Just Squares

At Asilomar, the beauty!

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Oscar at Night

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My neighbor's son with his twirly things. He can also do this with fire!

Peregrine expert

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Took the grandson out today for raptor flight demonstration. These are held at the World Center for Birds of Prey in Boise, Idaho during October only.

Autumn light

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Just for a little while each September afternoon.
I love the shape of geraniums.

Last January's nuthatch

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Still sorting old photos and having fun finding treasure!

We had the same Great-Grandfather

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And this handsome fellow still lives in Southern Utah where his people have been since
around 1860. We just had a family reunion there and about 450 people came!

He just found out his wife will have TRIPLETS in 6 Months

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But he seems to be good with his other kids. . .

Catch the Love!

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This is my sister-in-law and her grandson. I think they are getting along.

Web

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Geraniums against the sun

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Geranium buds in sunlight

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On the Silverwood Patio.

Window light

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Dave of Dave's Mobile Sewing Machine Repair out of Boise, Idaho. He came out to Eagle today and worked on Marie's Singer treadle machine that I bought last year at an estate sale. And the Majestic from Montgomery Ward that my son got at another sale. Dave removed all sorts of felt-like gundge with a pair of pointed tweezers, lubricated the machines, lifted and reset the feed dogs. adjusted top and bottom thread tensions, demonstrated how to thread, adjust stitches, wind and insert bobbins, etc. He also told me the right kind of needles and bobbins to get and gave advice on thread. Super value!

My Grandson and his dog

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A lovely day for a paddle!

Pair of mergansers

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Saw thess in the water near the Shepler's dock in Mackinaw City. I love the casual "do" on the female.

Sparrow in late snow

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Like all the rest of them, he likes a sunflower seed!

Pussy Willows on Easter

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Just saw these on Coors Road. This is the south end of where
we hope to create a nature preserve and wildlife sanctuary.
It is a nice Easter present. Nice sunny day, too.

Saturated wanderer

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Saturated wanderer, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Hard to resist , , ,

Colors of the wild

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P1120378squ xx, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Finally we have a couple of yard turkeys. This is a first for this year.

Attention to the histogram

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Doug's old tow truck

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G. Randall Goss discusses his photos

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This morning at Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey. Two fof the photos in his exhibit appear in the background.

Life is Good: Feedstore cat

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Twilight at Aspenwood--sunset memory

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Comes daily to my suet banquet!

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His wife comes, too!

Gradeschool Christmas Program, Pellston MI

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If someone is having fun, it's contagious!!

That evenin' sun go down

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Tonight on the way to visit Scott in the hospital. Now that the leaves have fallen, more of the sunset is visible here.

Long awaited blossom, early autumn

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The deer of the day

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Spotted by dachshunds, who were throwing themselves against the window. He is ready for the rut, and most probably will succumb to the hunt, which starts soon. No way to protect him, his delicate beauty.

On a boat ride with my grandsons

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new friends in the meadow

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This is my world this week. A thrill.

Morning light

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This is why they tell you to photograph in early or late light. This is what is happening in my morning meadow every day this week. I feel blessed.

Browse

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Autumn deepens

End of August

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One geranium floret on the front porch; a marvel of detailed beauty.
Autumn deepens.

Emu eye

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The all-sentient eye of the (actually pretty dumb) emu continues to fascinate me.

First day out; the western sky

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Experiment

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Camerabag for PC automatic conversion (I didn't mean to convert the whole folder!) to vintage style of a photo of a kid dance class. I was about to throw these out, but I find I like this one.

The glorious Fourth in the neighborhood

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Hope you had a great Fourth, everyone!

Crazy 4 Beads

2010-07-03T22:57:00.000-07:00

Enjoyed the Eagle outdoor market this morning. I think this booth was beautifully composed. The glare was such that I had trouble seeing the screen on my camera (no viewfinder, alas) but the soft light under the tent toppers was great. I wish I had take more pictures!

Koi Ranger Boots

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Today the koi ranger took us to the "nursery tanks" for
youmg koi that will be returned to the pond after the new
filtration system is installed. They often worked in the Japanese
Garden pond wearing these boots.

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Parking lot poppies at Alamitos Creek! Bright sun. Spring is ending; that's a kigo.

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Mustard in the green and rainy spring,

After the Thiebaud exhibit

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Went to the museum in the rain with our friend, Elsie.
Saw the Thiebaud exhibit--I wasn't sure it had his best work--
I'll be looking into what other people thought. This reviewer
thought it showcased his humor and liked the show.
I wanted more, and earlier, cakes and pies and more extreme San Francisco
street scenes. But we did have FUN!

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Iris season and other delights at the Elizabeth Gamble Garden in Palo Alto. Intermittent rain.

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The reading today with the Barnstones, father and son, lasted an hour and fifteen minutes longer than planned. The park was closing and I had to get out, but managed to snap the wagon, one building and some blue flowers on the way to the gate.

That thistle muncher

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outside the back window.

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At the Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, an environmental sculpture.
Today was a very special field trip there.

Daylily

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PICT6932 square, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

It is always fun to go through old photos and find something not noticed before. This is from last year.

At the artist's house

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P1030386xx, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Masses of these white iris--I wish I knew the name.

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Someone left this memento of the beach on the deck. I thought the shapes went together nicely and rearranged to emphasize that.

Frog at Thorne Swift Nature Preserve

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He's within jumping distance of Lake Michigan!! I didn't
remember this. Just found it in a Picasa-browse.

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Sycamore bark from today's birdwalk at Almaden Lake Park.

Alamitos Creek Blues

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Alamitos Creek Blues, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Made in my iPhone using the Photogene app. I'm sure I can do something more subtle. It is making me want an iPad to work larger. . .

Thorne Swift Pond; a memory

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I can't wait to get back here in the early summer!

Eye Contact

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Children are so spontaneous and beautiful! Again, I find myself at C's dance class.

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This portrait of C reminds me of potraits by Goya.

The Chicken Pasture

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P1300910-pola, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

It makes one long for spring!!

Farm in stunning colors

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P1300915tuned-pola, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Just ran across this beauty, oversaturated and Poladroided. The palette appeals to me. I had forgotten all about it.

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More of those geese. There are many of them in the Boise area in the fall.

Mother and child

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My niece and her son at Thanksgiving today.

Asilomar Beach

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Looks like fun!

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Last night's amazing evening sky in square version. Oh, Lord,
give me a Hasselblad!

Saturation

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I try not to abuse this saturation function, but it is hard
to resist, sometimes . . .

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The beautiful West. I always promise myself a trip here
to photograph for several days. But so far, it is fromthecar.
This is today in Montana.

Wolfi's Eyes

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P1020391squ, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

The favorite old dog. His recent liver test is much better, but still shows that he has a problem.

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The iris of spring. . . rediscovered.

Secrets of the hosta

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Intricate beauty within the flower. Seen at Willson's Nursery, Petoskey, Michigan.

Late blooming seedling columbines

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These fairytale beauties are part of a generous crop of seedlings of the yellow version of Origami Columbines. I plan to never grow anything else for my columbine fix. Look at the delicate coloring and dainty structure!

Wild apple

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I tramped through the roadside ditch to get some of these small apples which have been glowing on hedgerow trees for weeks now. By the time we stopped most of the low ones were gone, probably to deer. S thought they might be crabapples, but now we think they are just small apples, growing wild. I have been taking photos of them, and their adorable defects. I am going to plant the seeds along our hedgerow, just for the perhaps of the future.

Little red house on Indian River

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Just begging to be sketched as we motored by with a young fellow at the wheel.

Look, some chicken wire!

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This is a companion piece to the one I put on The Memory Thread tonight. Girls just wanna have fun!

Eating Thistle Seed

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Eating Thistle Seed, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Today's thrill, the goldfinches finally discovered the abundant ripe thistle seed on the plant just outside the back door. I got a few pictures through the window.

Moth on Yellow

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P1320759moth squ, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

This is from today's birdwalk in the woods and on the beach at Sturgeon Bay. There was a bee, too, but I like this photo the best. I have had quite a few lovely house moths this year, with delicate patterns like this and in brown, tan and ivory colors.

Another version

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Another version, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

I flipped and cropped the version on my main blog tonight and am still not sure which one I like better. There always has to be a choice, doesn't there???

Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco

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Transamerica Pyramid, San Francisco, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Dear little squares, I've been neglecting you. Here's another snap from the bus tour of the city we took our grandson on. And one brief glimpse without so many wires. The old and the new exist here quite smartly, I think.

And this is S with the beloved Wolfi

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He's the adorable guy that started our dog extravaganza!

Madi in 2004

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She's always loved dogs! This is her dachshund, Gertie.

Jingle Regalia from the Powwow

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I've always wanted to be at one of these and today I got my chance. The regalia is terrific and very varied.

I whistled, he came!

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I whistled, he came!, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

After visiting Greensky Hill, we took a drive down some less-traveled roads and stopped to look at this gorgeous pinto. He came to to fence to see us, but soon losst interest because we had no apples or carrots with us. We had been to Rostenthal Farms for sour pie cherries and that was the only food we had with us. Lovely drive with my daughter.

Joe Pye weed

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P1000279joepye, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

This new England Indian used this plant, or a similar one, in healing. One internet source describes the tea made from it as "nauseous." And research on Joe Pye himself turns up very little besides his debt to a New England saloon-keeper. As with other native Americans from New England, his tribe, which still had people named Pye, was pushed west several times until they reach Minnesota. This lovely soft pink reliably adorns the roadsides here at this time of year, giving Joe Pye a sort of immortality, or remembrance.

About Ready?

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IMG_1588 crp, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

I love this! It is like a little story about a marriage. Taken today at Big Rock Point, formerly the spring gathering place for the local Odawa/Ottawa tribe. There were a lot of geese, but they didn't stay long when two people began scrambling toward them over the scrub.

Girl with three gulls

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P1310924crp wwww, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

This child was waiting for a wedding in the park to begin. I had to crop it from a larger photo, since the opportunity only lasted as she climbed this grassy bank. I like the gulls . . .

Fantasy blend

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P1300422sil layer, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

I spent ten hours yesterday fooling with pictures and especially the Silver Efex Pro filters. Then I blended one with an old black and white shot of rebuilding our farmhouse, circa 1956. To get good at this will take a lot of time and investigation. But the possibilities are endless. Creation of other worlds and otherworldliness.

Step

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Step, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

It's about the feet; never mind that I cropped the person out by mistake. I love the way this came out as a square. TRY SQUARES!

A bouquet of cottonwood leaves

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A bouquet of cottonwood leaves, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

After an intense rainstorm, my granddaughter picked up all these cottonwood leaves from the lawn, and presented them to me. I put them in the vase just the way she gave them to me. A short time later, she added the little blue flower, and the rose, which she pulled from the bush by grasping just above the thorns and under the blossom.
Little beloved blog--I've been neglecting you.

June with cat

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June with cat, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

I don't think it was our cat, but this is surely me before the Second World War in a simpler time.

Iris

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PICT4912squ, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

I wandered around this afternoon trying to capture all the colors of the iris in this garden new to me. I keep thinking about the elderly couple who planted them . . . and wishing I could say thank you.

In Daylann's Yard

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The mother quail turns her back on our Memorial Day revelry to tend to her chicks. I like the way she has crossed her legs in taking the last step.

Purple Flag

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New color in the iris wilderness!

My newest grandchild

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Her laughter

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P1300780squ, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

She goes to kindergarten in the fall. She attended a small home-based nursery school and learned a great deal!

Portrait of grass

2009-05-16T21:40:00.000-07:00

I meant to take more photos of the grasses in sunlight before my son weed-whacked some wild grassy places in my new yard in Idaho. But I never got it done and only this one taken at the tulip-portrait time remains. But the weed whacking will be good for the other plants--he found a rhubarb and something that might be a gooseberry.

Dune Paintbrush

2009-04-21T23:51:00.001-07:00

P1300261dune pb, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

We don't spend enough time outdoors with the glories of Wildflower Spring in California! Some pictures are just naturally enhanced by the black background; why am I always surprised???

On the wildflower walk

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IMG_1199squ, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

In Alum Rock Park lots of wonderful spring wildflowers are in bloom! Go out and take a hike!

Dove Lupine by the path

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IMG_0764squ, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Late March in Almaden Quicksilver Park. A beautiful place to walk. hike. bike or ride horseback. This medium-size light-blue lupine that grows so abundantly in the park is often called Dove Lupine, I think.

California Dreamin'

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California Dreamin', originally uploaded by jhhymas.

Here's my grandson on his first vist to California since he was one year old!

San Francisco

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P1230042squshrp, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

We took our grandson on a bus tour and were very pleased with how much we got to show him in 3.5 hours. This was taken through the bus window from the upper deck.

Polshing Her Aluminum in the Print Room

2009-02-28T22:53:00.001-08:00

You need to clean your aluminum before you start the Copper Sulfate etching process. This is my friend, Sondra. She lights up the print room when she is there. The class is called Solving Print Problems and we all work on different things. So i really learn a lot, even if I am really a poet.

My precious granddaughters

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IMGP0182squ, originally uploaded by jhhymas.

I tipped the ladder over, because they were trying to climb to the top tp harvest more tangerines. It became a boat.

His rock borders

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DSCF0020x (7), originally uploaded by jhhymas.

The plant I discovered this summer was Russian Sage! (Lower left corner.) Dainty lavenday foliage, blooms all summer, keeps growing fresh foliage, The one at the garden center was like a four foot bush; I hope this one will survive the winter and grow, grow, grow!

Butterfly in a Box

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This beauty sat about in the print room on a recent visit. Gone now, with the plexiglass cube.