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Three Dissimilar Views

Three windows into a brick wall, three dissimilar views from within and without.

Three Dissimilar Views Three windows into a brick wall, three dissimilar views from within and without.

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A Life of Work

Stark winter sunlight pulls details not seen at other times.

A Life of Work Do we consider the effects of our lives on those inanimate things that work to support us? The layers, layers of time and effort worn away. Stark winter sunlight pulls details not seen at other times.

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Keep Warm Station

Make some warm memories with friends and family this holiday season.

Keep Warm Station Make some warm memories with friends and family this holiday season. Just happened to catch these three starlings basking in the heat from a neighbor’s chimney this morning. I also made a little video of four doves later.

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Colors of Winter

The air was full of fine snow flurries, and the ripe rose hips were red as summer against the snow.

Colors of Winter The air was full of fine snow flurries, and the ripe rose hips were red as summer against the snow.

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Crow's Nest

On a very cold, dim and silent day Crow was the only thing moving against the gray clouds.

Crow’s Nest On a very cold, dim and silent day Crow was the only thing moving against the gray clouds. Crow is getting a head start on nesting season, or perhaps making some repairs after the recent storm. The trees are very tall oaks and maples atop a cliff over a railroad track next to a creek, so it may be a prime area for home base.

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Yesterday's Sunset

I was enchanted by the row of perfectly silhouetted bare deciduous trees and stocky conifers under the big sky.

Yesterday’s Sunset Beware the sunset that looks like a sunrise, it may just be a beginning instead of an end. I was enchanted by the row of perfectly silhouetted bare deciduous trees and stocky conifers under the big sky. Not even a wisp of a cloud decorated any part of the arc overhead that slowly changed hue as the moments crept on. This was one I saw while driving, passed the open spot in the…

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Let the Sun Shine

We've had rain and dark days but I'm ready for winter! As an antidote, I'll go back to that wonderful woods walk in October and let the sun shine.

Let the Sun Shine We’ve had rain and dark days but I’m ready for winter! As an antidote, I’ll go back to that wonderful woods walk in October and let the sun shine. I took so many photos and I only shared three. I had finally reached the top of the hill on the trail, and because I knew we’d lose most of the leaves in the next few days I my goal up there was to capture the canopy with as much sun…

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Circumstances

Circumstances are temporary and do not illustrate who you are.

Circumstances Circumstances are temporary and do not illustrate who you are.

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An Unusual Rainbow

A quick an unexpected storm passed through on a sunny November mid-day. Its gift was a huge rainbow that, as it fell apart, diffused to resemble the northern aurora borealis in the sky.

An unusual rainbow. A quick an unexpected storm passed through on a sunny November mid-day. Its gift was a huge rainbow that, as it fell apart, diffused to resemble the northern aurora borealis in the sky. It was originally a narrow semi-circular rainbow that was very bright and colorful, possibly because it was right around noon. I never got a good angle to show how clear it was, but as I was…

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Squirreling Up the Wrong Tree

But any hope of joy was lost when Mimi discovered the squirrel was using her tree!

Squirrel in Mimi’s tree Mimi and I went out onto the front porch to enjoy the sunshine. But any hope of joy was lost when Mimi discovered the squirrel was using her tree! Her favorite scratching post! There he was just clawing and climbing all over it as if he owned it! Mimi sneaking soundlessly through the groundcover. Mimi is not much bigger than the squirrel but she engaged in a little…

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Clearing at Sunset

This is not tonight's sunset but one from last year about this time, at the end of a very rainy day when the sky began clearing at sunset and gave off quite the color show.

Clearing at Sunset This is not tonight’s sunset but one from last year about this time, at the end of a very rainy day when the sky began clearing at sunset and gave off quite the color show.

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Layers and Reflections

Memories are made of layers and reflections, and very little is clearly focused.

Layers and reflections Memories are made of layers and reflections, and very little is clearly focused.

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Oh What A Beautiful Morning!

I'm sure the doe was happy to be browsing in more temperate conditions and just the tilt of her head made me think of singing.

Oh What A Beautiful Morning After a week of dark mornings and increasingly cold weather, a bright sunny and slightly warmer morning was a thing to celebrate. I’m sure the doe was happy to be browsing in more temperate conditions and just the tilt of her head made me think of singing. This doe is Alatus from the post a couple of weeks ago. Even though I don’t really care for them in my yard, I…

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Rockin Robin

Yes, this robin was rockin its way through the honeysuckle bush quickly picking and eating berry after berry.

Rockin Robin Yes, this robin was rockin its way through the honeysuckle bush quickly picking and eating berry after berry. I am so surprised I actually got this photo. I didn’t know what I’d managed to get until I downloaded the photos and looked at them enlarged. This honeysuckle is in a neighbor’s yard next door to my neighbor across the street, I was sitting at my desk looking through a…

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When You Don't Want the Party to End

,,,but there are snowflakes on your face and winter berries over your shoulder.

When You Don’t Want the Party to End ,,,but there are snowflakes on your face and winter berries over your shoulder. I’m going to leave the marigolds to see how far into December they make it. Then I’ll save those seeds for next year. The pink rose is permanent, and always welcome.

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Reflections

In the afterglow of day the Three Sisters bridges, the lights at PNC Park and the Allegheny River reflect in the glass wall of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

Sunset Reflections In the afterglow of day the Three Sisters bridges, the lights at PNC Park and the Allegheny River reflect in the glass wall of the David L. Lawrence Convention Center.

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Tiny Mushrooms and Autumn Blooms

Here is a collection from the past few days when the temperatures dropped and cold rains came, but mushrooms are still popping up and flowers blooming out there.

Little mushrooms. Not in the woods, in my backyard, mushrooms. Or a small outdoor dining set for faeries. Mycena inclinata, “clustered bonnet” or “oak-stump bonnet cap,” I’m pretty sure, growing on one of the pieces of one of my old maple trees I’m using around my yard. Every once in a while I don’t remember to take my DSLR outside when I take out the trash, or when I just go out in my yard for…

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