tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65481843758802477832024-03-13T22:52:14.257-07:00SUNFLOWER SNAPSJust photos Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17449080742289564209noreply@blogger.comBlogger342125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548184375880247783.post-59775264943945335272022-02-24T16:23:00.002-08:002022-02-24T16:24:30.541-08:00LONDON<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggHgTWVAFJfYALqrGMN3dpWnvJB3y6-2KJ6z5ZnaBZzlQA-MrIcYnpfAT7CtI9SJB6OP_GneZSsMAIxf_AJc5kkqIt6dWyLphMLKy-6_EEZjt2B3YAaBRSMNZZjl0z0xLQ_oeBpv09h-E8woRj31991QNzgMzBflWntqmd5MtwcSEy59JO7FuMcl82=s1124" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="1124" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggHgTWVAFJfYALqrGMN3dpWnvJB3y6-2KJ6z5ZnaBZzlQA-MrIcYnpfAT7CtI9SJB6OP_GneZSsMAIxf_AJc5kkqIt6dWyLphMLKy-6_EEZjt2B3YAaBRSMNZZjl0z0xLQ_oeBpv09h-E8woRj31991QNzgMzBflWntqmd5MtwcSEy59JO7FuMcl82=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"> Walking around London 2013</div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><h1 style="text-align: left;"><br /></h1><p></p>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17449080742289564209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548184375880247783.post-85838919436340059782020-08-14T11:09:00.003-07:002020-08-14T11:09:50.021-07:00My Chairs<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TGlMVzs0AOk/XzbRwQdkUQI/AAAAAAAAHr8/gcPBG5Z1y9QU7E72uks5tNrMrgrWtCIzACLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/6C29526A-75C7-4DE9-9CB2-FD2AE6A570ED.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="2048" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-TGlMVzs0AOk/XzbRwQdkUQI/AAAAAAAAHr8/gcPBG5Z1y9QU7E72uks5tNrMrgrWtCIzACLcBGAsYHQ/s640/6C29526A-75C7-4DE9-9CB2-FD2AE6A570ED.jpeg" /></a></div> <p></p><p style="text-align: center;">My shady space in backyard is a quiet and picturesque space to be.</p><p style="text-align: center;">I purchased these old Adirondack chairs several months ago,</p><p style="text-align: center;"> made them sturdy, and painted this deep red which is not a color I normally choose.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17449080742289564209noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548184375880247783.post-28036212507937432512020-08-14T10:58:00.001-07:002020-08-14T10:59:57.690-07:00Out Cruising on Hot Afternoon<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FvqPazmzFPU/XzbPUXnpmsI/AAAAAAAAHrw/IPqeW4qvhlw0rw0jwrw8WXi_wrCxUZMKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s2048/E62434CB-B794-4BBD-8D24-FEE7134DA838_1_201_a.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1377" data-original-width="2048" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-FvqPazmzFPU/XzbPUXnpmsI/AAAAAAAAHrw/IPqeW4qvhlw0rw0jwrw8WXi_wrCxUZMKwCLcBGAsYHQ/s640/E62434CB-B794-4BBD-8D24-FEE7134DA838_1_201_a.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div> <p></p><h1 style="text-align: left;">Long time away from my blogging…</h1><p>Yesterday I went to a restaurant outside in the vineyards for a Prickly Pear Margarita and a delicious blacken Salmon Taco, it was fabalous. It helped me ignore the heat of the late afternoon here in Sonoma County. Really enjoyed getting out and about today.</p>Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17449080742289564209noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548184375880247783.post-30483727337941480062019-02-11T10:47:00.000-08:002019-02-11T10:47:45.248-08:00East Coast October 2017<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It was a mighty cold evening near sunset...</div>
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Came upon clouds I love, with realistic pictures I see.</div>
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This time I had a lot to look at with the fall colors, low and high clouds.</div>
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I saw a man in this sky, making his way, moving slowly like a snake.</div>
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I stayed here awhile to take all the white snow in, not a single sound.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Its been a long while since I have posted on my blog...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Surprised it is still in operation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Checking in, and I know the sparrow has sassy look going on.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I guess that is how I am feeling tonight.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'm trying to get through the trip I took last year to London, Ireland and Scotland.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The goal was to put my favorite photos into a book. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I wanted to view them in a glance, share with friends and family.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is embarrassing that I can't seem to finish, or feel like viewing the pictures that mean so much to me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My guess is this was such a trip of a lifetime for me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Can't seem to get over those three weeks.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I am grateful I was able to make this trip and enjoy it as I did. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Dragging my feet on looking at the photographs.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">My friend Kate feels the same way about her photographs she was the instigator of this trip.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Today on my way out of the driveway, next to a big gate…</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I noticed some mushrooms.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Four days ago they were very tiny in size, today a different story.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">At different fields far from each other, we had to break up in two groups to cover it all.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In above photograph the # 2 jersey is him, relating plan to his teammate. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Took my Nikon to the game with long lense, almost done weeding them out.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Whatever there are no issues here in Colorado, easy living if I say so myself.</span><br />
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Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17449080742289564209noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548184375880247783.post-34510196187256925732014-03-24T20:37:00.004-07:002014-03-24T20:37:55.386-07:00Flowers<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Last weekend I was with my two girlfriends to Half Moon Bay for weekend.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Sluggishly slow, frustration building.</span></div>
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I am visiting my son, daughter in law and two grandsons in Lakewood, Colorado.</div>
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Beautiful trip here, never were there boring moments.</div>
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Freedom on the road for me was amazing.</div>
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Northern California girl driving in a bit of snow.</div>
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The morning after the snow in Wyoming, I realized I had to scrape my windows.</div>
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The cold doesn’t really bother me too much.</div>
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Monday I am heading to the Rocky Mountain National Park.</div>
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Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17449080742289564209noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548184375880247783.post-81295511387620092252013-09-17T08:47:00.000-07:002013-09-17T22:51:43.947-07:00The Cotswold<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">There isn't a day that goes by where I find myself daydreaming about our trip.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;">we walked all over town, into green open spaces with sheep.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;">I never wanted to come home.</span><br />
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Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17449080742289564209noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548184375880247783.post-31147588522190976642013-09-16T22:42:00.004-07:002013-09-16T22:52:12.731-07:00In my Yard<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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First time ever the Western Blue Bird visits my birdbath almost daily in evenings.</div>
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One of my favorites, the shy wonderful blue with his partner.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">never knows what to thinkof a wild woman with camera in hand.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Somehow he always tolerates me.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Waiting for the moment, stalking critters in my yard.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Went to London, Ireland and Scotland with a girlfriend.</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Gone three weeks having the times of our life.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am back, but not really.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think you know I am not very reliable these days, I have so much to do.</span></div>
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The buds went to huge blooms even in overcast weather we are having now.</div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">I love crows, however when they bring alligator lizards, snails, walnuts, and today two baby birds to the water to eat...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">The mornings are full of these band-tail pigeons that just made their appearance into my yard recently.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">FLOCKS of them flying all around, eating all the seed, and occasionally hit the large windows.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Hoping the little birds will get in and the others will all fly AWAY!</span></div>
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Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17449080742289564209noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548184375880247783.post-59860432227078358492013-04-28T13:28:00.001-07:002013-04-28T13:28:56.347-07:00Before & After<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Took this photo this morning while sitting on the deck with coffee.<br />Light coming in from wrong way, it was the victory of just taking a new photo.</h4>
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Awhile ago I set it up on my computer painting program, then went on with my day.</div>
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I don't get much time to dabble with my painting programs.</div>
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A start I suppose.</div>
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Since I don't know how to paint or draw it will do.</div>
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Maybe I can try a different style on my next photograph posting.</div>
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Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17449080742289564209noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548184375880247783.post-67925262526446334312013-04-25T20:22:00.002-07:002013-04-25T20:22:29.540-07:00Distractions<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well very odd behavior for this Scrub Jay...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">He has been a frequent visitor for a few years in my yard and at my feeders.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here he is standing on my hanging plant and tearing out the straw from the basket. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If he flew off with it that would be fine. </span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Instead he rips it out, then drops it on the ground.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>My ornithologist daughter tells me...</b></span></div>
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<b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">"some birds go through nesting behaviors, </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">get absent minded and become distracted while in middle of a task."</span></b></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Readin her email of this idea of distraction reminds me of MYSELF!</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is what I do, and it is not at all how I use to be.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Being distracted is OK when you have the time like I do.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Will keep you posted on the bird process...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">meanwhile I am still smiling over this observation.</span></div>
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Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17449080742289564209noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548184375880247783.post-10932446685395172332013-04-09T08:08:00.000-07:002013-04-09T08:08:03.977-07:00Critters & Cream Puffs<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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I just returned from Denver,Colorado.</div>
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Celebrated my grandsons 10th birthday, twelve days of adventure away from home.</div>
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On one of my 3 hour walks I came across this raccoon in a tree, in daylight hours!</div>
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I don't really like raccoons, but…</div>
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reason being one got in our home several years ago, I won't go on…</div>
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At any rate he was there...</div>
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I made these cream puffs for my grandson.</div>
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He didn't want a cake or a pie, he has unique requests.</div>
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His mom said "go for it".</div>
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They are pretty common I know.</div>
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I called them in on my iPhone app, which was interesting as I hid in a tree.</div>
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Across the street from my sons home.</div>
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Lakewood, Colorado</div>
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They are the essence of my walks.</div>
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Last December I took this same photo and they were covered with snow.</div>
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Janiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17449080742289564209noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6548184375880247783.post-45492113197999707662013-04-02T21:34:00.000-07:002013-04-02T21:34:08.397-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Nothing like a dad with his son on Easter for the hunt.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am here in Colorado visiting my son and his family for Easter and my grandsons 10th birthday that is tomorrow.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Like always when the photo doesn't turn out, make art...</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It has been a long time since I have posted, apologies to you all.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thinking of the blogs I was following, and the photographs and stories I am missing.</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Hope spring has sprung, and sending my love to you all,</span></div>
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Jane</span></div>
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