas seen in a new light. I don't usually walk with my . . . more
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July 18, 2007 03:31 PM EDT --
This is a little late but I wanted to wait until I got our 300 photos developed since I find it easier to scan the photos I want to add to an article rather than look through the thumbnails and hope I . . . more
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October 21, 2007 07:21 PM EDT --
We took this beautiful autumn weekend to work on our trails. On Saturday we were out cleaning a creek area and collecting sticks for making mulch.
This is more of a close up of my hard . . . more
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November 11, 2007 11:43 AM EST --
These shots were sent to me by a friend. She didn't have the story behind them but the pictures speak volumes.
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November 24, 2007 01:21 PM EST --
A place you've been to and enjoyed the site of something totally awesome and you didn't want to leave is where?
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November 24, 2007 01:57 PM EST --
Is there a place you've been to and enjoyed the site of something totally awesome and you didn't want to leave? For me, it was Maui. We were laying on the beach at dusk watching the . . . more
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July 10, 2007 04:38 AM EDT --
My grandkids and I just got back from a nice walk. I took my camera and took a lot of shots of wildflowers. Some I know the names of and others I don't here is the essay photo parade of . . . more
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January 26, 2008 04:19 PM EST --
I photographed this strange looking pod last summer, and I have no idea what it could be! There didn't appear to be anything strange flying around it, it was just there! And it was the only one of . . . more
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June 23, 2007 07:51 PM EDT --
There is not enough darkness in all the world to put out the light of even one small candle.
- Robert Alden
Lighthouse Keeper
I am the lighthouse keeper
I send the beacon out in the . . . more
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August 31, 2007 01:38 AM EDT --
And thou, vast ocean! On whose awful face time's iron feet can print no ruin-trace.
- Robert Montgomery
Long Beach (Naga Uta)
Ocean waves ripple . . . more
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March 02, 2008 04:22 PM EST --
Well I suppose you've heard that a serious photographer will go almost anywhere to get the perfect photo? Well I got up close and personal with an Acacia Tree and now I'm suffering! . . . more
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June 28, 2007 02:45 AM EDT --
Summer Days, by Jen Donier
Across the forested hills I gazed;
Pondering on long summer days.
The waving tan of deadened grass;
The fading bloom of a wild rose.
Red and gold sunset . . . more
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May 01, 2007 03:30 PM EDT --
Each year I plant a little garden, because I only have a little space, and I try to choose plants that I've never had before. I think it adds to the excitement of having a garden. I also . . . more
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May 24, 2007 01:58 PM EDT --
My Wallaby Orange Blaze has finally bloomed and it is so interesting to watch as it goes from bud to flower. This is another flower in my garden that closes up tight when the sun goes down. . . . more
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July 31, 2007 09:22 PM EDT --
I took my grandkids for a week in June. Oh, what fun we had! Mostly we did activities around the house but I took them out a couple of times for a special outing. One of those was a visit to our local . . . more
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June 30, 2007 01:33 AM EDT --
I wanted to help but no one cared;
I wanted to give, but 'twas not shared.
I wanted to walk with a friend.
To see the sunset at day's end
To smell the honeysuckle in bloom, . . . more
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December 11, 2007 09:06 PM EST --
I got this email today and found it so intriguing I had to share it with all of my Gather friends. I hope you enjoy it as much as I.
There is a field, with two horses in it. . . . more
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August 16, 2007 08:33 PM EDT --
Photo Essay Contest
I live on Cape Cod, one of the most naturally beautiful places on earth. Shaped by glaciers advancing and then retreating, the land has the ridge of a spine along . . . more
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