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December 17, 2009 03:30 PM EST (shared with group: December 17, 2009) —   Our mother died December 15, 1986. It was a shock although not totally unexpected. She had Parkinson's and was very frail. She died in her sleep in her bed in the house I grew up in. The . . . more
December 13, 2009 05:03 PM EST (shared with group: December 13, 2009) — Leaving Pinjarra, we threaded our way through beautiful grassy meadows and karri forests as we headed up the Darling Range escarpment.  Over the next 24 km I begged Magi to stop every few minutes . . . more
December 13, 2009 10:36 AM EST (shared with group: December 13, 2009) — One morning, Mag and I arose early and headed south fifty miles to the area where Magi lived when he first arrived as an immigrant with his Dutch family in the early 50's.  I had read his story, . . . more
December 08, 2009 10:05 PM EST (shared with group: December 08, 2009) — Last Thursday I was really excited when I went to the Post Office and found I had a box from Lulu.com.  The two copies of Roy Hilbinger's On a Cold Winter's Night - Images of Yule would make wonderful . . . more
December 06, 2009 09:32 AM EST (shared with group: December 06, 2009) — One of the things I found quite amazing was the fact in Western Australia one need only travel a mere twelve miles away from the center of the thriving city of Perth and find yourself in bushland.  . . . more
December 03, 2009 09:08 PM EST (shared with group: December 03, 2009) — Gooseberry National Park, in the Shire of Kalamunda, is one of my favorite places in Western Australia.  It is only a short drive from Magi's Villa in the foothills of the Darling Range Escarpment.  . . . more
November 29, 2009 02:58 PM EST (shared with group: November 29, 2009) — A couple summers back, I went up Skyrocket Creek, as I have a good hundred or more times since back when I counted my age in single digits.  This time I took pictures and video.  I'd like to . . . more
November 29, 2009 11:21 AM EST (shared with group: November 29, 2009) —   This is by the Mississippi River Also. The Audioriom is shaped like a big ship. I love the flags down there. A very nice Memorial there also.  I really enjoy going down there. Alot of people . . . more
November 29, 2009 04:43 AM EST (shared with group: November 29, 2009) —  I just love to go down to the river. There are so many things to see there. The Mississippi River is five blocks from me. The birds are ready to fly south, so am I.  Lots of boats and barges . . . more
November 28, 2009 07:18 PM EST (shared with group: November 28, 2009) —  While on my walk, I took some great photos I would like to share, I really enjoyed my self. A lady was nice enoogh to let me take a photo of her dog, then she took one of me. more
November 23, 2009 10:52 AM EST (shared with group: November 23, 2009) — I had my Happy Turkey Day last summer while visiting my brother in upstate NY. I was just enjoying the new day with a cup of coffee and all these guys came to visit. One female with a chick stopped . . . more
November 20, 2009 04:46 PM EST (shared with group: November 20, 2009) — Coffee tastes better when living outdoors. Coffee smells better when living outdoors. This is how we make coffee when living outdoors First we have to start a fire and . . . more
November 14, 2009 03:12 PM EST (shared with group: November 14, 2009) — These are photos of Philadelphia from the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ which is across the Delaware River from Penn's Landing in Philadelphia.  You can take a ferry from Penn's Landing . . . more
November 12, 2009 06:57 AM EST (shared with group: November 12, 2009) — Last week I found myself on the North Shore traveling country roads through Newbury, Newburyport, Rowley, and Ipswich when I saw a sign for Plum Island.  Although I've lived in Massachusetts most . . . more
November 09, 2009 10:40 AM EST (shared with group: November 09, 2009) — The other day Nick, my old friend from college called and mentioned how we needed to get together so she could hear all about my trip to Oz.  Nick is a wanderer like myself and usually likes to go . . . more
November 08, 2009 08:13 AM EST (shared with group: November 08, 2009) — A beautiful sunrise greeted me the other morning. You can tell it's fall by the limited number of leaves still on the trees. The Birch is almost empty but the red maples are hanging on to their leaves. . . . more
November 05, 2009 07:17 PM EST (shared with group: November 05, 2009) — I love my animals and all animals.  Including humans some of the time.  But i was in my backyard and noticed something I knew.  They are beautiful.  So with out further adue,  . . . more
October 31, 2009 06:36 PM EDT (shared with group: October 31, 2009) —   Last week DH and I took a trip up North to visit family and see some of the beautiful colors of Fall.  I stayed in Philadelphia and DH went to Hawk Mountain in Lenhartsville, PA which . . . more
October 29, 2009 01:21 PM EDT (shared with group: October 29, 2009) — Late last week I was wondering why it was so quiet at the bird feeder in my backyard. Usually late afternoon is super busy and you can here all the birds all over my culdesac. It was really quiet out . . . more
October 27, 2009 03:22 AM EDT (shared with group: October 27, 2009) — During the first week I was in Perth, Mag took me to King's Park.  But the visit was cut short two hours after we arrived when the skies opened up and Mag and I realized sloshing around in the mud . . . more
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