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9 hours ago
2 min

Christmas Spirit

There are a lot of things that help me get into the Christmas spirit. But one of the best of them is snow. Growing up in the middle of ...

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Betty Girardeau

2 days ago
1 min

Memories of Fall

While my son lives in a rather heavily populated area, he is fortunate to have a large wooded area behind his house. Saturday because th...

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Betty Girardeau

2 days ago
2 min

Christmas Yard Fashions

One thing that I have enjoyed this past week is having a different neighborhood in which to walk. It's especially fun given the transitio...

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Betty Girardeau

3 days ago
2 min

Traditionally...

For most of us the holidays are times steeped in all kinds of traditions. Traditions are, I think, at the root of why the season is so i...

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Betty Girardeau

4 days ago
3 min

And What Are Your Other Holiday Plans?

Now that Thanksgiving 2020 is a memory, except for the left-overs in the refrigerator, our focus will be turning to Christmas. Unfortuna...

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Betty Girardeau

5 days ago
2 min

Let's Talk Turkey

They must have known they had nothing to fear from me, that I don't eat turkey very often, because this guy and his entourage have visite...

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Betty Girardeau

6 days ago
3 min

Traveling

When I was walking the other evening the clouds kept making the most amazing formations. These darker clouds reminded me of a flock of b...

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Finding New Doors To Open And Things To Look Forward To

Betty Girardeau

Nov 23
3 min

Finding New Doors To Open And Things To Look Forward To

This pandemic year has seemingly robbed most of us of many things to which we had been looking forward. In my case they were trips and p...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 22
2 min

I think I can. I Think I Can.

That's what the story of "The Little Engine That Could" tells us. I have never forgotten that story or its wonderful message. I even re...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 21
2 min

Fog

Carl Sandburg describes fog as something that "comes in on little cat feet." What a perfect way of describing it. As a photographer, alo...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 20
2 min

Cinnamon Candy Apples

Yesterday as I was thinking about the joys of playing in the leaves I was also reminded of other fall childhood memories. One of the fir...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 19
2 min

Raking Leaves

I know a few people still rake leaves, but leaf blowers seem to have become a better tool for rounding up and eliminating them these days...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 18
2 min

It's The Simple Things

Do you ever think your life is just too cluttered, that there is just too much of everything? This year for many of us I think this feel...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 17
2 min

Because You Said You Like These

Last spring shortly after we all were told to shelter in place, I started posting an image a day as a way of cheering everybody up. Thes...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 16
2 min

I Wish I Were a Painter Sometimes

I have always been attracted to fine art. I still remember the name of the painter whose works really first caught my eye sometime in mi...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 15
1 min

Almost Missed

Because my house faces north/south I don't get easy views of sunrises and sunsets. I have to leave the house for those. Early yesterday...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 14
2 min

Fading Beauty

Beauty isn't just for the young. Special beauty occurs as things age, sometimes surpassing or, at least, equaling that of earlier days. ...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 13
2 min

Speeding

Have you ever gotten a speeding ticket? Fortunately, I haven't, though I came close one time. When I was recently doing census work I f...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 12
2 min

Hanging By A Thread

I rather expect that there have been times, and still are, this year especially, when you have felt that everything in the world is hangi...

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Betty Girardeau

Nov 11
1 min

The Other Blue Hour

The weather changed last evening. What had been a crystal clear day was developing into a cloudy and rainy night. This image was taken ...

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