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| MICHELANGELO'S PIETA. THIS IS IN THE VATICAN, BEHIND BULLETPROOF GLASS; I GOT LUCKY WITH THIS ONE.... |
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HATCHING SNAPPING TURTLE. LOOK CLOSELY! THIS BABE IS ABOUT 1" ACROSS. |
| HATCHING SNAPPING TURTLES. ONE HAS JUST LEFT THE NEST, AND ANOTHER IS ABOUT TO EMERGE. |
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THE ITSY-BITSY SPIDER.... |
| WHO SAYS TURKEYS ARE STUPID? WE GOT HER TO LOVE US... |
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HALE-BOPP COMET, March 23, 1997 |
| HALE-BOPP COMET, April 13, 1997 |
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A CLOUDY MOON |
| A MOONLIT NIGHT |
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MOON |
| STORM APPROACHING |
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CLOUDS |
| SUNSET |
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STORMY SUNSET |
| EVENING APPROACHES |
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CLOUDS |
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WINTER ON CEDAR CREEK |
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A SPRINGTIME VIEW TOWARD CEDAR CREEK |
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DEEP WINTER ON CEDAR CREEK |
| SUNDOG ON A BITTER WINTER DAWN |
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AND WHAT IS THIS BEAUTIFUL BLOOM? WHY.... AN ONION, OF COURSE! |
| ASCLEPIAS. |
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A SURPRISINGLY UNIQUE BLOOM ON A NEW PLANT WHICH DIDN'T MATCH ITS LABEL. |
| MORE SUMMER SURPRISES WITH A BEAUTIFUL SPIDER I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE. |
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ENDLESS SUMMER HYDRANGEA BEGINS TO BLOOM. |
| MORE ENDLESS SUMMER HYDRANGEA WITH A VISITOR HIDING DEEP WITHIN THE BLOSSOMS. |
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THE BUGS WERE OUT IN FORCE WITH ALL THE SPRING BLOOMS. |
| AND ALMOST EVERY ONE WAITED PATIENTLY FOR ITS PICTURE TO BE TAKEN. |
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A LONE SUNFLOWER PLANTED BY THE HAND OF GOD BEGAN TO BLOOM. |
| AND THE INSECTS SEEMED TO HAVE DISCOVERED IT AT ALMOST THE SAME TIME AS I. |
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THE BUGS WERE EVERYWHERE I LOOKED. |
| PARTICULARLY THE BEES... |
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AND I FOUND MY "NEW" PINK AND WHITE SPIDER AMONG THE MILKWEED BLOOM, TOO, AND NOW I KNOW IT IS MISUMENA VATIA OR "FLOWER SPIDER". IT CATCHES BEES AND OTHER POLLINATORS. |
| NATURALIZED FLOWERS AND OTHER WILDFLOWERS IN BLOOM ALONG OUR DRIVEWAY. |
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BEFORE LONG THE SPRING AND SUMMER BLOOMS WERE REPLACED WITH BEAUTIFUL SEEDS. |
| AND SOME OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WERE NOTHING MORE THAN "WEEDS". |
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THAT CONTINUED TO AMAZE WITH THEIR BEAUTY. |
| BEAUTY FROM EVERY ANGLE. |
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BUT EVENTUALLY EVEN THIS... |
| CAME TO A SAD END FOR US ALL. |
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