tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78407722593146097872024-03-13T14:27:55.008-04:00Eaglesbrother's Gourds and ArtThoughts and Ramblings on Art and LifeEaglesbrotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906736731399690660noreply@blogger.comBlogger258125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840772259314609787.post-86424181635041968522012-11-21T06:44:00.000-05:002012-11-21T06:46:34.532-05:00Trim/Slab Saw Done...Rebuilt<div align="left">
<strong>Today I am posting some photographs of the Trim/Slab Saw that I said I was rebuilding and promised pictures when completed.</strong></div>
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<strong>It all started when I was repairing a thumb screw that had broken off that holds in place a thickness plate...I had to drill out the screw and re tap the hole to put in a new thumb screw.</strong></div>
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<strong>I was using a small hammer to move the thickness plate and accidentally hit the 10" Diamond blade and broke off a piece of the Diamond on the blade.....so....this meant I had to order a new $100 Diamond blade.</strong></div>
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<strong>While waiting on the ordered blade to arrive i decided to completely rebuilt this faithful old saw (have had it 42 years and it has served me well ), so I proceeded to completely disassemble it and strip all the paint off and make a new gasket out of a cork sheet I had to go on top of the tank that holds the coolant and then prime the whole machine with special primer for aluminum and finally coat it with a coat of tough green paint to restore it to it's original appearance.</strong></div>
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<strong>Saw and stand in original shape before rebuild.</strong></div>
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<strong>Base of saw with new cork gasket I made and new paint job.</strong></div>
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<strong>Top rebuilt and painted and drying.</strong></div>
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<strong>Saw Rebuilt with new paint and new Diamond Blade , also note, I made a Plexiglass splash shield to keep coolant from getting all over me while cutting.</strong></div>
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<strong>All finished..good as new.</strong></div>
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<strong>Rebuilt Saw and Rebuilt stand..I even made a new plywood top for the stand and painted the stand and top..all ready to go to work.</strong></div>
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<strong>This post I will show mostly some of the gemstones I have been making during the past couple of weeks.</strong></div>
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<strong>I will start with the display on my Desk/Workbench..click on any photo to enlarge.</strong></div>
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<strong>Overall view of desk/workbench Gemstone display</strong></div>
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<strong>Top row left to right</strong></div>
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<strong>Australian Opal, Lightning Ridge Black Opal,Apache Gold ( 3 stones )</strong></div>
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<strong>Palmetto Picture Jasper,4-Apache Gold..far right-Picasso Marble ( Jasper )</strong></div>
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<strong>Chrysocola,2- Palmetto Jasper..3-Apache Gold</strong></div>
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<strong>Bacon Opal ( Utah )4- stones,2 more Palmetto Jaspers,1-Rhodocrosite - Pink stone </strong></div>
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<strong>( Sweet Home Mine Utah)</strong></div>
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<strong>Next row down..more Palmetto Jasper 7 stones.</strong></div>
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<strong>Far left last row- Spalarite ..Far Right 2- Montana Agate, below that- 2 Peruvian Dendritic Agates.</strong></div>
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<strong>Far left 3rd row-Agatized Wood,Vezuvian Druzy (Ural Mountains of Russia ),just under Palmetto Jasper is 2-Jasperoid stones, 1Jasper ( light green), Blue/Gold Tiger Eye, Petowskey stone ( Michigan ).</strong></div>
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<strong>Next row down L-R 6- Apache Gold, 5- Royal Imperial Jaspers ( very Rare )</strong></div>
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<strong>Next row down L-R 4-Arizona Petrified Wood,3-Picasso Marble/Jasper,2-Turquoise.</strong></div>
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<strong>Stones from Far Right</strong></div>
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<strong>Next 8- stones, Picasso Marble/Jasper</strong></div>
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<strong>Close up of Dendritic Picture Agate..top row</strong></div>
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<strong>Second row..close up Arizona Petrified wood ( 3-stones ) 2-Kaleidoscope Jasper ( Oregon).</strong></div>
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<strong>Redish/Pink stones close up- Royal Imperial Jasper ( very rare )</strong></div>
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<strong>Next to pink/red stones--3-NC Petrified Wood, below those..2- Picasso Marble/Jasper, 2- Turquoise stones.</strong></div>
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<strong>Top Row..close up 3-Montana Agates</strong></div>
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<strong>I decided to take you on a tour of my Work Shop that I built about 10 years ago.</strong></div>
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<strong>As many of you probably find out..there is never enough space when having 4-6 projects going at once, such is my dilemma.</strong></div>
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<strong>Work Shop I built 12 x 14 ft.</strong></div>
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<strong>My work desk with some of my recent work on it</strong></div>
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<strong>Just above the desk, a photo of a Scrimshaw I did many years ago on Plexiglass </strong></div>
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<strong>In the corner,on top of the sound system, a rearing horse I carved from Black Walnut, and a Dance stick beaded and made from a Buffalo Rib Bone, and not quite seen, a buffalo carved from Black Walnut also. A Bison Skull an a peek at a couple feather fans I beaded and am in process of finishing.</strong></div>
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<strong>These photographs were taken with my IPhone and not my good Nikon SLR camera...surprising how great they can come out with an IPhone.</strong></div>
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<strong>We went to the Local Gem show here on Friday and again on Monday....on Friday I purchased 3 nice pieces of Rough Peitersite...brought them home and cut them on Sunday and Monday.</strong><br />
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<strong>Now the challenge..to photograph them so the wonderful colors and choyancy would show( IE the Schiller effect of the Blue and Gold colors ).</strong><br />
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<strong>This Peitersite has within it much the same type of Gold colors as does Tiger Eye, except instead of ordered bands of color..the bands are bent and twisted into swirls or colors and it also has the very desirable Blue ( hard to find ) along with Black,Reds.</strong><br />
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<strong>I set the camera up on my tripod and started photographing them on a black background, and following are the results.....However...I didn't quite get the effect that I wanted, so I will try again tomorrow...using a different approach....and will post the results.</strong><br />
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<strong>A 68.5 Ct. Finished Piece</strong></div>
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<strong>Now you see the challenge of photographing shiney Gemstones...have to have the light source filtered so it does not make a flash arcoss the stone...am working on it..and will get it figured out.</strong></div>
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<strong>On a recent meeting this friend brought along several pieces of NC Petrified Wood Logs, they are petrified Palm Wood, rather odd ugly looking on the outside, but pure Magic inside.</strong><br />
<strong>She gifted me three of these logs and I recently cut into them and started to slab them up and proceed to make cabachon gemstones from them.</strong><br />
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<strong>A Rough chunk of Picasso Marble ( Jasper )</strong></div>
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<strong>A slab cut from the above Picasso Marble Rough ( Jasper )</strong></div>
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<strong>A very nice Cabachon of Bloodstone from India that I cut.</strong></div>
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<strong>Very Rare-Royal Imperial Jasper Cabachon</strong></div>
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<strong>A Dendritic Jasper Preform ( waiting on final shaping and polishing)</strong></div>
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<strong>#2 Jasper Preform</strong></div>
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<strong>This was cut from a Gold Mine Core Drill in Arizona</strong></div>
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<strong>Note the small flecks of Gold in it</strong></div>
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<strong>Another stone resembling Apache Gold</strong></div>
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<strong>it is high grade Pyrite in Black Matrix</strong></div>
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<strong>As some of you may know, here in the South, we have to work very hard to get the soil just right to grow great flowers with all the heat we have and little rain .</strong><br />
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<strong>We must first break up the Red Clay Soil and mix in some Compost and Peat Moss and do constant daily watering.</strong><br />
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<strong>We will now show you some of our wonderful Summer Blooms, feel free to click on any image to enlarge for a better view.</strong><br />
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<strong>Hostas in bloom</strong></div>
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<strong>Close up of Hosta Blooms</strong></div>
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<strong>An unknown flower ( bloom the size of penny)</strong></div>
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<strong>A Pink Cosmos ( they come in different shades of Pink,and other colors)</strong></div>
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<strong>Another Pink Cosmos, a shade darker Pink</strong></div>
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<strong>A Tono Rustic Blackeyed Susan</strong></div>
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<strong>A Day Lily..I played around with the background just for fun, See..I just made you smile.</strong></div>
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<strong>These little chpmunks are so cute..but very fast moving..hard to have one sit still for a photograph..but He didn't see me till it was too late, and He was just curious enough to nerviously watch me taking His picture right before he dove into the feeder to steal some seeds then scurry away.</strong><br />
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<strong>Rubbin His Tummy..thinking of food.</strong></div>
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<strong>Just happens to notice me sitting on a log watching Him.</strong></div>
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<strong>Looking around..very nervious.</strong></div>
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<strong>Almost as if He were winking at me..mischevious little creautre.</strong></div>
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<strong>I hope you enjoy Creators little animal people as I do.</strong></div>
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<strong>We begin with a Female House Finch, then a whole House Finch Family, followed by the very elusive Killdeer ( very fast moving and seldome sit still for more than a few seconds, even caught one in flight..leaving ).</strong><br />
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<strong>A Cute Female House Finch</strong></div>
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<strong>Same Female different pose</strong></div>
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<strong>Looking down at the feeder for Lunch</strong></div>
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<strong>A Family of House Finches..notice the Male with the Red on his head.</strong></div>
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<strong>A Killdeer poking around the soil for bugs in our garden.</strong></div>
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<strong>A friend of the one above.</strong></div>
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<strong>Here in the mountains we just do not get much rain in the summer ( example, 8 yrs. of total drought, not a drop of rain all summer ) so I have to put in irrigation drip lines to water the things we plant.</strong><br />
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<strong>I first must use a garden rake to smooth out the tilled up soil in an area of around 16 ft. wide, then use a very sharp hoe to dig a trench around 4" to 6" deep on either side of a 40" wide area, I then roll out a "Lay Flat" drip line down the middle and then roll out the garden plastic ( 5 ft. wide roll ) down the whole row stretching tight the plastic and covering the overhanging plastic in the trenches on either side and packing the dirt down to hold it in place.</strong><br />
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<strong>The reason I use the plastic is twofold, one..it keeps down weeds and second..it keeps the soil moist from the watering and helps to keep it from drying out...also I can inject Mirical Grow directly through the drip lines to the plants.</strong><br />
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<strong>We will start the "Garden Tour" with a photo of Sunrise over the garden in early morning..then progress from there.</strong><br />
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<strong>One of our many garden friends..I noticed he had a fealer missing.</strong></div>
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<strong>The start of preperation..smoothing out the ground.</strong></div>
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<strong>Completed Row ( 150 ft. long )</strong></div>
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I do not know the names of most of them..because I planted them from a seed mix several years ago.<br />
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<strong>And just for good measure..a photo of a beautiful Iris in our circle garden.</strong></div>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-veim5fzRJf8/T38GCREy5uI/AAAAAAAADE0/wswca7KddLU/s1600/Robin+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" nda="true" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-veim5fzRJf8/T38GCREy5uI/AAAAAAAADE0/wswca7KddLU/s320/Robin+1A.jpg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Our Friendly Robin on my Gourd fence</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q4tiwlRBxSk/T38GVkMm90I/AAAAAAAADFE/4XbPOXafJwE/s1600/Bleeding+Hearts+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" nda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-q4tiwlRBxSk/T38GVkMm90I/AAAAAAAADFE/4XbPOXafJwE/s320/Bleeding+Hearts+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>Some of our Bleeding Heart flowers next to the cabin</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>I hope you enjoy my photographs and feel free to leave a comment, so I know you have been here, and to also let me know that I am not posting in vain.</strong></div>Eaglesbrotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906736731399690660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840772259314609787.post-53570550268443020992012-04-03T02:10:00.000-04:002012-04-03T02:10:34.880-04:00More Photographs form April 1,2012- Encounter with a Canada Goose<div align="left"><strong>April 1, 2012 continued....Before I went out to shoot Apple Blossoms and other flowers I walked out into our front yard to do a bit of photographing with the birds and flowers there.</strong></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><strong>While shooting some Cardinals and a Northern Mocking Bird I looked to my left down the road, and what my wondering eyes</strong><strong> saw was quite a surprise, there in the middle of the road was a Canada Goose just standing there and looking around. Suddenly I saw a car approaching, and that crazy Goose just stood there, oblivious to the oncoming danger of being squished by something much bigger than she was.</strong></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><strong>Below see the progression of that encounter, which I will say, turned out good for the Goose.</strong></div><div align="left"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eZEeDyxlHiI/T3qPpSxG8mI/AAAAAAAADBM/H2nS0VNIDRQ/s1600/Canada+Goose+Close+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="308" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-eZEeDyxlHiI/T3qPpSxG8mI/AAAAAAAADBM/H2nS0VNIDRQ/s320/Canada+Goose+Close+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong>The Goose just stood there after the car went around her..so I walked down along beside the road to within 10 ft. of her and took her photograph before she finally decided to fly off to join others</strong>.</div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="left"><strong>Now I will present for your viewing some of the other photographs I took that morning before the "Goose Incident".</strong></div><div align="left"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hw5PySprfa8/T3qR4KMORpI/AAAAAAAADB0/AJzvXeIL4zw/s1600/Northern+Mocking+Bird+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="286" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hw5PySprfa8/T3qR4KMORpI/AAAAAAAADB0/AJzvXeIL4zw/s320/Northern+Mocking+Bird+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>A Northern Mocking Bird sits on the wire above my head </strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>chatting away like crazy in every combination of tweets He could come up with.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Br1884Wl18/T3qSD1lEycI/AAAAAAAADCE/tOt5CEvgf8I/s1600/Tulips+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="212" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2Br1884Wl18/T3qSD1lEycI/AAAAAAAADCE/tOt5CEvgf8I/s320/Tulips+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The last of the Tulip Blooms in front of the Propane Tank.</strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2x0oy8RK3mc/T3qSJ94tjQI/AAAAAAAADCM/8a-_-ESKQ3Q/s1600/White+Crowned+Sparrow+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="275" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2x0oy8RK3mc/T3qSJ94tjQI/AAAAAAAADCM/8a-_-ESKQ3Q/s320/White+Crowned+Sparrow+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>A busy White Crowned Sparrow having breakfast in our tray feeder.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div>Eaglesbrotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906736731399690660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840772259314609787.post-18497324496036283102012-04-03T01:35:00.000-04:002012-04-03T01:35:17.969-04:00A Day Of Apple Blossoms<strong>I have been busy taking photographs again, on April</strong> <strong>1,2012 I decided to go out and shoot some beautiful Apple Blossoms.</strong><br />
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<strong>Below you can see some of the Apple Blossoms as well as some other flowers that I photographed.</strong><br />
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<strong>As usual, you may click on any image to enlarge for a better view.</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CaJBS279-Pg/T3qI_TcegxI/AAAAAAAADAU/1u6450Ta-MQ/s1600/Wild+Violets+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" dea="true" height="197" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-CaJBS279-Pg/T3qI_TcegxI/AAAAAAAADAU/1u6450Ta-MQ/s320/Wild+Violets+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Some Wild Violets</strong></div>Eaglesbrotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906736731399690660noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840772259314609787.post-84698641570839834532012-03-22T09:49:00.000-04:002012-03-22T09:49:45.073-04:00Of Birds and Tulips<div align="left"><strong>Today I am posting some photographs that I took yesterday while sitting on our front porch,</strong></div><div align="left"><strong>come with me on our adventure into the wonderful world our Creator has made for us to enjoy.</strong></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div align="left"><strong>The first photograph, just to peak your interest, is of the first Male Gold Finch of this season.</strong></div><div align="left"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7wSfqhF0PPc/T2sjkGHMrkI/AAAAAAAAC70/Q7k959vFs7U/s1600/Male+Gold+Finch+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="244" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7wSfqhF0PPc/T2sjkGHMrkI/AAAAAAAAC70/Q7k959vFs7U/s320/Male+Gold+Finch+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><strong>Coming in for a landing..A Male Gold Finch.</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0vmjYhQypLw/T2sj_DRBdsI/AAAAAAAAC78/c_xMVw0DB1U/s1600/White+Crowned+Sparrow+4A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="289" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-0vmjYhQypLw/T2sj_DRBdsI/AAAAAAAAC78/c_xMVw0DB1U/s320/White+Crowned+Sparrow+4A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>A White Crowned Sparrow</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-orAZBeMkkvY/T2skU8Iz6qI/AAAAAAAAC8E/mFhNaur26kI/s1600/White+Crowned+Sparrow+2A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="185" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-orAZBeMkkvY/T2skU8Iz6qI/AAAAAAAAC8E/mFhNaur26kI/s320/White+Crowned+Sparrow+2A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><strong>Same White Crowned Sparrow eating his lunch.</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1bk2jvfX4uU/T2skrRHYAQI/AAAAAAAAC8M/yke3Ry9TGoQ/s1600/White+Crowned+Sparrow+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="239" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1bk2jvfX4uU/T2skrRHYAQI/AAAAAAAAC8M/yke3Ry9TGoQ/s320/White+Crowned+Sparrow+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I take several photos to get the different expressions they</strong><strong> display.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V0nJAr9W4-M/T2slEF9y2wI/AAAAAAAAC8U/gG9WV4k-VFY/s1600/Male+House+Finch+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="253" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V0nJAr9W4-M/T2slEF9y2wI/AAAAAAAAC8U/gG9WV4k-VFY/s320/Male+House+Finch+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>A Male House Finch</strong></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hvaN-_1zg4E/T2slWmFRAtI/AAAAAAAAC8c/wG00_uH2o24/s1600/Male+House+Finch+2A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="240" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-hvaN-_1zg4E/T2slWmFRAtI/AAAAAAAAC8c/wG00_uH2o24/s320/Male+House+Finch+2A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><strong>Could not ask for a better "Posing" subject, they seem to love posing for me.</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_hYL0YT4Hr0/T2sluMD9EfI/AAAAAAAAC8k/0dqGTOM_hXk/s1600/Male+House+Finch+3A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="259" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-_hYL0YT4Hr0/T2sluMD9EfI/AAAAAAAAC8k/0dqGTOM_hXk/s320/Male+House+Finch+3A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><strong>Male House Finch again, don't you just love the expressions on their faces?</strong><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IIbyO8PZlMY/T2smCGhC2LI/AAAAAAAAC8s/Go78vY5B3Qo/s1600/Male+House+Finch+4A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-IIbyO8PZlMY/T2smCGhC2LI/AAAAAAAAC8s/Go78vY5B3Qo/s320/Male+House+Finch+4A.jpg" width="318" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>He is just as curious about me as I am of Him.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9jr_7FTkom4/T2smZ2W-KeI/AAAAAAAAC80/87L9euNX7eM/s1600/House+Finch+5A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="270" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-9jr_7FTkom4/T2smZ2W-KeI/AAAAAAAAC80/87L9euNX7eM/s320/House+Finch+5A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>A Female House Finch.</strong></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A5erYV-_jyY/T2smrB9OLcI/AAAAAAAAC88/S7V2BBNX_gw/s1600/House+Finch+4A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="305" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-A5erYV-_jyY/T2smrB9OLcI/AAAAAAAAC88/S7V2BBNX_gw/s320/House+Finch+4A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Another of the Female House Finch.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hSVQcca2o78/T2snHrIYc-I/AAAAAAAAC9E/tLmOLnDIsuE/s1600/House+Finches+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="319" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-hSVQcca2o78/T2snHrIYc-I/AAAAAAAAC9E/tLmOLnDIsuE/s320/House+Finches+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>A Male and Female House Finch in the bushes.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6NWEOma9sOw/T2soaCWdJ9I/AAAAAAAAC9U/sntP4it3s2o/s1600/House+Finches+2A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="253" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-6NWEOma9sOw/T2soaCWdJ9I/AAAAAAAAC9U/sntP4it3s2o/s320/House+Finches+2A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>He and She discussing the events of the day.</strong></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G1NaCwYBo9s/T2soqrrVHeI/AAAAAAAAC9c/59Z2UWxwC4U/s1600/Male+Gold+Finch+2A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="256" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G1NaCwYBo9s/T2soqrrVHeI/AAAAAAAAC9c/59Z2UWxwC4U/s320/Male+Gold+Finch+2A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Male Gold Finch.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4qN9ZYi0eSM/T2so8hSj5II/AAAAAAAAC9k/XXZfjayeziM/s1600/Male+Gold+Finch+3A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="305" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-4qN9ZYi0eSM/T2so8hSj5II/AAAAAAAAC9k/XXZfjayeziM/s320/Male+Gold+Finch+3A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>He is asking "Is Breakfast ready yet"?</strong></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jLuDepMkxf4/T2spPee-oNI/AAAAAAAAC9s/ZPdWsYiUWgM/s1600/Male+Gold+Finch+4A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="226" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jLuDepMkxf4/T2spPee-oNI/AAAAAAAAC9s/ZPdWsYiUWgM/s320/Male+Gold+Finch+4A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Isn't He cute?</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mEdh5-nR4Ig/T2spjAbC0EI/AAAAAAAAC90/Z7S9k_8-Q0k/s1600/Male+Gold+Finch+5A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-mEdh5-nR4Ig/T2spjAbC0EI/AAAAAAAAC90/Z7S9k_8-Q0k/s320/Male+Gold+Finch+5A.jpg" width="313" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>"Now if I could just find my wife</strong>, <strong>she must be shopping"</strong></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H-VWL2UlF8s/T2sp65-JH_I/AAAAAAAAC98/2PG_w9yc7i0/s1600/3+Orange+Tulips+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-H-VWL2UlF8s/T2sp65-JH_I/AAAAAAAAC98/2PG_w9yc7i0/s320/3+Orange+Tulips+1A.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Orange Tulips in our flower bed.</strong></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1MdvsSbgE9s/T2sqKxgVjbI/AAAAAAAAC-E/2V-cjxunm-w/s1600/Orange+Tulips+2A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1MdvsSbgE9s/T2sqKxgVjbI/AAAAAAAAC-E/2V-cjxunm-w/s320/Orange+Tulips+2A.jpg" width="201" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>More of the Orange Tulips.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QNriY5yyY3U/T2sqbU-vJwI/AAAAAAAAC-M/tJU5w2m3HFA/s1600/Pink+and+Yellow+Tulips+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QNriY5yyY3U/T2sqbU-vJwI/AAAAAAAAC-M/tJU5w2m3HFA/s320/Pink+and+Yellow+Tulips+1A.jpg" width="151" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>Pink and Yellow tulips.</strong></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--rmTOlscvQ0/T2sq4xc_JAI/AAAAAAAAC-c/iDQWtSqKUSw/s1600/Yellow+Tulip+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/--rmTOlscvQ0/T2sq4xc_JAI/AAAAAAAAC-c/iDQWtSqKUSw/s320/Yellow+Tulip+1A.jpg" width="193" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>A lovely Yellow Bloom.</strong></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f_ZYW-A8YBM/T2srQpp4a2I/AAAAAAAAC-k/6Vs_0VcEZow/s1600/3+Orange+Tulips+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-f_ZYW-A8YBM/T2srQpp4a2I/AAAAAAAAC-k/6Vs_0VcEZow/s320/3+Orange+Tulips+1A.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Three Orange Tulips with morning dew on them.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O6vqza6ao6E/T2srmkxAw_I/AAAAAAAAC-s/SvbuJA7x-Nc/s1600/Flower+Bed+Back+Yard+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="138" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-O6vqza6ao6E/T2srmkxAw_I/AAAAAAAAC-s/SvbuJA7x-Nc/s320/Flower+Bed+Back+Yard+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>The Flower bed at the back of the yard with Tulips Blooming.</strong></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pN6ldq4lmzU/T2sr45J_8bI/AAAAAAAAC-0/KHU8WKN5vtg/s1600/Flower+Bed+Tank+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-pN6ldq4lmzU/T2sr45J_8bI/AAAAAAAAC-0/KHU8WKN5vtg/s320/Flower+Bed+Tank+1A.jpg" width="212" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Some of the blooms in front of the Propane Tank.</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n_lgPtQfQ7E/T2ssLtzdPGI/AAAAAAAAC-8/m1FojRekMZk/s1600/Horses+in+Field+1+Mile+1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img aea="true" border="0" height="214" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n_lgPtQfQ7E/T2ssLtzdPGI/AAAAAAAAC-8/m1FojRekMZk/s320/Horses+in+Field+1+Mile+1A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><strong>While sitting on the front porch I spotted these two horses grazing about a mile away..decided to take their photo, Just because I can..lol..with my 70-300VR lens...not bad from that far away.</strong></div><div align="center" style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>I hope you enjoyed the tour of our World here and the wonders Creator has provided for our viewing pleasure...please feel free to leave a comment below..that way I know you are looking.</strong></div>Eaglesbrotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906736731399690660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840772259314609787.post-55415206007516769292012-03-20T08:17:00.004-04:002012-03-20T08:40:32.126-04:00Foggy Morning Adventures<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>You may notice I am having trouble getting the Font to appear in the right place , well, I</strong></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong> haven't posted in quite some time and it seems they have made some changes in the</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>method of arranging the font either "Alligned Left" or "Allign Center", or it could be just me...lol</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Yesterday dawned foggy and wet, so I took the camera out to try and capture some fog shots, and because the light was just right for shooting flowers etc. I decided to take a few photographs of some of the 200 Tulips that I planted early this fall that are</strong> <strong>now up and blooming.</strong></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<strong>The next photographs ( 3 ) are of an Eastern Pewee ( a Sparrow sized Flycatcher )</strong><br />
<strong>Taken from around 1000 ft. away with the same lens set up as previous photographs.</strong><br />
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<strong>This next photograph is of a White Crowned Sparrow that stopped at our feeder to have his photo taken...great pose..thank you</strong><br />
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<strong>This Bird also stopped at our feeder..but as of yet I haven't figured out what species he is..he stopped by the feeder along with the above bird, but I do not think he is of same species...still researching..if you know the answer..please email me.</strong><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><strong>Thank you for stopping by my blog..all comments are greatly appreciated.</strong></div>Eaglesbrotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906736731399690660noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840772259314609787.post-66316497077442111912012-01-14T11:36:00.000-05:002012-01-14T11:36:52.271-05:00A day with my friend the Red Tail Hawk<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>My Post today is of my afternoon spent with my long time friend the Red Tail Hawk.</strong></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>I walked out to the garden on the hill behind</strong> <strong>cabin and noticed my friend sitting in a tree,so I went back into the house and grabbed my camera with my faithful 70-300 VR lens on it and proceeded to photograph my friend who so decided to cooperate with me and pose for me for a while before flying off to a more distant tree about 500 ft. farther away and then posing there.</strong></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong>The first photographs were taken just about 1000 ft. away from where I was standing.</strong></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OpsBcWr8o1w/TqPvb5x0yUI/AAAAAAAACvg/8p5YrI1L4VU/s1600/Balloon+4A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" rda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OpsBcWr8o1w/TqPvb5x0yUI/AAAAAAAACvg/8p5YrI1L4VU/s320/Balloon+4A.jpg" width="255" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Balloon number 4</strong></div>Eaglesbrotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906736731399690660noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840772259314609787.post-89834118160434453622011-10-13T07:12:00.000-04:002011-10-13T07:12:51.699-04:00When Morning Glorys Take Over<strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif;">I decided today to bring you a view of the invasion of the Morning Glorys that take over the garden as the crops wind down in early fall and we let them grow as most of the crop of veggies etc. is gone.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times;">You may click on any image to enlarge for a better view.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times;">Morning Glorys come in a plethora of colors and just grow wild, I think they may come from some of the straw I place around the plants in the garden, otherwise I have no idea where the seeds come from.</span></strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Times;">I am putting in just a few photographs of the different colors that appear in our garden.</span></strong><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yQGp5XtdzdA/TpbFOV04AtI/AAAAAAAACt4/AN9TaZfrUV8/s1600/Morning+Glory1A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-yQGp5XtdzdA/TpbFOV04AtI/AAAAAAAACt4/AN9TaZfrUV8/s320/Morning+Glory1A.jpg" width="223" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> A Beautiful White one with Purple star center</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlZ5DyifqVs/TpbFZFHM8HI/AAAAAAAACuI/7XiHByLgxMc/s1600/Morning+Glory3A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-QlZ5DyifqVs/TpbFZFHM8HI/AAAAAAAACuI/7XiHByLgxMc/s320/Morning+Glory3A.jpg" width="273" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> A very Pale Pink one with Redish Pink Star center</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uf5mLU5N78s/TpbFfes0coI/AAAAAAAACuQ/2HQPLXeeteE/s1600/Morning+Glory4A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-uf5mLU5N78s/TpbFfes0coI/AAAAAAAACuQ/2HQPLXeeteE/s320/Morning+Glory4A.jpg" width="297" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> <strong>Another Blue one, slightly darker Blue, with Purple Star center</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k3Lbf1erWbo/TpbFllUsewI/AAAAAAAACuY/IydtdLnlVxc/s1600/Morning+Glory5A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" oda="true" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-k3Lbf1erWbo/TpbFllUsewI/AAAAAAAACuY/IydtdLnlVxc/s320/Morning+Glory5A.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong> Just had to photograph this Bumble Bee on the Pale Blue one</strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7ipGAc8u0GY/TpbFsKekq2I/AAAAAAAACug/gtrsxKeEMPM/s1600/Morning+Glory6A.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" oda="true" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-7ipGAc8u0GY/TpbFsKekq2I/AAAAAAAACug/gtrsxKeEMPM/s320/Morning+Glory6A.jpg" width="269" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong>Another variety of Giant White Morning Glory</strong></div>Eaglesbrotherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07906736731399690660noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7840772259314609787.post-66517840821800701532011-10-10T08:50:00.010-04:002011-10-10T09:28:52.804-04:00New Fall Colors<strong>Fall is officialy just around the corner..already the leaves are starting to turn and peek leaf season is just around the corner by about two weeks to 4 weeks...depending on when we get a hard frost here in the mountains.</strong><br />
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<strong>See below a few photographs I took the other day of the beginning of leaf turning here in the Western Mountains of NC.</strong><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Long distance view of North Mountains</strong></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Same view..slightly different angle</strong></div><br />
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9HdWb9aYw9A/TpLrCVVbiWI/AAAAAAAACtc/ETprgZhsSJI/s1600/New%2BFall%2BColors6A.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5661846106877430114" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9HdWb9aYw9A/TpLrCVVbiWI/AAAAAAAACtc/ETprgZhsSJI/s320/New%2BFall%2BColors6A.jpg" style="cursor: hand; display: block; height: 239px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 320px;" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><strong>Neighbors big Maple tree turning nice Red color.</strong></div><br />
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<strong>I will add more photographs in a future post of more Fall Colors as the leaves turn to their</strong> </div><br />
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<div><strong>"Peek Colors"...come back and visit occasionaly to see.</strong><br />
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