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228/365 Pearl Lake African Violet
August 16, 2015 - Day 228
One of Mom's many African Violets. Very pretty and very happy plant.
And the nicest room in Brookdale:
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227/365 Mom, Karen, and an Orchid
August 15, 2015 - Day 226
Karen's aniversary orchid was the inspiration for this Mother Daughter portrait. Happy Aniversary!
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226/365 A quick one
August 14, 2015 - Day 226
Hello. This is Mop. And Flop. And a nice little flower too.
Amazing what treasures you can find at the thrift...
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225/365 No meteors for me
August 13, 2015 - Day 225
Tried to capture the meteor shower... too much light polution, and probably went out too early. I tried a few n...
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224/365 Fun with photoshop
August 12, 2015 - Day 224
I've seen some "twirl" photos over the last two days... so I thought I would give it a try. Extreem twirl of my...
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224 The Flying Humallendas
August 11, 2015 - Day 223
I watched this little guy training on his high wire. His name is Karl Humallendas, and he is one of the Great F...
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222/365 Giraffe by Jonathan Bowling, Greenville, NC
August 10, 2015 - Day 222
Took another look at the 2015 CVA Outdoor Scultpure Exhib entries. I like this 8 foot tall giraffe made of foun...
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221/365 Sleepy gray on a hot day
August 09, 2015 - Day 221
I watched this little squirrel for a few minutes. He didn't move from this spot, but kept his head kept sinking...
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220/365 Manager's office door
August 08, 2015 - Day 220
Printed and framed a group photo today - hung it on Dave's door. Won't he be surprised when he gets back to the...
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219/365 Drops
August 07, 2015 - Day 219
Drops on a misty afternoon. Had a nice cloudy, cool rainy day today. I liked it. Very nice break from the summe...
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218/365 Green Hickory Nuts
August 06, 2015 - Day 218
Noticed the hickory nuts are going to be plentiful this year. The squirrels are rejoicing. Maybe I'll see what...
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217/365 Cicada Exuvia
August 05, 2015 - Day 217
Muddy Cicada Exuvia. This is what is left of the exoskeleton after the adult moults from the final nymph stage.
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216/365 Street Sentry
August 04, 2015 - Day 216
Found this beautiful hawk watching over the street when I returned home on my morning run. He waited for me to...
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215/365 Jeep on the Jeep
August 03, 2015 - Day 215
Another of the new Renegade's little design elements. This little classic Willy's Jeep is climbing a rock pile...
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214/365 Almost sunset at Lake Crabtree
August 02, 2015 - Day 214
Near sunset panorama at the lake. Pretty light today. Should have removed the polarizing filter... tried to imp...
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213/365 My other Jeep is a Jeep
August 01, 2015 - Day 213
Created the image for my custom bumper sticker for the Renegade. "My other Jeep is a Jeep". Cafe Perss - 3x5 Cu...
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212/365 Dinner time
July 31, 2015 - Day 212
Dinner time for Dusty. Some nice yummy Oxbow Western Timothy Hay. Glad I didn't have to eat it!
And I might as...
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211/365 Adirondack pitcher picture
July 30, 2015 - Day 211
Here is a beautiful moose pitcher. I would love to see the moose that posed for this!
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210/365 Best In Show
July 29, 2015 - Day 210
"Steel Inverted Arch 3" by Ken Thompson of Blissfield, MI
Awarded Best In Show in this years Cary Visual Art O...
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209/365 La evolución del jalapeño , la tercera parte
July 28, 2015 - Día 209
La tercera foto de la trilogía... La pimienta es maduro ahora.
(The evolution of the Jalapeno, part three
Day...
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208/365 Spiced Cilantro Flounder and Egg noodles
July 27, 2015 - Day 208
Fish tonight. It was delicous. Wild caught flounder quickly cooked with olive oil and my secret spices, finishe...
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207/365 Daylillies
July 26, 2015 - Day 207
Found these at the county library. Not what I headed out for... but very pretty. Nice warm later afternoon ligh...
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206/365 Laundry Day
July 25, 2015 - Day 206
Colorful stack of shirts... my own little rainbow!
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205/365 Kickin' back on a hot day
July 24, 2015 - Day 205
Little Ms Squirrel rested on the deck, and was nice enough to stay there while I got the camera ready. I have t...
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204/365 Another Easter Egg
July 23, 2015 - Day 204
Headlight of the new Renegade. This is a closeup of the detail right in the center of the headlight, right in f...
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203/365 I saw Bigfoot!
July 22, 2015 - Day 203
I spotted a Yeti-Sasquach-Bigfoot today! He followed me home from work!
Just one of the many fun design elemen...
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202/365 IS that a comb over?
July 21, 2015 - Day 202
Moth at night. I think this one has a bad comb over? Or is The Donald in the news too much?
This guy looks hur...
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1201/365 Flowers
July 20, 2015 - Day 201
A neighbor has some beautiful wild flowers in their front yard. Very pretty right now. Bees like 'em too....
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200/365 Okay if I eat this pear?
July 19, 2015 - Day 200
The bunnies have been enjoying the early pears falling from the tree this year. Came home one day to 3 rabbits...
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199/365 Getting ripe
July 18, 2015 - Day 199
The jalapeno is getting ripe. I didn't know they turned red! I've always eaten them while green. Learn somethin...
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198/365 Sunset at Lake Crabtree
July 17, 2015 - Day 198
Nice sunset this evening. Nice calm water. I didn't even disturb the ducks and geese (too much).
Much differ...
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197/365 One Jalapeno left
July 16, 2015 - Day 197
One jalapeno pepper left after making cajun fish tacos tonight. And it is the good lookin' one!
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196/365 Pi at SAS C
July 15, 2015 - Day 196
Giant Pi outside Building C. Not Pi day, but a good day for Pi.
Sculpture is Pi in the Sky II by Micajah Bienv...
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195/365 Home of the Wolfpack
July 14, 2015 - Day 195
Wolfpack at the NCSU football center. Just ignore that blue in the background!
And another of this little sw...
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194/365 Yes, I'm lookin' at you
July 13, 2015 - Day 194
Found this deer in my yard today. I grabbed the camera, and wondered why she didn't just run off. She just look...
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193/365 Main deck of the USS North Carolina Battleship
July 12, 2015 - Day 193
Traveled to Wilmington NC today to tour the USS North Carolina. Very interesting touring this WWII Battleship a...
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192/365 TO NEW ADVENTURES!
July 11, 2015 - Day 192
What a way to start out each trip in the Renegade. I have to make this my driving mantra.
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191/365 Fine Italian Craftmenship -or- Ciao Baby!
July 10, 2015 - Day 191
The Italian Easter Egg in the new Jeep Renegade. A little spider under the fuel door. Don't worry, he doesn't b...
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190/365 Love the details
July 09, 2015 - Day 190
Jeep emblem tail light. Love it.
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189/365 Friend of Dusty
July 08, 2015 - Day 189
Found a small Cottontail rabbit for today's photo. I couldn't get one with the tail, but I enjoyed getting the...
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188/365 Summer evening
July 07, 2015 - Day 188
What's better than an ice cream cone on a summer evening? Had to work fast on this one, soft serve doesn't last...
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187/365 Waverly Fountain waterfall
July 06, 2015 - Day 187
Stopped by Waverly Place this evening. I like the water fountains and water falls they have there. Before today...
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186/365 Sunflowers along the highway
July 05, 2015 - Day 186
Enjoying the sunflowers NC DOT plants along I40 on a Sunday morning. Very pretty. The bees are enjoying them to...
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185/365 Yard shrooms
July 04, 2015 - Day 185
Mushrooms after the storm. The day's thunderstorms let up, allowing me to photograph. Not sure about fireworks...
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184/365 Jordan Lake Panorama
July 03, 2015 - Day 184
Took a drive to Jordan lake, hoping to see some birds. It was raining lightly and not too much going on. So I s...
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183/365 July!
July 02, 2015 - Day 183
It is July. Almost July 4th! Summer nights and fireworks.
Writing with sparklers is FUN!
Matt and I took turn...
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182/365 Rabbit lips
July 01, 2015 - Day 182
Dusty would like a cookie. That is what I call her Baked Timothy Biscuit rabbit treats. I'm holding one up, and...
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181/365 Some days the magic never comes
June 30, 2015 - Day 181
Wanted to photograph the storm tonight... setup on the porch, and the storm fizzled out. Waited and waited, and...
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180/365
June 29, 2015 - Day 180
Art along the Black Creek Greenway trail - Househouse and Maynard, Cary.
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179/365 Female Eastern Tiger Swallowtail
June 28, 2015 - Day 179
Butterfly!
Off to photograph blue birds this morning, but found this yellow and blue butterfly instead on a th...
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178/365 Sunflower in the sunshine
June 27, 2015 - Day 178
Pretty sunflower in my neighbor's garden. Very pretty, and they bring in the bees.
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177/365 Home of the Titans
June 26, 2015 - Day 177
Went out for a drive in the Renegade, and found this for the photo of the day. This is the Triangle Aquatic Cen...
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176/365 New Jeep Renegade Trailhawk
June 25, 2015 - Day 176
Traded the Ford Focus in for a new Jeep Renegade Trailhawk. Pretty sharp, don't you think!
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174/365 2012 Ford Focus Titanium in Yellow Blaze
June 23, 2015 - Day 174
The Yellow Blaze focus. Still lookin' good.
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173/365 Seedless Black Grapes
June 22, 2015 - Day 173
Floating grapes in the photo tent. Fresh from Food Lion, right into the tent. What is the white stuff on the gr...
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172/365 Hot digitty dog! Happy Father's day!
June 21, 2015 - Day 172
A quick on on this Father's day. Hot Dog!
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171/365 Storms across the lake
June 20, 2015 - Day 171
Thunder clouds closing in. For the 4th day in a row, strong thunderstorms a forming after a hot humid day. Inte...
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170/365 The Hot Point Deli
June 19, 2015 - Day 170
We went out to dinner tonight... back to the Hot Point Deli. Excellent food, fast and fairly priced.
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169/365 Apex Lake
June 18, 2015 - Day 196
A hot afternoon, still 95° at 7 pm., at Apex Lake in Apex Community Park. Big clouds where building, and thunde...
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168/365 Hot summer day
June 17, 2015 - Day 168
Still a couple days until it is officially summer, but with days in the upper 90s, I think we can call it close...
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167/365 Ewwwww, part II
June 16, 2015 - Day 167
More bugs! These creepy crawlies built a tent and have eaten some of my hedge. They have completely devoured th...
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166/365 Ewwwww
June 15, 2015 - Day 166
Look who was guarding my jeep when I went out to run to the store! My big ugly watch spider.
Do you have someo...
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165/365 Only Big Dogs have Big Sticks
June 14, 2015 - Day 165
Max is happy with a BIG stick. Good to play with a big stick after a nice morning swim.
And a few more:...
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164/365 Summer flowers in an English garden
June 13, 2015 - Day 164
Pretty day in the gardens of Stan Hywet. I liked these, I just don't know what they are... so I all them Summer...
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163/365 Pano rig
June 12, 2015 - Day 163
Some table top tent photography for today. This is my pano rig. Gets the camera in just the right position to t...
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162/365 Plants and Clouds
June 11, 2015 - Day 162
Looking for some good clouds today. Not too much to work with, but this little patch dresses up this planter on...
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160/365 Half a kitchen
June 09, 2015 - Day 160
Our new floor! I really like it. New table and chairs are next!
Took this in a 16 shot image and stitched them...
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159/365 Historic Pugh House
June 08, 2015 - Day 159
Traveled to Morrisville today in search of the photo of the day. Ended up at the Pugh House, a home on the Nati...
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158/365 Do you mind?
June 07, 2015 - Day 158
Dusty is trying to each one of her new Slims with Alfalfa rabbit treats, and I'm trying to take her picture. Sh...
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157/365 Bunch of bugs
June 06, 2015 - Day 157
Bunch of bugs near my front door. I think they are assassin bugs! Look out!
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156/365 First Gardenia of the year
June 05, 2015 - Day 156
First blossom of the year for my gardenia bushes. You smell these flowers before you see them... at least that...
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155/365 Bubbles
June 04, 2015 - Day 155
Bubble!
5 bubbles images overlaided and blended in Photoshop CC14. Fun!
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154/365 Hummingbirds are fast
June 03, 2015 - Day 154
Hummingbirds flying around the studio after dark. But I managed to get a photo!
ISO 50, 50mm, 8s at f/11, 5...
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153/365 Lanterns
June 02, 2015 - Day 153
4 of my candle lanterns. All with LED candles. Pretty cool.
ISO 400, 57mm, 3.2s at f/5
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152/365 Tropical Chicken Dog
June 01, 2015 - Day 152
For dinner tonight - grilled teriyaki boneless chicken breast, pepper jack cheese, green leaf lettuce, fresh pi...
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151/365 Plant
May 31, 2015 - Day 151
This is Eric's plant. He named it "Plant". Tough to argue with that.
Needed an easy one today - flooring has m...
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150/365 DIY New floor in the kitchen
May 30, 2015 - Day 150
Putting in new flooring today. Matt and I got a bunch done... probably half way there putting it down. Then we...
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149/365 Jelly Bean II
May 29, 2015 - Day 149
Another in the SAS art collection, "Jelly Bean II" by John Clement. (Recall "Oiler" back on day 122).
Used sel...
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148/365 Magnolia blossom do over
May 28, 2015 - Day 148
Another try at the Magnolia blossoms near home. This is on a different variety - I believe it is the dwarf "Lit...
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147/365 SAS Deer
May 27, 2015 - Day 147
Deer artwork at SAS. Pano stitched from 20 photos. Each of the individual photos was shot at 200mm and f/2.8 fo...
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146/365 Magnolia grandiflora ~ southern magnolia
May 26, 2015 - Day 146
Southern magnolia are in bloom! Large pretty flowers. What's not to like?
ISO 400, 100mm, 1/250s at f/13, On...
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145/365 Hummingbirds found the feeder!
May 25, 2015 - Day 145
I've been waiting for weeks to see hummingbirds at the feeder. Today was the day. Guess they needed a holiday t...
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144/365 Assorted Duck Donuts
May 24, 2015 - Day 144
Donut run this morning! Clockwise from top left - The Beach, Chocolate Peanut, Maple Bacon, Vanilla Peanut, Str...
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143/365 WRAL Freedom Balloon Festival
May 23, 2015 - Day 143
Went to volunteer at the balloon festival this morning. Saw many balloons take off. They were heading out one a...
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