Tag: nature
member name: jessie voigts
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September 01, 2006 03:34 PM EDT --
the end of summer seems to be upon us quickly this year. last year, we were swimming until october. this year, we've not been swimming for a few weeks. the water is really cold!
it's been so windy . . .
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April 30, 2007 11:07 AM EDT --
we were at my parents farm last weekend...and finally, spring has sprung! it was so glorious out - the peach trees were abloom, the dogs were happy, and lillie was ecstatic. come along!
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September 21, 2006 12:39 AM EDT --
{12 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
to ben and betty, on your fabulous-to-be wedding!! here are a few words of wisdom and pictures (hey, you know me) to celebrate with...
thanks to peg s, for . . .
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October 02, 2006 09:20 PM EDT --
{12 salmon photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
the creek is heard before it can be seen. it crashes, burbles, vocalizes nature's song with a touch of vibrato. my aunt carol's . . .
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July 17, 2006 11:34 AM EDT --
{12 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
saturday we had the most glorious day. we escaped the great heat and humidity after dinner, and drove to lake michigan. oh, the big lake - the place where . . .
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August 07, 2006 11:59 AM EDT --
dancing waves, glittering in the sun
frothing, bubbling, reaching
frolicking with wet sand and dry
ceaselessly encroaching, leaving mark after mark
erasing footprints, creating waveprints
incandescent . . .
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September 27, 2006 09:23 PM EDT --
{13 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
fall is here, and we're drinking fresh-pressed apple cider (not that clear juice junk they sell in grocery stores all year around, but the yummy mahogany . . .
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October 16, 2006 01:03 PM EDT --
{13 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
we've had a hectic month, with a week-long trip to ohio for a funeral chock in the middle. what i missed most about being away from home was the . . .
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November 03, 2006 11:58 AM EST --
{10 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
a few days ago, we had a day of respite, of indian summer - such warm weather, a balm to the soul. we lunched al fresco, lakeside - glorious! . . .
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August 21, 2006 09:39 PM EDT --
{10 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
lately when we've been kayaking at sunset, we see the most gorgeous patterns in the end-of-summer lilypads. they have holes and tears in them. yet each . . .
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October 01, 2006 08:30 PM EDT --
{14 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
in a cottage nestled deep in the woods, hand-hewn beams a century old reflect a dying fire's flickering light.
dogs twitch, a log falls. . . .
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June 17, 2006 11:15 AM EDT --
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life is crazy.
my parents have a hobby farm. there is so much to do there that you could work all the time and never rest and still never be done. . . .
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January 08, 2007 12:04 AM EST --
early morning . . .
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February 09, 2006 11:43 AM EST --
what is the essence of timelessness?
is it something that calls to us, repeatedly through the ages?
is it a restful thing, something to soothe the soul?
can it be personal, or is it always something . . .
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April 25, 2006 11:42 AM EDT --
yesterday, we painted outside. such fun.
i watered down some of her washable tempera paints (red, blue, and we made green). we prepared the paper by weighting it down at the edges so it wouldn't . . .
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June 07, 2006 07:44 PM EDT --
when we were kayaking last night, i noticed that there are an awful lot of used tires being used in a new way. growing up on a farm, we had some uses for old tires - tire swings . . .
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June 25, 2006 09:43 PM EDT --
rarely do we play on the road-side of our house. we're always by the lake. of course! who wouldn't choose to be by water? still, lillie wants to ride her bike on the road sometimes. her bike is . . .
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September 01, 2006 11:13 PM EDT --
{ 9 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
as is often the case, the articles that i read on gather stay with me for a long time. i think of candida's husband's cancer and how their whole family . . .
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October 07, 2006 12:05 PM EDT --
{12 photos, for those gathering on dial-up}
as we were wandering through the meijer gardens and sculpture park yesterday, i noticed that although i was drawn to photograph the sculptures (for the 100th . . .
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December 08, 2006 09:42 AM EST --
awaken early
no reason? just the sunrise
calling me to come now
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