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Devastated!
This poor tree took a beating in the Halloween snow/ice storm
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Looking Up
After a late autumn snow storm
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Symphony Hall
Had to get up before sunrise to get this shot
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City Hall
Fun and games with the fisheye lens
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Day Lilly
Day Lilly with unusual transparency
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Eastern Redbud?
Found this guy in my backyard. Cool! They don't normally come this far north
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February Bush
Plant in front of my house
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Crescent Snowbank
Moon setting behind February snowbank illuminated by Sodium streetlight
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Tree and Taurus
The bull constellation is at upper left
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Bright Branch
Vegetation in fall is beautiful, but it's dying.
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Turtle Flowers
Last day of summer and they know it
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Staghorn
The hairy blossom of a Staghorn Sumac
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Bug On Screen Door
The title says it all
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The Beetle
I need to look up more about this guy
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Lawn Thing
Another nameless lawn thing
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Forsythia
Another sure sign of Easter and spring
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The Snow Plows
Parked at the end of the street as spring approaches
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House At Christmas
Q: What was missing from the home section all these years? A: A pic of my house!
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November Grass
Tuft of season-tinted backyard grass
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Autumn Bushes
Accents of frost on fall's colored leaves
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The Corpse
I wonder what this looked like before the frost hit it
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Shower Curtain
Array of colorful leaves arranged in a sheet almost make a curtain
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Drippy Flower
Another surprise from the wild garden in the front yard
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Revenge Of The Primrose
Donna mowed over the Evening Primrose...but...They Live!
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Baby Oak
Somebody must have buried a Red Oak acorn here
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Maple Tips
Stems, Spokes and Sprouts
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Happy Holly
The smiling doggy face that we come home to each night
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Yellow Goats Beard
Another of my favorite shy flowers. Blossom opens overnight and closes up during the day
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Lazy Flowers
I call these lazy flowers. The blossom is so heavy, the the stem bends to the ground.
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Flashing Lilly
Used flash with CTO gel from side to enhance texture
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Dripping Wet
Flowers popped during rainstorm
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Tiny Peaches
These flower buds look like tiny peaches
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Star Of Bethlehem
These are really pretty, but poisonous to eat
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Dandelions
Morning after a heavy rain storm
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Ground Ivy Take Two
This year, I got the ground ivy early enough to see its hot colors
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The Arrangement
Flowers sitting in vase on dining room table
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Snowscape
Shadow of Sugar Maple on snow
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Christmas Cactus
Haven't had a flower fix in three months
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Holiday Tree
Shape-shifting Christmas tree we put our presents under
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Frost On The Raspberries
It's just before our first snowstorm of the season
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Last Gasp Of Fall
Final colors of autumn in my back yard against gray sky and brown vegetation
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Wild Garden
Tiny spot in the wild garden in my front yard
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Autumnal Collage
Dreamy shot from sidewalk into woods
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Praying Mantis
Not exactly a natural background, but it turned its head up to look me in the eye just before I hit the shutter
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Butterfly
This butterfly has seen some action and this is only Massachusetts. It's still a long journey to Central America
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Evening Primrose
The flowers blossom overnight, then fade and die during the day.
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Thunderstorm
This eastbound storm passed to the north, then made a right turn to head south.
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Lilly
Bright colored lilly lining my driveway
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Fluffy Lawn Things
No idea what these are. I'll name them QTip blossoms
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Staghorn Sumac
These guys looked like they were really enjoying the early morning sun
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Ripening Raspberries
Yum! Almost time to pick the berries.
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The Day Lilly
I seem to be shooting lots of flowers lately, maybe it's time for a flower section.
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Donna's Roses
This year, she got lots of blossoms on her rose plants
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Catalpa Blossoms
Catalpa tree has heart shaped leaves, orchid-like blossoms and stringbean like seed pods.
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Maiden Pink
Another one of my backyard visitors that sadly gets eaten by the lawn mower.
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Spiderwort Blossom
These guys are pretty and aggressive
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Morning Dew On Grass
Yes, I have sunken to shooting grass. Idea stolen from my photo class instructor.
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Ground Ivy
I used to call these guys "4 eyes" before learning their real name.
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Coins
They usually land heads or tails, but these didn't
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The Die Hard
Danedlion growing between building and pavement.
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Horseplay
I came all the way over here to see you, so there had better be some food in that hand!
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Treezilla
Tree looks like monster with tail hanging over roadway about to pounce on house.
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Colored Pencils
Given my drawing abilities, these are better to look at than draw with
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Sidewalk Candy
Probably looks better than it tastes
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Light Before The Storm
Seems like the best sunrises happen pre-storm
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Dove Tale
So anyway, this dove flies into a tree (upper left) and poses for another shot
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A Dove Above
Dove on wire getting a butt-warming from setting sun
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East Facing Snow Bank At Sunrise
I see a bird nest! Mom's at upper left with beak pointing right watching family in nest.
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Mystery Machine
I don't know. It seems to have something to do with loading or unloading trains.
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Sundown On The Sidewalk
Last gasp of daylight on a cold February afternoon
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Dogs Rule!
I never doubted it for a second
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It's Z cloud
Z shaped cloud through window water droplet lenses
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Foggy Night
Melting snow making street puddles and fog
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Ice Monkeys
Ice on car window reminds me of pet Sea Monkeys
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Moonset
Eerie moonglow shining through high thin clouds and sleeping Maples
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Fashion Doggy
Supermodel Hollydog showing off the sweater that mommy made.
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Plastic Soldiers
Yes, every Tuesday morning the green plastic soldiers take their place at the end of every driveway.
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Snowy Fence
The snow stuck to this chain link fence making an interesting triangled pattern.
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Precarious
If one more snowflake sticks to this treetop, I think it will topple.
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Contrasting Conifers
Some conifers stand tall in the storm, others wilt. Which one are you?
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January In The Raspberry Patch
Hard to believe this was my green leafy raspberry patch a few months back
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'Tis the season
Holiday lighting puts warmth into monochrome winter
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Taking Potshots
Photo of backyard reflected off teapot.
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Me and my Shadow
30 seconds of my life at f/16
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Meet The Neighbors
There's mom, dad, slouch and pineapplehead
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The B Word
Did somebody say b.b.b.bath?
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Coco Shares Her Couch
It didn't last long, but Coco shared her couch.
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Bear Hibernating
When mommy goes away, Bear will play.
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Winter Sky
When its not dark, this is what we seem to see most of the winter.
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Backyard Sunrise
Must try out the new tripod even though it's a work day
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Donna The Penguin
Trick or treat!
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The Hollyprint
Holly the wonderdog's footprint in the front walk
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