tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-79005078640273017932024-03-05T02:45:07.146-06:00Notes ...about a quilters new adventure of Country lifeBeth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.comBlogger308125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-35598553969446962942021-03-06T14:15:00.000-06:002021-03-06T14:15:15.958-06:00Poppies<p><span style="font-size: large;"> I love flowers... natural flowers in the wild, or at least untended blossoms. Horticulturally perfect do not appeal nearly as much as when nature is at work. The bees, the wind, the birds, and the occasional genetic misstep. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">The Kentucky Department of Roads plants flowers or grasses at various interchanges, medians, or margins along the highways. Several around Elizabethtown are planted with safflowers or poppies. The poppies have such a short life... some years I see them and some years I miss them entirely.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">Here are a few from the last time I managed to catch them. </span></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsMIO296KK0PrlTmb8W_wUNBrg9bsTM2GM7-gyo_S_qUqo_0AhwM4ijHszP8HTT8tExyWTRrqefjmyAs8XF_9MVyLqIIwtcT6pIxX5xDjfn4E5s6ZWLTFPj7VoOQG4D82z9bL8pt47-Q/w424-h640/poppy-1-1039.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="424" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Hey Look at ME!!!</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWsMIO296KK0PrlTmb8W_wUNBrg9bsTM2GM7-gyo_S_qUqo_0AhwM4ijHszP8HTT8tExyWTRrqefjmyAs8XF_9MVyLqIIwtcT6pIxX5xDjfn4E5s6ZWLTFPj7VoOQG4D82z9bL8pt47-Q/s601/poppy-1-1039.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGi1dMJ4pGVr2ZE-LGzNKMggoTz0lplr71vWydU9Lg7AugmPcI8TsAMKc7wXGqdDvZKhYPmA7Wnwm-KWPhEJb_-402lpZrztCKWluBm1lQO_08chTpgffQny0fiCHBDgPBdPw85NI8mrM/w425-h640/Poppy-3-1012.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="425" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Red Poppy and Daisies</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGi1dMJ4pGVr2ZE-LGzNKMggoTz0lplr71vWydU9Lg7AugmPcI8TsAMKc7wXGqdDvZKhYPmA7Wnwm-KWPhEJb_-402lpZrztCKWluBm1lQO_08chTpgffQny0fiCHBDgPBdPw85NI8mrM/s601/Poppy-3-1012.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYWeFuWM3fp1MdzLTfNhdvk6mmB_Hiq_V43_P6octdRDOcyryfOe6AlB_743x9RAzRUvTNC0ApRRyt0yldd8_xJ1D2iyknhKNE3ofcFeVEUNqkVPCBN2lL2sK2CgSn_ibpuJGx1__fB0/w424-h640/Poppy-21033.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="424" /></span></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Reminds me of a Tutu</span></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSYWeFuWM3fp1MdzLTfNhdvk6mmB_Hiq_V43_P6octdRDOcyryfOe6AlB_743x9RAzRUvTNC0ApRRyt0yldd8_xJ1D2iyknhKNE3ofcFeVEUNqkVPCBN2lL2sK2CgSn_ibpuJGx1__fB0/s601/Poppy-21033.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRL7Y0yIsoae1NWGo52RkagQmYj-RTZMaa15fGk0YTz_LCn0tPOLxbcR1x-9pYFzqUModlu3MdcUXTLgNofW7IeQ0J9PemFDulslFkfLgIvPNDnCaQqrMVw66taC3bIxZUr0tTQvJICjc/s601/Poppy-cap-1092.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRL7Y0yIsoae1NWGo52RkagQmYj-RTZMaa15fGk0YTz_LCn0tPOLxbcR1x-9pYFzqUModlu3MdcUXTLgNofW7IeQ0J9PemFDulslFkfLgIvPNDnCaQqrMVw66taC3bIxZUr0tTQvJICjc/w424-h640/Poppy-cap-1092.jpg" width="424" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Bud with a cap</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Poppies are the favorite at the moment. Tomorrow it might be a weed with a butterfly.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Beth</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><p><br /></p>Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-4252633823730964992021-01-15T05:00:00.006-06:002021-01-15T05:00:15.594-06:00Going Slow<p><span style="font-size: medium;"> </span></p><p><span style="font-size: large;">When I am out and about with the camera (rarely when I am running errands, cleaning, or otherwise in work mode)... I try to go slow.</span></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A Bee</span></h4><p><span style="font-size: large;">I have found that -if I go slow enough to see the smallest bugs and flowers I will see so much more. So looking closely and down low I sometimes see bugs and small flowers that are so tiny that even close up they are still small. I think it is also a metaphor for living daily. If you move so fast that you only stop at the big stuff you miss so much!!!</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7A9qERQrmIcJ_m3ZXH_162GJY-7tzEZtC6KkOiFronYma34EURtA5EPfyOlV4ZXnahGYopgNwOIletP3eaCKfgz5fcZSKB8PtiNOqC2OLzVUdOY5xUse_nt_LebsEU_GafMC2fdmObQ/s601/clematis-n-bee-S8-173416.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="338" height="549" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD7A9qERQrmIcJ_m3ZXH_162GJY-7tzEZtC6KkOiFronYma34EURtA5EPfyOlV4ZXnahGYopgNwOIletP3eaCKfgz5fcZSKB8PtiNOqC2OLzVUdOY5xUse_nt_LebsEU_GafMC2fdmObQ/w309-h549/clematis-n-bee-S8-173416.jpg" width="309" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">I really never knew there are so many different kinds and sizes of bees/pollinators. I don't know what kind this one is, but it is yellow and about 3/8's of an inch. They are everywhere in Kentucky. I only remember about 5 different kinds of bees from growing up in CA. Most of them were mean with stingers, (honeybees are the exception, they have stingers but are not considered mean).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Butterflies Big and Small</span></h3><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKRH-V3wH3KoKT5EoAJ-e7SFH9ZMnkTGnir0l-gT-vBUQMELyKT2mY3KCFnfgmXSekXPHzw4OVu3SA2n0gLKTIjEHaV67W43AsgjRo9VAfGI2kcYNAvsXqoI-YBB0hL3rZHzuXQU83Qw/s600/swallowtail-on-privit-_1198.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioKRH-V3wH3KoKT5EoAJ-e7SFH9ZMnkTGnir0l-gT-vBUQMELyKT2mY3KCFnfgmXSekXPHzw4OVu3SA2n0gLKTIjEHaV67W43AsgjRo9VAfGI2kcYNAvsXqoI-YBB0hL3rZHzuXQU83Qw/w400-h266/swallowtail-on-privit-_1198.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span>Of course, butterflies are both, big and small. A Swallowtail butterfly is huge and easy to see. In Kentucky the Swallowtails are plentiful. I don't ever get tired of seeing them. </span><span>As a child in northern California, we would see maybe one or two a summer.</span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMBLyvRV5C7c3iNbL-mw6c1sNSafFIuoOWcd6jJp4PCjSAPUBhbPoSPptvt_1bxaVOZnf-kfytkoNlu2tJpR-lKyS28i1tJvHtUZckmBGilBWrRQWlkuX4VfZsQkrlz3EjT67X0tA_tc/s600/BH-Hairstreak-on-clover-4935.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="590" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXMBLyvRV5C7c3iNbL-mw6c1sNSafFIuoOWcd6jJp4PCjSAPUBhbPoSPptvt_1bxaVOZnf-kfytkoNlu2tJpR-lKyS28i1tJvHtUZckmBGilBWrRQWlkuX4VfZsQkrlz3EjT67X0tA_tc/w394-h400/BH-Hairstreak-on-clover-4935.jpg" width="394" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">On the other hand, a Grey Hairstreak on a just blooming clover flower shows how small butterflies can be. This little butterfly would not cover a nickel. The Hairstreaks are very shy and don't sit still for long, and rarely have the wings open while resting.</span><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Monarch pre-butterfly</span></h3></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t2avmPyWQ-8rlb9dSOiOf-gZNN4hROSK8OZwHMQsJs4qXQH3nVqOvLrILclNxbuwRmqgY9r4ld7qGy_RjBH1Es2bFjqODBPVuJS-fBji4e1xpWx2RDNezL_fbY2yFwi8_jzGVGBkudY/s601/wb-bh-monarch-caterpillar.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_t2avmPyWQ-8rlb9dSOiOf-gZNN4hROSK8OZwHMQsJs4qXQH3nVqOvLrILclNxbuwRmqgY9r4ld7qGy_RjBH1Es2bFjqODBPVuJS-fBji4e1xpWx2RDNezL_fbY2yFwi8_jzGVGBkudY/w265-h400/wb-bh-monarch-caterpillar.jpg" width="265" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">During the summer I check the milkweed for the caterpillars of the monarch butterflies. This little fellow is feasting on the milkweed leaves. I am hoping to have some milkweed volunteer at the pond. I am going to plant some wildflowers and encourage the milkweed to grow there too.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><h4 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Flowers</span></h4><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaRrpMxI1NdFZ-1FN3l4NTruZzy2P_ORJNFh1w9Cx_GRzw2pgXK4auRrqefHNbq0_9ad0Ssxc6MDYboctbDKU17DCx_Osfhn2t9UBmfem5yDkFSC5qX2XzDakUvWFv95-HTP_3q6ikLk/s601/wb-bh-purple-weed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfaRrpMxI1NdFZ-1FN3l4NTruZzy2P_ORJNFh1w9Cx_GRzw2pgXK4auRrqefHNbq0_9ad0Ssxc6MDYboctbDKU17DCx_Osfhn2t9UBmfem5yDkFSC5qX2XzDakUvWFv95-HTP_3q6ikLk/w265-h400/wb-bh-purple-weed.jpg" width="265" /></span></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wildflowers also make me stop. This is Ironweed. It grows tall and not crowded in open grassy areas. I love to see it when it is growing with yellow flowers, like the Bearded Beggarticks.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><h3 style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">Not a butterfly, but pretty enough</span></h3><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5nB8m9pmIaBubiPYLn0lyK8Y_TiSDISeZsyNZn82m6PrSGyKh6S8rhLQSV7_nmkwe7ymYbX3wJyf2SQocs7SE9i1rUS7xGqZUM9rE0bVIEUgQCSZdu7tuWkuiAiwRKHdnGsr9z_zEvc/s601/wb-Rosy-Maple-Moth.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="360" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF5nB8m9pmIaBubiPYLn0lyK8Y_TiSDISeZsyNZn82m6PrSGyKh6S8rhLQSV7_nmkwe7ymYbX3wJyf2SQocs7SE9i1rUS7xGqZUM9rE0bVIEUgQCSZdu7tuWkuiAiwRKHdnGsr9z_zEvc/w240-h400/wb-Rosy-Maple-Moth.jpg" width="240" /></span></a></div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: large;">Another winged vibrant creature is a moth. This is a Rosy Maple Moth. I think it should be called the Cotton Candy moth. A bug that has some very interesting colorways. This one was spotted while house hunting in the early summer of 2019 when life was still normal!!!</span></p><h3 style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: large;">A lesson about seeing</span></h3><p><span style="font-size: large;">So about that go-slow approach. We really learned about it in Africa. No wonder there were so many tales about dangerous animals, If you went fast you missed seeing them altogether. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">This was a picture I took in the South African bush. It is amazing to me how sparse the landscape would look... spindly trees, big open spaces, and grasses... Makes you wonder how anything could hide when you can see so far.</span></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPnMHNo3gFSyRG0Uaz2I-nR4trwC_sqavHqtJ_uLWhaX4phzW8DdsOadgDUYC7NktAODZr092-xW9M_WfjWOw-ltm1zzanagvoLV9R8p_Seke1yxICCqNxdvrvnnoKSs-Hm30I9ItuNY/s600/what-do-you-see-3-2011-5253.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><span style="font-size: large;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmPnMHNo3gFSyRG0Uaz2I-nR4trwC_sqavHqtJ_uLWhaX4phzW8DdsOadgDUYC7NktAODZr092-xW9M_WfjWOw-ltm1zzanagvoLV9R8p_Seke1yxICCqNxdvrvnnoKSs-Hm30I9ItuNY/w400-h266/what-do-you-see-3-2011-5253.jpg" width="400" /></span></a></div><br /><p><span style="font-size: large;">More later. Beth<br /></span><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></p><p><br /></p>Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-47277650197359532452020-12-25T11:03:00.003-06:002020-12-25T11:03:51.894-06:00The Road<span style="font-size: large;">I took a walk down the road from the house... on the road after us, there are only 2 other places... I thought the road looked so inviting. It makes me wonder about what might be beyond the bend?</span><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv1HN_TIstAjQAlM2hs33xdxwlDc7611KMzCQ_SW89j_m8doXAEpY9CB4LeFCPpu3iWhYgUIXN4kMaaVZDdFzbISG3ZXolltfM6C-5zB26NHjkfv3LtvRhtSvdvBJA31LKDyhdAHUVc0/s601/Bend-in-the-Road-3416.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDv1HN_TIstAjQAlM2hs33xdxwlDc7611KMzCQ_SW89j_m8doXAEpY9CB4LeFCPpu3iWhYgUIXN4kMaaVZDdFzbISG3ZXolltfM6C-5zB26NHjkfv3LtvRhtSvdvBJA31LKDyhdAHUVc0/w265-h400/Bend-in-the-Road-3416.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: x-large;">As long as we are talking about roads. </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> Early one morning</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> on my way to the big town, (Elizabethtown), I found a traffic jam. Yep, this commuter traffic in the country.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1PWC-CXHbgmdieVhEybZsj2hpskKhfG54pkwE6xNqQ0x6pfAdfHD07OMG2KU7sK9r4eZQXOFNnz27NwTmMj4NypCrywlsIUbjgm7pTajJtJyWwG6URVVGn9436Bt0YFf5aA3AZ39zag/s600/Country-Traffic-Jam-084912.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy1PWC-CXHbgmdieVhEybZsj2hpskKhfG54pkwE6xNqQ0x6pfAdfHD07OMG2KU7sK9r4eZQXOFNnz27NwTmMj4NypCrywlsIUbjgm7pTajJtJyWwG6URVVGn9436Bt0YFf5aA3AZ39zag/w300-h400/Country-Traffic-Jam-084912.jpg" width="300" /></a></div></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">And something I did see around that bend in the road. A neighbors tractor. Do you see a face on the front of it?</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLCfTE8mbFzniTP3Tx_2jX-hAmYojCHPI0A1K6WIaBTJoBFNcqgY_1J5WbvwYH_mTyefOZ9Ybe-JDse_TEsaKXdVMRORrMzvHHncjMLkvEwIOgOA7WCkHDba2vMGJ0br_Hm1_esVwdDY/s600/BH-Fall-Tractor-5606.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhLCfTE8mbFzniTP3Tx_2jX-hAmYojCHPI0A1K6WIaBTJoBFNcqgY_1J5WbvwYH_mTyefOZ9Ybe-JDse_TEsaKXdVMRORrMzvHHncjMLkvEwIOgOA7WCkHDba2vMGJ0br_Hm1_esVwdDY/w400-h266/BH-Fall-Tractor-5606.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div>There is another tractor in a barn up the road. I need to take the camera with me ... to get that tractors portrait. However, it will have to wait until spring. Today it is flaking some snow and about 15° outside and the wind chill is taking that to about 2°! </span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I hope you have a nice Christmas and that the New Year is a boring one, so that we can fill it with our own excitement and joy!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Beth</span></div><div><div><br /></div></div></div></div>Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-44626414040216832132020-11-30T10:00:00.001-06:002020-11-30T10:00:39.066-06:00Fall 2020<p><span style="font-size: medium;">I never think to post to this blog, or the pictures need to be edited... or I can't find them... But I am going to write several and at least post something monthly. Mostly pictures, because I have taken so many that I have not shared since moving to rural Kentucky. </span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">As usual, I have focused on the neighborhood, which is pretty much, all nature and well I haven't gone anywhere in a year.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">There are fields and forests and little open areas, a creek, a dirt road, some dilapidated buildings old tractors, lots of interest if you care to look!</span></p><p><span style="font-size: medium;">I'm going to kick this off with fall color. When we moved out here and I saw the field across the road, I knew there would be some great fall color... just not last year. Between the drought, the fall rains, and then the cold, the leaves pretty much just fell off the trees.</span></p><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvNlzcuUIR959ntDNpvT2s6JYrREpN8f3o8kGkQG2yku8xk3H5_wa0nOY04QEQu7tnAFIyDjiwZpdlHEhsftB_RiIib9FmEW02HVHbQ5B1XwgD4i1ZW-aiV3WSYCKDumt-PING0J2nRw/s600/fall-2019-2569.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNvNlzcuUIR959ntDNpvT2s6JYrREpN8f3o8kGkQG2yku8xk3H5_wa0nOY04QEQu7tnAFIyDjiwZpdlHEhsftB_RiIib9FmEW02HVHbQ5B1XwgD4i1ZW-aiV3WSYCKDumt-PING0J2nRw/w640-h426/fall-2019-2569.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The only color in 2019 and most of the leaves are gone<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><p><span style="font-size: medium;">This year's better weather conditions gave us some great Kentucky fall color.</span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyQHCjdMfRxxYnbi_GWjn0NM17BZFhoyGU9rrO3IFZNn3YHgz-WWBfXWB7gLD7Hhmw0N7PXKlLZUy5oRZL_eKFwLm6qVShtCEjiiGjELolPhDNcN6Rb17Z_ydLrELW9EJ2uuwBM_FEzo/s600/fall-meadow-3-20201011_132717.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="338" data-original-width="600" height="362" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZyQHCjdMfRxxYnbi_GWjn0NM17BZFhoyGU9rrO3IFZNn3YHgz-WWBfXWB7gLD7Hhmw0N7PXKlLZUy5oRZL_eKFwLm6qVShtCEjiiGjELolPhDNcN6Rb17Z_ydLrELW9EJ2uuwBM_FEzo/w640-h362/fall-meadow-3-20201011_132717.jpg" width="640" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Even on a cloudy day the colors glow<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQ3lH8W0mI8F5V4Y6GIVX3ju7HqFcSnzLiZijVancU7JsgO-7nL1SJOc0SaiG9YKCv6d_lUzBqYIQlcqTzUi-A_Ho-x7MwW1-WdXlKH2L_0EhxNHXGZOf44uYpsu0q7xDXyuNdLAdl3s/s601/Fall-Meadow-2-_5638.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIQ3lH8W0mI8F5V4Y6GIVX3ju7HqFcSnzLiZijVancU7JsgO-7nL1SJOc0SaiG9YKCv6d_lUzBqYIQlcqTzUi-A_Ho-x7MwW1-WdXlKH2L_0EhxNHXGZOf44uYpsu0q7xDXyuNdLAdl3s/w424-h640/Fall-Meadow-2-_5638.jpg" width="424" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The other side of the field on a little brighter day</span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;">As you may know by now, the pond is my favorite place. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbd5SRufzL7fm3qJbPTGuskBwC5QQhZMwOGlZntRhTXseYscRMMkzHtoXQthNzb8gx4zdBLVCnsqUYIilIn6ULzEnMIxtkoSgOuKonHTLtyoXejn5xjIUgO8877H1LwmtfOah1i2ixI4/s601/Fall-Pond-e5573.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbd5SRufzL7fm3qJbPTGuskBwC5QQhZMwOGlZntRhTXseYscRMMkzHtoXQthNzb8gx4zdBLVCnsqUYIilIn6ULzEnMIxtkoSgOuKonHTLtyoXejn5xjIUgO8877H1LwmtfOah1i2ixI4/w426-h640/Fall-Pond-e5573.jpg" width="426" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The road side of the pond and dam, looking back toward the creek<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yKVXf6mCNNENkixB8ty3FzDMPt9Polc1HmXUq2HE52RRPIJw3XlkKDGtJtYxIx_6I5Cqvz2a6lNf3PUIe_rBzhMwKHXzcuo5Fg5n-4VylWRlcp-dOv7mMP-_17rUNxLKE0TqL8jjbos/s601/fall-pond-and-pear-tree-20201111_090825.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="338" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7yKVXf6mCNNENkixB8ty3FzDMPt9Polc1HmXUq2HE52RRPIJw3XlkKDGtJtYxIx_6I5Cqvz2a6lNf3PUIe_rBzhMwKHXzcuo5Fg5n-4VylWRlcp-dOv7mMP-_17rUNxLKE0TqL8jjbos/w362-h640/fall-pond-and-pear-tree-20201111_090825.jpg" width="362" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">A little volunteer Bradford Pear, with great color this year.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br />This little Bradford Pear was strangling under a heavy layer of vining Honeysuckle. We cut some of the honeysuckle vines off and gave it a little taste of Roundup and we got a nice bit of color from the Bradford Pear this year. I can see that there is another smaller one down the dam hill a bit further too.<br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /><br /><br /></span><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZ0lHKSnLU50QYWAe87YfAffSN4gy0HhymDq3oSRTa1ZbTYCUUWlmkcux0Cmgm3Gw56LqJLN9s9gKJMrLgE9dMajDl8V13jBaIyuwRNy-nhAxGAOeQARg8rcsksSZBJWgW7e7YygB5to/s601/fall-a-little-left-20201108_155100.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="338" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyZ0lHKSnLU50QYWAe87YfAffSN4gy0HhymDq3oSRTa1ZbTYCUUWlmkcux0Cmgm3Gw56LqJLN9s9gKJMrLgE9dMajDl8V13jBaIyuwRNy-nhAxGAOeQARg8rcsksSZBJWgW7e7YygB5to/w360-h640/fall-a-little-left-20201108_155100.jpg" width="360" /></span></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Late in the day the field across the road<br /></span></td></tr></tbody></table><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;">One late afternoon I caught the slanting rays of the sun low in the sky over the trees. You can see that the tops of most of the trees are bare.</span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br />So, that was fall this year in color. I love all of the seasons. Fall is not my favorite all the time, just right now. </span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span><div><span style="font-size: medium;">Beth<br /></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></blockquote></div><br /></div></div><br /><br /><br />Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com2Wax, KY 42726, USA37.4258121 -86.114104517.526230632241226 -121.2703545 57.32539356775878 -50.957854499999996tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-46402555104952641952020-08-09T09:00:00.004-05:002020-08-09T09:00:42.054-05:00A little Blogger help...<p> Blogger has insisted that we all upgrade, if not now then by September for sure. I have seen where several are confused or having problems with uploading and moving photos and then unable to write under once the pictures are loaded. So I am going to see what is what... and try and help some out. This is down and dirty... and not a full tutorial, just some tips to show you that it can be done... just a little differently than you may have done it before. To help... blog text is small, tips/hints are large and in gray. BTW- I am not an expert, this is just what worked or has worked for me.</p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">To start a new post click the +New Post button at the very top of the menu on the left. The new interface is clean, without a bunch of distractions...</span></p><p>The farm this summer has kept us busy. The rain has come in droves, so things are growing madly. The month of July we had more than 11 inches of rain. Most of it came in 3 separate, but heavy rain cycles, with a few worthless showers between. Fortunately, some friends offered us a drip irrigation system, which we had in place, to spread some water a bit more evenly between drenchings.</p><p><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">The first 2 pictures I loaded. Use the picture icon in the menu when creating a post, to find and add the pictures. After the photos loaded to the page, I clicked to the right of the 1st photo to put the cursor at the right, (it shows as a long blinking black line when you do this), <i>it is not visible here.</i> Click enter and the cursor moves down below the picture. Begin typing, then use the menu at the top to align text how you would like it to appear. In my case, the photos are centered, so the text was too. I used the top menu to align left, and kept the photo centered.</span></p><p style="text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="450" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZvng2XMhAlSfPrRZSjYZ3NG4QU0DpwhN9wDoL5vBwfLjxY4-_g7sv1uWefKqTQv1kISkmc07_rffpdBRvJySLlGOA-lErIzHpgBnoR3DRzjGnIE0vk4eoQhNiKuRC0qpQaE4QwVMr_M8/w360-h480/early-garden.jpg" width="360" /></p><p>The garden in early spring too. You can see some of the tomatoes, zucchini, onions, and cucumbers, so far. We added lots more plants as they became available.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: #666666;">To edit a photo location or add a caption click the photo once. A small icon menu will appear; choose the alignment, add a caption, make it larger or smaller... etc.</span> </span></div><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" height="399" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8vEktKLX9S-gpbx7poODlcFFYCSj9GSpC61Y293vAlb9yj-Vkv5EDpZUReL_O9l7yipR4wFNYfB65YWxODVmWPLIIegnAZCXjtZmG-ouDA_NeaYDcY8jFxPDCxg8FHtkMnZq8dWthn54/w600-h399/July-garden.jpg" width="600" /><div><br /><div>The garden has grown some, and we are looking at it from the other direction. Here you can see the carrots and corn on the right, the blueberry bushes, beans, onions, and tomatoes on the left side. There is more but distinguishing at this distance if difficult.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">As in the previous version of Blogger, moving pictures is a pain. If out of order, I usually make them smaller and put where I want them, and then adjust the size back to the size I prefer to use in the post. If I want to avoid most of the difficulties of moving pictures, I will write the text and then insert the pictures where I want them. End of the fuss! The picture of the pond (below) was much larger, and the picture of the garden above, also smaller. I made them both small and moved the garden to the place above, then made it bigger. I hope you can follow this, I am trying to avoid using screen shots to illustrate. </span></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUO1YeOiHRxcdRMFYazC23L5oy26_vz2uIWZv7oWsAYfESP7oFHYdoFmXytU4udH3vTASaH6GG8Hv1P6LKUMRIyaKdVFTwYK8OiHhMMV5gimxnJTytfVC9jemBtMpAnUduDCH-vLwRUw/s600/pond-and-clouds.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="450" data-original-width="600" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizUO1YeOiHRxcdRMFYazC23L5oy26_vz2uIWZv7oWsAYfESP7oFHYdoFmXytU4udH3vTASaH6GG8Hv1P6LKUMRIyaKdVFTwYK8OiHhMMV5gimxnJTytfVC9jemBtMpAnUduDCH-vLwRUw/w384-h288/pond-and-clouds.jpg" width="384" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">This is the pond in the spring. Lots of cattails, algae, and clouds reflecting on the water.</div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">I did notice that if I had any other pictures in the uploaded, that I did not use in the first go, they were not there for adding later. So I again, found the turtle on the computer, selected it to add to the upload and selected upload. Once loaded I selected it to add to the blog. Be sure to have the cursor where you want to add the picture or you will be moving pictures again!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYW31VlluCsDf_ZeaLeaVXk8XQAG05UuipIzoSZb3IMy7KnHp-m7rCryiYWHs8xU6cUz509JjE-e4Rb5lQWdTGHzkldjuPGuewYKIuxp_fPxSdrPrfZBy5N1q9DBm1tUHfPUYpMQJ6yI/s600/big-turtle-4015.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYW31VlluCsDf_ZeaLeaVXk8XQAG05UuipIzoSZb3IMy7KnHp-m7rCryiYWHs8xU6cUz509JjE-e4Rb5lQWdTGHzkldjuPGuewYKIuxp_fPxSdrPrfZBy5N1q9DBm1tUHfPUYpMQJ6yI/s0/big-turtle-4015.jpg" /></a></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">Again, no room under the picture to add text so I clicked to the right, hit return/enter, and created this text and the text below about the turtle.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> The turtle is a marine turtle, not a snapping turtle.<span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Other than this one time we have not seen one this large out of the water. 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Now when it is hot he is in the shed on the right, called a loafing shed. He is seldom out during the heat, except to get a drink of water and the back to the deep shade of the shed. We think he does most of his grazing at night... not really sure because he blends in so well with the lightless pasture.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">Another way to insert the pictures. Is to use the enter key to advance several lines, (at least 3). Place the cursor on the middle line and insert the picture. 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You will find the save button when you use the down arrow next to preview.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">Hope this helps someone... or two.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;">Beth</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #666666; font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></div>Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-9494387455295070112020-05-25T06:52:00.000-05:002020-05-25T06:52:33.841-05:00New Residents at the Farm<span style="font-size: large;">So we are growing... getting to the point where we can really start to be a farm in more ways than just land with a barn and fences.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, speaking of farm... we need a name for the farm... we've tried out a few things, but nothing sticks. Any suggestions??? We're listening.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have some guests here. Our neighbors have 3 goats. They were in a temporary pen, that as goats do, they figured out how to escape. Not just one, but all 3. Our little pasture is securely fenced so we offered it for a temporary safe place for them to stay. We had an ulterior motive, in that we were hoping they would chew the pasture down and we wouldn't have to mow it. They have been here for about 6 weeks and are doing a poor job of it and we have had to mow once and may have to mow again. In their defense, they are rather small and it is a big pasture!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have added new residents! We have 2 of the three new residents in place. They arrived on Tuesday, May 12th, and were estimated to weigh about 25 pounds +/-. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Yes, they have names. I named them after people that do NOT hold a special place in my heart, and it just worked out. Actually, the names came to me while we were waiting for the house to become ours. The female is "Piggie Ann" and the male is "Iggy Piggy". The names are pretty close to their human names so they fit and roll off the tongue easily. If you prefer they have second names too. Pork Chop and Boston Butt!!!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">It has turned into summer this weekend. It is a holiday weekend for the working people and for us, it means to stay home. Too many take "holiday" to mean a free for all and anything goes if it is fun. Often to include being ill-mannered, heavy drinking, crowds, and poor judgment. Just best to stay at home! I hope you have/had a happy and safe Memorial Day Weekend!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the coming-soon department: we have another resident due here in a week or so. We've met him and he's got a name too! I'm going to keep that quiet... for a few more days... it'll give me something to talk about later.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span>Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-76475455295670981262020-05-14T11:08:00.001-05:002020-05-14T11:08:12.135-05:00Wildflowers<font size="4"><br /><br />Got a bit off track... Not enough time to get everything done... and then how much longer it takes to get anything done... But enough complaining.<br />
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Spring in the country and in a woodland forest is fabulously different than in a peopled area. So, far not so much the critters as it is the flora. Every time I take a walk in the woods here, I find a new to me flower- or one I am happy to know grows here.</font><div><font size="4"><br /></font><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><font size="4"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVnS472-otTGPC92FeFd9Ts779puHuN2JDm_egYXKVJuMaD-gJ_S33qGJIDAhWb_lPXyuC6KmKJdxrzvemCc4EwcvZQlAwuyBh4QG-3ynGmgU7YwZJnRp7c2FhP6De1IaFX9MujZNCRDk/s320/Spring-Beauty-March-2020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /></font></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="4">The Spring Beauty<br /><br /></font></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="4"><br />The Spring Beauty has flowers smaller than a dime at fully open and has been blooming since late March in many locations in the woods<br /></font><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHiybriSyPWmQKDWT595PPp82-ME10C7yD0SSGmf78J4_WosImX-HkhsABW1EoJnYHCIug6tAr0CTrsWTYTU1wQX-nRbwUpOOKZkkMKpkPuV3tYQPqC6adx4ETOFuYNzZj2Z9TTGAlaw/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><font size="4"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUHiybriSyPWmQKDWT595PPp82-ME10C7yD0SSGmf78J4_WosImX-HkhsABW1EoJnYHCIug6tAr0CTrsWTYTU1wQX-nRbwUpOOKZkkMKpkPuV3tYQPqC6adx4ETOFuYNzZj2Z9TTGAlaw/s320/Cutleaf+Toothwort+Spring-2020.jpg" /></font></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="4">Cutleaf Toothwart<br /></font></td></tr></tbody></table><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font size="4">A wildflower that also has very small flowers, when fully opened and is a dappled sun plant that grows best in the forest floor mulch. Pretty much done for the season, but I still find a small stand in hidden areas.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><font size="4"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAL9xTYnFTyDJHDCftRLJfMLuBGtudIHGRtRrfaJJ9tK4smM6fTRl4vg4uv5IxewJDxkpjUM5RIpUtFAdGlLfIKnIYK-An3g_iT1PcOhJ9y4rjwUJLF7uUDPT_C11ndFf6bYdAw8xlzOY/s320/Grape-Hyacinth-Muscari-Spring-2020.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /></font></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="4">Muscari (Grape Hyacinth)<br /></font></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="4">In the lawn under a big Maple tree in the front I found these. Hundreds of them. I was missing the natural volunteers in the lawn at the Etown house when these started popping up.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTC4zoSgvUmCnwESnVKW_kAiveayIwB6blAp4yuIJWur0ihioXLRbdetNrwAOMMO1NxPG5yKvc_99b1-qYGHt8ecSeJLh-B1YAjRqkGKbkfahOyHtR7DVORc8JPZm-n3CXkTALEi01SWE/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><font size="4"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTC4zoSgvUmCnwESnVKW_kAiveayIwB6blAp4yuIJWur0ihioXLRbdetNrwAOMMO1NxPG5yKvc_99b1-qYGHt8ecSeJLh-B1YAjRqkGKbkfahOyHtR7DVORc8JPZm-n3CXkTALEi01SWE/s320/Rue-Anemone-2020.jpg" /></font></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="4">Rue Anenome<br /></font></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="4">These are down near the big creek at the back of the property. <br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="4"><br /></font></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesWRH77uuuqT7NWaP8qtRIixZ0a_CokS_m2-rGaTAl5HFNsqpqb2xhUM3_2b8WtqVPE67YHHS2L3yfjTL1gLf0O-NJpFSAq2BIV9Bh__Lm5DwAoa_4PXtoAoU0DcJQByepADoe7oc3K8/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><font size="4"><img border="0" data-original-height="399" data-original-width="600" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjesWRH77uuuqT7NWaP8qtRIixZ0a_CokS_m2-rGaTAl5HFNsqpqb2xhUM3_2b8WtqVPE67YHHS2L3yfjTL1gLf0O-NJpFSAq2BIV9Bh__Lm5DwAoa_4PXtoAoU0DcJQByepADoe7oc3K8/s320/Pear-Blossom-Spring-2020.jpg" width="320" /></font></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="4">Pear Tree Blossoms<br /></font></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><font size="4"><br /></font></div><font size="4">A very large and overgrown pear tree (not necessarily wild) is the only fruiting tree on the property. It had millions of beautiful blooms, which were pollinated and did begin to produce fruit, but sadly we had a late freeze and the little starts all shriveled off. Not that, the very overgrown tree had any big fruit ... 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While the oak canopy does create shade, it is nothing like the deep cool shade in the redwood forests.<br /><br /></font><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSjQWcDts3pxMCHOA9KvGGtBRHOufomeCIDQLPhRwIQPCrC1uOoNbkptoOrVnO9cDXlDLRYyIjkjPnDxoMPmWQ4lKeOeRNOJ0OG5YXdkSvNwuJKKYz2cXxEEj3dwlRwwvEyy8HuvGyNI/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><font size="4"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQSjQWcDts3pxMCHOA9KvGGtBRHOufomeCIDQLPhRwIQPCrC1uOoNbkptoOrVnO9cDXlDLRYyIjkjPnDxoMPmWQ4lKeOeRNOJ0OG5YXdkSvNwuJKKYz2cXxEEj3dwlRwwvEyy8HuvGyNI/s320/wild-phlox-2020.jpg" /></font></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><font size="4">Wild Blue Phlox<br /></font></td></tr></tbody></table><font size="4">The Wild Blue Phox was a neat surprise, especially when I stumbled upon a big yellow Swallowtail visiting. <br /><br /></font><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLcXvcejquxiVthoNhfZCTJFk_11QtlSdIXFlA99ugBIhPqibI84U8tYM4KVLJnxi0n37Z_sUEvdF0TCKYxnitj0PrGygwf5Ypgv3TqzaGuYimYs-lU7tib_KoEGkN52n7GDFFe1UXPE/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font size="4"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="399" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLcXvcejquxiVthoNhfZCTJFk_11QtlSdIXFlA99ugBIhPqibI84U8tYM4KVLJnxi0n37Z_sUEvdF0TCKYxnitj0PrGygwf5Ypgv3TqzaGuYimYs-lU7tib_KoEGkN52n7GDFFe1UXPE/s320/the-road-home-spring-2020.jpg" /></font></a></div><font size="4"><br />One of the scenes I love is this view up the road toward home on the way back from a walk to the end of the road.</font></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font size="4">What have you discovered in your own backyard this spring?</font></div><div><font size="4"><br /></font></div><div><font size="4">More Later! 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<span style="font-size: large;">None of our visits to the place before we moved in had the neighbor cows in the field directly across the street. When the cows are rotated into this field, (about every 3 weeks or so) they become the closest neighbors. They are beef cows, and there is a new crop of calves every few months. There is a bull in this herd so the cows breed naturally. The picture below shows 2 calves from last fall. <span id="goog_1985379989"></span><span id="goog_1985379990"></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the other visitors are not seen except for the very early morning hours or evening... just before sunset. This doe is here nearly every day and has visitors passing through during the night. We see the tracks and the others on the trail camera. One even came right up to the camera... to investigate. Yep, a close-up. I'll dig that up someday and post it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is a band of 5 male turkeys that have a routine... the second half of last summer they would come along the cow pasture every morning about 9. They were so skittish and shy that the only pictures I could get were from the house. This year we are hearing them in the woods behind the house. There is a flock of about 40 hens in the area too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We found this tortoise in the woods behind the house as well. Saw quite a few last summer and none so far this year. We don't have any turtles in the pond either, but if we find a snapper he will be heading down the road lickety split!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have started prepping the garden. This place came with a garden area with raised planting rows, but the soil is terrible. So we started a 3 bin composting area, and added the first bin to the rows, and ordered up a load of topsoil augmented with some steer manure. A neighbor stopped by with his tractor and offered to move the dirt onto the rows for us. Hopefully, the garden will yield some fresh veggies so we can thank him for the assistance!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The weather turned back to winter for a couple of days with some really cold overnight temperatures, back to the low 20°s and daytime in the upper 40°s and low 50°s, and breezy. While it looks pretty outside you definitely need a coat outside.</span></div>
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The lady has a big spread all fenced in with free-range goats, sheep, chickens- several varieties, turkey 2 varieties, a bunch of dogs and cats... and maybe more critters that I didn't see. We exchanged the money for chickens, put them in the empty box, and I left for home.<br />
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The next day we explored more of what chickens need and set about acquiring the supplies. Finding chickens was so difficult that we were not prepared for immediate occupancy, but quickly caught up.<br />
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When I was growing up my dad used to call them "cackleberries", but we call them 'squakberries'. These girls are supplying us with 1-2 dozen every week, (even during the cold winter), so we are eating lots of eggs and giving some away as well. The girls lay eggs ranging in colors of pale mint green to a bright pale blue and they have large bright creamy yolks. The egg on the bottom is a store-bought egg for reference. Although now, most of the eggs are all a big Medium!<br />
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Its time to start recording some information about living here, the weather, rain amounts, additions or subtractions and the work or improvements we are making... on the farm. So far the weather this spring has been up and down temperature-wise, from the upper 20's at night to the highs in the daytime as high as 80 degrees. Many days that have been sunny have been tempered with a frigid wind from the north/northwest. The warmest just last week with a taste of the humidity that will soon be here. Typical for the power shift of the north versus the south for control of where the storms come from. This week we have had weather suitable for shorts and yesterday long pants and jackets. High winds are predicted from most of the day, up to 50 mph. An inch of rain fell on Sunday 4/13/2020 and 3/4 of an inch before sunrise on Monday.<br />
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As Always More Later! Beth<br />
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<br />Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-3476509330842674062020-04-11T07:51:00.000-05:002020-04-11T09:25:34.519-05:00Its Been a While<span style="font-size: large;">Not that there are too many visitors over here... and blogs are becoming passe because Facebook and Instagram are so much easier and less wordy... that quick snaps are easier. I like to add the words... to explain the picture... So here goes... Pictures and Words ...</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The new place came with some extras. The previous owner had some cats, but she left us all the kittens. Seven ranging in age from about 3 months to 6 months. At first we weren't sure where they belonged... and they were very afraid of humans. But after 2 days I bought some food, and we claimed all 7.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We spent 6 months trapping the cats and getting them spayed or neutered (2 females and 5 males). Their names started out as numbers #1 thru #7, but during convalescence, true names stuck. I can pet 6 of the 7 when the food is given, One really really doesn't want companionship at all. He is Mr. Meany. He earned his name because he is a bit mean too. The 2 orange tabbies Tommy and Tutone I can only stroke at mealtime, but they are hanging closer during the daytime hours and actually arch to meet a hand when feeding. Patience was a terribly fearful female and would wait to eat until I left the area. However, during her convalescence, she discovered a kind hand and is nearly the first to the feeding station each morning. The other 3 were friendly and trusting pretty early on. #1 was the first to seek and step up to me at times other than feeding, and his name stuck. The Prince got his name because he would just lay in his convalescent crate... for food to be delivered and revel in touch, but he was also friendly before his procedure and was called #2. And Prudence discovered people and is a trip hazard when I go out into the yard. She LOVES to be stroked and follows me around when the dogs are not out too. None are friendly with anyone but me.</span></div>
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Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-55957436657683478942019-08-27T20:10:00.000-05:002019-08-27T20:10:36.655-05:00Somebody around here has been doing a lot of work.<br />
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The photo in the header is how the pond looked in June. See all those cattails on the edges? Too many can kill a pond. They steal oxygen from the water and hold silt and crud and generally muck things up. The edge of the pond only has a few cattails left and all the weeds have been cut down too. We can see the edge of the pond all the way around. No new picture to show that. We have some monster fish in that little pond. Largest caught has been a bass about 4 pounds, (released to be caught another day), but there appears to be some bigger ones too. I watched a bass the other night come up and take a resting dragonfly for his dinner! This is how the pond looked a few weeks ago, even more, cattails have been cut down.<br />
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The pasture was also overgrown. Well not really if we had an animal out there. The field grasses are healthy and just what a horse or cow would eat while grazing the day away. Of course, we would still have to supplement with hay if we didn't want it eaten to the roots. But it has been mown.<br />
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We have chickens in the chicken coop and at least 2 have names. We had some help, from our very young real estate agent. When we were looking at the place, I told him if we bought it he could pick out a chicken and name it. So today was the day. He picked a chicken and named her Lucy. I put a leg ring on her so he could always tell which one is his Lucy. Next time he comes out, we'll see if she lays an egg.<br />
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Behind the house and chicken coop, we have a forest. Fairly thick with trees, but very little underbrush. We also, now, have a path into the woods, that leads to a little 'hunting shack'.<br />
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While all this outside work was being done I have been working on the inside. Love to tell you that I have been decorating and putting things in their new places, but nope. Cleaning. Lots of cleaning. We are waiting for the remodeling estimates to come in, to make a decision on the contractor and then it will be a mess for a little longer... before we can really move in. In the meantime, I keep finding things that need lots more cleaning!!!<br />
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So, now you are caught up... on some of the doings around here. A little more to most of the story, but unfortunately not enough time to tell everything. Need to start noting every few days the doings in the country!!!<br />
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Thanks for checking in... more later!<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One of the best discoveries so far on 'the farm' has been the pasture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">At one time it housed a horse, possibly some cows, and a small corner a couple of pigs. What is in the pasture now? Weeds to most, but to me wildflowers.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">What did I find in the pasture that makes me so happy?</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Lots of Nature.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Specifically... the field is full of Swallowtail Butterflies. Yellow and Black.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Last evening I spotted a Tiger Swallowtail cruising through the yard. It didn't stop though. I think I spotted a Pipevine Swallowtail too but didn't have the camera... I hope this isn't a one-season thing. I would like to spend more time with them next summer. I have also spotted a Monarch or a Viceroy. It hasn't stopped close enough to be certain of the species or even a picture.</span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">And the other is the hummingbird moth. Not particularly pretty, but a fun and difficult subject to capture on film.</span><div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The hummingbird moth gets its name because like the hummingbird, the wings move constantly at a very fast speed.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the way back to the house I inspected the pond. Didn't see any amphibians creatures, but the dragonflies were in abundance.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Didn't realize when I took the picture, that it would be so blue and green!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope I don't discover everything in just a month... I am so looking forward to finding more secrets and fun things.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I posted about some of the neighbors on the store blog (www.ihaveanotion.com/blog) if you are interested in those too.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">More Later- Beth</span><br />
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Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-82241458094936300632019-07-12T10:39:00.000-05:002019-07-12T10:39:08.868-05:00Nature! <span style="font-size: large;">Fair Warning its a bug!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Since moving to Kentucky we have had the pleasure of finding the nymph shells of the Cicada in the yard. Most years just a handful. In 2017 there were quite a few. It seems that the maple tree in the backyard is a favorite place.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have been trying to find and capture a cicada either emerging or drying. Cicadas are notoriously shy bugs. If you spot one in a tree, they tend to move to the other side of the branch and stay out of sight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The particular cicada we have here is a beautiful one, with black eyes and lime green wings and body.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bugs are not my favorite thing... puppies and kittens yes, but bugs I find fascinating from a look and study point of view with a camera. Touching no thanks.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But the other evening, while gardening I spied a nymph husk on the playset (where we usually find them) and the adult emerging!!! Grabbed the camera and started taking pictures. I really wanted to stay outside long enough to see it move off its shell, but the skeeters and midgies were making a meal of me and finally had to call it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am so happy to have at least captured this much. And moving forward its all about the bug so feel free to abandon the ship.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Watching how slowly this process takes is amazing. </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Pushing out</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The wings </span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Expanding the wings</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Wings really getting longer</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Starting to dry</span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">Stunning in clarity and color</span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Such an amazing thing to watch over the course of about 30 minutes. The temperature outside at 6 pm was 89° and 65% humidity. Just plain hot and wet. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More later... from the farm soon!</span><br />
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<br />Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-58681029512396449762019-06-28T07:39:00.002-05:002019-06-28T07:46:49.408-05:00Its been a while!<h3>
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<span style="font-size: large;">As with most blogs... I've let this one languish because there wasn't much going on to document with words or pictures. Originally I began this blog in 2009 to keep track of my visits to South Africa. I am so glad I did because otherwise, I might have thought it was a dream. Visiting for 6 weeks at a time really did make it feel like an adventure. And when I wasn't adventuring I shared quilting and some of the daily activities. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Then the opportunity to move to Africa came along in 2010. Being attached to the Embassy in Pretoria as Diplomats was something I figured happened to other people. (<i>I was not the diplomat</i>). Working at the Embassy was fun too. But for me, the real adventure was meeting with other quilters and the everyday working people of the country. I am so happy that I recorded so much of living and the experience of living among another culture.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Of course, that had to end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So the blog turned to the adventure of moving back to the states, (late 2012), the experience of living in Northern Virginia. Connecting with some family and back to more quilting. Once 2015 came and retirement, a move to Kentucky. That move was an adventure in its own right... With little choice, we settled in Elizabethtown because we found a real estate agent that clearly heard our plea, then a house that met our needs. Once settled we knew it was not the right place. The house yes, the close proximity to others not so much. Granted it is not as close to neighbors as the townhouse in VA was, (as in sharing walls), but closer than we really wanted.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Our original goal when moving to Kentucky, (the original plan was near Paducah), was a little elbow room, like at least an acre, but that did not happen. However, we did not give up on the dream and...</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">The barn, the shop and the house.</span></td></tr>
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">We are moving again!</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The photo in the header is a tease! This is one of the perks. A pond! A stocked pond! With blackbirds nesting among the reeds, dragonflies, and butterflies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the meantime we are packing, planning and dreaming of beautiful starry night skies, bird song, cows mooing and the sound of a rooster!!! A few hurdles remain of course, as with most home purchases... so if you have a mind to a little positive boost to the universe would be very much appreciated.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will be sad to leave a few of the neighbors. In all the places I have lived this is the first time I have had a quilter as a neighbor!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More later.... Lots more later, but first the move. Beth</span>Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-74397471749527899212018-12-30T06:17:00.000-06:002018-12-30T06:17:06.154-06:00November in Kentucky!In November we had a small ice storm. Maybe not so much of an ice storm as a freezing rain thing. We got about a quarter of an inch... The result was some great looking vegetation.<br />
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Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-68721655854171260682018-12-03T06:48:00.005-06:002018-12-03T06:49:28.890-06:00New Header ImageI changed the header image.<br />
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One I took in 2013 at Arlington National Cemetery.<br />
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For me the wreaths against the headstones is both a celebration and sorrow.<br />
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Thank you for your service<br />
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Merry ChristmasBeth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-4307965490676324492018-07-20T07:59:00.001-05:002018-07-20T08:05:10.054-05:00A Few More Flowers<span style="font-size: large;">I guess I forgot to post part 2 of the flowers from the recent outing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thistles are so interesting an all phases …. from buds to full bloom- so many textures and shapes. They never fail to surprise me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">And since it was the sunflowers that drew my attentions to the whole excursion…</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">One with a bee! Sunflowers are another that never fails to keep me interested. Always…. bright and sunny with lots of friends visiting… birds, bees, grasshoppers and butterflies.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">More Later! Beth</span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">check out the guessing game I have going at </span><a href="http://www.ihaveanotion.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">www.ihaveanotion.blo</span>gspot.com</a></span>Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-48829522547349495112018-06-19T06:24:00.001-05:002018-06-19T06:24:23.491-05:00Longtime…<p><font size="3">Its been a few minutes since posting any pictures here… </font></p> <p><font size="3">After a long winter and a very unusually cool spring… hot and steamy summer is HERE! 74 degrees out at 5 am and humid.</font></p> <p><font size="3">I noticed yesterday that one of the highway department fields had been planted with safflowers and had just started to bloom. I have missed my walks and the Kentucky DOT provides such a nice opportunity… and as luck would have it the city has a small Arboretum next door, that has improved steadily since moving here (3 years ago this month).</font></p> <p><font size="3">The flowers….</font></p> <p><font size="3"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAHP4RNGzVfbyu-JKFJUVrjljsRrAO8BWf3vA87U8BBTblIE1OAySNtg1pFxfsi4Mlrtof9GXy9AIDZJlr4LjlDvRgSopGOsKdYJAjDthzAamCzDAlCbYRiXuKNF8x5Rb2D_JrhnODSQ/s1600-h/zinnia%255B4%255D"><img title="zinnia" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" border="0" alt="zinnia" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi98OsxXXI0EeEcfY3ZeY5zu2yrvTt9qebuZ2GHfyTMkX7X09WbDPmTVcQPM4Cl3jkC7bzI3I7rH41uZevtuSbO3SKXzspkbKIiCRoIYRulP8qQF6tbTAkXLsyX3uOuXsKQ_Hfoc9LHojc/?imgmax=800" width="444" height="296" /></a></font></p> <p><font size="3">A Zinnia, I love the 2 colors (3 if you count the orange band between yellow and pink/purple)</font></p> <p> <p><font size="3"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif5MUPW8UBwGhm8ARmfVCEcdAxuwI0PYKbvurjcgv_aYa8PyivIV03M6RRKsF5jgk_qKDUF3pWoFfwXUqBG1cUceGWtNiy3NCgmu9LsYrFtC8kNs-00tktB3vNQn8r8LoH27r7ZEpL-uM/s1600-h/orange%255B3%255D"><img title="orange" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" border="0" alt="orange" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUc7VuoECZL76OeBlmqKZx-KglkocxZUqOwqyABz4qqNBrUe9qO65ZOddUSykIJKOK-yEhpVM8p2_LyihQrQElTiLdq56ljPpY7F3F7Wx7bleF8Xsmax6nAniJFpw1KLmT3fGV2VGNDrs/?imgmax=800" width="444" height="296" /></a></font></p> <p><font size="3">Not sure what flower this is…</font></p> <p><font size="3">and</font></p> <p><font size="3"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_z_JdflocbhOJ1KAXiNGR9Bx9DGomf_gzD10iCsqFOrWgBqRgf1mUMOccrmS-wfAWtSAGiaNK6_nwgdBzag01GMMnhCZO3l_vOTzY0bypAjokxjxrrgHKD6MhDHuPslr2XrNdIWW9teQ/s1600-h/thistle-down%255B3%255D"><img title="thistle-down" style="display: inline; background-image: none;" border="0" alt="thistle-down" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE4cx4rw5dtvTratGP08JIhAOgoUdZ0ACDpY8Iq6QlfOrLsg979nPbtpkuQU6Yw8M9BsQV9MTVVeW38kQv9n6MLpE3nihyQHcfz8x9rrmOsQWGQ-7oCVBHiVThwU6GoEDCmdUPwuM96i8/?imgmax=800" width="323" height="484" /></a></font></p> <p><font size="3">this one is my favorite!</font></p> <p><font size="3">Beth</font></p> <p><font size="3"></font></p></p>Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-33310237451202943902018-01-18T12:05:00.002-06:002018-01-18T12:05:50.031-06:00Dead of WinterIt is Winter.<br />
Feels like Chicago outside.<br />
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We've had some ice and some snow.... more of one than the other (that would be the good news!!!)<br />
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We live in Robin wintering country. Last year I saw all the robins flocking.... and sitting in the trees.... Caught a couple sitting in the Maple tree in the back, taken through the window upstairs.<br />
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<br />Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-54218288075969373212017-12-19T07:27:00.000-06:002017-12-19T09:28:14.456-06:00Happy Holidays and Warm Weather Dreams<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have not had much opportunity to photograph any holiday items this year, or last for that matter. The pup has stolen lots of my free time... but that is a fair trade, if you ask me!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "helvetica neue" , "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">The photo in the header is one my favorite Holiday pictures, Christmas at Arlington Cemetery in Arlington VA. It reminds me of the many that have served our country for generations at a time when all that we have in part is due to their sacrifice. Thank you to each and everyone! </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In October I visited a friends farm in Versailles Kentucky. Versailles is located on the southern edge of 'Kentucky Horse Country'. I could very easily live over here... and going to and from anywhere that went past a horse farm might delay me by hours!!! I had an appointment, so I could not tarry on the way over, and when I left it was very late in the afternoon. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After lunch we took a long walk around the farm... I of course had my camera with me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">More later- Beth</span>Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-39720834012377155022017-11-18T09:54:00.000-06:002017-11-18T09:54:54.571-06:00Poppies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In several areas around town the Kentucky Department of Transportation plants some different flowers. I am not sure if they have a plan or rotate areas or crops.... but the first year here where I found these poppies, there were safflowers/sunflowers. I think I like the poppies better, but the season is so short for the flowers....</span></div>
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<br />Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com3Kentucky, USA37.8393332 -84.27001789999997131.388168699999998 -94.641111399999971 44.290497699999996 -73.89892439999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-48826740793358810462017-11-09T17:56:00.001-06:002017-11-09T17:57:07.889-06:00K9 updateIf you read the I Have a Notion blog, you already know where this post is going.<br />
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Life with Bandit made a left turn last weekend. He now lives with the breeder for some re-education and lessons in manners and will be rehomed to someone that can make him respect a human.<br />
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We tried. When we knew things were not going well we reached out to the breeder for some help. We did everything that was asked of us, unfortunately Bandit didn't. The difficulties in one area got so much better, but where it counted it was getting worse. In September I got an accurate weight on Bandit, he weighed in at 90 pounds and still has lots of growing to do weight-wise, not so much in the overall size.<br />
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Last weekend things came to a head. Bandit was not having any human bosses... and snapped at me, nearly getting my face and he did connect with my right wrist. It hurt! It was scary.<br />
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I accepted so we will going down this weekend to see it... and maybe bring her home.<br />
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<br />Beth@IHaveANotion.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17431103172678397165noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7900507864027301793.post-89983617293237903012017-11-01T07:00:00.002-05:002017-11-01T07:01:13.561-05:00Last of late Summer!We are finally in winter here... a few stray days that may reach the upper 60's (17-19 C) and nights at the freezing mark or just above. So no more flowers in nature, but I still have a few from warmer days to share.<br />
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A few more from my visit to our local Arboretum. A strange marigold, a Monarch butterfly and a bright zinnia.<br />
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