Tag: nature
member name: Rick *Don Rico* J.
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July 22, 2007 11:53 PM EDT --
While out photographing flowers this morning I came across a fascinating nature lesson. As I walked by a Queen-Anne's-Lace plant I noticed something sitting on top.
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December 11, 2007 05:38 PM EST --
I went out on the porch this morning and was looking up and down the street. Women swept their porches or raked the street in front of their houses. Dogs were still sleeping in the street. School kids . . .
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June 12, 2008 07:31 AM EDT --
I had an extra hour the other day and decided to take a walk through the woods and meadows across the street from my apartment to see what kinds of plants I could find.
Here are some of the ones I . . .
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September 05, 2007 03:09 PM EDT --
On the evening of July 12th, 2007 a lightning storm passed over Ball Point Mountain in the Badger Creek Wilderness. At 6:49 p.m. a bolt of lightning struck an oak tree on the Southeast side of . . .
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August 05, 2007 03:46 PM EDT --
Last Fall I went on a trip to Mexico. In fact, it's the 6th consecutive Fall that I found myself in Mexico.
This time I thought I'd make some photographs of birds that I don't usually see . . .
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September 08, 2007 02:38 PM EDT --
This essay is continued from Part 1 - The Fire
On my way up the mountain I was very focused on the devastation. It was easy to do with acres of burnt trees and bare ground where once . . .
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September 09, 2007 11:55 AM EDT --
I'd gone up to the Badger Creek Wilderness to see how the Ball Point Wildfire had affected the area.
On the way back to my car something flew right in front of my face. It was some sort of beetle. . . .
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November 12, 2007 11:46 PM EST --
The roosters started crowing at 5:00, but I was already awake. I got up and went out to the bathroom, seperate from the main house. I took a shower. I went back in and had some crackers and juice for . . .
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December 23, 2007 08:56 PM EST --
A rumor started in the village this morning. Someone heard that rain was coming!
Most people laughed. The old-timers said it was crazy talk.
Rainy season has long been over here in the village. . . .
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November 11, 2007 08:52 AM EST --
My first full day of vacation went well. I walked around town and said “Hola” to my friends. I walked on the beach. And I went to Leticia’s for lunch. Leticia’s is one of the dozen . . .
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June 16, 2008 06:23 AM EDT --
One Sunday last April I woke up and looked out the window. The sky was clear. I opened the window and it was actually warm outside. It was a beautiful day!
So, I decided to take a Sunday drive. . . .
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