tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-349356412024-03-06T03:14:04.056-05:00strolling through lifesmiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.comBlogger42125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-46552687829070229152009-02-18T04:35:00.005-05:002009-02-18T04:44:32.904-05:00LIFE IS TOO SHORT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllrJBVcL_qzCg8lq8FYG0L8SWd-LhvwN89tm8etsmsQjDZMaoHNgB94MkBQv4nGDQ0AznbgFDynzYAz4z33sPrE2Ej21gLTwQYzfmKXHF1Br7Nzl_Rh5eytQYuVDGe-9JtRQxSg/s1600-h/Celebrities-Clowns.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304069241574563810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 345px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjllrJBVcL_qzCg8lq8FYG0L8SWd-LhvwN89tm8etsmsQjDZMaoHNgB94MkBQv4nGDQ0AznbgFDynzYAz4z33sPrE2Ej21gLTwQYzfmKXHF1Br7Nzl_Rh5eytQYuVDGe-9JtRQxSg/s400/Celebrities-Clowns.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ff6666;">Quit clowning around</span>.......<span style="color:#ff0000;">Seriously </span>!</div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-85902083108315050942008-07-16T02:42:00.004-04:002008-07-16T02:52:06.286-04:00COFFEE and MIRACLES<span style="color:#ff0000;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaT713SLDrMySm1EnbZyE3c9qVfmOlqoy8giNzgW6ef4ZHge00hGgE15yC-uXgzf_gsm9tnQmI7fhRkucZ1_9vjFbrM0_G0jod0y-UoZyjNk0su0X-3oi2Y72c4F8bklCvBzTnSw/s1600-h/Funny_Coffee_Comment_09.gif"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223498848420566210" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3omJgpQRjfe3c-YkDXTF1JpaykcusI9vqABKwaWQU_f6Wf0OVheYePuHStvvD9fI1CE1YZGpnRViOFTpnELy29TPMXME0t8iO0DRR4luvxNvCJs-aUwFnTk4fHfHgdw9kAHa1kA/s400/Picture+006.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-82235164684496964052008-01-14T04:40:00.000-05:002008-01-14T04:56:46.053-05:00ALL THINGS PINKISH<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6f-YvUMuliOW-mGAyVw9Zjpx5XjMWOOI5vHGozJCjBPiyy6xO8HAfvqf38Pnd-Vrn1H0-g8cVoUDmuXUv0spz5Gxo2UZAZ-gGKAVsaQuEHlKpVNlZabd3zmrKWaqWhRp8IEmxQ/s1600-h/HPNX1394.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155265561167364450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW6f-YvUMuliOW-mGAyVw9Zjpx5XjMWOOI5vHGozJCjBPiyy6xO8HAfvqf38Pnd-Vrn1H0-g8cVoUDmuXUv0spz5Gxo2UZAZ-gGKAVsaQuEHlKpVNlZabd3zmrKWaqWhRp8IEmxQ/s400/HPNX1394.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffccff;">IN <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">A FEW</span> YEARS THIS TREE WILL GROW TALL , AS WILL SHE .<br /></span></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bR-PY7Urr6wURAw10KgKYmsyCx4F1Goi8pxz9KnfPrm_rXQSqjab59y_QGK8EO-czEqIIRyydwfT9tasRbvYZCneBAG9AsHPHwQMhADb73i6uzvFVb1WBytqM_kk1ZOQ41isJw/s1600-h/HPNX1413.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155265565462331762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7bR-PY7Urr6wURAw10KgKYmsyCx4F1Goi8pxz9KnfPrm_rXQSqjab59y_QGK8EO-czEqIIRyydwfT9tasRbvYZCneBAG9AsHPHwQMhADb73i6uzvFVb1WBytqM_kk1ZOQ41isJw/s400/HPNX1413.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffffff;"><span style="font-size:130%;">THE FALLEN LATTICE CAN'T HIDE .</span><br /></span></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEoLToZ_Aitsp7PqD1pbilFH8lv5E9EUzB2xPUgUhIQaPWGaUuyvHY4qwwnrJ1J43WfH65kq0DwYl_0OqMPkqdBiil-saIlqOz11uW50wIrp6w1YDMVkm44HGgV78-gmbeR6mww/s1600-h/HPNX1386.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155265569757299074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZEoLToZ_Aitsp7PqD1pbilFH8lv5E9EUzB2xPUgUhIQaPWGaUuyvHY4qwwnrJ1J43WfH65kq0DwYl_0OqMPkqdBiil-saIlqOz11uW50wIrp6w1YDMVkm44HGgV78-gmbeR6mww/s400/HPNX1386.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;">OUR NEIGHBOR DOESN'T APPRECIATE HUNTERS , BUT DOES HAVE BEAUTIFUL TASTE IN THESE PINK SIGNS .<br /></span></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8JKUYHyG4eeklhMIqkRwSuKXVV424LVCQQSpI2m-xiXMhtDLAM1oYEkPXYDzDuFtvLM63jWas6uGZ7YyFV03vKcZ3IwYfnhme30_L5kLJT9i2KQ2BdR_D7U54qSQnaRI9wKbkQ/s1600-h/HPNX1409.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5155265574052266386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8JKUYHyG4eeklhMIqkRwSuKXVV424LVCQQSpI2m-xiXMhtDLAM1oYEkPXYDzDuFtvLM63jWas6uGZ7YyFV03vKcZ3IwYfnhme30_L5kLJT9i2KQ2BdR_D7U54qSQnaRI9wKbkQ/s400/HPNX1409.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcc00;">OUR SUN CONTINUES TO LEAVE US AWE-STRUCK AS IT SETS .</span></em></strong><br /><div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-50652820211330841572008-01-13T04:23:00.000-05:002008-01-13T04:33:54.697-05:00SAVE OUR PLANET ....EAT PEANUT BUTTER AND JELLY SANDWICHES<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RiXQTqqA0e-OJpW5QbM-HM8-eaCDdYOCXciodd5scRsAlR6vYW4Fe6y5vQGj38zsOozCAZIvam53ME_yQGJvSy9aFtaaVT82P8SRbY9uHpYWPmejFz7QsT1b8_2CYYqJtWfVMw/s1600-h/peanutbutter361.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154891976322023762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3RiXQTqqA0e-OJpW5QbM-HM8-eaCDdYOCXciodd5scRsAlR6vYW4Fe6y5vQGj38zsOozCAZIvam53ME_yQGJvSy9aFtaaVT82P8SRbY9uHpYWPmejFz7QsT1b8_2CYYqJtWfVMw/s400/peanutbutter361.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://frostfirefizz.com/how-peanut-butter-helps-the-planet">How peanut butter helps the planet</a>Submitted by <a title="View user profile." href="http://frostfirefizz.com/user/frostfire">frostfire</a> on Sat, 2007-09-22 09:04. <a title="" href="http://frostfirefizz.com/categories/environment" rel="tag">environment</a> <a title="" href="http://frostfirefizz.com/categories/health" rel="tag">health</a> <a title="" href="http://frostfirefizz.com/categories/peanut-butter" rel="tag">peanut butter</a><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">One of the daily decisions we all face is what to eat</span></strong>. How do we eat well and in a way that’s good for the environment — and at the same time have meals that are easy to fix and taste good?<br />One food that fits all this is the simple <strong><em>Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich</em></strong>. According to the </span><a title="PB&J Campaign" href="http://www.pbjcampaign.org/"><span style="font-size:130%;">PB&J Campaign website</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">:<br />Eating a Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich instead of a grilled cheese or chicken sandwich saves 2.5 pounds of carbon dioxide emissions. That’s almost half of what you’d save if you switched to a Hybrid car.<br />The same sandwich will save 280 gallons of water since growing peanuts takes less water than livestock.<br />Growing peanuts also takes less land than animals — so your sandwich could help preserve 12-50 square feet of land from being used for cultivation.<br />I bet you didn’t realize that eating three Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches could have the same environmental impact as switching your showers to a low-flow shower head.<br />This is the type of information we want to share. How can we change our daily habits to have less environmental impact in ways that fit our busy lives? This one is simple. Eat more peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Plus, they taste good and cost less.<br />In addition to being better for the environment, they’re also very healthy as long as you don’t eat too much. </span><a title="Is peanut butter really good for you?" href="http://www.webmd.com/content/article/75/89622.htm"><span style="font-size:130%;">According to WebMD</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">, peanut butter is high in fat, but those fats are relatively healthy ones. Everyone needs some fat in their diets — just not too much — and over 80% of the fats in peanut butter are the healthy kind.<br />According to the WebMD article, “It is hard to believe that something so wonderful could also be good for you.” Peanut butter “is chock full of good nutrition without those unhealthy trans fatty acids. The only limitation to enjoying peanut butter is the two-tablespoon portion size”<br />But what about all the fat and the less-healthy oils that sometimes get processed into commercial peanut butter? Does that make it bad? According to Leslie Bonci, director of sports nutrition at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, </span><a title="Are all peanut butters healthy?" href="http://www.webmd.com/heart-disease/news/20031003/all-peanut-butters-healthy"><span style="font-size:130%;">that isn’t always the case</span></a><span style="font-size:130%;">. “Fresh ground is not necessarily better,” Bonci says. “The fat and calorie content are pretty much the same whether you grind your own or buy commercial peanut butter.”<br />Again, according to Bonci, the serving size is 2 tablespoons.<br />........................................................................................................................</span></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-12249343329874915532008-01-12T01:00:00.000-05:002008-01-12T01:21:29.109-05:00TOO COLD TO USE<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacuJHhW8bHh9MaRPDq3PONO9HVTDqTu7HlFBvBerzbfYSccfqkqmHUOccwwFHAkfZze6GuHi1Wnr0ngUiVD1Eb5oVVmiY2Lk4qGIHAEuUdxCYPFaCvrtKTcwy82Ozl6ITsiXCKQ/s1600-h/HPNX1524.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154467826826707234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhacuJHhW8bHh9MaRPDq3PONO9HVTDqTu7HlFBvBerzbfYSccfqkqmHUOccwwFHAkfZze6GuHi1Wnr0ngUiVD1Eb5oVVmiY2Lk4qGIHAEuUdxCYPFaCvrtKTcwy82Ozl6ITsiXCKQ/s400/HPNX1524.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#66ffff;">WON'T BE SWIMMING THIS WEEK</span></em></strong> .<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaFBxHzIY2aNwxO771h4tKnI6Qo7MAVZX3jOnI4Imjr9DZ0ngRtLLj4ceegYe6S3nRUFWTCIhTSrHCB7HvbpOaEFFxFVc_gV8fMByOe8YZqNXprN38n1RQkmX2sru9s_PIKgY0A/s1600-h/HPNX1527.JPG"><span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong><em><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154467831121674546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeaFBxHzIY2aNwxO771h4tKnI6Qo7MAVZX3jOnI4Imjr9DZ0ngRtLLj4ceegYe6S3nRUFWTCIhTSrHCB7HvbpOaEFFxFVc_gV8fMByOe8YZqNXprN38n1RQkmX2sru9s_PIKgY0A/s400/HPNX1527.JPG" border="0" /></em></strong></span></a><span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong><em> THE BIRD BATH OVERFLOWS .<br /></em></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77MFCHbvOUXnoTMV3MsNZcubbweV1QH_fHXNOjM138_vq0pPfIvlhM2w09n0b_hTpjZT4ES_0fBHEI6sYJnawIa33fpee72UhxAjkZFlxrzK5BBdzej87jI1ZmBJjl_pNDZ1iQw/s1600-h/HPNX1491.JPG"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc33;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154467835416641858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi77MFCHbvOUXnoTMV3MsNZcubbweV1QH_fHXNOjM138_vq0pPfIvlhM2w09n0b_hTpjZT4ES_0fBHEI6sYJnawIa33fpee72UhxAjkZFlxrzK5BBdzej87jI1ZmBJjl_pNDZ1iQw/s400/HPNX1491.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc33;"> THE DECK , NOT A GOOD PLACE TO CATCH THE SUN'S RAYS .<br /></span></em></strong><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg248KUUJ0LhfDRNzopnSK7V4wZr23QWQByxTGWO2AgbfKhWeosC9AU0su-JTeUPxr5mw_iMejxPVZih402FLb6b0yzmktZrOKb88Wm0XJHHdftb2sbd4ca8hVaKyFyNw5ClHs3tw/s1600-h/HPNX1502.JPG"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffccff;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154466422372401394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg248KUUJ0LhfDRNzopnSK7V4wZr23QWQByxTGWO2AgbfKhWeosC9AU0su-JTeUPxr5mw_iMejxPVZih402FLb6b0yzmktZrOKb88Wm0XJHHdftb2sbd4ca8hVaKyFyNw5ClHs3tw/s400/HPNX1502.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ffccff;"> THE CLOTHESLINES ARE THERE BUT NO CLOTHES TO DRY.</span></em></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuHm7Ap4zpagOL3cL9wpfLYfZyK9ScC5_YNiYE5t5ELDLUxUkk6xzY501Uwed4QP5CI9NOTBIjC2OI8PyZ8o7eSx4wN46oquJ6lkgkY144vqGge4G01VbudrXvU_TInun4vqxtw/s1600-h/HPNX1493.JPG"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff9966;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154466426667368706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyuHm7Ap4zpagOL3cL9wpfLYfZyK9ScC5_YNiYE5t5ELDLUxUkk6xzY501Uwed4QP5CI9NOTBIjC2OI8PyZ8o7eSx4wN46oquJ6lkgkY144vqGge4G01VbudrXvU_TInun4vqxtw/s400/HPNX1493.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ff9966;"> NOT EVEN THE CATS WILL SIT ON THIS SWING .</span></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGH1khLTomyMDNPrSfObyA28YINaSlNyxsu08E22AzzV7MVvSdtl7IDyQl_4u6zRFn9Ax-S2K-3FQSiTrpNKcJjftHOE_wczOhOPnnrYg69bXW_3zwGzcnoLyQUDLE3C7Q2-ezQ/s1600-h/HPNX1515.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5154466430962336018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBGH1khLTomyMDNPrSfObyA28YINaSlNyxsu08E22AzzV7MVvSdtl7IDyQl_4u6zRFn9Ax-S2K-3FQSiTrpNKcJjftHOE_wczOhOPnnrYg69bXW_3zwGzcnoLyQUDLE3C7Q2-ezQ/s400/HPNX1515.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#33ff33;">AND WE'LL HAVE NO PICNIC ANY TIME SOON .<br /></span></em></strong><br /><div></div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-30481524051673524372008-01-08T04:33:00.000-05:002008-01-08T04:57:04.648-05:00SUNSET AND SNOW<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazYoJGzbM0wO4yKpzktttWNpHpMKAbzNw4LeRjdRB7zBNifiDe5IDuKmDWxTwCLjiAehfeAlt29TIBFgLwLxFQZLelwMqTvstv9PGbI5zWj-yfxRcZu_vBD_KoZHXb_MIWBMARQ/s1600-h/HPNX1510.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153037624191975458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhazYoJGzbM0wO4yKpzktttWNpHpMKAbzNw4LeRjdRB7zBNifiDe5IDuKmDWxTwCLjiAehfeAlt29TIBFgLwLxFQZLelwMqTvstv9PGbI5zWj-yfxRcZu_vBD_KoZHXb_MIWBMARQ/s400/HPNX1510.JPG" border="0" /></a> LIKE AN IMAGE OF GOD'S WARMTH THE SUN BIDES US <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">ADIEU</span> TILL TOMORROW .<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46cBDvblmNx0EKFTjqpIdbeEBImjMACESkxYOCyhyphenhyphenSVANtQ5y9ri8J2KQ9xVWlVHn6mKIHsHWdKaFvGffnm3mQxFD82vSfDqRPQtvKudMGX-OGlQIzs595S91lHTs2yLb5R8BIg/s1600-h/HPNX1508.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153037628486942770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi46cBDvblmNx0EKFTjqpIdbeEBImjMACESkxYOCyhyphenhyphenSVANtQ5y9ri8J2KQ9xVWlVHn6mKIHsHWdKaFvGffnm3mQxFD82vSfDqRPQtvKudMGX-OGlQIzs595S91lHTs2yLb5R8BIg/s400/HPNX1508.JPG" border="0" /></a> PEEKING THROUGH AND TOUCHING JUST A FEW .<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQbEn1niSC6_kzCXg5ft1NQ68wg2JGe0oAEM3Pzw2T98vBEE9Dc9khcLz9TEFdT_SacdfYubFdSSoOgiv4nRsN3U71vkBxIeZOl_9KkBjG_dGM54FIlNARhcKH6PgCj-9tpwnVg/s1600-h/HPNX1509.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5153037632781910082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDQbEn1niSC6_kzCXg5ft1NQ68wg2JGe0oAEM3Pzw2T98vBEE9Dc9khcLz9TEFdT_SacdfYubFdSSoOgiv4nRsN3U71vkBxIeZOl_9KkBjG_dGM54FIlNARhcKH6PgCj-9tpwnVg/s400/HPNX1509.JPG" border="0" /></a> THE WARMTH MELTS THE SNOW , SLOWLY DISPLAYING A <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">MENAGERY</span> OF <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">ICE CYCLES</span> .smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-39654733031187595602007-12-27T02:51:00.000-05:002007-12-27T03:42:35.841-05:00CHRISTMAS TREES AROUND THE WORLD<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirFl_RnNmpIzvWQuBdD9O-v-DV_Gi9r4FXpxd6n_mbSm5CvqiK-hbVftggxZ4poy_n-fs_N2sF39mgvh47RBuTwE1VzeSNi4ic4ftglNtutn_oGKqhu2a458rmje-LKCbQIVM_g/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148562878154899474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 385px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" height="400" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjirFl_RnNmpIzvWQuBdD9O-v-DV_Gi9r4FXpxd6n_mbSm5CvqiK-hbVftggxZ4poy_n-fs_N2sF39mgvh47RBuTwE1VzeSNi4ic4ftglNtutn_oGKqhu2a458rmje-LKCbQIVM_g/s400/17.jpg" width="266" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ff6666;"><strong>The Capitol </strong><span style="font-size:130%;">Christmas</span></span><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;"> tree in Washington, D.C., is decorated with 3,000 ornaments that are the handiwork of U.S. schoolchildren. Encircling evergreens in the 'Pathway of Peace' represent the 50 U.S. states.<br /></span></strong><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hLQDJcOXaTQSWT6UlyCecv1msok20rk03EotdQbsS2OdicfWpjZGDgnhouxwDxYgydxdF3SR2LC1_hXPeWuKEGo1j1SSdL49PTV7m394rTaDTYYtjqF7BzJxC01VBuZ2KKufUw/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148562766485749762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-hLQDJcOXaTQSWT6UlyCecv1msok20rk03EotdQbsS2OdicfWpjZGDgnhouxwDxYgydxdF3SR2LC1_hXPeWuKEGo1j1SSdL49PTV7m394rTaDTYYtjqF7BzJxC01VBuZ2KKufUw/s400/16.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> <span style="color:#ccccff;">A Christmas tree befitting Tokyo's nighttime neon display is projected onto the exterior of the Grand Prince Hotel <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Akasaka</span><br /></span></strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvNKEjY-Y6IJBRXx53DfK8NEEMeQHosLq6MoO1YRXOO5uEG_JhyphenhyphenBBUl3nafKsJJCa1ITUekpFUpqg05IiJTveCoFxohq_e2ZTA8k6n7-37Q6ds92Xen9BCxzI2oceltkzsAXtYg/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148562195255099378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisvNKEjY-Y6IJBRXx53DfK8NEEMeQHosLq6MoO1YRXOO5uEG_JhyphenhyphenBBUl3nafKsJJCa1ITUekpFUpqg05IiJTveCoFxohq_e2ZTA8k6n7-37Q6ds92Xen9BCxzI2oceltkzsAXtYg/s400/14.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">The world's largest Christmas tree display rises up the slopes of Monte <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Ingino</span> outside of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Gubbio</span>, in Italy's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Umbria</span> region. Composed of about 500 lights connected by 40,000 feet of wire, the 'tree' is a modern marvel for an ancient city<br /><br /></span></strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXL1tQIRLBmOlWbESooMwytodGWif6Pw_u6dXal-pFXHUj27QDAe8JuUhLfHe-aHkrsaa3831shQpBmzZKZMOYNx1HxoEb9MVeSbP5VwlTUaW2qbjpl01f0JgaKDqci-GACubGYw/s1600-h/-12.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148560447203409890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXL1tQIRLBmOlWbESooMwytodGWif6Pw_u6dXal-pFXHUj27QDAe8JuUhLfHe-aHkrsaa3831shQpBmzZKZMOYNx1HxoEb9MVeSbP5VwlTUaW2qbjpl01f0JgaKDqci-GACubGYw/s400/-12.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong> <span style="color:#ffff00;">Illuminating the Gothic facades of Prague's Old Town Square, and casting its glow over the manger display of the famous Christmas market, is a grand tree cut in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Sumava</span> mountains in the southern Czech Republic.<br /></span><br /></strong><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_-AprPyr11xOIaFnmzbAtjQmsSLBOX4GsBAvjefXKN-MOzPuUPEjUVa6Y1r1pJ8Bcy0HImQD3Iv9KGkBlH-ujd5nhsCz8APacycHUipj5kQB2YLM4W_Qdx-_X9feuoU91u0EfA/s1600-h/-10.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148560314059423698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf_-AprPyr11xOIaFnmzbAtjQmsSLBOX4GsBAvjefXKN-MOzPuUPEjUVa6Y1r1pJ8Bcy0HImQD3Iv9KGkBlH-ujd5nhsCz8APacycHUipj5kQB2YLM4W_Qdx-_X9feuoU91u0EfA/s400/-10.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><br /><span style="color:#ffff99;">Venice's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Murano</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Islandrenowned</span> throughout the world for its quality <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">glassworkis</span> home to the tallest glass tree in the world. Sculpted by master glass blower Simone <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Cenedese</span>, the artistic Christmas tree is a modern reflection of the holiday season.<br /><br /></span></strong><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEbiw-ZCjRpIqPTdV3BzFARWZ-R_OssUDuhvtbLKrXzFzjUUXgyDYD9k9w33NwRV8lVcRT8lpxRZ8PXj1s_SWfVMHni0Fb9oylYlEJ-8Tku6iJH6Vb_vmh0Bek-wh-AKXdepkSw/s1600-h/-9.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148560180915437506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEbiw-ZCjRpIqPTdV3BzFARWZ-R_OssUDuhvtbLKrXzFzjUUXgyDYD9k9w33NwRV8lVcRT8lpxRZ8PXj1s_SWfVMHni0Fb9oylYlEJ-8Tku6iJH6Vb_vmh0Bek-wh-AKXdepkSw/s400/-9.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Moscow celebrates Christmas according to the Russian Orthodox calendar on Jan. 7. For weeks beforehand, the city is alive with festivities in anticipation of Father Frost's arrival on his magical troika with the Snow Maiden. He and his helper deliver gifts under the New Year tree, or <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">yolka</span>, which is traditionally a fir.<br /></span><br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6FhRO8PR9n14KUwuN4lPjGbbNIilqwc8Pt5DhIhCn6sJl19mvFBYnQK7__zOfhgpt9TDbzrtNlylZ8g8RCbQyxXSpLcrPGYYFa9nIOsCJjxPYPqopWiyYbxclFEEA5b7njFIvQ/s1600-h/-8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148560026296614834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA6FhRO8PR9n14KUwuN4lPjGbbNIilqwc8Pt5DhIhCn6sJl19mvFBYnQK7__zOfhgpt9TDbzrtNlylZ8g8RCbQyxXSpLcrPGYYFa9nIOsCJjxPYPqopWiyYbxclFEEA5b7njFIvQ/s400/-8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">The largest Christmas tree in Europe (more than 230 feet tall) can be found in the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">Praca</span> do <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">Comercio</span> in Lisbon, Portugal. Thousands of lights adorn the tree, adding to the special enchantment of the city during the holiday season.<br /><br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4PQvzFzxbqXEw_pkk4PwCmIdsJpBw2JLzJr4hx92VxaRydqQW1tNzP_1XGWGRU1I092VaXvQHoMyHbR0IklTcZwWw63DfWWF9-tNWqWHfzTqYMfEXl3AoJaLN5_CXP9_TIjHmA/s1600-h/-7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148559901742563234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4PQvzFzxbqXEw_pkk4PwCmIdsJpBw2JLzJr4hx92VxaRydqQW1tNzP_1XGWGRU1I092VaXvQHoMyHbR0IklTcZwWw63DfWWF9-tNWqWHfzTqYMfEXl3AoJaLN5_CXP9_TIjHmA/s400/-7.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffccff;">'Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree': Even in its humblest attire, aglow beside a tiny chapel in Germany's <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">Karwendel</span> mountains, a Christmas tree is a wondrous sight.<br /></span><br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3iT98zUlSBYbDashrppZAoTSKcHdWVO5VO0fEH52AhnTigxlGOQezvG09CRZTYY3fRT5128Ve3cFhjTpRzlYjXHYwOn3vpzmKgYMUT0hK0bG_rb7TeZ6f80VRsHNJi_XVMqwAg/s1600-h/-6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148559734238838674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf3iT98zUlSBYbDashrppZAoTSKcHdWVO5VO0fEH52AhnTigxlGOQezvG09CRZTYY3fRT5128Ve3cFhjTpRzlYjXHYwOn3vpzmKgYMUT0hK0bG_rb7TeZ6f80VRsHNJi_XVMqwAg/s400/-6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ff6666;">Ooh la la <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">Galeries</span> Lafayette! In Paris, even the Christmas trees are chic. With its monumental, baroque dome, plus 10 stories of lights and high fashion, it's no surprise this show-stopping department store draws more visitors than the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower<br /><br /></span><br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDkDWDj40Q1q8scha2GQRBo8hH5Cd2C2PsdmJWh99P0VdAZ0zx6MLrz_LvyLgCX9WMSVXEVbSpIGcQ816pE8ZT5D8_xcPmz335F5e2gIzMwpxdxTbfxIMlY5TngGIKilPvRe1nQ/s1600-h/-5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148559416411258754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoDkDWDj40Q1q8scha2GQRBo8hH5Cd2C2PsdmJWh99P0VdAZ0zx6MLrz_LvyLgCX9WMSVXEVbSpIGcQ816pE8ZT5D8_xcPmz335F5e2gIzMwpxdxTbfxIMlY5TngGIKilPvRe1nQ/s400/-5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">In addition to the Vatican's heavenly evergreen, St. Peter's Square in Rome hosts a larger-than-life nativity scene in front of the obelisk.<br /><br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98l8Ryd0Z1PNQnXgTMO1FSEUa-eK8mwN38BLeUwid7kou2vHTcLbqGQLQUptaITjuB_jsHYUO6VhPwANOKkErn2QFBZjPHJQO_s64NhVe3RXGdYCo0vGp6tojBy6VSIX_wzwtOQ/s1600-h/-4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148559296152174450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg98l8Ryd0Z1PNQnXgTMO1FSEUa-eK8mwN38BLeUwid7kou2vHTcLbqGQLQUptaITjuB_jsHYUO6VhPwANOKkErn2QFBZjPHJQO_s64NhVe3RXGdYCo0vGp6tojBy6VSIX_wzwtOQ/s400/-4.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffcc99;">The Christmas tree that greets revelers at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">Puerta</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">del</span> Sol is dressed for a party. Madrid's two-week celebration makes millionaires along with merrymakers. On Dec. 22, a lucky citizen will win El <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">Gordo</span> (the fat one), the world's biggest lottery.<br /><br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4KQBFWVA8zjb1TJ9Ko4Qembrj1LCrg0R0icVnH64hx6B1jeO_oPmA8KHIjGXdWWxWcLGy9JYRvCe7n6p90sHpHiYifyQXlKr_SjeSmXPv81eQwjuUUTlSrPTDwdrGiHfmCOUyw/s1600-h/-3.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148559175893090146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_4KQBFWVA8zjb1TJ9Ko4Qembrj1LCrg0R0icVnH64hx6B1jeO_oPmA8KHIjGXdWWxWcLGy9JYRvCe7n6p90sHpHiYifyQXlKr_SjeSmXPv81eQwjuUUTlSrPTDwdrGiHfmCOUyw/s400/-3.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#ffcc66;">A token of gratitude for Britain's aid during World War II, the Christmas tree in London's Trafalgar Square has been the annual gift of the people of Norway since 1947.<br /><br /></span><br /><br /></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfOHsEOuPd56LXU00e_JgUFApTv-PbgUjJwTHfJfwWws6SKxT98Zix9PrxZEFZChbZ_5X9bX1xYEgLl_UbMoRVc3y2eI-H7RLz579tkANbHyY5a5EPN0644m2K2O3BGSmyo9GVQ/s1600-h/-1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148559072813875026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcfOHsEOuPd56LXU00e_JgUFApTv-PbgUjJwTHfJfwWws6SKxT98Zix9PrxZEFZChbZ_5X9bX1xYEgLl_UbMoRVc3y2eI-H7RLz579tkANbHyY5a5EPN0644m2K2O3BGSmyo9GVQ/s400/-1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ccff;">Against a backdrop of tall, shadowy firs, a rainbow trio of Christmas trees lights up the night (location unknown).<br /><br /></span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzkrRG6nXNbQJJ85wjHBVAt-1M_anlbbqFTu-zC0AK7_ujIlAS7QgqhxfLGF-9AXBFXPUixFVx5tndta2CAdlMqwY66sGMCUo01M7Mt0YN5mGqMVyCNONLc6BFAR98EA7ZPsvig/s1600-h/-2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5148558883835313986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzkrRG6nXNbQJJ85wjHBVAt-1M_anlbbqFTu-zC0AK7_ujIlAS7QgqhxfLGF-9AXBFXPUixFVx5tndta2CAdlMqwY66sGMCUo01M7Mt0YN5mGqMVyCNONLc6BFAR98EA7ZPsvig/s400/-2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">Drink a glass of <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">gluhwein</span> from the holiday market at the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">RomerFrankfurt's</span> city hall since 1405and enjoy a taste of Christmas past.<br /><br /></span></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;">Whether you call him Santa Claus, Kris Kringle, Father Frost, or what. Whether you follow the teachings of Buddha, Judaism, Islam or Christianity. these are beautiful. I didn't know <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">Christmas</span> trees were so universally (well almost) used.<br /><br /></span></em></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-35358276157031591202007-12-23T02:00:00.000-05:002007-12-23T02:43:34.959-05:00CHRISTMAS BEARS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKF0OA6TcUQLM7bONW86ooWBukBlw3QqJ_ZSAPt70wIOQp6uml-K17Pr7j9GUxFVQwP7JwpW2XYI4aITtqQa3quqBBZ4RvM4IeA95a54lxaygkKjnbKsm81zup9VD3XPzj7xR-0w/s1600-h/Picture+009.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147060481414889170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKF0OA6TcUQLM7bONW86ooWBukBlw3QqJ_ZSAPt70wIOQp6uml-K17Pr7j9GUxFVQwP7JwpW2XYI4aITtqQa3quqBBZ4RvM4IeA95a54lxaygkKjnbKsm81zup9VD3XPzj7xR-0w/s400/Picture+009.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffffff;">FOR MANY YEARS WE'VE GOTTEN CHRISTMAS TEDDY BEARS (FOR THE KIDS) .</span></em></strong> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmSTTP2J7asDjCmdBtokZshN4gMvMpPs-zR08vsqHlJqPO4DExtSR_vDI3d53yoE7Ih9EHsbFe39alN6JFj90zAPg_Qzj0qTjlWoDFu3s2vYF-T7AdNzlZ9iInTcftiPsPUS_3w/s1600-h/Picture+012.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147060490004823778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqmSTTP2J7asDjCmdBtokZshN4gMvMpPs-zR08vsqHlJqPO4DExtSR_vDI3d53yoE7Ih9EHsbFe39alN6JFj90zAPg_Qzj0qTjlWoDFu3s2vYF-T7AdNzlZ9iInTcftiPsPUS_3w/s400/Picture+012.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffffff;">OKAY, SOME WERE'NT TEDDY .<br /></span></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzICIbGakRURFLduB3Qqixt-0gg0Iezl-fIz_OxEc9MSINQYsovmet0J936bEFCCpSaOhaAblZ7-clEaS-zdcZH5l-g3pueEMDLERF5wBP2X9kG3wPW9SDJNbe1qoJdRFkEwO9A/s1600-h/Picture+015.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147060490004823794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzICIbGakRURFLduB3Qqixt-0gg0Iezl-fIz_OxEc9MSINQYsovmet0J936bEFCCpSaOhaAblZ7-clEaS-zdcZH5l-g3pueEMDLERF5wBP2X9kG3wPW9SDJNbe1qoJdRFkEwO9A/s400/Picture+015.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ffffff;"> SOME WHERE </span><span style="color:#ffffff;">COUPLES</span></em></strong><span style="color:#ffffff;">,<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWXoJOhbrGxqEZxxFWOp-8sm7XC16fLBz1udyzoFvoDE7-qKzqY7-RxZBmE6BGEIcMz9njSwol5RLzHjv1LSmksUhxg2lm6FIHPnEE_CsVvja_222hO0NTQs_gMyLbFXelXQjbw/s1600-h/Picture+014.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147060494299791106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIWXoJOhbrGxqEZxxFWOp-8sm7XC16fLBz1udyzoFvoDE7-qKzqY7-RxZBmE6BGEIcMz9njSwol5RLzHjv1LSmksUhxg2lm6FIHPnEE_CsVvja_222hO0NTQs_gMyLbFXelXQjbw/s400/Picture+014.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffffff;">SOME WERE JUST PRETTY<br /></span></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljPTjdwv4A9GnJnc2RBFQu7kFeM3auUtc8fgPS4psj7tOwFWGhZRV6npNM1eljgpx2TfYY5WKur0xR7KMmu-teST2PyeFnM6yVv5cnzRMQMeh5Mlvsfoj87jiYhqIpDNR21pn-g/s1600-h/Picture+007.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5147060494299791122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljPTjdwv4A9GnJnc2RBFQu7kFeM3auUtc8fgPS4psj7tOwFWGhZRV6npNM1eljgpx2TfYY5WKur0xR7KMmu-teST2PyeFnM6yVv5cnzRMQMeh5Mlvsfoj87jiYhqIpDNR21pn-g/s400/Picture+007.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffffff;">WHAT A LARGE FAMILY</span>.<br /></em></strong><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;"> It is nice to have many expensive ornaments and decorations , but around our home the pretty and delicate ones have not survived . Even some of our durable teddys have disappeared or have been loved too much by our little ones . It continues .... We have grandkids ,..................and I smile once more .</span></em></strong> </div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-15157007146763934572007-12-22T02:06:00.000-05:002007-12-22T02:12:13.783-05:00A GRANDPA' S JOY<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uAHr_meSU5iiLMcAgfidmEa6GOUPgy7WKi4AdU9Ju3UdNzWU-5WaYys3vlRK99QS91Y179i69lSQFcz82pnybKdsg3jIuycsdfepwSUe5WZQ6OGKCCbF_qbaCUNNvO_MuQarfA/s1600-h/scan0003.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146690401262862018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2uAHr_meSU5iiLMcAgfidmEa6GOUPgy7WKi4AdU9Ju3UdNzWU-5WaYys3vlRK99QS91Y179i69lSQFcz82pnybKdsg3jIuycsdfepwSUe5WZQ6OGKCCbF_qbaCUNNvO_MuQarfA/s400/scan0003.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">IF I SEE THROUGH A CHILD'S EYES , CERTAINLY I SHOULD ACT UPON IT</span></em>.<br /></span><div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-84113192050017170152007-12-20T21:06:00.000-05:002007-12-20T23:38:11.540-05:00NORMAND ROCKWELL'S SANTA'S<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2WZq-Z-KTm7nI6rEy9AvaIeLOV7oBVTx6JjtrkW7DXB3jyQ8IQcUIVGZWiiLhLedag37c0T-mwWfr4SqzQ8Q3kREFHI_fbfJxB7WZZUIFBb0HqN2RqGuclUzkrhZXwOutxCVxQ/s1600-h/scan0001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146245442650996386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu2WZq-Z-KTm7nI6rEy9AvaIeLOV7oBVTx6JjtrkW7DXB3jyQ8IQcUIVGZWiiLhLedag37c0T-mwWfr4SqzQ8Q3kREFHI_fbfJxB7WZZUIFBb0HqN2RqGuclUzkrhZXwOutxCVxQ/s400/scan0001.jpg" border="0" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgw-jDnxnsnMn6h8WJrOdm7HuB2vLBTRTinofVJW_ergpU0diUE8zhBx4sSo7Tv-yu4pjsIe0zz0I53vk0x3gGKm4OXXYPGpApojGlEr7vELhHD2g_2bNMvki98WfxoHugq1MAA/s1600-h/scan0002.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146242762591403666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKgw-jDnxnsnMn6h8WJrOdm7HuB2vLBTRTinofVJW_ergpU0diUE8zhBx4sSo7Tv-yu4pjsIe0zz0I53vk0x3gGKm4OXXYPGpApojGlEr7vELhHD2g_2bNMvki98WfxoHugq1MAA/s400/scan0002.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">SUCH WARM SENTIMENT , NOTICE THE HALO ?<br /></span></em></strong><br /><div><div><span style="font-family:georgia;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PLBs512KuYXXgHwRrBjS9vQ4WBZf7Vf_ozOkiZdZNnkrpf0DGealvYWmD-g5roDBbk6fnqEb3B7kyRYiaCbScRLH7vrZOb0at6JbB5mwUgiVs9eibsGspKxu-HXORsVHpDzWiA/s1600-h/scan0004.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5146242221425524354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5PLBs512KuYXXgHwRrBjS9vQ4WBZf7Vf_ozOkiZdZNnkrpf0DGealvYWmD-g5roDBbk6fnqEb3B7kyRYiaCbScRLH7vrZOb0at6JbB5mwUgiVs9eibsGspKxu-HXORsVHpDzWiA/s400/scan0004.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">PLANNING THE INTRIGUING JOURNEY<br /><br /></span></em></strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcc00;"><strong>NORMAN ROCKWELL WAS ABLE TO CAPTURE THE SPIRIT , THE MAGNIFICENT PRESENCE OF GOOD THAT PREVAILS WITHIN OUR CHRISTMAS SEASON .<br /></strong></span><div></div></div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-18845156665812741002007-12-19T03:47:00.000-05:002007-12-22T02:15:14.158-05:00ALL THINGS CHRISTMAS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjs4mqbSOe3WMt2Bz_L59SbLsGl5I6M-40RPX-qB-ql4Xs0iMWR3nH2UyW9G11u4G_SO6uYeeIcZ3i8Pztbtx6q-EhEWFooQeRHQbhbio45oqf8SuO8B340U5ej_BBjQ_2Ep8pog/s1600-h/Picture+054.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145604049414880594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjs4mqbSOe3WMt2Bz_L59SbLsGl5I6M-40RPX-qB-ql4Xs0iMWR3nH2UyW9G11u4G_SO6uYeeIcZ3i8Pztbtx6q-EhEWFooQeRHQbhbio45oqf8SuO8B340U5ej_BBjQ_2Ep8pog/s400/Picture+054.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">THE SPECIAL BABY BORN SOME 2000 YEARS AGO ,</span></em></strong> <div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKweoyjIzgCVpg9dv26NOzLrZnPAS2vSYHhV0J5o3eVrDftxNgBtTnIPyYzdsBansRTDIGTqyfrAAzVcaTbudCQhSluh_M_qDNaAT2gPB0JVXwy-gDTWmkP9SDFoW_YKuAFivRgA/s1600-h/Picture+044.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145603418054688034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKweoyjIzgCVpg9dv26NOzLrZnPAS2vSYHhV0J5o3eVrDftxNgBtTnIPyYzdsBansRTDIGTqyfrAAzVcaTbudCQhSluh_M_qDNaAT2gPB0JVXwy-gDTWmkP9SDFoW_YKuAFivRgA/s400/Picture+044.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">THE REINDEER , THE WREATH , THE FESTIVE SEASON ,</span></em></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN-SktzIKhxgxErznhNxgBC9kM4i586H23li2_9sKH9CL-ag3SXOjzXXjaaSF6OvpwmnzpiiFzQIOIXlCUAerFeW2npTgSL9FZ9_uxSXewTOhrbiSVBsvEpBK5Pk2n92sVin2Vg/s1600-h/Picture+045.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145603422349655346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLN-SktzIKhxgxErznhNxgBC9kM4i586H23li2_9sKH9CL-ag3SXOjzXXjaaSF6OvpwmnzpiiFzQIOIXlCUAerFeW2npTgSL9FZ9_uxSXewTOhrbiSVBsvEpBK5Pk2n92sVin2Vg/s400/Picture+045.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;">TEDDY BEARS , AND TOYS BRINGING A REMEMBERED WARMTH OF CHILDHOOD ,</span></em></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTujsq3mqiR8QFjrbknkDR7poQLqZaB6hUcniP54aldQ6oMAWqu36T7KXmEdgt38BHUivJBv-I5DjSxIsWsL9VaPtsdNNq9_M5fCC5zV6KiC78irg-YfZunGVKfs3Xw-vFtKXN4g/s1600-h/Picture+059.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145603426644622658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTujsq3mqiR8QFjrbknkDR7poQLqZaB6hUcniP54aldQ6oMAWqu36T7KXmEdgt38BHUivJBv-I5DjSxIsWsL9VaPtsdNNq9_M5fCC5zV6KiC78irg-YfZunGVKfs3Xw-vFtKXN4g/s400/Picture+059.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ff0000;"> AND TOY SOLDIERS THAT GIVE THIS TIME A REGAL QUALITY .<br /><br /></span></em></strong><div><strong><span style="color:#66ffff;">MANY GLORIOUS CHRISTMASES . ALL INCLUDED , I <em><span style="color:#ffcc66;">DON'T</span></em> HAVE TO ASK MYSELF <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">WHETHER</span> I BELIEVE ....... I JUST DO <span style="color:#ffcc33;">!! </span>I STRUGGLE WITH THIS ONE<em><span style="color:#ffcc33;"> SADNESS</span></em> ..... I FIND IT HARD TO CONVEY THAT WARMTH I FEEL DEEP IN MY BEING .</span></strong> </div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-83839547740059707532007-12-18T00:37:00.000-05:002007-12-18T01:16:49.414-05:00SANTA AROUND OUR HOME<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKFU28tCi5P9PMwtJQSfwkgCncKy4GIqJknvXXz6m27LTUr_eOT42OncZVTD981r1uSnLnHLZgolIumY1tViub61KuktWJqMSLBiZH2oTdsAp2Fo3u7m_-z6BQPP50Yt0sKa1kA/s1600-h/Picture+046.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145183731030392002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpKFU28tCi5P9PMwtJQSfwkgCncKy4GIqJknvXXz6m27LTUr_eOT42OncZVTD981r1uSnLnHLZgolIumY1tViub61KuktWJqMSLBiZH2oTdsAp2Fo3u7m_-z6BQPP50Yt0sKa1kA/s400/Picture+046.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><span style="color:#ff0000;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>HE REPRESENTS THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS ,<br /></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xPgfa3usuvBIlqcdG56GvIFBTi8-o1MLg73ZqH6Qdw7LNcVlyweiDORJjjXKcWubwcNwEgsni4eYHrp6JJYTZPCL81J4powGY2it_5rVBqkQGy3S259281BVKFbJgwWY9L3eGQ/s1600-h/Picture+043.jpg"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145183739620326610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xPgfa3usuvBIlqcdG56GvIFBTi8-o1MLg73ZqH6Qdw7LNcVlyweiDORJjjXKcWubwcNwEgsni4eYHrp6JJYTZPCL81J4powGY2it_5rVBqkQGy3S259281BVKFbJgwWY9L3eGQ/s400/Picture+043.jpg" border="0" /></strong></a><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;"> <span style="font-size:130%;">THE GLADNESS WE FEEL INSIDE ,</span></span><br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEGe-0N0Nzc1P8FdsIZje5057317mG0KpFUr8Z6FZfUn0NChqLSG0Fn2sD_RsKeUmyUwSEXMnVt3Xt-o1sa8mI89APL90h0aZkJsxJhF21XgZJqG87OXBLgyahVoOyi7o6zYulw/s1600-h/Picture+050.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145183739620326626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtEGe-0N0Nzc1P8FdsIZje5057317mG0KpFUr8Z6FZfUn0NChqLSG0Fn2sD_RsKeUmyUwSEXMnVt3Xt-o1sa8mI89APL90h0aZkJsxJhF21XgZJqG87OXBLgyahVoOyi7o6zYulw/s400/Picture+050.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ff6600;"> </span><span style="font-size:130%;"><strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">THE JOY OF GIVING ,</span></strong><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpqhUv7-MmcwO5mDzGFqgXyWaAZX5CHkpaViZRyDIitxqC32HdJCEYFSMQg0TUpm-cySELsH3KbgX6jmn8BiNiCMsXTerMwYUv6rgNSi5lRfbGd7KLZdO0q40Bn4_6k5GLh5wEQ/s1600-h/Picture+051.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145183743915293938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOpqhUv7-MmcwO5mDzGFqgXyWaAZX5CHkpaViZRyDIitxqC32HdJCEYFSMQg0TUpm-cySELsH3KbgX6jmn8BiNiCMsXTerMwYUv6rgNSi5lRfbGd7KLZdO0q40Bn4_6k5GLh5wEQ/s400/Picture+051.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <strong><span style="color:#ff6600;">THE MEMORIES WE HAVE AND WILL HAVE ,</span></strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rOdsZxYmguejnExmTkh8eZJgpX99GLJ7TymdKVmmsTMrbUfjzYMX_YMmfKDS04B4JqRo6sn9X-869Aj7Po1hLMeJyI3JJMnpFPLQZDiwpaVYKJ7FpW_Jvgwjzg0Ggk8OCUSwcA/s1600-h/Picture+062.jpg"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5145183748210261250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7rOdsZxYmguejnExmTkh8eZJgpX99GLJ7TymdKVmmsTMrbUfjzYMX_YMmfKDS04B4JqRo6sn9X-869Aj7Po1hLMeJyI3JJMnpFPLQZDiwpaVYKJ7FpW_Jvgwjzg0Ggk8OCUSwcA/s400/Picture+062.jpg" border="0" /></span></a> <div><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>AND OUR SHARING THIS WITH THE WORLD , <span style="font-size:180%;"><em><span style="color:#66ffff;">THE CHILD WITHIN ME MUST STAY ALIVE , LEST I MIGHT LOSE HOPE AND REALLY STOP</span></em> <em><span style="color:#66ffff;">LIVING</span></em></span><em><span style="color:#66ffff;"> <span style="font-size:180%;">OR BELIEVING !</span></span></em> </strong></span></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-84874130133691081182007-12-17T00:11:00.000-05:002007-12-17T00:22:47.874-05:00TIS THE SEASON<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ12_ALyhz3ohSvnkGtvHSKUKXBTYEw4dKANTZJaPw7GByUhRpizUEm3GhuW1VnonuhNXcK4OkLnwmv0BNDzdFWZbXm-m1kdVdsugDGv0wRJqIyfaaw2v43pUmV7-UZMVI7d4Rmw/s1600-h/Picture+037.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144805623584488578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ12_ALyhz3ohSvnkGtvHSKUKXBTYEw4dKANTZJaPw7GByUhRpizUEm3GhuW1VnonuhNXcK4OkLnwmv0BNDzdFWZbXm-m1kdVdsugDGv0wRJqIyfaaw2v43pUmV7-UZMVI7d4Rmw/s400/Picture+037.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;">VIBRANT COLORS</span></em></strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpzpAdsVcQsJBu6DOBkiaiEep4I1JMO8kBFboPzg2hv8lD0EYR5IxApwvKE0CqyhBhaBgeSm4UkBVRlZmAUUL-spGs1vJI5AL_Y3awYGLpLajXhL77l5wdyA3twX1bXLFfvVoZQ/s1600-h/Picture+011.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144805623584488594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKpzpAdsVcQsJBu6DOBkiaiEep4I1JMO8kBFboPzg2hv8lD0EYR5IxApwvKE0CqyhBhaBgeSm4UkBVRlZmAUUL-spGs1vJI5AL_Y3awYGLpLajXhL77l5wdyA3twX1bXLFfvVoZQ/s400/Picture+011.jpg" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#33ff33;">NATURES DECORATIONS</span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetstuDoisk31MWxApqe03KX2vr86r8XnPWHuiaUEAXslrWyzEH4j1LwxLxcbn7RSvSyIyry_C2bKKhdfz6hzm9OSFxSy7tRv_iogY90gFKaLL9lwgAETFuRZ7epLnw-G1E6oB1Q/s1600-h/Picture+033.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144805627879455906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjetstuDoisk31MWxApqe03KX2vr86r8XnPWHuiaUEAXslrWyzEH4j1LwxLxcbn7RSvSyIyry_C2bKKhdfz6hzm9OSFxSy7tRv_iogY90gFKaLL9lwgAETFuRZ7epLnw-G1E6oB1Q/s400/Picture+033.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><span style="font-size:130%;">ANGELS FROM HEAVEN</span><br /></span></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgOhU100yvdhqEMwAgMJZZoclfoqUJgEFL1nN1UPyHfobfhIN9fFnZjQIVIiXKS7uyaO4XrS_AeuVZO2iX2pLgWQ82VgJRIixuCkVVBBp-hDIdpnnqtmdTJkAU8NAFGeR8vf-VA/s1600-h/Picture+001.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144805632174423218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOgOhU100yvdhqEMwAgMJZZoclfoqUJgEFL1nN1UPyHfobfhIN9fFnZjQIVIiXKS7uyaO4XrS_AeuVZO2iX2pLgWQ82VgJRIixuCkVVBBp-hDIdpnnqtmdTJkAU8NAFGeR8vf-VA/s400/Picture+001.jpg" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="font-size:180%;color:#ff0000;">CHRISTMAS IS COMING !!!</span></em></strong><br /><div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-44632145398458712552007-12-16T02:51:00.000-05:002007-12-16T03:39:01.417-05:00CLUSTERED MUSHROOMS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nJuy-Shl8SxICbj0Sb4UozfC_HmXvwQrKocKwl3XxK1nnkncamePLI8RBEVWFmbmrDn7Q8YcUL9k9syZWyYr-58QB2UPHXCFon2allg4SOKgqQ1MLhAtS2pYI5_8BbQvn59pqA/s1600-h/HPNX0058.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144476410046282754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nJuy-Shl8SxICbj0Sb4UozfC_HmXvwQrKocKwl3XxK1nnkncamePLI8RBEVWFmbmrDn7Q8YcUL9k9syZWyYr-58QB2UPHXCFon2allg4SOKgqQ1MLhAtS2pYI5_8BbQvn59pqA/s400/HPNX0058.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ffff99;"> AN ANGEL ENJOYS AND GUARDS OUR WOODLAND PATHS<br /></span></em></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEG5uKQvu31EED0sZ-JdrJ154NY1gbRtw440z_IWYV8Rh9iSJ-s2rIFN_Cky3xtu44BrbSZmjsTaC2oeAM2ErsFD7R4ASf0FIAu9JkbvxRWXBlVa3ErDo7oxkhd9DzpEBQyaUQKw/s1600-h/HPNX0036.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144476410046282770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEG5uKQvu31EED0sZ-JdrJ154NY1gbRtw440z_IWYV8Rh9iSJ-s2rIFN_Cky3xtu44BrbSZmjsTaC2oeAM2ErsFD7R4ASf0FIAu9JkbvxRWXBlVa3ErDo7oxkhd9DzpEBQyaUQKw/s400/HPNX0036.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc33;">TREE MUSHROOMS CLIMB HIGH </span></em></strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144476414341250082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8FtJrRRztgZ92-eKlJeM3EArF8QV5UoR-rNIgm1Yybr74GkHOkKGkzE4SUX9Yeusr5R4i7OUmFoeNDCvYSk_uCxpD8XFsgi1hnkGVId61OBXbDV__tDfZFkEHZY8gzJWvy3H9ig/s400/HPNX0033.JPG" border="0" /><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc33;">TREE MUSHROOMS LAY LOW</span></em></strong><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1s1fz5UEnNf2MrL6VimeXYE5f0uhrpbEY5XqTXJIQPXZwY5Cj3wFQaEsMAJCsKeJeL0qkOHtSHL7ws13AsnC6JS_jUxjJDH_kLy3nXn7hO-5gWSSyKGPe4RS9fWcX7HSoHewtA/s1600-h/HPNX0155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144476414341250098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX1s1fz5UEnNf2MrL6VimeXYE5f0uhrpbEY5XqTXJIQPXZwY5Cj3wFQaEsMAJCsKeJeL0qkOHtSHL7ws13AsnC6JS_jUxjJDH_kLy3nXn7hO-5gWSSyKGPe4RS9fWcX7HSoHewtA/s400/HPNX0155.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;"> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc33;">NO MATTER WHERE WE GO THERE DOESN'T SEEM TO BE ENOUGH ROOM !</span></em></strong><br /></span><div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-65234497129631678412007-12-15T01:10:00.000-05:002007-12-15T01:41:31.925-05:00JOINING THE GROUP<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSTXOoYsJY-4RMWZunx41JKy37gT2WiUvC-Vnu6LKFcHZMMdvFNoMg7PpOU-dktaFy2xpIk0OwAkHxgnfytZchaqhlNQkeokX2IiRg552p6-Q-Fc9f3onIq0f4o7pQlICf8IZAQ/s1600-h/P7210017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144079331729832898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWSTXOoYsJY-4RMWZunx41JKy37gT2WiUvC-Vnu6LKFcHZMMdvFNoMg7PpOU-dktaFy2xpIk0OwAkHxgnfytZchaqhlNQkeokX2IiRg552p6-Q-Fc9f3onIq0f4o7pQlICf8IZAQ/s400/P7210017.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#ffcc66;">PICTURED ROCKS<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5CQKtrF60wM9-1tgeOdp7yzaHtYm1q0hOerk39tIUsED1EkNQKLOnJV5bzyYJx5deH15Nfc5b-CcQ1ydX_mdyeIavUlM2ILIVNuRy5ibfCg3zDnWA5tnE7y3Il9COPMBsdIlTg/s1600-h/P9170017.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144079340319767506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG5CQKtrF60wM9-1tgeOdp7yzaHtYm1q0hOerk39tIUsED1EkNQKLOnJV5bzyYJx5deH15Nfc5b-CcQ1ydX_mdyeIavUlM2ILIVNuRy5ibfCg3zDnWA5tnE7y3Il9COPMBsdIlTg/s400/P9170017.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ccffff;"> WATER FALLS</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjb9Dc835BRsJqogy14CgM_VkiXQfNkyRwIJf5Up5708rO1GUcyg3r7JD1JSP_46RB4eRTlJCEeN-JUb5aNfZI2r3_s7zn7goN8GbfZ8zZ6L12fQvnFofbL_OoZPPyo1ZysWuVw/s1600-h/P9170006.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144079348909702114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBjb9Dc835BRsJqogy14CgM_VkiXQfNkyRwIJf5Up5708rO1GUcyg3r7JD1JSP_46RB4eRTlJCEeN-JUb5aNfZI2r3_s7zn7goN8GbfZ8zZ6L12fQvnFofbL_OoZPPyo1ZysWuVw/s400/P9170006.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ffcc99;"> PLACES TO PRAY</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenf1-qQVVIbryl8JC6AqVu4AZ1m7UZuDoGoQ_HIG4F2NTTeIuod_uXqO6TzjBjSkl4jswHmSjFsg5T2pK9o4yqZauXSgHD5q3FlhdKkic1o5adYkT8jLmCu_ptm43n4kkjqO9mw/s1600-h/HPNX0294.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5144079357499636722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgenf1-qQVVIbryl8JC6AqVu4AZ1m7UZuDoGoQ_HIG4F2NTTeIuod_uXqO6TzjBjSkl4jswHmSjFsg5T2pK9o4yqZauXSgHD5q3FlhdKkic1o5adYkT8jLmCu_ptm43n4kkjqO9mw/s400/HPNX0294.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ffcc66;"> MUSIC TO SOOTH</span></strong><br /><div><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;">WE THRIVE TO SEE AND EXPERIENCE WHAT OTHERS HAVE , OUR JOY SOMETIMES COMES WITH JUST JOINING THE GROUP . I'VE BEEN THERE AND DONE THAT TOO !</span></strong> </div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-90649447833149976272007-12-14T00:38:00.000-05:002007-12-14T01:17:31.559-05:00MOM + POPS<span style="font-size:130%;"></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JYxguFMzAf5YyFVasUrB7O0oSeRGMDGSHXZSI90eKC6EWiSWGgOEZ2_mhgiRbX8megdd40lTC9nBR9Aq0gxz6C_UMe7YrlCpW4m-N8AhQBM2oVUxSZm9YXSkBUJkEvOcU2d4IQ/s1600-h/P7210019.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143700537089162114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2JYxguFMzAf5YyFVasUrB7O0oSeRGMDGSHXZSI90eKC6EWiSWGgOEZ2_mhgiRbX8megdd40lTC9nBR9Aq0gxz6C_UMe7YrlCpW4m-N8AhQBM2oVUxSZm9YXSkBUJkEvOcU2d4IQ/s400/P7210019.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#66ffff;">POPS ( ME ) TAKING IT EASY AS USUAL .</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiJMMHxo2M_LPABmI7oKSJ6f9Bp92B4KRtd5hW0OXmfiMH0ByYatpOdug_zhZv1FIdHHW6A-B0SS3ZK82wUxmnAijwQduINXt412UNwVUzyckRhY3hjk_FEPliJr7gXM2HxBUVg/s1600-h/HPNX0311.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143700541384129426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHiJMMHxo2M_LPABmI7oKSJ6f9Bp92B4KRtd5hW0OXmfiMH0ByYatpOdug_zhZv1FIdHHW6A-B0SS3ZK82wUxmnAijwQduINXt412UNwVUzyckRhY3hjk_FEPliJr7gXM2HxBUVg/s400/HPNX0311.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#ffcc66;">MOM FROM THE LEFT</span><br /></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3g1Zy1k8VEzr9R1mIbxUdaPEPVRK1V9ispRXX3fnsJEZfNkiFw8fFIoEuntX4_Lp9-uWaDTMytCBG_mXYpdfyYnJn5eGQGZWCwj48k94rg8PQPSk3ZDhPVTO_HbpwYPO4VFoDw/s1600-h/HPNX0249.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143700541384129442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf3g1Zy1k8VEzr9R1mIbxUdaPEPVRK1V9ispRXX3fnsJEZfNkiFw8fFIoEuntX4_Lp9-uWaDTMytCBG_mXYpdfyYnJn5eGQGZWCwj48k94rg8PQPSk3ZDhPVTO_HbpwYPO4VFoDw/s400/HPNX0249.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#ffcc66;">MOM....FROM THE RIGHT<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbezSJjzWVdnpviartRExaccgl1rRlkMs-D3uer7UXwxXQD0klWmurZSEX8UBOUxGCrnpvk-FSpQYJ-03-QG-HHRGjeJ55Tnxggq_xCUHVY4lkpdxiSLjbwQqAWs5uH9XLCE5wNQ/s1600-h/HPNX0712.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143700545679096754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbezSJjzWVdnpviartRExaccgl1rRlkMs-D3uer7UXwxXQD0klWmurZSEX8UBOUxGCrnpvk-FSpQYJ-03-QG-HHRGjeJ55Tnxggq_xCUHVY4lkpdxiSLjbwQqAWs5uH9XLCE5wNQ/s400/HPNX0712.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong> <span style="color:#99ffff;">MOM</span> AND<span style="color:#ff6666;"> DAD</span> ( US )</strong><br /><div><strong><em><span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcc33;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">WE HAVE MANY TITLES WITHIN OUR FAMILY ;</span> LITTLE OR BIG BROTHER , SISTER..... SON , DAUGHTER ..... AUNT , UNCLE ....MOTHER , FATHER .....GRAM MA , GRAM PA.... ETC . ALL HAVE NAMES , ALL ARE DIFFERENT , ALL NEED LOVE</span></em></strong> . </div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-57012836624001458512007-12-12T17:43:00.000-05:002007-12-12T18:26:13.068-05:005 GIRLS + 4 BOYS = NINE ( OUR BABIES )<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UrDiNNqM-Fi5Ve28zgZDUG9paJjjahPu6_eaQMxRULKgJGNAyyoBU7FMmxO9-MRJRI-Oh-UGjIpDiN2eypY98xH6iQLYzZdyhNIE0tn8pU7KqEUSQSD_s78DbM5tdGSV56jovg/s1600-h/wedding-full.jpg2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143230365141912210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5UrDiNNqM-Fi5Ve28zgZDUG9paJjjahPu6_eaQMxRULKgJGNAyyoBU7FMmxO9-MRJRI-Oh-UGjIpDiN2eypY98xH6iQLYzZdyhNIE0tn8pU7KqEUSQSD_s78DbM5tdGSV56jovg/s320/wedding-full.jpg2.jpg" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#3366ff;"> ALTOGETHER AT <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">KIM'S</span> WEDDING</span></strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin70Ba7xwFxzFi4xQTl5AvpK-jFcVTjeYGNanLPzSJdjAylRW9I3adF5GSe8dU7XgOkuA-Ip-2eAPd7UpJeb0wHw4m882PRm0-GW6y7ZVTnkXDLYIR4r7uwn5TjuVecRxBUCITjQ/s1600-h/HPNX1317.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143227667902450306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin70Ba7xwFxzFi4xQTl5AvpK-jFcVTjeYGNanLPzSJdjAylRW9I3adF5GSe8dU7XgOkuA-Ip-2eAPd7UpJeb0wHw4m882PRm0-GW6y7ZVTnkXDLYIR4r7uwn5TjuVecRxBUCITjQ/s320/HPNX1317.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc66;"> OUR MARK<br /></span></em></strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLAgkcuo-vcQZxoxkUXYi3gQzWTOvk143bOFQAmT_-fpnkj9nTXCqy5bd8VT1OFKbmrBA3V1oPDZmPSHCpDW5_AcbDMh3crBGaLURlNxNqhMAu45wsO_ydqaCIAr2xhI8FMsQRw/s1600-h/HPNX1138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143226989297617522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLAgkcuo-vcQZxoxkUXYi3gQzWTOvk143bOFQAmT_-fpnkj9nTXCqy5bd8VT1OFKbmrBA3V1oPDZmPSHCpDW5_AcbDMh3crBGaLURlNxNqhMAu45wsO_ydqaCIAr2xhI8FMsQRw/s320/HPNX1138.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc00;">OUR PAUL</span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc00;"><br /></span></em></strong><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyEFIAKazNOnoveU0RfsGl0oDcV4En2qjZagzcji6dmnK3dZcco8MPfe8ZVhoUm-FfryVt5ikgCtBhnyuIlcbQguPGK9UyXx8AMM5CgbOQifspE77a-OmAqNpAJZPIyWtlUhxOkg/s1600-h/HPNX0132.JPG"></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQ09PZSXvhYSsXgX49SzxtUbZBGDQan4B7M1Skx9Dgfym5CiNZA2UaOlGzg1InW-MEnWphHNYT7dniHzrYMW7yVFXXqJaWGqRdM9toQeGRrAhD5UV4-2Kn59ku_lQW2T6aqf8pA/s1600-h/HPNX0133.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143223085172345410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKQ09PZSXvhYSsXgX49SzxtUbZBGDQan4B7M1Skx9Dgfym5CiNZA2UaOlGzg1InW-MEnWphHNYT7dniHzrYMW7yVFXXqJaWGqRdM9toQeGRrAhD5UV4-2Kn59ku_lQW2T6aqf8pA/s320/HPNX0133.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ff99ff;"> OUR CHRISTINE</span></em></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybvOjmaQLSD1FuSdfLiDfHNbM5ewhB549gyv-dQyKK80ail1i59hlXbPz4VH4e2Vp2zVU5XpC2F35DOn69V1hMVZ8C-KLl9ljp1hQcMO_OBeWs7gTijJ4ihS7_fEgRobFeRD2mQ/s1600-h/HPNX1319.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143223089467312722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgybvOjmaQLSD1FuSdfLiDfHNbM5ewhB549gyv-dQyKK80ail1i59hlXbPz4VH4e2Vp2zVU5XpC2F35DOn69V1hMVZ8C-KLl9ljp1hQcMO_OBeWs7gTijJ4ihS7_fEgRobFeRD2mQ/s320/HPNX1319.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc00;"> OUR STEPHEN</span></em></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzaqnSOA4zCMwLV8aQ0rek-4Ql40O-ft1xVE8gRQ8M_u1Fl2xy308esUymhj7LZi7FQ2cByKG1TX4ZOih6z-Kcqe3QbqDCDgI4ODr3_IOnjKvR_ZSCY4E-SAK1HL-qCnyC1uLEA/s1600-h/HPNX1171.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5143223093762280034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirzaqnSOA4zCMwLV8aQ0rek-4Ql40O-ft1xVE8gRQ8M_u1Fl2xy308esUymhj7LZi7FQ2cByKG1TX4ZOih6z-Kcqe3QbqDCDgI4ODr3_IOnjKvR_ZSCY4E-SAK1HL-qCnyC1uLEA/s320/HPNX1171.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc33;"> OUR DAVID</span></em></strong><br /></div></div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-17285311160516367832007-12-11T23:45:00.000-05:002007-12-12T00:06:19.453-05:00SOME OF OUR GIRLS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oW5w7e_wdLNqhrGz53gJfbIBJ6dBBB5pDgpGcI0RwyLwi2PrW4U6BzdjAiSaM5U2y9e9JevOY-JJ0VmWymse15_4Pm8dqnMeiQ5VLQAdyBqexe0M7GGlo-dpRPYM_Dx2YzXABQ/s1600-h/HPNX0274.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142944486328199954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1oW5w7e_wdLNqhrGz53gJfbIBJ6dBBB5pDgpGcI0RwyLwi2PrW4U6BzdjAiSaM5U2y9e9JevOY-JJ0VmWymse15_4Pm8dqnMeiQ5VLQAdyBqexe0M7GGlo-dpRPYM_Dx2YzXABQ/s320/HPNX0274.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff99ff;"> OUR CATHY<br /></span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff99ff;"></span></em></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9JWmz_W-AQauzXtsWllmGBh3RJvMOvJ0gmvXnzUWKdTXvIg6IMeDmDhCppVHA4RUYcKeNFIUC40o7GevlS1sA3ltTsMxUzpZSGdT2xXVShMmnZMPgTTVk3MJXOlysdBIYHOq_w/s1600-h/HPNX0267.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142944490623167266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ9JWmz_W-AQauzXtsWllmGBh3RJvMOvJ0gmvXnzUWKdTXvIg6IMeDmDhCppVHA4RUYcKeNFIUC40o7GevlS1sA3ltTsMxUzpZSGdT2xXVShMmnZMPgTTVk3MJXOlysdBIYHOq_w/s320/HPNX0267.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc66;">OUR CYNDI</span></em></strong><br /><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRzu6YRxunrEJw0aw6T_O2UngjLj7prv9C7lC7Beay9qfV-oWplLrXLgWnjzjOz3jIxBSrh56lZvh5ky9UrQhJxDybOuCNhn6WzmSaqjn3-JFMhbVOmmFyZVpK87wJzvSU1ZAdQ/s1600-h/HPNX1305.JPG"><strong><em><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142944494918134578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQRzu6YRxunrEJw0aw6T_O2UngjLj7prv9C7lC7Beay9qfV-oWplLrXLgWnjzjOz3jIxBSrh56lZvh5ky9UrQhJxDybOuCNhn6WzmSaqjn3-JFMhbVOmmFyZVpK87wJzvSU1ZAdQ/s320/HPNX1305.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></strong></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"> OUR KIMBERLY<br /></span></em></strong><br /><strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"></span></em></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gmlpAC0rEtJDgPu6UEddW_Def1ooxglmXMJnk0CrpmHYa_k6UtEuS2gKyqhyphenhyphen4cw2i3Vm2CifmWijhJ_Vjddrt4tdlTc1OAS0JLzMQUWxXsK-KnpkWG5O7U6E44oudAvYQu5sPg/s1600-h/HPNX0175.JPG"><strong><em><span style="color:#ff6600;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142944494918134594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0gmlpAC0rEtJDgPu6UEddW_Def1ooxglmXMJnk0CrpmHYa_k6UtEuS2gKyqhyphenhyphen4cw2i3Vm2CifmWijhJ_Vjddrt4tdlTc1OAS0JLzMQUWxXsK-KnpkWG5O7U6E44oudAvYQu5sPg/s320/HPNX0175.JPG" border="0" /></span></em></strong></a> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffff00;">OUR JEANETTE</span></em></strong><br /><br /> <strong><em><span style="color:#ffff00;"> </span></em></strong><br /><div> <strong><span style="color:#ff0000;">WE HAVE NINE CHILDREN , NOW ALL ADULTS , ALL OF OUR GIRLS TAKE AFTER THERE MOTHER.......BEAUTIFUL. THEN AGAIN THEY'RE SMART...........LIKE ME !!!! </span></strong> MORE TOMORROW.</div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-17424631461055978082007-12-10T22:58:00.000-05:002007-12-10T23:27:56.723-05:00UNNOTICED THINGS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxrin9DUaHe5RWxPZF0iFZ5pJC_tTP6jbhBkvOtbEFpiedV1R3SkBmmU-O8_U9wZ2DPDLuhrKOj2PSdvzkY0zOZybSegju3Ib9IfGTMNXAKY8JSzQ0sYN_r3O_Sg-Iwm6TRu6wQ/s1600-h/HPNX0194.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142562440397286034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdxrin9DUaHe5RWxPZF0iFZ5pJC_tTP6jbhBkvOtbEFpiedV1R3SkBmmU-O8_U9wZ2DPDLuhrKOj2PSdvzkY0zOZybSegju3Ib9IfGTMNXAKY8JSzQ0sYN_r3O_Sg-Iwm6TRu6wQ/s320/HPNX0194.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#33ff33;">THE TIRE SWING......<span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">DOESN'T</span> GET MUCH USE WITH THE KIDS NOW GROWN , OCCASIONALLY THE WIND PLAYS WITH IT , LIKE A GHOST . </span></strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1_hhIX8_6VgsxvCKTDyLBIWu-SuBqoy-1DUGgSKDcXmU6PSw3ZmybqYW1CErVTx10U_1Qf5dpWZBQeBBSaiDepgCDcEpPig-Rd2MJYiUrxvQbMyulZpPdwi9Hkpanahy21w8IQ/s1600-h/HPNX0196.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142562444692253346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd1_hhIX8_6VgsxvCKTDyLBIWu-SuBqoy-1DUGgSKDcXmU6PSw3ZmybqYW1CErVTx10U_1Qf5dpWZBQeBBSaiDepgCDcEpPig-Rd2MJYiUrxvQbMyulZpPdwi9Hkpanahy21w8IQ/s320/HPNX0196.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ffffff;"><strong>THE BAT HOUSE ..... IN THE WINTER THEY SLEEP .</strong></span></p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9xFWzyQgSasVDt-Hs-WEmYBTrxzFrvqFBknZ_aT6MKf1gh7SqG_92DnbDFcoCBM_bgCir55z2uthKyLzyPEL6ou9-qzzeNMrPznelHxHGrF1ofPIuO78wMPSNEUkvy7pFGLcxw/s1600-h/HPNX0007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142562448987220658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF9xFWzyQgSasVDt-Hs-WEmYBTrxzFrvqFBknZ_aT6MKf1gh7SqG_92DnbDFcoCBM_bgCir55z2uthKyLzyPEL6ou9-qzzeNMrPznelHxHGrF1ofPIuO78wMPSNEUkvy7pFGLcxw/s320/HPNX0007.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ffcc00;">THE BATS ARE HARD TO SEE YET I KNOW THEY'RE THERE , ON THE GROUND UNDERNEATH THEY'VE LEFT <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">DROPPINGS</span> .<br /></span></strong></p>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-49338398308280526762007-12-09T22:34:00.000-05:002007-12-09T23:15:57.850-05:00GNOMES<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8BSFG_6r9IKGE8ZovdemZgGosBTIU5We-UsBKKHk7Wx9pg7HopftbqUENjxL_FcqxM10307FdRFLLaFo9CTv1B8upq2ELdNAHHGayIPQhrOCXNdoaA4yVkBZzi84MlpJiYZwyA/s1600-h/HPNX0978.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142189495502072450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhj8BSFG_6r9IKGE8ZovdemZgGosBTIU5We-UsBKKHk7Wx9pg7HopftbqUENjxL_FcqxM10307FdRFLLaFo9CTv1B8upq2ELdNAHHGayIPQhrOCXNdoaA4yVkBZzi84MlpJiYZwyA/s320/HPNX0978.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ffcccc;">AS A CHILD I ENJOYED STORIES WITH MYSTIC CHARACTERS<br /></span></strong><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfFhhAGRhy62D539QH9dDw6PS_7qWAU_3Dmg1ZBFuskB11DjLGQt3Zb48B1Ci4dpNFcs9krZ1XAWkIOPmuNvv4AiykkRoYpAU3BX5vGEilQAWmAqKcvlH0jUkz_8juJ8OmhgJsQ/s1600-h/HPNX0975.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142183504022694466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyfFhhAGRhy62D539QH9dDw6PS_7qWAU_3Dmg1ZBFuskB11DjLGQt3Zb48B1Ci4dpNFcs9krZ1XAWkIOPmuNvv4AiykkRoYpAU3BX5vGEilQAWmAqKcvlH0jUkz_8juJ8OmhgJsQ/s320/HPNX0975.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ffcccc;">THESE ARE <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">GNOMES</span></em> , <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">GUARDIANS</span> OF HIDDEN TREASURES<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIuzZifuTVlVZTmHOIDkL2a4zLvfMDA3T8bj_y8aeBxfzwweikNNJdaH9dTOkP9nejdfO_H-AVnHesizZIuBKFrCFOzMqGnzKUbmjf9VklQHZPQoYXoZjfd95jlg5RN6UBrQpFQ/s1600-h/HPNX0976.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142183508317661778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPIuzZifuTVlVZTmHOIDkL2a4zLvfMDA3T8bj_y8aeBxfzwweikNNJdaH9dTOkP9nejdfO_H-AVnHesizZIuBKFrCFOzMqGnzKUbmjf9VklQHZPQoYXoZjfd95jlg5RN6UBrQpFQ/s320/HPNX0976.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#000000;"> </span><strong><span style="color:#ffcc66;"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">MYTHICAL</span> CREATURES ,EXTREMELY SMALL IN SIZE , ABOUT TWO SPAN HIGH = NINE INCHES TALL<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGp6jer0DzUXlvZdH6wFPRcx-KwuQZAkpwCVJKrG5g570UvQH-u07QD4aQTGMd_PWwALSoOzHZnDb2PW3zlnSjsePJqcdLV-pSkNIrCOsRzYSIo0sy4GyJfIOBCSOF5Rl8Yzy5Q/s1600-h/HPNX0977.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5142183512612629090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiGp6jer0DzUXlvZdH6wFPRcx-KwuQZAkpwCVJKrG5g570UvQH-u07QD4aQTGMd_PWwALSoOzHZnDb2PW3zlnSjsePJqcdLV-pSkNIrCOsRzYSIo0sy4GyJfIOBCSOF5Rl8Yzy5Q/s320/HPNX0977.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#ffff99;">THESE HERE , DWELL IN MY SISTER-IN-LAWS GARDEN</span></strong> .</div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-74089006697220624412007-12-08T23:42:00.000-05:002007-12-08T23:56:16.769-05:00BIG BEAKS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuwLgAUPR0oQqpy2OA9wV34gayLTl5a-WgzFOYpwk576-LvoiYdUkyfm-e7iWr11t6AMY_QlYep1n5qXM0x4u6_9hyDdKs4VeHgvNOjU2vDtvD7S55tIkNdj34rl_Urgv18BRvA/s1600-h/HPNX0420.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141830693934164418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLuwLgAUPR0oQqpy2OA9wV34gayLTl5a-WgzFOYpwk576-LvoiYdUkyfm-e7iWr11t6AMY_QlYep1n5qXM0x4u6_9hyDdKs4VeHgvNOjU2vDtvD7S55tIkNdj34rl_Urgv18BRvA/s320/HPNX0420.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#ffff00;">THEY GATHER TOGETHER</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4-Bwo99kIFBRLzgeT5aGX41xR0iS-_Iqgik7zdl2Twz-xjW0pNCpJiuS0jEyCKlz11F8c20KtEildTFTcOju6nZSlgThyUrj6DT59sR6yCq2cueLimKbFhiQkVJJMYdt32aOWg/s1600-h/HPNX0449.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141830698229131730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgD4-Bwo99kIFBRLzgeT5aGX41xR0iS-_Iqgik7zdl2Twz-xjW0pNCpJiuS0jEyCKlz11F8c20KtEildTFTcOju6nZSlgThyUrj6DT59sR6yCq2cueLimKbFhiQkVJJMYdt32aOWg/s320/HPNX0449.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#ffff00;">THEY SWIM ALONE<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6BDxiK_CHvbcQpaTJoMH3cg0CGl2VAQhzIGM6Z5aXy7KPtQnV89eGhCxWaBGgQLGbL_s_rpfPkWevrtJmi6r47JPdhuz8lKQkb40oc6LIzpYpmEYCvJVaMHBPaVUXea2KBEy4A/s1600-h/HPNX0451.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141830698229131746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY6BDxiK_CHvbcQpaTJoMH3cg0CGl2VAQhzIGM6Z5aXy7KPtQnV89eGhCxWaBGgQLGbL_s_rpfPkWevrtJmi6r47JPdhuz8lKQkb40oc6LIzpYpmEYCvJVaMHBPaVUXea2KBEy4A/s320/HPNX0451.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="color:#ffff00;"><strong> THEY WALK THE BANKS OF MARSHES</strong></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOG5DtxlVcYVG_WaNbMVvO2kztzW7HLHNG14yBmWj-Mt2jGhy_l-zqM-JRQGGHLDIyn1s-7VKCw2Jm_pCZLQ68bou-Y9cjBcBMBVOOMzCR-ctNmRKHZBBQ2X3VOcjyumyb1J9kg/s1600-h/HPNX0782.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141830702524099058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEOG5DtxlVcYVG_WaNbMVvO2kztzW7HLHNG14yBmWj-Mt2jGhy_l-zqM-JRQGGHLDIyn1s-7VKCw2Jm_pCZLQ68bou-Y9cjBcBMBVOOMzCR-ctNmRKHZBBQ2X3VOcjyumyb1J9kg/s320/HPNX0782.JPG" border="0" /></a><strong><span style="color:#ffff00;"> THEY ARE BEAUTIFUL AND THEY DON'T KNOW IT ,</span> <em><span style="color:#ccffff;">NEITHER DO WE</span></em> !<br /></strong><div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-58237679749177139842007-12-07T23:22:00.000-05:002007-12-08T01:46:58.287-05:00NIGHT EATS LIGHT<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5wSqpzAeNyv9G7-6HpBdBYnIfru6loV4phZB5vXTwVfy5HeaT5Xz-aN6RQoVnOX0vNXCtUnR9ACFO6bOyGNQZ20qk2bFcg7OChC2xqEB4orDF1SkQ4oadtzUS1G43vkXlEdw-w/s1600-h/HPNX0941.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141456198555756930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ5wSqpzAeNyv9G7-6HpBdBYnIfru6loV4phZB5vXTwVfy5HeaT5Xz-aN6RQoVnOX0vNXCtUnR9ACFO6bOyGNQZ20qk2bFcg7OChC2xqEB4orDF1SkQ4oadtzUS1G43vkXlEdw-w/s320/HPNX0941.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ffff66;"><strong>ALWAYS READY TO EAT<br /></strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicagvZ8g4SjK6h1U6ab1nQBC2QSHmwGrgz3k0o9gfRrVcFLWHdq13PRH4X_YcWaaPyrT7-ya1hS2QIoXAVRvOIiDLir2HNHwLd5YMsg2vhh2PQd23x2QvfWStUyLgwLE3qy3eqeg/s1600-h/HPNX0944.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141456202850724242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicagvZ8g4SjK6h1U6ab1nQBC2QSHmwGrgz3k0o9gfRrVcFLWHdq13PRH4X_YcWaaPyrT7-ya1hS2QIoXAVRvOIiDLir2HNHwLd5YMsg2vhh2PQd23x2QvfWStUyLgwLE3qy3eqeg/s320/HPNX0944.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#ffff00;"><strong>ALOFT BUT AWARE</strong><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6E9fJsh3u6KwWrv_cDG1XsUVfGCIzTc2gIUmgWlPDFRBkWzoWXx3_zuKvrPbJEG1DcZDhChegXP44u3ggJJgaxaYFCDbVX6gVW8tHwzsI5Sr0-vO2gXQbecvMB6V5e7CJmUQMw/s1600-h/HPNX0917.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141456207145691554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj6E9fJsh3u6KwWrv_cDG1XsUVfGCIzTc2gIUmgWlPDFRBkWzoWXx3_zuKvrPbJEG1DcZDhChegXP44u3ggJJgaxaYFCDbVX6gVW8tHwzsI5Sr0-vO2gXQbecvMB6V5e7CJmUQMw/s320/HPNX0917.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="color:#3333ff;"><strong><span style="color:#ffff00;">WITH THE OCEAN AT OUR BACK</span></strong><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXHt0MpsiY9yrmJyUiV_1IGiNw3psw2RPdcr_jiDUdwHjOxlkove-EiWIBxgmW5LjcQazxzavsuliPoE25aT_MQgFzQRxXZGTQma3Xxtz8wtx61hU-Z8niTL7a-efXSF8cjaGrg/s1600-h/HPNX0387.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141456207145691570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIXHt0MpsiY9yrmJyUiV_1IGiNw3psw2RPdcr_jiDUdwHjOxlkove-EiWIBxgmW5LjcQazxzavsuliPoE25aT_MQgFzQRxXZGTQma3Xxtz8wtx61hU-Z8niTL7a-efXSF8cjaGrg/s320/HPNX0387.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#ff9900;">IRONIC , HOW THE DARKNESS OF NIGHT IS SO OFTEN BEGINS WITH SUCH BRIGHT BEAUTIFUL COLORS.</span></strong> <div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-39930892772107599792007-12-06T21:45:00.000-05:002007-12-06T22:06:21.317-05:00THINGS BIGGER THAN US<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXtyGEMiXMl6TJx8cTN0GftGPBuqdNIwFYZBPknyzI6m8LRjx1oxQJxqlpHpWvUQlK_EIPHWesTzIxjA29Mxw1l2toV9-tzhcM4Hqr6R9wtVtB32e7m6USCxxKdaZANSEqQKDGw/s1600-h/HPNX0813.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141058196821338418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcXtyGEMiXMl6TJx8cTN0GftGPBuqdNIwFYZBPknyzI6m8LRjx1oxQJxqlpHpWvUQlK_EIPHWesTzIxjA29Mxw1l2toV9-tzhcM4Hqr6R9wtVtB32e7m6USCxxKdaZANSEqQKDGw/s320/HPNX0813.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#cc66cc;">THINGS MADE FOR OUR EXCITEMENT<br /></span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfD3ixm5m7tDxK13WuvspRwz6dMPHNn1DCFzPlLerOfh1QYFIauo1XLQEXzaemEjNcxV9RuTNAKN2O_emU6Slz1d29h1BvvblyHr9Bs1HQSAkYiAcGLbXYST2sug039IFrCq0A9w/s1600-h/HPNX0438.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141058201116305730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfD3ixm5m7tDxK13WuvspRwz6dMPHNn1DCFzPlLerOfh1QYFIauo1XLQEXzaemEjNcxV9RuTNAKN2O_emU6Slz1d29h1BvvblyHr9Bs1HQSAkYiAcGLbXYST2sug039IFrCq0A9w/s320/HPNX0438.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#cc66cc;">THINGS SEEN FROM A BEACH THAT DON'T SEEM TO BELONG</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVHITTlJrkvxWNtLev4IX0XGdG3A0siNG9X3IEBepQBS-HVrWwlRTuj-YYVb01a76qelEndzU04T_QqDdO9g2N77e0suJGPI4qZrLuffhAarhaEXN6j3WGQYeKE5RhECSTIjFMA/s1600-h/HPNX0454.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141058205411273042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghVHITTlJrkvxWNtLev4IX0XGdG3A0siNG9X3IEBepQBS-HVrWwlRTuj-YYVb01a76qelEndzU04T_QqDdO9g2N77e0suJGPI4qZrLuffhAarhaEXN6j3WGQYeKE5RhECSTIjFMA/s320/HPNX0454.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#cc66cc;">THINGS SO TALL WE HARDLY EVER NOTICE</span></strong><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigInnnFl6aC_Px-7sKSSFPlKnp1_-LmL90abFXlRuI-1FAPoRYGt9f68JE1FjdOFcnS0_m78YAgoJW3lNQHeaesHVPKlHQIt06Z3waffkjbW9WaywQxCNPct4NQyJ2QwWu4XHp3g/s1600-h/HPNX0443.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141058209706240354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigInnnFl6aC_Px-7sKSSFPlKnp1_-LmL90abFXlRuI-1FAPoRYGt9f68JE1FjdOFcnS0_m78YAgoJW3lNQHeaesHVPKlHQIt06Z3waffkjbW9WaywQxCNPct4NQyJ2QwWu4XHp3g/s320/HPNX0443.JPG" border="0" /></a> <strong><span style="color:#cc66cc;">THINGS MAKING NIGHT INTO DAY , TAKEN FOR GRANTED</span></strong><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucd9SeFALd6laaliq1d7IICYhz5Ahcgc6mW8Xwt7njF4WfEjRNTHUJX0n4hw-V77V-oLJg5g-0xyM08NA8p_BKL08MFZXOLvLCItXAQ5KdRjAxtLurOz55nSmSUkOJo6Dtk3IOg/s1600-h/HPNX0812.JPG"><strong><span style="color:#cc66cc;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5141058209706240370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjucd9SeFALd6laaliq1d7IICYhz5Ahcgc6mW8Xwt7njF4WfEjRNTHUJX0n4hw-V77V-oLJg5g-0xyM08NA8p_BKL08MFZXOLvLCItXAQ5KdRjAxtLurOz55nSmSUkOJo6Dtk3IOg/s320/HPNX0812.JPG" border="0" /></span></strong></a> <strong><span style="color:#cc66cc;">THINGS I COULD <em><span style="color:#ff0000;">NOT</span></em> POSSIBLY MAKE , BUILD , NOR CREATE , YET ARE SUCH AN <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">INTEGRAL</span> PART OF LIVING.<br /></span></strong><div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34935641.post-72109318924083190942007-12-03T23:27:00.000-05:002007-12-03T23:44:52.574-05:00NOT LAWN ORNAMENTS<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEing_4LNgEiz6vCWNAd9fxK4ksQlw3wtpHhvBLG4hBNP6pM_QbZiAdDKENZATOraVMgpkPcwBk0kJQuxiLtQFSuODkjPBfgnjZ72Hy0c73V5sNdHwZpvW_b360kXHD3q7NZFM2Vng/s1600-r/HPNX0706.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139971939462637794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhltEMhTv95EPW4M43Tg-QbFHZxRY8h5SanK29BiSLM-TN5J8StGay4Ep2wpMozh46cax6LEVNGMS5fqGYZVvrO64ATXdO4f6mGAvEct3JDON2tEXHGL6JipAjH4mnJJ_ASuCtizg/s320/HPNX0706.JPG" border="0" /></a> FLAMINGO'S SUCH BEAUTIFUL BIRDS<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVRpOVmF7NJ1oRsTqlZHUaHEKSYCCJt9ms5E73DoHOEBEAG83up0sP1Q6nCT46FXBzC57zsTo3pwka0k6XINsPZy0V4aiMyPQornDR5WkXBqo6vr7_GZATIwLoK3h3-uYjiqPo-g/s1600-r/HPNX0797.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139971943757605106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMB3-rNv-fMbo5l1TQ00-d_sxlol1WEqu39omWpWZR-7dZP7zZbxn5ZtaL6aAdQyYXHjAfdtuhHO6tIkCTTwLlNXLH035ESbT8yzmbGc9Ac4UuSS0Qshax7Ju-wFJajeAF_-MPoA/s320/HPNX0797.JPG" border="0" /></a> NEVER SAW ONE EXCEPT FOR THOSE PLASTIC LAWN ORNAMENTS<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZIPnisMQPQWD1C2kOf1nWo5X38gneKr_dXTCBca24wTsjQuCSkPqVbPgJc9v0hvuNo9rftj4_goasvkZ-aM7Vhj9drjUfTPL_8VQ1nv77gFXE_QIgU4DmYJG1sv3cs4C7Qi33A/s1600-r/HPNX0714.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139971943757605122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio2XqFMc_1S5r748XQzwsls0N8W2bMZD6MekE7qxArCMdySleSo73l7f8-xnYnpBd4x-Al6_FdxCeXQ_a5x1miXccbpG9mgfQFhwU7q0sLu9GBtfsQ29SdYSSwfM_fGoHS_C07MQ/s320/HPNX0714.JPG" border="0" /></a> THERE IS NO COMPARISON<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggITUJ2vh5oB8U1-5FJFd8pMBlpdLfPteHCNGYmiICyBXc-kzgu-pwY-V24KgSrOQ0svsnKjMKXZMRRcISU5rmVxigJz2ahbXwuAOBw8pD2J3sgBmQsShVeQQD5gV1Z8IOiJvGEw/s1600-r/HPNX0705.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139971948052572434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5FXNJG27M0_D9aJbNxTuRRHAIZ_WiT5iH-y6YJp2nZDChVaa0HyeI5GNDqIy-YLWJz2EHKJmhO9pusF2UyTQ3mhOqBl_i7w2CnKuGyqQqPxuWVjfY9__5dsPzwrlbyg3IA74qDA/s320/HPNX0705.JPG" border="0" /></a> SUCH GRACE AND SO MUCH BEAUTY IN THEIR BRIGHT COLORS<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaVrJM5pf64HkCkafpSiCjLWjr8UDdlZy58zzplwTL-XDArpmNBK6l9lk10J2uIOPR01TnT0Hopz4-LkVMpsk6lTpVP6I92819PcdRUQPtlBXVmJ8fqSFREUQziuDe_b5GOlvP7g/s1600-r/HPNX0805.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5139971956642507042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlR7X-g2Tn6dm8F5q5H_MVdn9dl3qfZfHjkgHe3X-NLIiUHEwLSW5sWW7DpHwHp3mrq6EYhhi3LwDNzpKc_Dq9s2sc12erJTmK_cTWjym7v6jyCuiwEIvx75mI-lG3XOpBa_8oIw/s320/HPNX0805.JPG" border="0" /></a> I SEE IN AWE , AND AM GLAD TO HAVE VISITED FLORIDA<br /><div></div>smiling owlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03011141982747572065noreply@blogger.com0