Author Archives: jen

kids & pets

This is today’s  result of sorting through some pics and playing with blog formats, featuring the 4 youngest members of the family. I guess I have hereby officially counted the stray kitty (named either Fire or KitKat depending on who … Continue reading

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fall rainbow

So I got the idea of making some kind of leaf rainbow…still playing around with it… What I wouldn’t give for a blue leaf!! Any ideas? Photoshop doesn’t count! 🙂

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Sounds of the forest: part 6

The tapping/hammering/drumming/thumping of various woodpeckers has become another now familiar sound of the forest. Occasionally this sound is louder than usual, prompting me to quickly scan nearby trees in order to catch a glimpse of the pileated woodpecker, an unusually … Continue reading

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fall photo therapy

For as long as I can remember I have had an obsession with wanting to photograph autumn leaves. So in honor of the first day of fall, I fed my addiction. It’s cheap therapy for me (unless I happen to … Continue reading

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fall flowers

 I took these photos today of some fall colors of the flowering kind… (top to bottom: purple aster, goldenrod, sedum, hosta)

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garden phlox

In mid-July when I took the above photo, I admit that I did not yet know what type of flower it was. I liked it’s small, pointy buds and could not wait to see how they would unfold. They turned … Continue reading

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making a way

Clearing trees will likely be forever on the to-do list around here. Documenting the process makes me feel more useful in this endeavor, though I have actually done a small amount of work in this arena (I am usually official … Continue reading

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Sounds of the forest: part 5

(note: I started this post a few weeks ago and realized I never finished it, so it starts out about another morning.) This morning I open the bedroom window (since the katydids are finally quiet) and I hear the sound … Continue reading

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randomography

I first saw the term randomography used by Ryan Detzel, and it is so much better than saying “Here are some random photos from a recent camera download.” Also known to me as “easy blog entry for me to post … Continue reading

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puppy love

I am not a “dog person.” I have never had a dog in my life, but Steve had dogs in his family growing up and the plan was that we would get a dog someday when we moved out into … Continue reading

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