Tag: nature
group name: getoutdoors
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December 15, 2007 09:45 AM EST --
I came across this short video of a meteor crossing the Arizona skies. I guess it is that time of year, and sure would have liked to see this one myself. Usually they are just quick streaks, but occasionally . . . more
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August 18, 2008 08:53 AM EDT --
On Saturday I had the pleasure of joining two visiting Mississippi cachers on a cache run. Their goal was 130 caches in 24-hours. They had 63 finds when I left them around 9:30 p.m.
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March 23, 2008 01:24 AM EDT --
I was ready to go caching pretty early today, but my caching partner for the day decided to sleep in until noon. As a result, I got a late start and didn't find my first cache till nearly 2:30 this . . . more
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April 26, 2007 04:37 PM EDT --
On April 22, 1970, Gaylord Nelson, a United States Senator from Wisconsin, called for an environmental teach-in. He wanted people to take a moment and examine the swiftly degrading condition of the environment. . . . more
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May 17, 2007 03:17 PM EDT --
On this day, May 17, in 1875, the very first Kentucky Derby was held. As the American Thoroughbred racehorse Aristides crossed the finish line, claiming his place in history as the first winner of the . . . more
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July 26, 2007 09:49 AM EDT --
Throughout the ages, there have always been people who have said they can see the future, reading what is to come as if it were an open book. Some read the lines of others' palms. Some gaze ahead using . . . more
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January 19, 2007 12:20 PM EST --
Summer is dying
even as Wood Rose along icewater streams
yields to the sweet dark acid-red velvet crunch
of the perfect thimbleberry.
What a gift, this death,
whispering its arrival . . . more
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January 15, 2007 01:57 AM EST --
Floating through the air
Fluttering from bloom to bloom
Drift, flit, glide…to me
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August 24, 2008 11:48 AM EDT --
This is just a random selection of summertime ocean and beach shots. Nothing really exciting to see and only being posted for promo points.
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April 19, 2007 03:00 PM EDT --
Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered weak and weary,
Over many a quaint and curious volume of forgotten lore,
While I nodded, nearly napping, suddenly there came a tapping,
As of some one gently . . . more
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July 11, 2007 04:09 PM EDT --
Over the next ten days, there may be an increase in odd sights. For instance, children on the playground might start carrying wooden sticks, ranging in size from approximately eight to twelve inches, in . . . more
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August 20, 2008 09:21 AM EDT --
This article houses a selection of wildlife critters I photographed so far in the Summer 2008. As with my last photo collection, if you would like to comment on some of these photos individually, have . . . more
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September 24, 2007 07:55 PM EDT --
Nature’s Calling Cards
In Victorian times, people of good breeding and character with time on their hands apparently went “calling.” . . . more
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January 14, 2008 08:29 PM EST --
Traditions tie us to our past and link us to our future. As part of a long family tradition, I love the time of year when . . . more
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May 23, 2008 06:03 PM EDT --
Jelly on the Bush
I've heard some folks refer to cattle as hamburger on the hoof. With this reference in mind, . . . more
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March 15, 2007 04:48 PM EDT --
Hello to all,
Tranquil water reflects the sky and supports the beauty of fall's leaving and spring's arrival.
Namaste, Wayne
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June 04, 2007 04:44 PM EDT --
Ladybugs live in fields, gardens and grasslands. This is a female ladybug stoping by to say hello. After awaking from her winter time nap. Ladybugs overwinter . . . more
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June 06, 2008 09:08 AM EDT --
I grew up deep within the mountains of West Virginia. I'm a country girl through and through. Though I no longer live in the mountains you surely can't take the mountains out of me. . . . more
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February 25, 2008 10:55 AM EST --
An immersion into nature slowly ebbs the clanging thoughts of a mind, one by one. They fall away into much needed silence until you can at last be at peace, hearing the abundant sounds of life in nature. . . . more
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June 12, 2008 06:03 PM EDT --
This wrote itself about two nights ago. I was trying to go to sleep, and it just kept playing in my head. It wouldn't let me rest until I got up and wrote it down on paper. Then, I drifted off into . . . more
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