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House Hunting

Our resident duck couple appeared to be house hunting the other day….. What do you think of this one dear? I don’t know…..it seems kind of small. But the yard looks great ~ full of bugs and such…. No, too … Continue reading

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Outside My Window ~ 4.25.10

Outside My Window…right now the sun is trying to break through and disrupt our cloudy day.  Temperature is 72º with 77% humidity…..in other words, muggy!  Our forecast high is 81º with a chance of scattered thunderstorms this afternoon.  It has … Continue reading

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Ready To Explode

Azalea buds ~ ready to explode…….a whole bunch of them!   

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Outside My Window ~ 4.11.10

Outside My Window…is the end of a beautiful day in the neighborhood.  Mid 70′s…..sunshine…..blue skies….just a slight breeze ~ simply beautiful.  I spent the better part of today working outside, weeding and trimming.  Combined with the hauling and work I did … Continue reading

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Progress

Progress…..movement, as toward a goal; advance. Progress has been made on the side flower bed.  I worked about 8 hours yesterday on it and still have a little bit to go.  I was contemplating finishing it off this afternoon but that … Continue reading

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Outside My Window ~ 4.19.09

  Outside My Window…partly sunny at the moment, but more clouds are expected to build throughout the day.  It is about 60 degrees right now with a forecasted high of 71.  Oddly enough, our air quality is “good”……..I would think … Continue reading

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Welcome to Virginia

Welcome to Virginia……..and specifically Newport News.  The city, while developing quite a bit in the last several years, still has a lot of trees.  And lots of trees = lots of pollen.  Check out the greenish-yellow powder covering my Jeep … Continue reading

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Skippity Doo Dah

It’s finally Friday…….Skippity Doo Dah!!  I don’t know about anyone else, but for me one of the hardest weeks at work are the ones that immediately follow time off.  The clock couldn’t have moved any slower today ~ by 11 … Continue reading

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A Day Outside

I had to venture out yesterday and took the opportunity to take a short drive down the Colonial Parkway.  I didn’t run into many blooming dogwoods….there were a few but not at locations where I could get some photos.  I … Continue reading

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