Calming down now with some September flowers...
and all things wild. Note the nervous sidelong glance of the smaller bunny.
and I always feel as though I've passed through a painting.
simply sharing...whatever!
Dog Walk Discoveries (September to November, 2017) SQUIRREL FIGHT! Calming down now with some September flowers... Saint Francis of Assisi and some funny bunnies. I'm guessing the horn-blowing dude is Pan, Greek god of shepherds and flocks and all things wild. Note the nervous sidelong glance of the smaller bunny. This statue must have been quite beautiful at one time. As was the tree. Ha! That's all I'll say about this one. A red hydrant casting a blue shadow. More interesting colors here. I walk by this door frequently and I always feel as though I've passed through a painting. Really? I mean, really? I think I've discovered all the sidewalk poems in my neighborhood, but I found this one while walking with a friend in her neighborhood. I so love St. Paul's sidewalk poems project! A picture that says: November. The old greenhouse in Mountain Lake. Early morning silhouette of Milk Specialties, Mountain Lake.
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Dog Walk Discoveries (April to June, 2017) In early spring, glimpses of blue... The statue and the stump have the same attitude. Some pictures make it very tempting to play with all those filters that are so readily available on our computers and phones. Lucky for me it's an easy walk to get to this path in the woods. ![]() Sidewalk acrostic poems! Danae, I totally believe that you are delightful, awesome, nice, and elegant. Destiny, I'm sure you are delightful as well and I'm hoping you will finish your poem! Batmobile! That is one big pink flamingo. Finally got a shot of this monkey! (Or whatever it is!) For almost a year, every time I've walked by there's been a tall van parked in front of it. ![]() I know this is hard to make out, but there's a black spiky light fixture next to blackened flower pots and dead flowers. Makes me think of a Tim Burton movie. This has got to be an optical illusion, right? Or else: There was a crooked man, and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse, And they all lived together in a little crooked house. A birthday tree! I had never seen one of these fun tree wraps before, but my son told me he's seen them in Cedar Rapids (Iowa). Curious... Tie some netting onto a wheel and you've got yourself a bird feeder. A river of mulberries, flowing down to the street. One of my earliest memories is helping my mom spread a sheet beneath a mulberry tree and gently shaking the branches so the ripe mulberries would drop down. Dog Walk Discoveries (January to March, 2017) A January thaw made for lovely walk. That little nubbin of a Christmas tree is well placed. The sidewalk is willing itself to bloom! Kind of makes one think of a dystopian novel, doesn't it? Trash or story starter? These charming ducks live at the Rau-Strong house, which is on the National Register of Historic Places. But since the Riverview Library is right across the street (and I can remember "Riverview" much better than "Rau-Strong"), I always think of them as the Riverview ducks. Someday I would like to sit under trees like these and spend hours simply looking up. I've always liked cannas. My mom used to grow them around the light pole in our yard. Even the fall litter on the sidewalk looks alluring when the light hits just right. I'm liking this rendition of red, white, and blue. Finding beauty in what is broken... The tiger is still on guard! (See last month's post.) I took this picture from some distance away, so it's blurry, but look how this little fairy house glows! A giant glowing turkey on a hill. The holiday season has arrived. Here are some pics from my walks in Mountain Lake. The arch in the above picture, reflected in just one window of the old bank building. If this isn't the perfect symbol of starting a new year... and for me at this time, a new life... In front of the antique store: white flowers in the snow.
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