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the road to my heart is paved with macarons or some other thing like that; pa-based, best friend to lucy to aussie cattle dog, pollinator protector, junior ranger, gardener wannabe, etc. used to be on here (tumblr) a lot from 2010 - 2014 and im excited to be back !!!!

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window seat views

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tiger swallowtail tattoo and a tiger swallowtail wing; found in Pisgah National Forest one sunny May morning

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could i be a children’s illustrator exclusively of books with lucy as the star? 💫

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every floor of the hotel had a different version of this sign and i thought it was funny

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never rained in the desert til I picked me for the very first time

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spotted while kayaking in morro bay, ca

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some car window shots from across the country over the years

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it’s giving little women (2019)

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a portrait of a slug in a wine glass

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big fan of a dramatic ridge line

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ma’am this is a jeep commercial

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lucy lucy lucy

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all i know is that in the future i don’t really care where i live, as long as it’s not raining all the time & there is a summer, and i want a dog.  if i am ever a home-owner, i realllly want a porch as well.  

give me these things, & i’ll be the happiest girl ever. 

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very pleased to report (from the future) that i'm currently writing this note from my porch with my dog, lucy, by my feet. it is currently summer, and even though i think i meant this note to mean "i hope i don't live in PA", i think 20-yr old mads would be happy with the way things have turned out and our story so far.

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peony season was bountiful this year

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flowers from my garden this summer