Tag: summer
group name: ourperspective
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June 25, 2006 07:33 AM EDT --
There is something about a gentle summer rain
that invites us to be still.
The birds, though calling, stay perched.
Foxes, squirrels and chipmunks
watch, but don't venture.
Sounds are muffled . . . more
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May 26, 2008 10:14 AM EDT --
Yesterday Lena came over with Julia and Sage in the late afternoon. Tuck was so excited when he saw the girls because he knew that meant an extra walk. He loves going walking with the girls.... . . . more
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June 25, 2008 03:45 PM EDT --
To beat the summer heat, Atlantic City is the coolest place to be. Casinos, boardwalk, high-end fashion, fine dining, water sports... you name it, you have it!
The white, sandy beaches on . . . more
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June 22, 2008 06:37 PM EDT --
In the late afternoon on the summer solstice, Sophie decided to take a walk around her world. Sophie lives with Ophelia, her mother, her Uncle Othello and Tuck, their loyal canine companion . . . more
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August 04, 2007 08:34 PM EDT --
Photo Essay Contest. It's become a tradition, our yearly campout to Sunset State Beach in Watsonville, CA We've been doing it now for the past 8 years. We love it there, it's . . . more
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June 11, 2008 08:22 AM EDT --
A week ago Sunday I went on a Preview Visit to Franklin Park Zoo in Boston with my cousin Terry and his friend Gino in preparation for two class trips with my young kindergardeners. Last Monday . . . more
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June 13, 2008 06:42 AM EDT --
Last Monday Papa had agreed to babysit Sage while Sage's Mom Lena went to the Zoo as a chaperone with Julia's kindergarten class. Because I have a Baker's cyst on my left leg I was fortunate . . . more
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August 09, 2007 02:05 PM EDT --
Photo Essay Contest. Last Sunday my granddaughter and I Paid a visit to the Santa Clara County Fair, held in San Jose, CA. The first fair was held in 1941. We've been going to . . . more
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July 10, 2008 09:01 PM EDT --
Hello friends! Everyone loves spring because of the blooming flowers and the bright colors all around. Well, it is now summer, but it is just as colorful and beautiful as ever! So join me as I take . . . more
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June 21, 2008 08:56 AM EDT --
We had the day all planned. Friday we would meet at the Indian (rest area in Plymouth) on Route #3 and go to White Horse Beach in Plymouth. Last week, Alyssa (Fran's granddaughter) had . . . more
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July 05, 2007 03:36 PM EDT --
Photo Essay Contest. Morgan Hill's 4th of July Parade is one of the biggest in the state of CA. I got to sit in the reviewing stand/announcer booth and had a great place to take photos from! . . . more
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June 29, 2007 10:02 PM EDT --
I took this while pet sitting today. I know I know, another easy one but it was too lovely to pass up. (See mystery photo details at Mystery Photo)
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September 13, 2007 08:19 PM EDT --
Today was a gorgeous late summer day. The kind that makes me a bit melonchloy because summer is at it's end and these days are numbered now. The sky was a cloudless blue and it was about 75 degrees . . . more
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August 06, 2008 12:54 AM EDT --
On the day that I was born, July 10, 1957, there was a very strong storm that hit Chicago. Lightning, thunder--my father had problems getting to the hospital because the El had shut down in some places due . . . more
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July 05, 2008 04:21 AM EDT --
Well, friends, Hubby and I headed off for downtown (such as it is) Cloverdale this evening (me with camera in hand) to watch the annual Lion's Club free fireworks show at the Cloverdale High Athletic . . . more
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July 02, 2008 04:00 AM EDT --
Hello, my fellow Gatherers... I hope you had (if not a "great" day) a day free of major obstacles and frustrations...
It was a very "ordinary" kind of a day for me... I did . . . more
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May 28, 2008 08:46 AM EDT --
I'll tell ya... It started out being "one of those days"...
The moment I stepped out my front door, SOMEBODY started yelling at me! Here he is -- a little "acorn . . . more
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July 09, 2008 11:18 PM EDT --
Where we live in Texas, we have a ton of mint growing on the entire side of our house, that started from two little plants that a friend gave us a number of years ago. I just hate to just let . . . more
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March 16, 2008 04:23 PM EDT --
We enjoy many of the wonders of nature here in what I call "the wild hinterlands of Cloverdale" in Northern California... It is a place where birds, animals, trees, wildflowers and . . . more
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April 20, 2008 08:12 PM EDT --
After seeing another Gather friend's pictures of their vacation in Grand Cayman recently, it put me to mind of my family's trip there in August of 2000. At that time, we still only had a . . . more
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