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Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could; some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

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  • Slight Detour
    Friday Mutterings - A few apples from the very top of the tree have continued to fall to the ground, and the resident deer are happy. If all goes well today, they won'...
    19 hours ago
  • is there any more pie?
    happy birthday, will - This is what I hope you are doing this Saturday afternoon, Will. Teaching takes a lot of energy (as my Texans all know!), so sometimes you just have to tak...
    6 days ago
  • Beyond The Chicken Coop
    Creamy Tortellini Soup - This Creamy Tortellini Soup is filled with Italian sausage, cheese-filled tortellini, and baby spinach. It’s an easy weeknight dinner with plenty of flav...
    3 weeks ago

Never be afraid to confront the world.

"I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass." Maya Angelou

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  • Moss Identification Project
    Jon collected these three today.  We are trying to identify them but no luck so far.   Another photo of #1
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  • Christmas morning 2025
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Play "Your" Music

"Use the talents you possess, for the woods would be very silent if no birds sang except the best."
-- Henry Van Dyke

The Band

The Band

Mardi Gras Visitor

Mardi Gras Visitor

Shady Spot

Shady Spot

Interesting Links

  • Krewe Band of the 4th of July
  • Purely Primal
  • Wheyward Goats on Facebook

Chaco Canyon

Chaco Canyon

Old Friends

"Yes'm old friends is always best, 'less you can catch a new one that's fit to make an old one out of."
(~Sarah Orne Jewett, 1896, The Country of the Pointed Firs; Ch.12)

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Elderberry Grape Wine

Elderberry Grape Wine

Saw Contest

Saw Contest

Anthem

Ring the bells that can still ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in.
Leonard Cohen

View East of Hope

View East of Hope

Utah

Utah

Mesa Verde April 1, 2009

Mesa Verde April 1, 2009

Helmville Montana

Helmville Montana

Fowl River Flounder

Fowl River Flounder

Just a little peek.

Just a little peek.

Livin' on Salsa Time

Livin' on Salsa Time

Mushroom Lovers Delight

Mushroom Lovers Delight

Morning Mist

Morning Mist

What music do you hear?

If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away.
Henry David Thoreau


4th of July

4th of July

Tomato Tomato

Tomato Tomato
"From December to March, there are for many of us three three gardens:
the garden outdoors, the garden of pots and bowls in the house,and the garden of the mind's eye."
-- Katherine S. White

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