Weird Grass Growing by Creek

March 13, 2012 — Debbie

I can’t recall if I have shared any photographs of this on the blog before or not.
But if I have, I still don’t know what this is.  LOL!

It’s some sort of odd grass-like plant that grows in one spot on the creek bank. I suspect that it is some sort of purchased plant, that maybe got displaced during flooding and belonged to someone up the creek from us… maybe.  That is totally a guess. But it doesn’t look like anything native that I’ve ever seen around here.

This is what it looks like sprouting up:

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And this is a stick of it left over from last season:

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It stays green months after a stalk has broken off. And during the summer it has stripes. My daughter says that she thinks it looks like something out of Dr. Suess, and I think she’s right. Although you wouldn’t think so by the two photos I am sharing here. I need to try to get some of it, during it’s more colorful stage.

If anyone knows what it is, please let me know.  Thanks!

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Miscellaneous Weeds

March 8, 2012 — Debbie

Even weeds can be pretty, if you stop to look at them.   :)

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I am not sure what either of these two are called.

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If you know what they are, feel free to email me and I will update this page with their names.

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I’m back and with a Blog Award!

October 16, 2011 — Debbie

My blogging friend, Maggie, was generous enough to bestow upon me three blog awards.  One for each of my blogs!

Thank you so much Maggie!

The rules of this blog award are to list 7 random things about yourself and then pass the award to other bloggers. I plan to do the 7 random things about myself on DorkyDeb.com so I thought I’d do the 7 random things here about things related to nature or this blog.

1.  I haven’t updated this blog with new photos since May 21st, 2010.  (hangs head in shame.)
I hope to go back and fill in posting the photos that I took and would have shared during that gap in posting. If I can ever find the time and energy to do so.  ;)

2.  I had a different layout for this blog, but I changed it.
Why? Well that would be because the developers that created the layout decided to “update and improve” it, causing those of us that use it to need to install and update. I installed the update last night and it majorly munched the blog. Not cool!  It deleted all of my customization and all sorts of minuscule little details. I did not like the “improvements”, not at all. So I decided to move on to a different theme. Those of you that have been here for a long time, will recognize it as I have used this one before (albeit in different colors). I still have some work to do on it though. It’s not as flashy and fancy as the last theme, but it WORKS properly. I like it ok. And it loads much much faster.

3.  I once photographed a pair of flies mating while sitting on the back of a frog.
True story.  I’ll show you someday, if I ever get caught up on those back photos.  ;)

4.  I once rescued a baby snake tangled in a thick spider web.
You can’t say that isn’t “random”!  LOL

5.  I photographed a Northern-Fence Lizard this year for the first time.
In theory, they are supposed to be common in our state. But I had never seen one in person before.

6.  I had a praying mantis as a “pet” for awhile this year.
He was awesome.  I took lots of photos and video of him to share.

7.  I got bit by a skink this year.
That was new. But no injury, just some surprise.  :)

And I am passing this award on to…..

Mary at Faith, Fabric & Photos

Congratulations, Mary!

I will be handing out more awards later when I complete the award on DorkyDeb.com  Thanks again Maggie! And thank you to those who read this, I am sorry I was absent here for so long!    :)

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Mother’s Day 2010

May 9, 2010 — Debbie

It’s not every day that you are greeted at your door by little people with flowers and a balloon.  :)  But it’s nice!

My two oldest went to my parent’s house for a little while on Mother’s Day and during their visit, they came by and brought me a Happy Mother’s Day balloon and flowers “they” got me.  ;)
They are at an age (6 & 7)  where getting a photograph of the two of them together where they aren’t moving, talking, and/or making silly faces is nearly impossible.  So I take whatever photo I can get.  LOL!

(The flower is an annual called a Lobelia.  I kept the basket on our outdoor table all spring/summer and it flowered the entire time.  My mom and my husband helped me keep it watered on days I wasn’t feeling well.  I was really impressed by how many little flowers it ended up making, and how long it kept them.  It was quite a nice gift.  :)   And outdoors it did not have a strong odor, which is a nice perk for those like me with allergies.  I took better photographs of it that I will share later on, as I come to them.)

While the older two were visiting their Grandma for a few hours, my husband and I took the baby out to get some new photographs of her.  Here is one of those:

I hope all the mothers out there had a lovely day!

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Front deck

May 7, 2010 — Debbie

I took all of the Rhododendron photos from here, on the front deck.

The deck was covered in maple seeds from the huge maple tree.
I don’t spend nearly as much time out here as I would like to.  My health issues keep me inside far too much.
Most of my photo taking is done in short trips outside.  When I was healthier I would spend almost all of my time outside.  I miss the things I used to be able to do, more than words could ever say.  If there is something you want to do, you should do it while you can, because you never know what tomorrow might hold.

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A Bumblebee and a little Emily Dickinson

March 21, 2010 — Debbie

While I was out, this slow flying bumblebee followed me around, and I ended up taking it’s photo.

For some reason it made me think of one of my favorite Emily Dickinson poems.  So I thought I’d share it here.

PURPLE CLOVER

by Emily Dickinson

There is a flower that bees prefer,
And butterflies desire;
To gain the purple democrat
The humming-birds aspire.

And whatsoever insect pass,
A honey bears away
Proportioned to his several dearth
And her capacity.

Her face is rounder than the moon,
And ruddier than the gown
Of orchis in the pasture,
Or rhododendron worn.

She doth not wait for June;
Before the world is green
Her sturdy little countenance
Against the wind is seen,

Contending with the grass,
Near kinsman to herself,
For privilege of sod and sun,
Sweet litigants for life.

And when the hills are full,
And newer fashions blow,
Doth not retract a single spice
For pang of jealousy.

Her public is the noon,
Her providence the sun,
Her progress by the bee proclaimed
In sovereign, swerveless tune.

The bravest of the host,
Surrendering the last,
Nor even of defeat aware
When cancelled by the frost.

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