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Lilacs and ladybugs in bloom

Insect ladybug lilac

What could be more wonderful than lilacs and ladybugs in bloom?!

Posted on April 22, 2018Categories #Insects, #Spring flowers, UncategorizedTags #Spring, Bugs, www.carriestaples.com2 Comments on Lilacs and ladybugs in bloom

Not quite sunset… followed by sunset

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White mulberry is last tree to go into leaf in the spring here. But even it has thickening buds!

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For those of you who follow my sunset photos, this second shot shows how far north the sun is setting now.

Posted on April 20, 2018Categories #Spring, #Sunset, UncategorizedTags Sunset1 Comment on Not quite sunset… followed by sunset

Planning the nursery!

 

bird osprey pair

Osprey pair planning their nursery after sunset at the mouth of Pomonkey Creek at the Potomac River-

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Same pair, different angle.

Posted on March 27, 2018Categories #Birds, #Sunset, Osprey, UncategorizedTags #Spring, Osprey, Potomac River, Sunset, www.carriestaples.com2 Comments on Planning the nursery!

A ribbon of tundra swans

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This ribbon of tundra swans does not do justice to the thousands we saw flying north late yesterday afternoon. But they were way too high to photograph. You’ll just have to imagine 10 minutes of long, thin ribbons of swans shape-shifting across the ever-changing sunset.

Posted on March 1, 2018February 28, 2018Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on A ribbon of tundra swans

Tarnished silver- sky and river

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Tarnished silver- sky and river. Clouds and river are both ice. Last view of sun before it sets.

Posted on January 22, 2018January 19, 2018Categories #Clouds, Uncategorized2 Comments on Tarnished silver- sky and river

Sunset over frozen Potomac River

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Sunset over frozen Potomac River is beyond imagining! My granddaughter asked what was wrong with the water. It wasn’t moving!

Posted on January 17, 2018January 16, 2018Categories #Clouds, #Sunset, Ice, MidAtlanticHikes, UncategorizedTags #Clouds, Frost, Outdoors, Sunset, www.carriestaples.com2 Comments on Sunset over frozen Potomac River

Tracery

My favorite blog poster strikes again! Happy New Year!

Leaf And Twig


frost’s filigree
elaborates
the arctic morning

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Posted on December 30, 2017Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Tracery

Trimming

Winter magic hasn’t hit southern MD yet but it is totally entertaining in NH!

Leaf And Twig


the eaves
wear a tatting of ice
fastened by a shuttle of cold

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Posted on December 22, 2017Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Trimming

In Deference To Illumination

My favorite blogger again!

Leaf And Twig


touched by light
so turned to gold
alchemy of cold

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Posted on December 19, 2017Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on In Deference To Illumination

Swimming In Air

My favorite blog site continues to be my favorite blog site!!

Leaf And Twig


rose hips
octopuses
a garden masquerade

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Posted on December 6, 2017Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Swimming In Air

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