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| Monday, 9-Aug-2004 00:00 |
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Beach Pictures
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| Sunday, 18-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Sunday Morning
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He insisted I read the same story again and again and again
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The Po-knee
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Po-knee TV
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| Friday, 16-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Front Yard Shower
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Shower I
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Shower II
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It's Raining!
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Notes: Ngnat was already soaked from playing with the hose by the time I asked if she wanted to take a shower outside. I'd done much the same thing when I was her age, though we didn't haven't fancy watering attachments when I was a kid. We had to take our outside showers in a thunderstorm
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| Monday, 12-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Duuuuuuuude!
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Duuuuuuuude!
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Baby In A Boa
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| Sunday, 11-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Ngnativities
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| Friday, 9-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Morning Critters
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Bumblebee on Butterfly Bush
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Spined Micrathena
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Damselfly - Probably a female Attenuated Bluet
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Notes: The Spined Micrathena, yes, that's its common name--(latin is Micrathena gracilis) is a orb weaver that makes its living by imitating a lump of bird turd.
Bird turd, as one may recall from the last time one was bespattered by an avian bombadier, is black, white, and wet. Many an insect species happen to crave nothing more than a nice sip of fresh bird poo,so when they spot a micrathena in the forest, they flit over in search of a nice repast, only to become entangled in her circular web and dined on themselves. When I was a nature counselor, lo these many years ago, I described the body shape of M.gracilis to the kids as the Beverly Hillbillies jalopy with spikes. It seemed an accurate metaphor.
I had a great deal of trouble getting the camera to focus in on the spider while she was perched on the web--hence the hand held shot. A more natural, and much larger, image of the species can be seen here
http://www.hiltonpond.org/ThisWeek030815.html
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| Wednesday, 7-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Kit Pic
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Standing On My Head
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| Monday, 5-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Pool Party Pics
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All He Needs Is A Little Toothbrush Mustache
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Guess Which One Is Peeing?
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Waiting For A Turn At The Shrek Pinata
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| Sunday, 4-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Happy 4th!
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Wave the Flag, Shout At The Camera
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Patriotism Means Posing With Your Mouth Open
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| Thursday, 1-Jul-2004 00:00 |
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Kid Pics
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Kind of a 40's 'do, if you ask me,
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The Joy of Blocks
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