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Lucky lemon

Posted: January 2nd, 2019 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , | No Comments »

A new year can use all the luck it can get. Here’s a time-honored tradition to help it along by creating a lucky lemon pig!

Here’s mine! I feel the luck.

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Holiday blessings

Posted: December 25th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

Spread the love.

Share the wealth.

Keep on truckin’!

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Celebrate Martin Luther King Day

Posted: January 18th, 2016 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.

Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.

—Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Happy Father’s Day!

Posted: June 21st, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Another Father’s Day, another tie for Dad. He does like ties. But this year why not give him one as sweet as he is?

In other words, give Dad a tie cake this Father’s Day!

Yes, Dad can eat this tie. Image and step-by-step instructions on how to make this cake found here.

Don’t forget the ice-cream cake option. Dad will thank you either way, and I’m sure he’ll share a slice or two. Happy Father’s Day, Dad! Love you.

Dad can eat this tie, too. But he might get a brain freeze. Image (and ice-cream cake by): Carvel.

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Home

Posted: May 2nd, 2015 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: , , | No Comments »

Spring has sprung, and that means one important thing to our feathered friends. Time to build a nest!

The weaver bird shows off impressive beak-knitting skills.

Bald eagles need room. And lots of it.

Hummingbirds just want a cozy nook.

White storks like roof access.

Swallows prefer a wall. And some mud.

Eurasian coots like a waterfront view.

And this is what it’s ALL about. These beautiful sparrow’s eggs couldn’t ask for a homier dwelling.

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Happy Independence Day!

Posted: July 4th, 2014 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

Some Fourth of July revelers consider fireworks too noisy, and sometimes dogs become so disturbed by the  blasts that they need a chill pill.

I love these colorful explosions in the sky. Photographers Nick Pacione and David Johnson love them too.

Nick Pacione uses a special technique that changes focus during the exposure of his photographs to capture the flash in time in a way our eyes could never see.

Photo by Nick Pacione

Photo by Nick Pacione

David Johnson uses a special focus technique of his own to show pyrotechnic displays in a whole new light.

Photo by Nick Pacione

Photo by Nick Pacione

Whether in the sky or in a photograph, may fireworks light up your Fourth of July this year!

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It’s the first day of Spring!

Posted: March 20th, 2013 | Author: | Filed under: Uncategorized | No Comments »

IT IS STILL WINTER

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