Category Archives: Summer

Grain Harvest in Walla Walla Valley and Surrounding Hills

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Smiles

This is wheat harvest shot from my back porch in 2018. I haven’t posted to my blog for a few months and much of the procedure has changed.  I have to learn how again!  

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KATMAI ALASKA BROWN BEAR LIVE STREAM CAM

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Smiles

A link about Alaska brown bears. Continue reading →

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THE BEAUTY AROUND ME ASTOUNDS ME

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Smiles

“The Beauty Around Me” is this week’s theme for my flower photography group. I think the admins are all Seventh-day Adventists, but preaching on the site is minimal. We just do flowers. The group name is FLOWERS FROM ALL OVER … Continue reading →

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HAPPY SABBATH — ENJOY SOME FLORA

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Smiles

WOW!!   This blog seems to be mixed up with another by the same name.  That is, they’re both mine, but accessed from here differently.   And sent differently some how.  Consequently, I’ve posted sometimes on one and sometimes on the other … Continue reading →

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TIGER IN THE LILY GARDEN

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Smiles

:}  Smiles

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FURRY CORAL BELLS

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Smiles

A surprising number of plants, including Coral Bells, grow fur — giving the flowers a nice glow when back-lit, don’t you think?   Also, note the young spider, swinging in the breeze, bottom left in the photo.  Can you see its … Continue reading →

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PERUVIAN DAFFODIL — EXQUISITE!

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Smiles

:} Smiles

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BACK-LIT ROSE PETALS

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Smiles

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BLUE BELLS OF SCOTLAND (THE HAIR BELL)

Posted on June 12, 2012 by Smiles

This dainty plant showed up as a welcome volunteer in my garden.  I’d grown the species, Campanula rotundifolia, in the past, and a seed must have survived.  It occurs (sparsely) naturally across the British Isles and on terrain like Switzerland, the … Continue reading →

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