Monthly Archives: October 2012

Happy Halloween

While I was out looking for autumn colors, I came upon lots of Halloween decorations of my neighbors.  Since today is Halloween, I thought I would share some of them with you. The funny epitaphs on these graveyard tombstones reminded … Continue reading

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View 252: Autumn Colour

Autumn was muted this year. The long, hot and dry summer really stressed the trees and the fall foliage showed it. Many trees which normally turn bright red this time of year went going directly to yellow or brown. There was … Continue reading

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Photoshopped

Up until this year, I really did not see a need for a different photo editor beyond Apple’s Aperture 3.x.  I envied from a far the Adobe Photoshop community and their endless supply of support.  The price of joining the Photoshop world … Continue reading

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Every Storm

Runs Out of Rain A new song by one of my favorite Country artists.  Hope you enjoy it.

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Northern Red Oak

The Northern Red Oak (Quercus rubra) has been called “one of the handsomest, cleanest, and stateliest trees in North America” by naturalist Joseph S. Illick, and it is widely considered a national treasure. The Red Oak is especially valued for … Continue reading

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