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October 15, 2019

Purple morning glory vines growing wild all around some of my husband's work benches. I have never grown any, but have always loved and wanted to. On October 10, 2018 a category 5 hurricane came through and left behind devastating destruction on homes and property. With our home and property being such a sore eye, seeing these beautiful morning glories just reminds me it is a new beginning.

Morning Glories Growing Wild - pretty purple morning glories

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Recycle Plastic Tubs to Hold Cuttings - small plastic pots containing plant cuttings inside a plastic tub
Recycle Plastic Tubs to Hold CuttingsI recycle margarine and ice cream tubs and use them to put my cuttings in. They will hold around four or five small pots. They are easy to transport and catch the drips when watering.

 
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An old tractor being driven by a mannequin.
ProcrastinatorI wonder how old this tractor is. It has been sitting by this old church for as long as I can remember. Someone did a great job making a man to sit on it. I find it quite interesting and it attracts my attention every time I go past it.

 
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A sunset on Lake Stella (FL)
Sunset on Lake Stella (FL)This is a view of the sunsets we get from our backyard in Crescent City, Florida

 
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An old house surrounded by trees.
This Old House (North Carolina)Many times I have wished I had taken a picture of a building or an old house that is no longer there, especially old homes where I grew up. I look at this old house, that is still standing today, and wonder about the families that once lived there. I can just imagine them sitting around the fireplace or cooking on the old wood stove and enjoying a simple life, no TV, computer, phone, or the other luxuries we have today that make life so busy.

 
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A tropical sunset on a beach in Tahiti.
Tropical SunsetLiving in the topics is fantastic and we always have the pleasure of seeing the most spectacular sunsets in the world. This is taken on the beach by my home in Tahiti. I love to go to the beach at night and watch the sunset.

 
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A row of turtles on a log in Florida.
Turtles (Florida)This photo was taken by me from an educational boat excursion at Wakulla Springs, Florida. This is where the underwater scenes from Creature from the Black Lagoon was filmed.

 
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Nature's Present in the Market - open air market with fruit displayed
Nature's Present in the MarketNature has always been good to me. Even if we didn't plant fruit-bearing trees, we are still given an opportunity to benefit from it's harvest if we go to the markets.

 
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Early October Aster - deep purple aster closeup
Early October AsterHere is a close-up photo of a deep purple aster (possibly Aster amellus 'King George') taken in early October. This picture was taken just before the afternoon sun disappeared over the treetops.

 
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Butterfly on Butterfly Bush - butterfly on flower
Butterfly on Butterfly BushI haven't seen a butterfly on our butterfly bush in quite a while and then this little fellow shows up today, October 3rd. It looks like a monarch to me.

 
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Incognito (Tiny Frog on Bird Bath) - birdbath with frog motif with tiny frog on the edge
Incognito (Tiny Frog on Bird Bath)Look to the left of the bird bath on the rim. A little mini frog is perched there trying to look like the big ceramic frogs peering over the sides. Do you think he thought I might not notice? Such a little cutie.

 
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Snow White Squirrel (UK) - white squirrel in grass
Snow White Squirrel (UK)I saw this snow white squirrel in a country park next to my house.

 
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A blackbird on a fence in Amish country.
Amish Country (Cashton, WI)While vacationing in Amish country near Cashton, Wisconsin, I saw this red winged blackbird perched on a fence posing long enough for me to snap a picture. We had just stopped at a stop sign and I took the picture from my car window! I like the simplicity of the picture and the Amish farm tucked away in the background. Both demonstrate the simplicity of the Amish way of life.

 
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A beautiful garden in Okalasca, Wisconsin.
Fairy Garden (Okalasca, WI)While staying at a countryside farm bed and breakfast, this was our view. There was a fairy cottage on the property near this lily pond, so I like to call it a fairy garden. So beautiful and peaceful and green. At night we could hear a lot of chirping coming from the pond.

 
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Hungry Afternoon Visitor
Hungry Afternoon Visitor (White Haven, PA)Our yard borders the state gamelands. We have seen deer walk down our driveway and go across the street to munch on the vegetation in a vacant building lot. This particular day, the deer paused to munch alongside our driveway. She reached through the fork of the birch tree to get at something tasty.

 
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A grassy hill with a treeline in the distance.
Oh Canada! (Sault St. Marie, Ontario, Canada)This was taken near Sault St. Marie on Canada Day, July 1, 2017. The location was at the entrance of a nature park leading to a hiking trail. The mixture of the purple flowers with the wheat colored flowers and the trees in the background and a peak of the blue sky, gave a variety of interest to the photo.

 
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