Tag: nature
group name: vacationspots
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November 02, 2006 09:32 PM EST --
A few years ago, my husband and I took what I would term a "trip of a lifetime." We went to Jamaica for a week. This was especially meaningful because we had been through a tough year financially . . .
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December 09, 2006 09:13 PM EST --
It was May of that year and the kids and I went for a visit to grandma's house for the holiday weekend. I only had one of my kids with me by the time I got there as other grandparents had taken the . . .
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December 10, 2006 06:16 PM EST --
While I am a tourist trap junkie, I also care deeply about animals. Don't much care for people as a general rule, but put a wounded animal in front of me and I break down. Thus our journey from Melbourne . . .
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August 12, 2007 01:40 PM EDT --
Mols is a small peninsula located on the East Coast of Jutland in Denmak. The peninsula has lots of hills, and the nature is very scenic. The beautiful area in Mols hasjust been named a Danish . . .
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November 28, 2006 05:17 PM EST --
While making our way up to the Skyhigh Observatory in the Dandenong Mountains of Victoria, Australia, we happened upon a sign directing us to come romp with the wildlife at Bimbimbie Fauna Park. Being . . .
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August 18, 2008 10:53 AM EDT --
I'm back from my family vacation. It was spent near Silver Lake in Mears, Michigan. Lake Michigan was just a big sand dune away. I love living in close proximity to the Great Lakes. Did you know Michigan . . .
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September 05, 2007 02:07 AM EDT --
Old Growth Forests are characterized by trees of all ages; wide spacing between the older trees, and a luxuriant and diverse understory of plants adapted to low levels of light. The stand I was lucky . . .
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May 28, 2007 12:17 PM EDT --
My husband and I spent part of the Memorial Day weekend "up North" at his mother's home. Anyone from Michigan knows the term "up North". Hubby's mom . . .
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July 01, 2007 11:49 AM EDT --
Hearing the weather forecast for a cooler Saturday encouraged us to take a day trip that included outdoor activities. We decided to head to St. Louis to visit the Missouri Botanical . . .
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September 07, 2007 07:14 PM EDT --
Well, Geocaching has taken me to yet another place I never imagined going. Washington State! To fiind and log another A.P.E. cache.
The Project A.P.E. caches have become something special to a lot . . .
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December 11, 2006 05:20 PM EST --
We walked among the dunes,
sinking deep into the sand
as we made our way to the top
of the highest
to see what was on the other side.
The climb was difficult.
It was steep and we kept sliding,
but . . .
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November 12, 2007 12:15 PM EST --
Old Growth Forests are characterized by trees of all ages; wide spacing between the older trees, and a luxuriant and diverse understory of plants adapted to low levels of light. The stand I was . . .
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December 04, 2006 06:14 PM EST --
If you like flying feathered beasts, then a visit to Ballarat’s Bird World in Australia might just be your cup of tea. Set into a cul-de-sac within a residential neighbourhood, Bird World is a bit . . .
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June 14, 2007 07:23 PM EDT --
Please join me in congratulating Barb W. for winning a copy of Pennsylvania Wilds: Images from the Allegheny National Forest. Barb won the book in the random drawing held this afternoon.
I only . . .
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August 20, 2008 10:03 PM EDT --
Okay - 2nd try here. Let's hope it's a charm.............
Click on the photos below this essay to see them properly.
While on vacation at Silver Lake near Mears, MI, the . . .
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December 28, 2006 10:22 AM EST --
When we first get there. We would unload the car. Hated that, cause I wanted to be on the beach. My mom would say, girls load it up. We have to go shopping for food. Hated that, always thought we could . . .
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April 19, 2007 11:34 AM EDT --
Before
After..just playing around with PhotoShop.
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May 27, 2007 11:27 PM EDT --
Welcome to my world, were solid ancient rock mixes with the ocean carving out natural holes and underwater caves which I didn't leave any unexplored, great for speargun fishing, nice size . . .
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December 12, 2006 04:02 PM EST --
While playing tourist on the Great Ocean Road through the south of Australia, we happened upon one of our favorite things: A wildlife park. Of all these parks we have visited in Victoria, Otway Ranges . . .
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April 19, 2007 04:48 PM EDT --
Before
Also done with Photoshop and some retouching in the water so it looks like he's immersed.
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