around town
POTD: Saxifragaceae
Genus Heuchera, Species Sanguinea and usually called Coralbells. ~Vic
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Picture of the Day
POTD: Lost Booties
[Update… blogger and skincare specialist Ruth has pointed out my terrible storytelling and possible crimes against proper sentence structure (I’m so laughing, Ruth…). No, I didn’t find these booties walking down the sidewalk all by themselves. I should have inserted “while I was” ahead of “walking”, hopefully indicating that *I* was doing the walking, not the empty booties. Thanks, Ruth. I really must behave myself in the future!]
Found these […] walking on the sidewalk. The stone on this wall is at the corner of the James Cheek house property (c. 1875). I guess they weren’t wanted anymore.
I am forever finding strange things in this town. ~Vic
08-16-2020
Picture of the Day
Foto Friday: Virus Humor
We have a few comedians in town. I can appreciate. These are cute and clever. That being said, I am getting tired of the TV telling me to social distance, stay at home and wash my hands. I heard you the first fifty times. Enough already. All photos are my personal collection. © ~Vic
The homeowners are known for wiring things
to the railing.
04-15-2020
is short for jackass. He is well known
around town. The green critter on his
back is a Disney character, I guess.
04-16-2020
Shutterbug Saturday: Animal Friends
Update: I am changing the headings to all of my wildlife posts to Animal Friends. ~Vic
The deer in this town are so used to not being hunted, they will come out in broad daylight, eat, play and stare at you. Some are almost tame and you can get rather close to them. They’re cute but, they will mess up a garden if it is not properly secured. I learned the hard way not to plant tulips and I discovered that they like green/white Hosta but, not the green/yellow. They will not touch Narcissus. ~Vic
04-30-2019
05-22-2019
05-22-2019
The fuzziness makes it look like a painting.
05-22-2019
FFTD: Bright Yellow
I haven’t a clue what kind of flower this is but, I will dig around and see what I can find.
Update:
This looks very much like a Forsythia. ~Vic
Neighbor’s bush.
03-31-2019
Flower for the Day
POTD: The Dead Guide
Yes. He’s dead…by his own admission. I heard him say he was born in 1735 when addressing his tour subjects. He was pleased that I wished to photograph him. I guess the lantern adds to the spookiness.
The town I live in is haunted…in some places. It’s pretty common knowledge. It is an old town. During the summer, there are ghost tours. I’m not kidding. I might take a tour one day. ~Vic
Shutterbug Saturday: Critter Collections 2.0
This is a continuation of nature’s creatures.
Part I was posted on April 6.
All photos are my personal collection. ~Vic
10-08-2014
10-08-2014
Poor focus but, still beautiful.
07-31-2016
Also a poor focus. I was keeping some distance.
My phone didn’t want to coöperate.
The tan blur in the center is said spider.
09-06-2016
A light rain highlighted the web.
09-30-2016
The neighbor’s cat brought me a present.
10-21-2016
She is almost the same color as the table.
Most of the ones I have encountered, before, were green.
More to come…
FFTD: Creeping Phlox
I love these happy little flowers and they come in so many colors. ~Vic
04-10-2019
Flower for the Day
Foto Friday: Christmas Local
Iron Reindeer & Sled
Foto Friday, local flair…something a little different from Shutterbug Saturday.
Iron Sled & Reindeer in the background.
More to come… ~Vic
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