tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24069476164648282842024-02-18T20:46:45.621-05:00New Favorite ShowThings you need to see.BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.comBlogger78125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-17873743046731737012011-01-30T20:24:00.002-05:002011-01-30T21:13:55.538-05:00Furry Things That Fly<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADavudZSe1LDiIJoWoBCJPnjpW06Qu0GP_V8Heay8m0X1HEh_dOZV1Pwyn0lMP8KW1sk0aBzr5v8ljYvtGuC8C4hp_iormA-Tk2jdxUQzOMbfMLG1T2IiiXkMatBud0eW7-2IxPznt5E/s1600/DarkMoth2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiADavudZSe1LDiIJoWoBCJPnjpW06Qu0GP_V8Heay8m0X1HEh_dOZV1Pwyn0lMP8KW1sk0aBzr5v8ljYvtGuC8C4hp_iormA-Tk2jdxUQzOMbfMLG1T2IiiXkMatBud0eW7-2IxPznt5E/s400/DarkMoth2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568166113986952114" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This odd little fellow joined me for my morning coffee.<br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-3315961816965726482010-12-12T20:21:00.003-05:002010-12-12T20:27:58.887-05:00buzzbuzz<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqM1Hbz28raCLnvlXKvDCQxJFgPUEQtFM6pVoC8RFJOQtMkc5rcQEX0Dh14mAJDJxUxsJe_XTU0Hy8-Bf0zASXqvzjGDz5QJ_P-tg1hfbTOrq9zODkpGZ2A9FxkJUg3uVybppVSWawow/s1600/sunflowerclose.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 393px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzqM1Hbz28raCLnvlXKvDCQxJFgPUEQtFM6pVoC8RFJOQtMkc5rcQEX0Dh14mAJDJxUxsJe_XTU0Hy8-Bf0zASXqvzjGDz5QJ_P-tg1hfbTOrq9zODkpGZ2A9FxkJUg3uVybppVSWawow/s400/sunflowerclose.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549971734480185170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My cousin planted these sunflowers as seeds before he was pinched and thrown back in the slammer.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGIKEZYr-5T2o9QD0Tcv7D23KnYsUsq09RV7k67tKSQmZfyLz4nmmV2OIvh1nqqxg_q0EZns9OSvnLVlYza2tz70-0L4VW6VsbSqalaENKh2EZfQ_pxePMirDxmJ2cTMPbuD-GjqpzEw/s1600/sunflowerWithBee1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsGIKEZYr-5T2o9QD0Tcv7D23KnYsUsq09RV7k67tKSQmZfyLz4nmmV2OIvh1nqqxg_q0EZns9OSvnLVlYza2tz70-0L4VW6VsbSqalaENKh2EZfQ_pxePMirDxmJ2cTMPbuD-GjqpzEw/s400/sunflowerWithBee1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549971731578108162" border="0" /></a><br />Our aunt re-planted them in the backyard against our fence and they grew lovely but smallish blooms. Bees kept getting in my way while photographing them.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9rIrT1kzytaCUBfiuBBWbeCI8IkEhlmINOb-f0F6pDMNrqRVdFd65cHAz4Q6_sVG8QxPRc2-ZgekyJ2QFhabzrp8wWAk37TDJ5jElor4uEyA_MU89BhL3YJWgiX0wUU-OpUFaX_f9dM/s1600/sunflowerclose2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9rIrT1kzytaCUBfiuBBWbeCI8IkEhlmINOb-f0F6pDMNrqRVdFd65cHAz4Q6_sVG8QxPRc2-ZgekyJ2QFhabzrp8wWAk37TDJ5jElor4uEyA_MU89BhL3YJWgiX0wUU-OpUFaX_f9dM/s320/sunflowerclose2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5549972427295894610" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-62888521579945642232010-12-09T19:02:00.002-05:002010-12-09T19:09:44.574-05:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kAlE2RHUlJJzaF9B1F3ptOIMfL5BEXRPWkMhPDjYouIEBTWt6jJuqD2VfL6-5FJoJ-c3ucf3llMKPu4wT8mxGSOa9UEvDka9rRG-qUpKvf-00SHiGVC1iU5OhJmK826Mrua2qZXBP4I/s1600/NEWmountains12.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 279px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4kAlE2RHUlJJzaF9B1F3ptOIMfL5BEXRPWkMhPDjYouIEBTWt6jJuqD2VfL6-5FJoJ-c3ucf3llMKPu4wT8mxGSOa9UEvDka9rRG-qUpKvf-00SHiGVC1iU5OhJmK826Mrua2qZXBP4I/s400/NEWmountains12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548837830009996434" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">Deep forest settings, majestic mountain views, jumping into desert landscapes.<br /> </span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9X6KAfNB1vPpQbWmNemGHAu4e_7i7GsdO9TlJUy8u8hwrBNATVkIA4tZUnzEiFSJrS9vKOHKMoe0hj_7h7wBTmaRxNiK8zQnH-S1SXo3tpLWGbfk9yEtssRVCBbO7LEDlI6otHkpoD7s/s1600/NEWmountains13.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9X6KAfNB1vPpQbWmNemGHAu4e_7i7GsdO9TlJUy8u8hwrBNATVkIA4tZUnzEiFSJrS9vKOHKMoe0hj_7h7wBTmaRxNiK8zQnH-S1SXo3tpLWGbfk9yEtssRVCBbO7LEDlI6otHkpoD7s/s400/NEWmountains13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548837830103058114" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;">A stranger's old vacation photos - I still wonder who took the pictures, as they're not included in any of the other shots. Maybe their camera had a self-timer.</span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_raMClZsWwXexl3JJr4rqaIImO7_gtcSx6Y2BCrOo_0faWDE8XzZlBTxqKwEvFUbnLr4RPg_uEwdDz6I0apBgzOB1OTlyUZVenMsGKAjm8Y4KOyB5zoRwhL_VnAIZFpel7qWfB4FvhwM/s1600/newmountains15repeat.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_raMClZsWwXexl3JJr4rqaIImO7_gtcSx6Y2BCrOo_0faWDE8XzZlBTxqKwEvFUbnLr4RPg_uEwdDz6I0apBgzOB1OTlyUZVenMsGKAjm8Y4KOyB5zoRwhL_VnAIZFpel7qWfB4FvhwM/s400/newmountains15repeat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5548837832394819378" border="0" /></a>I still wonder where this is. The images are beautiful.<br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family: georgia;"></span></span></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-8585794936777675632010-10-11T20:29:00.003-04:002010-10-11T20:34:26.378-04:00Hungry<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagvW12OOBgNUrQOfnlmlOWPql1zcBpQBTEfCGzLLBfu2U7Au-OmzgCKkO-Kncjc1U93Q0_CpldAoNfmJTQK7cbR5zOEGH-2s5XoMePKhQzQAmnBvuU23-8Bn-VOS0d8B5mhyphenhyphenwpZL2OgA/s1600/CaterpillarRED2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjagvW12OOBgNUrQOfnlmlOWPql1zcBpQBTEfCGzLLBfu2U7Au-OmzgCKkO-Kncjc1U93Q0_CpldAoNfmJTQK7cbR5zOEGH-2s5XoMePKhQzQAmnBvuU23-8Bn-VOS0d8B5mhyphenhyphenwpZL2OgA/s400/CaterpillarRED2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526951207405779666" border="0" /></a>This monster caterpillar was hanging around on one of the buttonwood trees.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDElMUnK6Ho1i0E_6Tgniq7-YNHfXizzuMY-9s_I1QMg-jcIW-GIg4Kb_idAHe4l9LazDY69OkS3Gr4ZtJutUHAt1wMpoOM3OKTDVGk-TBqMSaLfbM3QfB5C5JiHTBRB2FOXgI7-YPMs0/s1600/CaterpillarRED3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDElMUnK6Ho1i0E_6Tgniq7-YNHfXizzuMY-9s_I1QMg-jcIW-GIg4Kb_idAHe4l9LazDY69OkS3Gr4ZtJutUHAt1wMpoOM3OKTDVGk-TBqMSaLfbM3QfB5C5JiHTBRB2FOXgI7-YPMs0/s400/CaterpillarRED3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5526951205737046594" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My cousin maneuvered him onto one of the larger leaves and removed him from the tree.<br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-16663038662146866182010-09-22T22:21:00.003-04:002010-09-22T22:39:32.885-04:00Freaky Flyers<div style="text-align: center;">Some creatures around the house.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyp31mZHuj8eEBTRmWAllrlt8WOH4tZc8wVi3rLNzEMr_tnBv7hZrBC1C1Bmvt8y_MetKFXr34I7cTOvCkr5zfEDaPEbtm02iCpQID5q78z35qYVaro0iZr-nmJw4n3TUhyj0ArUWhbk/s1600/DRAGONFLYlive3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 375px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibyp31mZHuj8eEBTRmWAllrlt8WOH4tZc8wVi3rLNzEMr_tnBv7hZrBC1C1Bmvt8y_MetKFXr34I7cTOvCkr5zfEDaPEbtm02iCpQID5q78z35qYVaro0iZr-nmJw4n3TUhyj0ArUWhbk/s400/DRAGONFLYlive3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519929784861873730" border="0" /></a>This bugger was enamored with my green onion. So much so that my camera didn't seem to bother him for an entire minute.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1d7yoI52pCRSWe4EqMinH7vMx80js0hMNp-yEhw5e1_vVsRKo6AoFYrwDSGCU91Owabcs0norGNZYkgTVbHEOQz7pP0i7yH8DAjof9Xl3RG9JqVo9ql9xxCZsDakiF7P0zhMl30iqrY/s1600/flysfuckingcloseup.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1d7yoI52pCRSWe4EqMinH7vMx80js0hMNp-yEhw5e1_vVsRKo6AoFYrwDSGCU91Owabcs0norGNZYkgTVbHEOQz7pP0i7yH8DAjof9Xl3RG9JqVo9ql9xxCZsDakiF7P0zhMl30iqrY/s400/flysfuckingcloseup.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5519929783924763106" border="0" /></a><br />I was closing my car door when I noticed these two monsters copulating on the roof. They made a fierce buzzing sound when I got the camera out. But they didn't stop. Of course, after taking this picture I got in my car and drove off, so I'm not certain if they got to finish.<br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-60845039544332035072010-09-06T20:32:00.003-04:002010-09-06T20:36:32.374-04:00In addition to<div style="text-align: center;">In addition to all the rain we've been getting, I've also acquired some mushrooms.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPzCR38ju_alerspN9poze4Wn2N9MiQGbAQrdrUsGjvSFXojkZGPpkd0tHFmzy9d61B8HkD8F-Udx2wo_5PRJp3p1YYCbA7uCMmY3EQ4dqC32XQChE-yjbpTjhl02D2ESXWmm2qJgdJM/s1600/MUSHROOM1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHPzCR38ju_alerspN9poze4Wn2N9MiQGbAQrdrUsGjvSFXojkZGPpkd0tHFmzy9d61B8HkD8F-Udx2wo_5PRJp3p1YYCbA7uCMmY3EQ4dqC32XQChE-yjbpTjhl02D2ESXWmm2qJgdJM/s400/MUSHROOM1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513963672422619778" border="0" /></a>Once one of these grew out of the carpeted floor in our camper/trailer. No kidding. It was awful.<br />They're no shiitake.<br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-42652059812193042732010-09-01T15:13:00.005-04:002010-09-01T15:23:20.984-04:00Weirdness<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdfyJ7KXo2VTtcAzAJBmMT7ej3bP1acs88ccPPABLnVk1hyphenhyphen0C7diVBzV5BCg-M6WrxfHAdvPJnqO4xSqicRIzlS0DwP1EvZuVsmtcJStsQYdpxLPxUSkx5kuEh1uVQHrSnHsrWy5zoiE/s1600/pinkEGGS1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizdfyJ7KXo2VTtcAzAJBmMT7ej3bP1acs88ccPPABLnVk1hyphenhyphen0C7diVBzV5BCg-M6WrxfHAdvPJnqO4xSqicRIzlS0DwP1EvZuVsmtcJStsQYdpxLPxUSkx5kuEh1uVQHrSnHsrWy5zoiE/s400/pinkEGGS1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512025851115867234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Eggs! Are they fish eggs? Lizard eggs? Amphibian eggs? Chicken eggs? You be the judge because I have no idea.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTLQruuv3mIB6dqacItnR6YQSi9xITC9vlhACJmIxeDsBxYG7mymML_cPFiQHz8GuncGkbGbqU4atChObQXcx0jt8YBewOn223scltSF4laf0iD8wKTWnZIEd-1YQfs9EeR6ry-A5o5E/s1600/pinkEGGS2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnTLQruuv3mIB6dqacItnR6YQSi9xITC9vlhACJmIxeDsBxYG7mymML_cPFiQHz8GuncGkbGbqU4atChObQXcx0jt8YBewOn223scltSF4laf0iD8wKTWnZIEd-1YQfs9EeR6ry-A5o5E/s400/pinkEGGS2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512026748717296258" border="0" /></a>They're sticking out of the water in our backyard canal.<br />I suppose it's safe to say they're not bird eggs.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJqPjaXeLh5B3CDkCV4PVt0zM8CI7NgHOg2zx5eyPDuPPpW1qE2uQNp_Ro_2uPjgTek1srLLyVsNCrVh0SbwDJ1u_W1QY30apZ84Wq1rJ_q6-u26TbKrY87s8-4e6h12Pq83C7DS-6z4/s1600/pinkEGGS3.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 331px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEJqPjaXeLh5B3CDkCV4PVt0zM8CI7NgHOg2zx5eyPDuPPpW1qE2uQNp_Ro_2uPjgTek1srLLyVsNCrVh0SbwDJ1u_W1QY30apZ84Wq1rJ_q6-u26TbKrY87s8-4e6h12Pq83C7DS-6z4/s400/pinkEGGS3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5512027648379583586" border="0" /></a>I hope they're not rabid-monster-spider-eggs.<br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-47954487376261884252010-08-23T14:54:00.003-04:002010-08-23T15:57:28.082-04:00<div style="text-align: center;">Yesterday I took the trash out to the curb and passed by a tree stump with some furry dark brown fungus on the surface.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3a7dTT2YxdtkfSV3-ReKQ8tOlMcjrNZOWcwz3oWBjLDhfUCYfD1NueXAzPIuzZtP7ksHj6nWgdyyubBda8VANI1YR4tAhRtWJiX64QIPBLxCE2Ai0kT8VRCASwXUHyLh5fZ78w1j2n3w/s1600/FUNGUS1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3a7dTT2YxdtkfSV3-ReKQ8tOlMcjrNZOWcwz3oWBjLDhfUCYfD1NueXAzPIuzZtP7ksHj6nWgdyyubBda8VANI1YR4tAhRtWJiX64QIPBLxCE2Ai0kT8VRCASwXUHyLh5fZ78w1j2n3w/s400/FUNGUS1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508696256647448418" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I looked it up and saw that it's Brown Stemonitis Mold.<br />Fun name.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zqG1jp_SHOPVPiCtIhkZB8CWN0S4odG2upzUginH1O0uvui8x8eAFhWu1Vtv4-_id_JOEG6LEg_W5dupx1Lpc83BfXVrSEZ6CpjI6z58VfaUh2Ulucq5q0YdBGrtQgQCMlkNU-7gAN4/s1600/FUNGUS2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zqG1jp_SHOPVPiCtIhkZB8CWN0S4odG2upzUginH1O0uvui8x8eAFhWu1Vtv4-_id_JOEG6LEg_W5dupx1Lpc83BfXVrSEZ6CpjI6z58VfaUh2Ulucq5q0YdBGrtQgQCMlkNU-7gAN4/s400/FUNGUS2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508683947284301554" border="0" /></a></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-57575984073626135542010-08-12T20:36:00.000-04:002010-08-12T20:39:12.797-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVqoO-isad0UrOsFDp6J2rMJQltd52QV1B8svpLc0FNMCbT752Y_0uHCapWfr_0-zJcxVZyxDKdo1h0WJcnqGCmLSQJ-FSwUuJz1ta8v7oZahZXWHB38fckdADh8Uo-LlzOVGnh-dFRg/s1600/gardenFairy.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 235px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSVqoO-isad0UrOsFDp6J2rMJQltd52QV1B8svpLc0FNMCbT752Y_0uHCapWfr_0-zJcxVZyxDKdo1h0WJcnqGCmLSQJ-FSwUuJz1ta8v7oZahZXWHB38fckdADh8Uo-LlzOVGnh-dFRg/s400/gardenFairy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504687275348830610" border="0" /></a>Fairies in the tomato plants.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWjmOVWK3izUCtG38gWainKBGXODddqLnZZt7wuAHJJX8gl_KLb78gsl-jJY0nj_9VZ81QrOOfSO-wiClpLxZ7rmQ6V1f4fpfBdj8CU0iDpJQYcHedahtoFeP0nejmmGFrGqODKAbJuo/s1600/waterdrop1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRWjmOVWK3izUCtG38gWainKBGXODddqLnZZt7wuAHJJX8gl_KLb78gsl-jJY0nj_9VZ81QrOOfSO-wiClpLxZ7rmQ6V1f4fpfBdj8CU0iDpJQYcHedahtoFeP0nejmmGFrGqODKAbJuo/s400/waterdrop1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504687273450743954" border="0" /></a>After the rain.<br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-48370198556954624172010-08-09T00:56:00.002-04:002010-08-09T01:00:30.776-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCnCltevQTBWCj0HpCc5vpDGY-8C65TrG5AW3GVxh4dMr0GKy0tbn5uprK1ct2ve3KrGo2bGfAqF3krC9J8Mn0-S6sh_PuCrinLBqrhkJfCFWM1Hnx6mnSSRskg6AN9y0HLn8_rsDzjE/s1600/GardenKitty.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrCnCltevQTBWCj0HpCc5vpDGY-8C65TrG5AW3GVxh4dMr0GKy0tbn5uprK1ct2ve3KrGo2bGfAqF3krC9J8Mn0-S6sh_PuCrinLBqrhkJfCFWM1Hnx6mnSSRskg6AN9y0HLn8_rsDzjE/s400/GardenKitty.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503269790264608402" border="0" /></a>Destroyer of the garden.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4votWiL43oQ5OHY7_BN5Xo9nEzzZNlKhkMPl6LPx95ocbcBwQ9U6zoASBlZ-u4-oKsIEcZsrCkXuma9KabL8PC34pBpmjVpaW4gQsTZxmxAmga5gxtlXNrUcbsxQ4n-fmSpZKmjr7tyI/s1600/grasshopperTWO.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 207px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4votWiL43oQ5OHY7_BN5Xo9nEzzZNlKhkMPl6LPx95ocbcBwQ9U6zoASBlZ-u4-oKsIEcZsrCkXuma9KabL8PC34pBpmjVpaW4gQsTZxmxAmga5gxtlXNrUcbsxQ4n-fmSpZKmjr7tyI/s400/grasshopperTWO.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503269778416598818" border="0" /></a>Guardian of the pineapple.<br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-26618014628793062752010-08-05T21:39:00.003-04:002010-08-05T21:50:32.897-04:00fun with kitty<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PnMWRM2rsN8JF3Ss5k9ngDfyCR-GXY5y6HQIXstH8T6ceCOnJrclMGrkHSIP9cqP7-jM4tPBwRHb9WfG6U0ZG8dWI_cv5ZT9JKhvWieOtu0OH-ar2vwFyhOG6AV0C8yFkGY-0idKWY4/s1600/NEWTsockpuppet1.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 326px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2PnMWRM2rsN8JF3Ss5k9ngDfyCR-GXY5y6HQIXstH8T6ceCOnJrclMGrkHSIP9cqP7-jM4tPBwRHb9WfG6U0ZG8dWI_cv5ZT9JKhvWieOtu0OH-ar2vwFyhOG6AV0C8yFkGY-0idKWY4/s400/NEWTsockpuppet1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502108278846418498" border="0" /></a>Boo!<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOy6XxlBPZIxsoqwcCfiyoBKaouZ-X7dkjShiIPMJac2SmbtkZIed7ctaa5vEsqJtQzyNnP7QZh2J3kUCh4ndDSDyQCUJ2I3myypVLsF4sjK4fm0v9wmtl0ddIj72BQEY3wI832oCkB4Y/s1600/BuddyLadder.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOy6XxlBPZIxsoqwcCfiyoBKaouZ-X7dkjShiIPMJac2SmbtkZIed7ctaa5vEsqJtQzyNnP7QZh2J3kUCh4ndDSDyQCUJ2I3myypVLsF4sjK4fm0v9wmtl0ddIj72BQEY3wI832oCkB4Y/s400/BuddyLadder.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502107873801003762" border="0" /></a>On the hunt for lizards. Even after being told not to hunt lizards.<br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-70404440692146113912010-08-01T12:53:00.001-04:002010-08-01T13:04:08.438-04:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyNb8l705k0oPdJ2P_YoLhhNcInm3lPxczlb0wpbg2_heAsn0MoMWDmcFd_e3iBErLHtnJnRlWaczDCADMHq8pRspLFUdMSzlp69zm8CHDtZ_1hDrNenuJ7MMxK_n_rG1Z8AjuZsg7SA/s1600/grasshopperTWO.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 207px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500486342385455970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNyNb8l705k0oPdJ2P_YoLhhNcInm3lPxczlb0wpbg2_heAsn0MoMWDmcFd_e3iBErLHtnJnRlWaczDCADMHq8pRspLFUdMSzlp69zm8CHDtZ_1hDrNenuJ7MMxK_n_rG1Z8AjuZsg7SA/s400/grasshopperTWO.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mrm1_077cGWl4f3whbUkeUI8Y_TRxAGrAYMBE6NjF-MtGJ8qUgkRE-65G56klwAnb05XHUhgteakW7UtJUvlzIvgjGI_H4dVIU7l72W1GOog3wX7pkj2B4d1QZRsgXLA5iZ8HaS_y5I/s1600/grasshopper1.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 274px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500486334113476978" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mrm1_077cGWl4f3whbUkeUI8Y_TRxAGrAYMBE6NjF-MtGJ8qUgkRE-65G56klwAnb05XHUhgteakW7UtJUvlzIvgjGI_H4dVIU7l72W1GOog3wX7pkj2B4d1QZRsgXLA5iZ8HaS_y5I/s400/grasshopper1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-51060060931501337512010-07-19T19:57:00.002-04:002010-07-19T20:00:20.114-04:00Buzz<div align="center"> This little guy was stuck on a pine needle:</div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 226px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495771223464408242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXftjNyt75eoHrIX0ynn_XR0oKkfTgPxvSb_HuRVwBrcF7QF4SCIYejCcR0GRlX5X9KgNKWExFsWUfb8LyiAuQ4D24YZTKEe1ByqHAc6xi8dFEWCo93Nbm_WQ9J5dh_cfDeVRxyI_WZZo/s400/dragonfly1.jpg" /></div><p align="center">I tried to free him. I failed.</p><p align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 379px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495771234736738434" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FIS8eWW5ahQgZbcWFkejG2JnJUXQlmFIoBk1DweyTOnpZ10FrosUACdlFReW8PWrhD4H6JHZ3JRpsTyJsF-QRpUev7Pdny-86RyfbXx2QCFxcz1fNNlm7eIRdcqNKMmf1361STVAom8/s400/dragonfly2.jpg" /></p>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-25413147294702022162010-07-14T12:32:00.003-04:002010-07-14T12:37:09.477-04:00Charles in Charge<div style="text-align: center;">My new friend Charles has set off on a treacherous yet rewarding expedition through my backyard garden. He was kind enough to send back photos.<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4z5eh9Bq29VJ_9m3ev37jsctiLIJA_w6y0g44AhE5rueViLA1E9KZbaPcewxyAIMo6MJqsvd6YVTrnzDXCOTuUVFbOd9XVXxa55R4VuvDOzF0pTv3Pksm5uIKTYl5A-8JADTRyzZpqg/s1600/CharlesGreenOnion.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH4z5eh9Bq29VJ_9m3ev37jsctiLIJA_w6y0g44AhE5rueViLA1E9KZbaPcewxyAIMo6MJqsvd6YVTrnzDXCOTuUVFbOd9XVXxa55R4VuvDOzF0pTv3Pksm5uIKTYl5A-8JADTRyzZpqg/s400/CharlesGreenOnion.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493801593638909330" border="0" /></a>Here he is exploring Green Onion forest.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcVSpDMDF_73ICh0TKa7O5db9W-2YCR4xZUUD2v8wUWpDQrGZX4LD5Kcf985dxBfJmmReXh6T6vO5_oR_9t2skHDV7Ww1gcOEFZF-VbNJJ45vnib48GLTg8NIDdHmrImNMXeIA_W213c/s1600/charlesCucumber.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidcVSpDMDF_73ICh0TKa7O5db9W-2YCR4xZUUD2v8wUWpDQrGZX4LD5Kcf985dxBfJmmReXh6T6vO5_oR_9t2skHDV7Ww1gcOEFZF-VbNJJ45vnib48GLTg8NIDdHmrImNMXeIA_W213c/s400/charlesCucumber.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493801597755390258" border="0" /></a>In search of the legendary cucumber. (there were none)<br /><br /><br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-41241858493767114332010-07-08T20:47:00.002-04:002010-07-08T21:20:01.206-04:00<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMma2kqOurPQZbs-cXo2QcHz-bv7cn_zSduSG70QCMyDVoVQUdgNsQP1RgPV5u1lVFZpn459rTJCnHnl2VqgtAtK6fSeDssfqIErm6mUagg4FMQji0YTACfPb61tzNnfCC7jtxxFQ4wGk/s1600/whiteFlower.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 322px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMma2kqOurPQZbs-cXo2QcHz-bv7cn_zSduSG70QCMyDVoVQUdgNsQP1RgPV5u1lVFZpn459rTJCnHnl2VqgtAtK6fSeDssfqIErm6mUagg4FMQji0YTACfPb61tzNnfCC7jtxxFQ4wGk/s400/whiteFlower.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491702229424199138" border="0" /></a>Everything bloomed!<br /><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUlPTqd1yXrF7OvVYhSXQNjSc4e8d7AANGAOq_NgU1dmrn9jfiVmPcgr4ILeZa3UItPYuqTwiDfoBrWMVndPjsuFeJ_SXVf_p0yjtFqEGoRzC2aQtfLYsJkrmQyJ3ie_vERcK1l0Yoj8/s1600/frogonBasil2July5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkUlPTqd1yXrF7OvVYhSXQNjSc4e8d7AANGAOq_NgU1dmrn9jfiVmPcgr4ILeZa3UItPYuqTwiDfoBrWMVndPjsuFeJ_SXVf_p0yjtFqEGoRzC2aQtfLYsJkrmQyJ3ie_vERcK1l0Yoj8/s400/frogonBasil2July5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5491702218322765282" border="0" /></a>Frogs like my Basil.<br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-49729290203429586102010-07-01T20:05:00.003-04:002010-07-01T20:14:52.901-04:00We set the World on Fire...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUQ8BLWSArEdl5IaOVygJq_7Wv3oYRo4Gv2AdEEhe7b6FFkTbgErib5rTTIDZsL2j4KPZRPbZp5hbuit4UV0Jddqi1WDYOueVMbPTWfaFaKPIHCOAHFYw5rxSvsUhv2qZHFX8dQCF460/s1600/WorldonFire1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 395px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqUQ8BLWSArEdl5IaOVygJq_7Wv3oYRo4Gv2AdEEhe7b6FFkTbgErib5rTTIDZsL2j4KPZRPbZp5hbuit4UV0Jddqi1WDYOueVMbPTWfaFaKPIHCOAHFYw5rxSvsUhv2qZHFX8dQCF460/s400/WorldonFire1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489095433048096626" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">A little bit of lighter fluid goes a long way.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihf8XoaGJVFqIe6OLKdDul4fZaVDVJSDcRx5YQgJC8fRFz1qtLzdCxAtR-uL7DB5lVR3xDqJmD3t3ZD1fQRaSdkZEcnmay48iWzjcyy0InkekqbXWWmCOS9UseEEUwk35YVZDFfGmZL-s/s1600/WorldonFireundershot2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 360px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihf8XoaGJVFqIe6OLKdDul4fZaVDVJSDcRx5YQgJC8fRFz1qtLzdCxAtR-uL7DB5lVR3xDqJmD3t3ZD1fQRaSdkZEcnmay48iWzjcyy0InkekqbXWWmCOS9UseEEUwk35YVZDFfGmZL-s/s400/WorldonFireundershot2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489095437333169426" border="0" /></a></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-23798972657734183612010-06-28T17:44:00.003-04:002010-06-28T18:18:56.497-04:00Busted<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JRdNaF9yO0CBzuFs8i6cKptMAkvS5uiWlSJTkBTd14JFwV0Cbp-lEEyUtiCr-DYCVaL9owfDfTmrRorOfT7SAGCkzgTZEvMT7kOr7VPRtaUVo62IXzrjcvSL7m_r8trNODz6mek3EeY/s1600/BuddyCat.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1JRdNaF9yO0CBzuFs8i6cKptMAkvS5uiWlSJTkBTd14JFwV0Cbp-lEEyUtiCr-DYCVaL9owfDfTmrRorOfT7SAGCkzgTZEvMT7kOr7VPRtaUVo62IXzrjcvSL7m_r8trNODz6mek3EeY/s400/BuddyCat.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487944038780463442" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">You're not supposed to be outside...<br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-40066579203353323182010-05-31T11:35:00.005-04:002010-05-31T11:44:29.992-04:00sorry, my garden's just so big...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaApdlQM_2u_mX-xG81i7pOT6RG-aeaZzrWuIxMmBQzWbncy7623GzjdfqHcmsUK7CDwSMqPURAoGOjqJVXtinyjLMbrKavqQ3t0Sc2zD1nlmjUmoOtBwHYUNbMN1RdfY-zbSYd6bRu2c/s1600/GardenShotMay29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaApdlQM_2u_mX-xG81i7pOT6RG-aeaZzrWuIxMmBQzWbncy7623GzjdfqHcmsUK7CDwSMqPURAoGOjqJVXtinyjLMbrKavqQ3t0Sc2zD1nlmjUmoOtBwHYUNbMN1RdfY-zbSYd6bRu2c/s400/GardenShotMay29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477460376434332914" border="0" /></a>A fantastic amount of rain has been gifted to the area, causing all the plants to become saturated with bold shades of green. The grass grows ten inches a day! (I didn't measure I'm just sayin'...)<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br />I think only lizards live here.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGaWRwsl3SXiy-PqrE3o-Kgpr7L4zJ2oWIja3EObMVMAit82spGbyQHiDxXlLg1_rX_opoL51m3tFgWsPcATX1RnH1PchX5gVegOy51MKd-4UiH5hARbKWznSM6GOjtyAMmlU7HxsapM/s1600/BirdHouse1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 354px; height: 328px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYGaWRwsl3SXiy-PqrE3o-Kgpr7L4zJ2oWIja3EObMVMAit82spGbyQHiDxXlLg1_rX_opoL51m3tFgWsPcATX1RnH1PchX5gVegOy51MKd-4UiH5hARbKWznSM6GOjtyAMmlU7HxsapM/s400/BirdHouse1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477459464699189762" border="0" /></a><br />Monsters!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AkLic2x8vE0UE2X_GbFqZSA1NxQrzHQynatTeILS_z-b_9M5A6QXvG2OyZF5HijdrdgBsXANzXeXbMMXpCI-1uA5Smvdnje2ErLCrwRa5AH8aVRp5coJakJ66pniQjzpSy-bUgVUrnI/s1600/caterpillar2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6AkLic2x8vE0UE2X_GbFqZSA1NxQrzHQynatTeILS_z-b_9M5A6QXvG2OyZF5HijdrdgBsXANzXeXbMMXpCI-1uA5Smvdnje2ErLCrwRa5AH8aVRp5coJakJ66pniQjzpSy-bUgVUrnI/s400/caterpillar2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477459265189203074" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-83347261427525444572010-05-24T15:12:00.005-04:002010-05-24T15:23:43.821-04:00it's..... really hot outside.<div style="text-align: center;">I mean, it's really, <span style="font-style: italic;">really</span> hot outside. Like fire.<br />But my flowers are blooming.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhll-cJsS9_ZFk9K9xNGgMvsFywsyKdALHXlXMTr5OvBTi0V9p_CXchODqv2FO52eKz6LoRvAIUnmv34LdHHViO7wVKXizm8smS2TbbxtFaCB5Gr_Tvx4WfJVhVFEp738U7QIcIH8xo8-A/s1600/OreganoFlowers.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhll-cJsS9_ZFk9K9xNGgMvsFywsyKdALHXlXMTr5OvBTi0V9p_CXchODqv2FO52eKz6LoRvAIUnmv34LdHHViO7wVKXizm8smS2TbbxtFaCB5Gr_Tvx4WfJVhVFEp738U7QIcIH8xo8-A/s320/OreganoFlowers.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474917121097967378" border="0" /></a>The last hurrah of my oregano plant.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45FsHOJllAf08mQ8D0fPzaUblDB9i_z1mZOMwubnFsEl1PA8ijz_jgP8FCfang5BnpteaWmRNvmqewFuvkJnkfpyWae_IJd4bYf_Bs3-UZIUAfTBZzPx4xLUjr6kq_EhCTI6KCPh9jHU/s1600/Rosemay25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj45FsHOJllAf08mQ8D0fPzaUblDB9i_z1mZOMwubnFsEl1PA8ijz_jgP8FCfang5BnpteaWmRNvmqewFuvkJnkfpyWae_IJd4bYf_Bs3-UZIUAfTBZzPx4xLUjr6kq_EhCTI6KCPh9jHU/s400/Rosemay25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474917692082988994" border="0" /></a>The roses are for some reason preferring to grow on only one side of their container. Attempts to wrangle them closer to the center were thwarted by a good effort on their part to stay put exactly where they are.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucNh-BzxpHdnFCKqpeaU7O19AFvl6DpMYEvH_eX80GjstuaUpEmw_-UUpPTHptAMJ-2X_xCdrBc0z9CIVzGLg9WsbwC29s2sm5r2tRlyPAe424uhoWXrOhKkBbEjMES0Uch-MTe2M-NY/s1600/LilyMay25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiucNh-BzxpHdnFCKqpeaU7O19AFvl6DpMYEvH_eX80GjstuaUpEmw_-UUpPTHptAMJ-2X_xCdrBc0z9CIVzGLg9WsbwC29s2sm5r2tRlyPAe424uhoWXrOhKkBbEjMES0Uch-MTe2M-NY/s400/LilyMay25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474918930685759442" border="0" /></a>A lily bloomed without my knowledge. But to be fair I wasn't paying attention.<br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-75542282250525628332010-05-19T14:19:00.002-04:002010-05-19T14:24:52.524-04:00Big Leaves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC88dgt7eEsLIWosqQLft4_AE8zN9vbsiK8QpeWTSGO0j9XvdrLYavFXDgkvPLIjWEVmg_Q_-xe0aZCh8uRpp2ly6vlJq6x9eVLt2D7yA4aS8iF2hpNB9GGY5HJgPbTOwqCzCYi_SshA/s1600/Philaden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgC88dgt7eEsLIWosqQLft4_AE8zN9vbsiK8QpeWTSGO0j9XvdrLYavFXDgkvPLIjWEVmg_Q_-xe0aZCh8uRpp2ly6vlJq6x9eVLt2D7yA4aS8iF2hpNB9GGY5HJgPbTOwqCzCYi_SshA/s400/Philaden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473048817526447858" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">My philodendron has grown to enormous proportions despite the fact that it was never properly planted and was cut in half by a misjudged landscaping accident.<br />And now it's trying to reproduce.<br /><br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-23332601607781376812010-05-16T16:54:00.007-04:002010-05-16T17:02:15.264-04:00Spring into summer<div style="text-align: center;">Onions in Bloom.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Wb6-TXHxb81NuQ7rJjVvVfJL5FD62G5yWpcVPGeKFNba-_-Q9r75pGOnb_PUvaaC3mkQxevGWwyXUPAdclQIoxXI2DHFKQw9PURqkKLeegKCYglqVk9Hp4ltl-M9cOk6DYusgjCPRkM/s1600/onionbloom.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_Wb6-TXHxb81NuQ7rJjVvVfJL5FD62G5yWpcVPGeKFNba-_-Q9r75pGOnb_PUvaaC3mkQxevGWwyXUPAdclQIoxXI2DHFKQw9PURqkKLeegKCYglqVk9Hp4ltl-M9cOk6DYusgjCPRkM/s320/onionbloom.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471974929338883202" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />Slugs in slime...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHTv4aUm4dzTqedhnk4I2748a9qx61Xj6W4RuUPSI0KDrVig8VZlVjwLTubm9_DzqcLExoQvCE-IwTSyEgT2ZfquLGdEjj2nC6KJoyWtW43GivgN4wCc6A2YknrrnR4WN0GoBaL_qY-Q/s1600/Slug1smaller.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGHTv4aUm4dzTqedhnk4I2748a9qx61Xj6W4RuUPSI0KDrVig8VZlVjwLTubm9_DzqcLExoQvCE-IwTSyEgT2ZfquLGdEjj2nC6KJoyWtW43GivgN4wCc6A2YknrrnR4WN0GoBaL_qY-Q/s400/Slug1smaller.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471976025817824242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Beetles in the pool.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BkhZfAxK85RNyxQhao3C1ea1EJRbKUQV5xLSboMRsbL42kp51Hl7rHaYU1uq_fMindgNFgxMtaN6u2zlO0k-f6kOnJI3be4VML97TGuVoKXVgaQe8EUipsQ0w-Ys3irGpXD6wHdMAlE/s1600/RhinoBeetle.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3BkhZfAxK85RNyxQhao3C1ea1EJRbKUQV5xLSboMRsbL42kp51Hl7rHaYU1uq_fMindgNFgxMtaN6u2zlO0k-f6kOnJI3be4VML97TGuVoKXVgaQe8EUipsQ0w-Ys3irGpXD6wHdMAlE/s400/RhinoBeetle.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471975334130422322" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cucumbers not fruiting properly... (damn it.)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S6V3L8wcKAmD1FE7r57UT6gKG_jAmLGbs8sK5EwPZdJF0TQIffEl2RqDKd779lDwmo3q2i_p3suotxXqJDcD4hB1f1G8Vo8WzugRzhfQhvHN976EcaOCOUXe-Tay6KhQWruQGnnEztc/s1600/LemonCucJan2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3S6V3L8wcKAmD1FE7r57UT6gKG_jAmLGbs8sK5EwPZdJF0TQIffEl2RqDKd779lDwmo3q2i_p3suotxXqJDcD4hB1f1G8Vo8WzugRzhfQhvHN976EcaOCOUXe-Tay6KhQWruQGnnEztc/s320/LemonCucJan2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471975135429591954" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-74100612690529417952009-09-26T13:26:00.004-04:002009-09-26T13:54:32.629-04:00out in the garden<div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385833472909743106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvdx0JbYmtyUtAe7su0HUVsAhGPn9n7XpMJrj-mXFA5CO8SJLE9CgaxIzbiC3NMixYdf2yglRyXMT3hAikEkQ_-0Jt2UX_nJQ19YStcqb4QFCCC1YDW2xemq7bW2WLw4t398MWHenhJag/s400/GrassHopper.jpg" /> I've been spending quite a bit of time outdoors, enjoying the relatively mild summer weather we've been havin in South Florida. The acre around my house offers up a myriad of distractions, ensuring I almost never finish the chore or task I originally set out to do.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 340px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385835456150915986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvp251wWPR2QaRBd3iX8B7CvxHU8NA2mK63EbYvuv7KQmT2AgFH63X3PigZj4ry8prH-cZHz2x1wKsvRJXh5Tn0viboJPfbYiN08wSn0TI81nw6O5phhHOtaQRAsCX-mdQP_g8zSfsCz8/s400/BabysBreathJuly15.jpg" />Gardening has become a genuine habit, which is more than I can say for most of my pastimes.<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 268px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385835460236954242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPFEKNvB2pESG8DTP6-VqS3i3O02ehWKBmPCp458mSF5LeVZbgU0U8tlZCnLD5-qmA5qNUEp1jEjfpxXHBdkSG8ce9gh4pqXB9k4ohcrl_x_pKIAc61jvtzTRpaKn09cN40GfdsaQNxo/s400/RedBugs1.jpg" /><br /><br /><p></p></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-47040383002299571882009-08-14T12:16:00.002-04:002009-08-14T12:23:35.906-04:00post duckism<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJOTHCSYW3VBDUxivA6NI1qneUb6lrsW2i9sy2L2-l2HV83R57smeFTv30J8n1WB0L-QINP9e9ACyA_JssOUtUt6P3OeFOBVnb9zkYcr9UqtdsVih7VqHg7CTnPNIV7_vgfKLxo-W0TU/s1600-h/DUCKLINGnew.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 369px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369854531276167506" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAJOTHCSYW3VBDUxivA6NI1qneUb6lrsW2i9sy2L2-l2HV83R57smeFTv30J8n1WB0L-QINP9e9ACyA_JssOUtUt6P3OeFOBVnb9zkYcr9UqtdsVih7VqHg7CTnPNIV7_vgfKLxo-W0TU/s400/DUCKLINGnew.jpg" /></a> it's a shame they couldn't stay longer...<br /><br /></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-9037368361256902072009-08-08T13:41:00.002-04:002009-08-08T13:47:27.801-04:00Fish Fun<div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWgbKF9aCH0pE695RJxWyrVqpbCRNrxnsXUEL6_eOzoGGhMW0xEkSc8SiyTRwtekMEJKmX4lslOJTMJM8zfUhCaPERPVVXNVdxEh1IebYzSKRRGH-YN0beYuz2dgbJu1RF0gnmVUzMYY/s1600-h/jellyfishblog.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 398px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367650603957372946" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEWgbKF9aCH0pE695RJxWyrVqpbCRNrxnsXUEL6_eOzoGGhMW0xEkSc8SiyTRwtekMEJKmX4lslOJTMJM8zfUhCaPERPVVXNVdxEh1IebYzSKRRGH-YN0beYuz2dgbJu1RF0gnmVUzMYY/s400/jellyfishblog.jpg" /></a> salty creatures <div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367650597315365826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMSw_FuVtX1ooRWjT5oWBAKFp0pBK5P3-F9Vr0t0caRSm5An0J0eHwdBo1X2QDFw1tvMiSeh5mIM0IL_f2sid1AuFX6N7a6K4dkLvuig_30i8kU6TudmVAX7GoRaQQiCeHONlnlMR1Ths/s400/seaurchinBlog.jpg" /></div></div><p align="center">swimmers<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 304px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367650603748943570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ87NINA2xEZ6QpOsiJCLkVBlgcRF1UU4zHaGOF-ET27DACnc2XgPK6vfhU6B6_Gvi0FJBpAiAEOzDWR_nqr8oIHwS9jMbJWAN9T507WxgCteH_GmwaK71My6lfE1wnDdlvIwR-3EOO-w/s400/triggerBlog.jpg" /></p>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2406947616464828284.post-82428307820502096682009-05-18T03:00:00.001-04:002009-05-18T03:00:01.373-04:00Little guy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_mY3m1e1F9RkGK2-kwS73N5CcxdZW7czsiKHuaj7UM5-Dll8RDIorl6xShb4g76UUxaaI0op_4vpWNHj1p5B0XVSZcRAB1n9jx1TvZcfiAlEM0un6gfOmZV8RK9CzNliq-38aaiVtW8/s1600-h/wormsnake3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 350px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV_mY3m1e1F9RkGK2-kwS73N5CcxdZW7czsiKHuaj7UM5-Dll8RDIorl6xShb4g76UUxaaI0op_4vpWNHj1p5B0XVSZcRAB1n9jx1TvZcfiAlEM0un6gfOmZV8RK9CzNliq-38aaiVtW8/s400/wormsnake3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336482296306286210" border="0" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">found a worm snake in the pool...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWqVw3N__2szhhRt2QqD00YRJXR670olpoHyKxHi8Qa_a86LCzSnJWxVf04mYeAWArRoqhusb6GMN6xF9VffZSPSJBXNF7OjrEbgyb7hNtFLB9P7DHhZa8nKBFQR264yHljjW0kxD9xA/s1600-h/wormSnake1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 350px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRWqVw3N__2szhhRt2QqD00YRJXR670olpoHyKxHi8Qa_a86LCzSnJWxVf04mYeAWArRoqhusb6GMN6xF9VffZSPSJBXNF7OjrEbgyb7hNtFLB9P7DHhZa8nKBFQR264yHljjW0kxD9xA/s400/wormSnake1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336482298163155522" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cFFMyCAAd6L4KmkN2WH9Fmpg9ec-LW3HjDeQG9cgun35JZrCxv-z3YbfULjmzQoYO-hIyWP4aHJnFse3Cm471zSxUZNICZ-QRF12WEkl7xhHMS4udFBW-YF0kAv59xdLYfvUU9sfwCw/s1600-h/wormsnake2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 347px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_cFFMyCAAd6L4KmkN2WH9Fmpg9ec-LW3HjDeQG9cgun35JZrCxv-z3YbfULjmzQoYO-hIyWP4aHJnFse3Cm471zSxUZNICZ-QRF12WEkl7xhHMS4udFBW-YF0kAv59xdLYfvUU9sfwCw/s400/wormsnake2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336482297562658050" border="0" /></a></div>BlenderBachhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10645825953232240531noreply@blogger.com9