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Category Archives: Smiles (including “dog smiles”!)
Lord of the Butterflies
20 September, 2020 Lord of the Butterflies Mackey and Turner and Yuki and I were hiking at Pony Pasture this spectacular Sunday morning when their three long noses simultaneously weathervaned into the unpleasant scent wafting … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, honeysuckle, James River, koans, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!)
Tagged Dogs, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!
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Bookended with buteos
13 September, 2020 Bookended with buteos Wait! If you enjoyed last week’s post A squirrel told me my mother was a “miracle worker”, take a second look (just click on it). Go to the bottom … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, disability, Dogs, Emerson, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), triathlons
Tagged Autism, disability, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, red-shouldered hawks, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!
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A squirrel told me my mother was a “miracle worker”
6 September, 2020 A squirrel told me my mother was a “miracle worker” A person parked next to me this morning at Pony Pasture with the license plate SQRLY1. I asked him what his license … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!)
Tagged bryan park, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!
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Suddenly beautiful
30 August, 2020 Suddenly beautiful It’s sunny and not real hot and the humidity’s down – living things are thriving in central Virginia! Evelyn has planted an array of native flowers and other plants in … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Dogs, Emerson, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, Insects, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, roses, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!)
Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Roses, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!
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“Too many birthday presents” is not a real thing
23 August, 2020 “Too many birthday presents” is not a real thing Today is my birthday! I have the great good fortune to celebrate another one. When you get to have a large # of … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, James River, love, newfaze, People, raptors, Rivers, roses, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), whitetail deer
Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Gardenias, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, Roses, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!, transportation, whitetail deer
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“All moments are key moments… “
16 August, 2020 “All moments are key moments… “ “…and life itself is grace.” – Frederick Buechner I saw this green heron at Pony Pasture shortly before 3:00 this afternoon. I was grateful tp be … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, fungus, grateful dead, Insects, international travel, James River, koans, love, newfaze, ospreys, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), thoreau
Tagged bryan park, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, Ospreys, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!
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The lesson I missed
9 August, 2020 The lesson I missed Not a huge lesson – but last week – when I wrote about the guy with the leaf blower – I missed the bigger lesson. If you recall … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Insects, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!), sunsets
Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, mourning doves, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!
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It’s hard to build with no foundation
2 August, 2020 It’s hard to build with no foundation And I hardly took any pictures this week – the foundation of my blog posts! But I’ll make do. And hope for more pictures next … Continue reading
Posted in cats, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, love, newfaze, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!)
Tagged cats, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!
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Slender
26 July, 2020 Slender Some blog posts are more portly than others. This one is slender. But not invisible! Although it was not slender, this frog at Deep Run was nearly invisible; I almost walked … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Bryan Park, cats, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, James River, love, People, Pony Pasture, Rivers, roses, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!)
Tagged bryan park, cats, Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!
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Inevitability – it’s a good thing
19 July, 2020 Inevitability – it’s a good thing Before I ramble – Happy Birthday Evie! Today (7/19) is Evelyn’s birthday! In a minute I’ll put pictures of some flowers Evelyn’s growing. They are bright … Continue reading
Posted in Birds, Dogs, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, Insects, James River, love, newfaze, ospreys, People, Pony Pasture, raptors, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, roses, simplify, Smiles (including "dog smiles"!)
Tagged Dogs, Endurance, Flowers, Fun, Gardenias, james river, nature, outdoors, People, Pony Pasture, Red-tailed hawks, Rivers, Roses, smile, Smiles - human AND dog smiles!
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