Thursday in the city

nobody@vox.com(Country By Design) — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 06:37:56 -0700

I came down to the city yesterday because my city baby is sick again. He doesn't even want his grammy this time. I haven't taken any pictures so this one is from last month. I have tried growing these in the country, but haven't had much succe...

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Monday in the country

nobody@vox.com(Country By Design) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 20:06:16 -0700

I encountered this handsome fellow while I was out working in the flower bed this evening. I had to wait until almost dark to go out. It was too hot for me this afternoon. I got up early and went out this morning to pick the beans, tie up th...

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Country flowers and Chocolate Chip Cookie Pie

nobody@vox.com(Country By Design) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:27:11 -0700

These black-eyed Susans came up in the bucket that my hubby had planted a tree in, so he has been watering them. My flower bed is not formal by any stretch of the imagination. English country is probably a better description. If it comes up,...

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More country photography

nobody@vox.com(Country By Design) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 19:53:28 -0700

My tiger lillies started blooming today and I thought it would be easy to get a great photograph. Wrong! I took several this morning, and none of them turned out very good. I took a dozen or so tonight and got a couple to pretty good ones. It...

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More hummingbirds and flowers in the country

nobody@vox.com(Country By Design) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:56:05 -0700

Here's a good example of an afternoon daylilly. Just look at all that pollen! It looks like gold dust. I had to walk up our gravel road, cross the county black top, and wade across the weeds in the ditch to get up to this Queen Anne's lac...

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More flowers in the country

nobody@vox.com(Country By Design) — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 12:28:20 -0700

I love this picture. I'm not sure if it is some kind of daisy or not. It came up from seed, so I don't have a clue. But it is amazing. All the stamens around the edge of the center are orange. It is a little hard to see at this size, but fan...

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Daylilly in the country

nobody@vox.com(Country By Design) — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 19:24:53 -0700

Wow! I can't believe it has been four days since I posted anything. My daylillies started blooming this week. The dark colors bloom first. This dark red one has a purple cast. I have some other dark red ones that are more rust colored. The ...

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Butterflies in the country

nobody@vox.com(Country By Design) — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:27:35 -0700

While I was waiting for the hummingbirds to come close to me this morning, I happened to notice this butterfly drying her wings. Since she couldn't fly yet, I was able to get up close and personal. I should have moved her to a better setting, b...

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A sunny Monday in the country

nobody@vox.com(Country By Design) — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:58:37 -0700

Every day I think I'm going to run out of things to that pictures of, but I always manage to find something. These dark red flowers grow on a rather tall plant without many leaves. I don't know what it is, but the color is striking. I finis...

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Taking pictures in the country

nobody@vox.com(Country By Design) — Sun, 29 Jun 2008 19:57:34 -0700

This doesn't compare to Darcy's dragonflies, but it is the best insect shot I've ever taken. I wouldn't have seen him if I hadn't been taking pictures because he is exactly the same color as the tiger lilly he is sitting on. Here's my latest...

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