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Summer back yard

Posted in flowers, gardens, Pets, summer on Friday,July 16, 2010| Leave a Comment »

Summer is about flowers and fresh veggies and kitties exploring the yard.

Another random photo post

Posted in barbieness, desert, dogs, hot springs, mountain, nature, Nevada, Pets, places, roads, snow, summer, Tripodery on Sunday,July 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »

I haven’t felt like researching more bugs or doing another Palin photo shoot lately, so here are some random photos to enjoy until I get off my butt and create something new.

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Willow Ranch (via Walkaboutstory)

Posted in Uncategorized on Sunday,July 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »

As long as I’m pulling up old posts, here’s another favorite.

Have you ever wanted something that is completely unsuitable? That's an apt description of my love affair with Willow Ranch. Willow Ranch is an old, abandoned ranch in central Nevada. Willow Creek flows through the ranch, but the water rights are now owned by a nearby large ranch, thereby rendering Willow Ranch permanently defunct. It is a small place, just a few tens of acres. I don't really know its history, other than knowing it had multiple o … Read More

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Norma and the zombie chickens (via Walkaboutstory)

Posted in Uncategorized on Sunday,July 11, 2010| Leave a Comment »

I was in the middle of collecting old pictures for one of my random picture posts when the power went out and took away all of my work. So I decided to drag out an old favorite to tide me over until I can put together that random picture file.

I once lived with my husband on a remote nature preserve. Paved road was an hour and a half away, and we only had three neighbors within a mile of our house. One of those neighbors was Norma. She lived about a quarter of a mile down the road from us. Norma was a bit strange. Norma had recently been through a traumatic experience and became more than strange because of it. She became bitter and anti-social. Norma was also a thief. She was in troub … Read More

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