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FFTD: Lots of Daisies

Posted on November 9, 2019 Updated on July 21, 2020

I had intended to do a Shutterbug Saturday post but, I’ve spent the entire day battling my laptop. I curse Microsoft.

Instead, here are some late season, happy daisies. ~Vic

Flower for the Day

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FFTD: Yarrow

Posted on October 17, 2019 Updated on July 21, 2020

October blooms in the Gold Park butterfly garden. ~Vic

Flower for the Day

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POTD: Stickwork Sculpture 2.0

Posted on October 9, 2019 Updated on October 4, 2023

This is a companion shot to my June POTD post. This was taken a year later, nearly to the day. ~Vic

Stickwork Sculpture Image — On the Riverwalk
07-16-2018

Picture of the Day

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FFTD: Spider Mums

Posted on October 6, 2019 Updated on July 21, 2020

Flower for the Day

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POTD: Examiner Encounters 3.0

Posted on September 29, 2019 Updated on October 4, 2023

I posted a couple of pictures from my Examiner days back in May. I found another one. I took several pix while working but, I have them scattered. There may be more. I don’t remember why she had the Service Dog. She certainly wasn’t blind and didn’t have any disabilities. I think she may have been a trainer. What an adorable baby. ~Vic

Encounter 2.0

Picture of the Day

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FFTD: Azaleas

Posted on September 22, 2019 Updated on July 21, 2020

Azaleas are usually Springtime visitors. Some of them, well, they are the late bloomers. This is a small bush on the First Baptist church property. ~Vic

Flower for the Day

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FFTD: Tulips & Narcissus

Posted on September 15, 2019 Updated on October 4, 2023

A companion piece to an earlier post, the white Narcissus is a beautiful contrast. The telephone pole, not so much. I still don’t remember where the pix were taken. ~Vic

Flower for the Day

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Shutterbug Saturday: Animal Friends

Posted on September 14, 2019 Updated on July 18, 2020

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

Wildlife Image One — Evening Walk
04-30-2019

Wildlife Image Two — Around Town
05-22-2019

Wildlife Image Three — Grazing, fear free.
05-22-2019

Wildlife Image Four — Tried to zoom in a bit.
The fuzziness makes it look like a painting.
05-22-2019

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FFTD: Yellow

Posted on September 6, 2019 Updated on July 21, 2020

I think this is a Wingstem or Yellow Ironweed (Verbesina Alternifolia). If I am wrong, y’all speak up. ~Vic

Flower for the Day

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FFTD: Royal Blue

Posted on July 12, 2019 Updated on July 21, 2020

I will have to figure this one out, later. ~Vic

Update:
After much digging, I found this to be a Salvia Guaranitica or Hummingbird Sage.

Flower for the Day

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POTD: Jeep Truck

Posted on July 10, 2019 Updated on July 31, 2020

You don’t see these things, anymore. ~Vic

Jeep in the 70s

Jeep J-10 Laredo — J-10 Laredo
03-14-2015

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FFTD: Liriope

Posted on July 8, 2019 Updated on July 21, 2020

In the side yard. ~Vic

Flower for the Day

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FFTD: Tulips

Posted on July 2, 2019 Updated on July 21, 2020

I don’t remember where I took this. ~Vic

Flower for the Day

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FFTD: Phlox

Posted on June 30, 2019 Updated on September 9, 2020

Walking around town. ~Vic

Flower for the Day

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Shutterbug Saturday: Feathers 4.0

Posted on June 22, 2019 Updated on October 4, 2023

Feather Image One — Photo Credit: George Becker on Pexels

In my last post on March 2, I was talking about sitting under my Hackberry tree and getting pelted with debris from a little woodpecker above me. I tried to get some shots of him but, they weren’t clear enough. My S7 just doesn’t do well with distance. That’s OK. I have other stuff.

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