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June 18, 2014

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Another really warm day and lots of humidity.  I walked this morning but it was still really warm.  Earlier this week I posted a picture of this flower – didn’t know what it was but another photographer as kind enough to tell me it was milkweed.  When I spotted the milkweed earlier this week there were a lot of bees around them.  Today in addition to the bees there were butterflies.  It was hard to get a good photo since the butterflies kept fluttering around but I managed to get this one.

June 17, 2014

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Chocolate peanut butter whoppie pies.  I love to bake. My son asked me if I would make some chocolate peanut butter whoopee pies for his boss’s birthday. I said I would give it a try. His boss even sent me a recipe to use. Well got home from work and started working on them. The recipe said I would end up with 8 pies. Well I made a big mess in the kitchen and had just finished cleaning up when my son called and asked if I had any luck. I said yes I had just finished but it only made 8 – did you realize that – aren’t there more than 8 people in your section. Oh Mom – sorry I should have mentioned that – would it be a big deal to make another batch – if it is we can just cut them in half. Wasn’t sure how cutting them in half would work so I made another batch and another mess. This is the final result. He emailed me today and said everyone enjoyed them. Thank goodness – but it will a long time before them again. By the time I finished the second batch it was time to start dinner – so needless to say I didn’t have any time for another photo

June 16, 2014

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Lin and Michael's Flowers

Lin and Michael’s Flowers

There are a lot of these by the path to the boat launching site.  The bees were having a grand time tonight.  If you look closely you can see one at the bottom of the flower.  It’s hard to get close.  Stay tuned – may be more this week with hopefully some more bees

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Summer is here – it was in the 90’s today and its going to stay that way for rest of the week.  Went for a walk after dinner – There is a big row of these lilies by the marina.  I have been trying to get a good shot.  This is the best one so far – stay tuned there may be more later this week

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Drove by the library and was surprised to see all the election signs.  This is only part of the signs.  They are on other side of the driveway and the opposite side of the street.  Then it dawned on me that people can vote early for the primary at the library.  Last year was the first year for this.

June 9, 2014

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I have been trying to get a picture of a blue heron in our neighborhood for a long time.  Went for a walk this morning since I figured it might be too hot and humid tonight.  As I rounded the curve to the boat launching site, I was shocked to see the heron just posing there on the dock.  I turned the camera on, checked my setting and slowly walked closer.  Took a bunch of pictures and then slowly walked a little closer took some pictures and then slowly walked a little closer.  As an added bonus, a duck swamp by.  After I snapped a bunch of pictures, I changed the settings on the camera  to action as I figured he was going to take off pretty soon and sure enough – he did – I got a couple of shots before he disappeared.  This one turned out the best