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Larkspur for July

Delphinium Consolida Rocket- Rocket Larkspur Image via Aggie-Horticulture, Texas A&M University Gig 'em Aggies  Consolida regalis, Forking Larkspur Image via Wikipedia Commons  OK gang, hold on...

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Butterfly Orchids

Psychopsis papilio, Source    Psychopsis papilio, Source  Psychopsis sanderae, Source    Psychopsis versteegiana, Source   Psychopsis krameriana, Source   No words needed.

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The Butterfly Circus

Source Found this short film this morning.  To quote the movie's website, At the height of the Great Depression, the showman (Eduardo Verastegui) of a renowned circus leads his troupe through the...

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A Flower For August- Gladiolus

I'm sorry, what did you say? August is over? Oh good gracious! The winding down of summer, the starting up of school, hot days and cool swimming pool, dog mayhem, house chores, appointments, new job,...

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Screech Owls- Fond Memories

Photo by nebirdsplus via Flickr  I've been hearing them again. Source  Eastern Screech Owls. My little night-time friends aren't very big- just 6 to 10 inches tall. They are red (rufus) or gray in...

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Playing In The Water

This past summer, I took a Sketchbook Journaling class, held at one of the local libraries. The class was a four week introduction to sketchbook journaling and was taught by Leslie Fehling. Go...

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Outing My Whovian Self

Well, guess I'm going to come out of the closet, err, Tardis, with this post but we are really stupid huge goofy Doctor Who geeks at my house. The Fandom runs deep around here. Even Big 'Un is nerdy-...

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Aster- September's Bloom

Photo by Tiwago via Flickr  Photo via Missouri Plants   Photo via TS Flowers  Ah, the Aster, a wildflower native through-out the US, Europe, and Asia. September. Autumn. Chill in the air. The...

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Paper Cutting, Butterflies, and Babies

One of my nieces recently had a baby girl and she had the good sense to decorate the baby's nursery with a butterfly theme. Obviously my niece is not only a wonderful person but she has excellent...

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A Heart Full of Love

  Well, life has certainly been interesting around here the past few months. The past few weeks in particular have been, um... a surprise. Yes, I think that's mainly what we've all felt around here....

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A Bit of Paper For Zippy

Just wanted to share a bit of paper play cutting that I did for my Zippy-Gal. It's not very fancy or complicated but it sure was fun to try. My Zippy-Kid is not really a flowers kind of girl so I'll...

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Happy Birthday October Babies- It's Calendula Time

Source  River's Source Botanicals   Natural Mother's Network  This month's flower can get confusing. Some  sources say October's birthday flower is the Marigold, others say the Calendula, and...

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Crock Pot Season Approaches

Tomato, Basil & Parmesan Soup Yes, that's right, it's coming. Crockpot Season, otherwise known to some people as Autumn. I just love my big red crock pot and use it pretty regularly in the...

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Seasons Keep Changing

I haven't been around much. Sort of hacking my way through the jungle of life lately. Let me explain. One year ago in November, I was suddenly faced with tremendous job insecurity. The unit at the...

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A Sommerfugl Tree and an Offer

Check out the end of the post for an offer from Amy Kirkpatrick Art. Sommerfugl- "summerfly". Norwegian for butterfly. Maybe it's "summer bird". At any rate, we're about butterflies today, naturally....

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Let It Snow!

This is my office door. Even though is was easy-peasy drawing that bear, it was great fun. Just sittin' on a snow bank, blowin' bubbles snowflakes. And you thought snow came from the clouds.... silly...

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Winter Wonderland for Sandy Hook Elementary

The kids from Sandy Hook Elementary school will not be going back to school until after the first of the year. When they do return, it will not be to the same school but to an unused school builing...

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Merry Christmas To You All

On 12/23/1981...

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Looking Back, Planning Ahead

Taken as a whole, 2012 was, without a doubt, the single most stressful year of my life, beginning even at the tail end of 2011. At times, things have even approached horrifying. I won't explain. But I...

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This Post Is For The Birds.... And They Will Love You For It

Come and get it gals! When we first moved into our big ol' farmhouse, we started feeding the birds. Mostly we put out a buffet for the Goldfinches, which are just so darn pretty. However, we soon...

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