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52/366: Frosty Screw
53/366: Elegant Erythronium (+5 more in notes)
75/366: Rare Pink and White Grass Widow (+ 3 inset…
76/366: Tiny Sweat Bee on Thistle
77/366: Twinkling Weeds
78/366: Shelf Fungus
87/366: Bright and Cheery Monkeyflower
89/366: Elegance (+1 inset)
132/366: Tendril Shadow (+2 images in notes)
142/366: Frost on Rusted Barbed Wire
145/366: Purple Goatsbeard (+1 image and a link in…
159/366: Budding Oregon-grape Cluster (+1 more in…
162/366: Vinca's Last Day
163/366: Purple Anemone
164/366: Fairyland
178/366: A Rear View of a Lovely Grass Widow
179/366: Yellow Triple Rose Daffodil
190/366: Golden Daffodils
191/366: Hot Pink Blossoms (+1 in a note)
194/366: Heart of a Wood Rose
203/366: Yellow Cockscomb Celosia
242/366: Sinky the Wayward Pacific Tree Frog (+1 i…
244/366: Dried Irish Eyes with a Touch of Frost (+…
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267/366: Filiment Frost on a Pine Needle
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307/366: Bi-Colored Flaxflower
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309/366: Garlic Marathon 1/9--X Marks the Spot!
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311/366: Garlic Marathon 3/9--Opening the Drapes
312/366: Garlic Marathon 4/9--The Cap Loosens
313/366: Garlic Marathon 5/9--The Cap is Unseated
314/366: Garlic Marathon 6/9--Pointed Hat
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Pictures for Pam, Day 152: Mule Ears
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28/366: Glowing Campion Pod
21/366: Damselfly with Lunch
20/366: Frosted Barbed Wire
19/366: Jagged Edges
9/366: This is What Love Looks Like
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Underside of Fern
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Needle Frost on Oak Branch
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362/365: "Art takes nature as its model." ~ Aristo…
361/365: "Direct observation of the luminous essen…
Frosted Spider Web
360/365: "What matters is to live in the present,…
359/365: "To succeed in life, you need three thing…
358/365: "Maybe Christmas", he thought, "doesn't c…
357/365: "As long as the world continues to be str…
Micro Mini Mushroom
356/365: "I go to nature to be soothed and healed,…
355/365: It takes a lot of imagination to be a goo…
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Frosted Diamond Pendant (1 inset image)
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341/365: "There is no definition of beauty, but wh…
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30/366: Garage Toad (+ 2 insets!)
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In July 2013, I was in the middle of my 365 Project and on this particular day, I discovered a toad in our garage. Before releasing it, however, I could not resist taking lots of pictures! I ended up getting several very nice ones, and in the end, this one was never posted. Until today!! :)
I copied the text I wrote from that day in case you would like to read about my toad discovery and rescue. :D
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July 1, 2013:
My, how plans for my 365 image can change! This morning when I went out to water the garden, the light was just beautiful and the newly blooming chicory blossoms were positively glowing. I ran inside for my camera and proceeded to take bunches of pictures. In fact, I looked through them on my computer and had my picks of the day chosen.
Before I began working on the images, I decided to go down to our garage to hop on the orbital trainer and watch a bit of Lonesome Dove. However, in the quiet parts, I kept hearing small noises... scratching? Bumping? I stopped the video and listened again. *Scratch, rustle, bump* What the heck could it be? I angled my head up and wondered if one of our dogs was scratching at their bedding. *Screech... scratch*...no, that sound was down here...but...where? I got off the orbital trainer and began looking around, listening for the noises. I thought that maybe a mouse was digging a hole somewhere since we have had them in the garage before. *Scratchhhh* AH HAH!! It must be the box by the refrigerator! Moving quietly, I leaned down to look inside the box. Imagine my surprise when I discovered not a mouse, not a rat, but a juvenile TOAD trying to climb out of the box that it somehow managed to jump into!!!! I could hardly believe my eyes!! The next thing that hit me was the fact that if I hadn't heard this toad scratching on the side of the box, it would have died without question because it couldn't get out. That would have broken our hearts...I was overcome by relief and joy that I found this guy before he was too exhausted to make any noise!! WHEW!!!!!
Cooing softly at the frightened and exhausted toad, "Little fella, that's no place for you!" I gently picked it up out of the box and noticed that it was positively COVERED with dog hair, YUCK! Poor guy! So I brought it inside and held it under the sink while I removed all the hairs and assorted lint stuck all over. As I cleaned my adorable little buddy up, it began trilling at me! I giggled in surprise at the cute noises it was making! Finally, the toad was clean and ready to be released...but not before I got a couple of pictures!! :D Once I took a few images, I brought the toad out to Angel's Pond and placed him on the rocky beach area to recuperate. There's a ramp to climb out if he can't hop out. I checked a couple of times today and he's hanging out in the water under the ramp where it's cool on this very hot day. I expect he'll hop out when it gets dark, as these toads are nocturnal. (By the way, this is a smaller toad than the one I've taken pictures of, it was actually in the other wading pool that I call "Lucky's Pond"! :) I thought it was really funny that there's now a toad in each pond! :D
When Steve got home from his trip into town, I told him what happened and we were both so happy that I'd found this beautiful toad in time to save it!! HOORAY FOR HAPPY ENDINGS!!! :) :) :)
In July 2013, I was in the middle of my 365 Project and on this particular day, I discovered a toad in our garage. Before releasing it, however, I could not resist taking lots of pictures! I ended up getting several very nice ones, and in the end, this one was never posted. Until today!! :)
I copied the text I wrote from that day in case you would like to read about my toad discovery and rescue. :D
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
July 1, 2013:
My, how plans for my 365 image can change! This morning when I went out to water the garden, the light was just beautiful and the newly blooming chicory blossoms were positively glowing. I ran inside for my camera and proceeded to take bunches of pictures. In fact, I looked through them on my computer and had my picks of the day chosen.
Before I began working on the images, I decided to go down to our garage to hop on the orbital trainer and watch a bit of Lonesome Dove. However, in the quiet parts, I kept hearing small noises... scratching? Bumping? I stopped the video and listened again. *Scratch, rustle, bump* What the heck could it be? I angled my head up and wondered if one of our dogs was scratching at their bedding. *Screech... scratch*...no, that sound was down here...but...where? I got off the orbital trainer and began looking around, listening for the noises. I thought that maybe a mouse was digging a hole somewhere since we have had them in the garage before. *Scratchhhh* AH HAH!! It must be the box by the refrigerator! Moving quietly, I leaned down to look inside the box. Imagine my surprise when I discovered not a mouse, not a rat, but a juvenile TOAD trying to climb out of the box that it somehow managed to jump into!!!! I could hardly believe my eyes!! The next thing that hit me was the fact that if I hadn't heard this toad scratching on the side of the box, it would have died without question because it couldn't get out. That would have broken our hearts...I was overcome by relief and joy that I found this guy before he was too exhausted to make any noise!! WHEW!!!!!
Cooing softly at the frightened and exhausted toad, "Little fella, that's no place for you!" I gently picked it up out of the box and noticed that it was positively COVERED with dog hair, YUCK! Poor guy! So I brought it inside and held it under the sink while I removed all the hairs and assorted lint stuck all over. As I cleaned my adorable little buddy up, it began trilling at me! I giggled in surprise at the cute noises it was making! Finally, the toad was clean and ready to be released...but not before I got a couple of pictures!! :D Once I took a few images, I brought the toad out to Angel's Pond and placed him on the rocky beach area to recuperate. There's a ramp to climb out if he can't hop out. I checked a couple of times today and he's hanging out in the water under the ramp where it's cool on this very hot day. I expect he'll hop out when it gets dark, as these toads are nocturnal. (By the way, this is a smaller toad than the one I've taken pictures of, it was actually in the other wading pool that I call "Lucky's Pond"! :) I thought it was really funny that there's now a toad in each pond! :D
When Steve got home from his trip into town, I told him what happened and we were both so happy that I'd found this beautiful toad in time to save it!! HOORAY FOR HAPPY ENDINGS!!! :) :) :)
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