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Gift #1167: Foliage

There will be a brief interruption in the British Travelogue as we pause for a moment to admire the beauties of foliage, courtesy of the Art Elements Blog challenge theme for September. fo·li·age:  the aggregate of leaves of one or … Continue reading

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Gift #1111: November Art Bead Challenge

There’s something rather satisfying about seeing all those ones in a row.  It’s a fine repeatable number.  I guess it would have been even cooler if I managed to post it on Nov. 11th.  Then it would have been Gift … Continue reading

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Gift #911: Autumn Garden

How quickly time passes once we reach the latter half of the year.  I can scarcely believe that we are several days into November!  My beloved October passed all too quickly and part of me does not even believe it’s … Continue reading

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Gift #908: October foliage

We’re in the glory days of autumn here.  It’s amazing and I’m officially one of the worst driving hazards on the road as all my attention gets consumed by the trees.  Do you know how hard it is to keep … Continue reading

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Gift #869: Views from a Naturalist’s Desk

This  collection of some of the natural treasures collected on hikes in the mountains looks like it came from a curiosity cabinet.  I’m intensely fascinated by these compilations of natural history specimens.  I’ve been gifted with several books on the … Continue reading

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Gift #770: Southwest landscape

Today I wanted to share some more pictures of the mountains of New Mexico.  Being from Colorado, I was excited to visit mountains again.  These were not the conifer and aspen forested granite slopes of the Rockies, but they were … Continue reading

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Gift #720: Spring Mill State Park

I spent the most wonderful weekend hidden away in Spring Mill State Park.  I’m so grateful for times to get away and rejuvenate in beautiful places.  I dream about Spring Mill all year-long and look forward to the autumn trip … Continue reading

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Gift #687: First glimpse of autumn

Look what I saw today!!  The first signs of autumn are starting to reveal themselves in occasional patches of foliage. With scarlet wings and ochre blossoms, the colors of autumn are seeping into the landscape.  Although it’s just a whisper, … Continue reading

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Gift #507: Remembering Autumn

It’s the last day of November.  It’s hard to say goodbye to this month.  So today we’ll take a look back at the beautiful autumn we enjoyed in Indy.  It was full of vibrant color and beauty.   I took lots … Continue reading

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Gift #494: Neighborhood park

We are blessed to have a wonderful community park just minutes away from where I live.  Several adjoining neighborhoods are close by and it offers a lovely retreat.  You can picnic, ride bikes, hike, play with pets in the pet … Continue reading

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