tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2616616046996732452024-03-05T01:16:32.485-08:00jane of many trades, all are my master...the adventures of an overachieving soccer mom masquerading as a pastry chef, gardener, photographer,
maid...jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.comBlogger75125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-16085566224820208462012-03-28T11:42:00.000-07:002012-03-28T11:42:13.203-07:00share the shot #5-orange<div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkHM3G_GDzh6lQs6DJwBXSzQoxeKaKMTlRf6eXRaYd4X5aarBHrAHveFLTvmtrHWLS52JLHjyRESKA3L8JD-3b_R61w-LeWx40tBbqDfjROnyJGvDHa95WIK-5Zs5L2219CtcwRFgSsc/s1600/share-the-shot-orange.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrkHM3G_GDzh6lQs6DJwBXSzQoxeKaKMTlRf6eXRaYd4X5aarBHrAHveFLTvmtrHWLS52JLHjyRESKA3L8JD-3b_R61w-LeWx40tBbqDfjROnyJGvDHa95WIK-5Zs5L2219CtcwRFgSsc/s320/share-the-shot-orange.jpg" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> another week has zipped by and i found this <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2012/03/share-the-shot-6-orange/">share the shot</a> assignment to be a real challenge. i am not a fan of the color orange and finding it in my house and garden was tough. the only plant that blooms orange in my garden is an iris and it has not done so yet. as i wondered what i could possibly find to take pictures of, i decided to just go and bake a cake; in my world, almost anything can be solved by baking a cake to share or eat by yourself as you ponder...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8sF60UV1rsGWGwmn6ThYtr4Z_41pC-zC9TrwBt2lO4SfztCVYYEMTrg1Yf3j1RIXtwGMqCunJ9OP_w6ufj_bbtSF2FoFVjcfnZFhAYn2bUiTWlLJEZoKYreMCIeIbAuYhqzSYSxy_OY/s1600/IMG_1990.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL8sF60UV1rsGWGwmn6ThYtr4Z_41pC-zC9TrwBt2lO4SfztCVYYEMTrg1Yf3j1RIXtwGMqCunJ9OP_w6ufj_bbtSF2FoFVjcfnZFhAYn2bUiTWlLJEZoKYreMCIeIbAuYhqzSYSxy_OY/s320/IMG_1990.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> clementines</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXP1yp5FnbxzjdCjl0t4PXTIA3fMVRaT18s8krF-KFShhNuLu_XNvFYiLcedBYljnp3jpAjg3-04wDvDtdNXm7ZWjElz2xnbH4ZjvAWE_qIEVKhZqBUWMba_y_auezUzMy5Z13NxknsE/s1600/IMG_1982.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnXP1yp5FnbxzjdCjl0t4PXTIA3fMVRaT18s8krF-KFShhNuLu_XNvFYiLcedBYljnp3jpAjg3-04wDvDtdNXm7ZWjElz2xnbH4ZjvAWE_qIEVKhZqBUWMba_y_auezUzMy5Z13NxknsE/s320/IMG_1982.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> wait for it</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUIhS_5oT_Te3ez-xBoQn1jlllZwqfnN86JZslkUiLH1eTEXNL1_dgJ6js7UmHPlwz4rCN8372NrzxgQ3HsmGEL_f44s4IbyYVDqNnfDs_nAESSETHalb7N_uLpek17u8Q6-CFrDkCIA/s1600/IMG_2028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuUIhS_5oT_Te3ez-xBoQn1jlllZwqfnN86JZslkUiLH1eTEXNL1_dgJ6js7UmHPlwz4rCN8372NrzxgQ3HsmGEL_f44s4IbyYVDqNnfDs_nAESSETHalb7N_uLpek17u8Q6-CFrDkCIA/s320/IMG_2028.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"> we went hiking and found these-any idea what the are? tell me cause i'm stumped...</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwpqb0o24uYmlW8Df5ybFOPCcxepCfBqsalI2S9acj1fOW7Ch-xYzx6toSzdHNKD4LY2qlex9sCnq5sSIVUyZ9DAJRTVLGvocb8Z8ILaSBu-IVisjF6G9ek7SdB68Ck3MfqKslGPodFM/s1600/IMG_2033.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwpqb0o24uYmlW8Df5ybFOPCcxepCfBqsalI2S9acj1fOW7Ch-xYzx6toSzdHNKD4LY2qlex9sCnq5sSIVUyZ9DAJRTVLGvocb8Z8ILaSBu-IVisjF6G9ek7SdB68Ck3MfqKslGPodFM/s320/IMG_2033.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"> mushrooms-unknown species of polyspores</div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQ36BrkKnqRCSGgmeIBjzpKyuBtr_LxuYPqz23V5MAt4Q6LYvcUbyPS0eD4a3z0QW4zHw-z3MW70ahICiChkNvYUBTbzorm-YZfJktzkC7j1zVJsPF-yM6MTMmpwo1_sd05D0XEDb2tM/s1600/IMG_1130.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="245" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnQ36BrkKnqRCSGgmeIBjzpKyuBtr_LxuYPqz23V5MAt4Q6LYvcUbyPS0eD4a3z0QW4zHw-z3MW70ahICiChkNvYUBTbzorm-YZfJktzkC7j1zVJsPF-yM6MTMmpwo1_sd05D0XEDb2tM/s320/IMG_1130.JPG" style="cursor: move;" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">my little girl on my favorite reading chair-twice the orange!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">many thanks to amy of <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/">she wears many hats</a> for the wonderful challenge!</div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-52603684859385805092012-03-20T06:00:00.000-07:002012-03-20T06:00:39.926-07:00share the shot#5-red<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AnYCcBD136xPxQpORcScURXzWUp9IMqntxrbm7jEvacH6SIr7pvV2jUV2kKf2RuxXEF0RxnjSe8ZHgSGdE3IQRHi0WfG_q3kMnpWsWQ5rkOpOwtqEkohAUQ4f7rEyMZL9spa_Y9cE-HY/s1600/share-the-shot-red.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
<img border="0" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9AnYCcBD136xPxQpORcScURXzWUp9IMqntxrbm7jEvacH6SIr7pvV2jUV2kKf2RuxXEF0RxnjSe8ZHgSGdE3IQRHi0WfG_q3kMnpWsWQ5rkOpOwtqEkohAUQ4f7rEyMZL9spa_Y9cE-HY/s320/share-the-shot-red.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div> i am really having fun with the <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2012/03/share-the-shot-5-red/">share the shot challenges</a>. taking the time to look for things that might make a nice subject and then actually getting the shot-it is a real opportunity to learn something about staging a shot and getting the effect you are hoping for in the photo. many of my shots come from the garden and red is a tough one. obviously, there are red flowers but i do not have any in my garden. i do however have red in the vegetable garden.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6uc7miRrn4_n-ydExTxifwuNd-giMBzSEyL9qY-qrmqEr0Nm1QdoG_241GHUWUuMhrVb7TAeIrwkqhggzdLA95csyGIiAKf4GdEE7sfwwNq8h5U9UXaFwMSwmy-AXzFFODWnUzPLKFs5/s1600/IMG_1917.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC6uc7miRrn4_n-ydExTxifwuNd-giMBzSEyL9qY-qrmqEr0Nm1QdoG_241GHUWUuMhrVb7TAeIrwkqhggzdLA95csyGIiAKf4GdEE7sfwwNq8h5U9UXaFwMSwmy-AXzFFODWnUzPLKFs5/s320/IMG_1917.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>rhubarb chard-it has overwintered nicely and i love the red/green contrast.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIabX7tV1AodWri2LcVdTmFJ7hf789OwYc2qSdKb2fBk1BHC9fWNV2slQbeWsbf47IxlSeYvy2NMR-uuLczRptEmEZud_1Juh1lI8aoRmxvTRD-L5yEQ1A2nY7zEAXoWY3Sjsn3z_AIzIj/s1600/IMG_1933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIabX7tV1AodWri2LcVdTmFJ7hf789OwYc2qSdKb2fBk1BHC9fWNV2slQbeWsbf47IxlSeYvy2NMR-uuLczRptEmEZud_1Juh1lI8aoRmxvTRD-L5yEQ1A2nY7zEAXoWY3Sjsn3z_AIzIj/s320/IMG_1933.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"> i love red leaf lettuce</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4XvKEJQrZGrqU6O_0V4TeOrkJpLMj80K2nxukAvpy4bS0HJW9WTvkbTV4dEJ0OUCpFnx0AE-JL53sdSZ4Jq0UtyxnFG4sYTWvoEtCatj_zNWvWZhlYpNb-c49IP_uoo3djUKe81CGorD/s1600/IMG_1944.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4XvKEJQrZGrqU6O_0V4TeOrkJpLMj80K2nxukAvpy4bS0HJW9WTvkbTV4dEJ0OUCpFnx0AE-JL53sdSZ4Jq0UtyxnFG4sYTWvoEtCatj_zNWvWZhlYpNb-c49IP_uoo3djUKe81CGorD/s320/IMG_1944.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">what i was really after-a shot of the wood grain with the fading red paint on the chair</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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thanks to amy for a great challenge! be sure to check all of the entries for the red challenge by clicking <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2012/03/share-the-shot-5-red/">here</a>.jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-27194423044764818562012-03-14T15:29:00.000-07:002012-03-14T15:29:11.460-07:00share the shot#4-green<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY9bNxTOPszA-ZchI9CExAL7gZsjrQdhMsgiPuqV-mYg-WpfdGBVU84xfrRPpUK0nSPaUhLoKmqAa0njneuxiygCObyr7Rikt5NaLVBq0yfpwBv5OfFT-AdeBuvPh0Xm-arfo_JcwwAVq/s1600/share-the-shot-green.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTY9bNxTOPszA-ZchI9CExAL7gZsjrQdhMsgiPuqV-mYg-WpfdGBVU84xfrRPpUK0nSPaUhLoKmqAa0njneuxiygCObyr7Rikt5NaLVBq0yfpwBv5OfFT-AdeBuvPh0Xm-arfo_JcwwAVq/s320/share-the-shot-green.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> for this weeks assignment-green, and kermit was right, it ain't easy being green...i decided to go out in the yard to see what i could find, i found out that i need to be spending some time weeding in the garden.<br />
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be sure to check out the other <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2012/03/share-the-shot-4-green/">entries</a> and a big round of applause to amy of <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/">she wears many hats</a> for a true challenge. stay tuned for the next assignment-red!jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-51481709249960251822012-03-11T17:09:00.000-07:002012-03-11T17:09:08.282-07:00share the shot #3-purple<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT04cECbRttnNO6kf7LEwztrD0sjIQPM7WMiFv3AfnvHtN2aoO2lhu6g14iqAu2FuVWXdv5H4yaleUEzSf0g0uZk-qwBLdzTddMckU_3I2vS8w-EQMm8LNTXAn6mTdrBx5PlOW_MEZOWRO/s1600/share-the-shot-purple.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT04cECbRttnNO6kf7LEwztrD0sjIQPM7WMiFv3AfnvHtN2aoO2lhu6g14iqAu2FuVWXdv5H4yaleUEzSf0g0uZk-qwBLdzTddMckU_3I2vS8w-EQMm8LNTXAn6mTdrBx5PlOW_MEZOWRO/s320/share-the-shot-purple.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> how quickly the weeks are going-i get photos posted and then it is time to think about some more for the next <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2012/02/share-the-shot-1-blue/">share the shot challenge</a>. purple is a tough color to photograph. it tends to turn blue. the year my daughter wore a purple gown to the prom, we had a hard time getting a photograph of her with the gown remaining purple. mostly, she appeared to be wearing a deep blue. <br />
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for this week's challenge, i headed out to the garden with my canon. spring is a time that is filled with purple. many flowers blooming now are purple and if you head to the vegetable garden, you will find purple lurking there too.<br />
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thanks amy for a great challenge. check out all of the participants <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2012/03/share-the-shot-3-purple/">here</a>. consider joining in on the fun and post some of your own photos!jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-13553153326668915392012-02-29T12:05:00.000-08:002012-02-29T12:05:16.533-08:00i'm the captain, i run this shipi'm the captain, no really, that's my name-the captain. my humans gave me this name because they let me run the ship. well, they don't really let me but i don't give them many choices. i've worked hard to get them trained just right and they do just about anything i want them to do. especially if it means i get to eat something-they always give me tasty treats.<br />
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today, i noticed that my lady human was busy with her lap heater-she kept tapping the little button thingys. then came out the picture making thingy. off to the garden she went. i always go to the garden with my humans. someone needs to keep an eye on them and the birds and the squirrels. i like to sneak up on my lady human; when she is walking across the grass, i like to run as fast as i can straight towards her and when i get close enough, i smack her on the back of the legs. it usually causes her to laugh but i am sure i saw her leg bendy thing almost go out from under her-soon, lady human, soon and then all the pretty birds will be mine!!!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRldN9zVmOq8SFlSvy7A9OzwMox8FSQtdXjPymKTxTPuu6Hd5reiwiitDpIami2amgauL7whXwZiJGGzxweUb8ntvhbfTT2hf7kWqHjNe15Zu_DJT9S7l0U1R8qoCwL4o9JOg6gz94twIq/s1600/IMG_1564.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRldN9zVmOq8SFlSvy7A9OzwMox8FSQtdXjPymKTxTPuu6Hd5reiwiitDpIami2amgauL7whXwZiJGGzxweUb8ntvhbfTT2hf7kWqHjNe15Zu_DJT9S7l0U1R8qoCwL4o9JOg6gz94twIq/s320/IMG_1564.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">but they are almost as pretty as i am...</div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-71885846893272932312012-02-28T12:03:00.001-08:002012-02-28T12:09:30.171-08:00share the shot; week 2-yellow<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASecqNfOXLNt5rXTFMzy6186nqLGrfGFtnY0-eScwUNKmW6esTDaGN7xi7UviDNXOoekAgqtIliEu9VKhSPbdTveWdV_cw_v8vTBnm52dd2iH8b7MUFXk1a-d_lFIprv2HNY95Ufmy6za/s1600/share-the-shot-yellow.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjASecqNfOXLNt5rXTFMzy6186nqLGrfGFtnY0-eScwUNKmW6esTDaGN7xi7UviDNXOoekAgqtIliEu9VKhSPbdTveWdV_cw_v8vTBnm52dd2iH8b7MUFXk1a-d_lFIprv2HNY95Ufmy6za/s320/share-the-shot-yellow.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">for this weeks assignment, <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2012/02/share-the-shot-2-yellow/">amy</a> gave us the color yellow. in my line of work, that is an easy subject. the hard part, getting a good photo in a busy kitchen with fluorescent lighting. i might also add that on this particular day, the idea to bring my camera never crossed my mind either. that left me with my cell phone, specifically, <a href="http://www.google.com/imgres?q=samsung+phones&hl=en&biw=1024&bih=615&gbv=2&tbm=isch&tbnid=8_paQ0Kujfxn6M:&imgrefurl=http://www.latestphoneblog.com/2009_03_31_archive.html&docid=s5675XZwJcZazM&imgurl=http://www.new-cell-phones.org/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/samsung-magnet-cell-phone.jpg&w=250&h=412&ei=fzJNT-eqBYS2twfc7_hI&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=617&sig=100273926606197049440&page=11&tbnh=140&tbnw=81&start=212&ndsp=23&ved=1t:429,r:5,s:212&tx=46&ty=61">my not so smart phone</a>...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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after work, i made the rounds in my neighborhood thrift stores-again with just my cell phone<br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQIBipDryhNOim1I99EQXsOVPezPrm6kVbT_PzDh_CnE6l6pAU4tqgmkJP60Wey0v7qdfWuSsnEin73ITXEfk95kW89h6FZzte-h51JReHFT02dKoRg5jFPnrJYYT5lW1RadqrnWGj6tQ/s1600/Photo-0179.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQIBipDryhNOim1I99EQXsOVPezPrm6kVbT_PzDh_CnE6l6pAU4tqgmkJP60Wey0v7qdfWuSsnEin73ITXEfk95kW89h6FZzte-h51JReHFT02dKoRg5jFPnrJYYT5lW1RadqrnWGj6tQ/s320/Photo-0179.jpg" width="320" /></a></div> yellow was a popular shoe color at some point. i can't help thinking that anyone wearing these would look like they had big bananas on their feet.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">the only photo i took without using my cell phone. for this one, i used the canon</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRC3T2UkHLL5_Z4D2PGALDkUR5CeC-XtBxW8PHu0el0gAtCxf8cKFUJcINbDTP7vrPVdopQ598RUATmRET7_UC3efsPlEwzHeeWhgNuXngBvJS8B29xTT8l0beJ75lOwFuP0iTqp9x8qp/s1600/IMG_1521.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="210" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvRC3T2UkHLL5_Z4D2PGALDkUR5CeC-XtBxW8PHu0el0gAtCxf8cKFUJcINbDTP7vrPVdopQ598RUATmRET7_UC3efsPlEwzHeeWhgNuXngBvJS8B29xTT8l0beJ75lOwFuP0iTqp9x8qp/s320/IMG_1521.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>zested lemons get squeezed for the juice to make a batch of lemon bars. you can read about them and see the recipe <a href="http://downhomedesserts.blogspot.com/2012/02/cookbook-request-lady-lemon-bars-in.html">here</a>. if you are inspired, make a batch and take a lovely yellow photo! to see the photos that were submitted, visit amy's website, <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2012/02/share-the-shot-2-yellow/">she wears many hats</a>.<br />
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thanks again amy for making the day go by quicker at work and a fun filled afternoon of thrift store gigglesjane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-55780682691458615842012-02-23T12:52:00.000-08:002012-02-23T12:52:05.184-08:00share the shot-week 1, blue this poor blog page-if it actually had feelings, i'd really be deep in it! while it may seem as if i have been gone for good, actually i haven't been far away. most of my entries go over on my baking page, <a href="http://downhomedesserts.blogspot.com/">easier than pie</a>. but some things just don't seem to fit there so i put them here.<br />
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recently, i found a photography challenge called <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2012/02/share-the-shot-1-blue/">share the shot</a>. it is a challenge open to anyone of any skill level and does not require any kind of experience or talent-just the ability to take a picture. and the great thing about this-no fancy camera is needed. i have decided to take amy(hostess with the mostest-she blogs at <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/">she wears many hats</a>) up on her challenge and i pulled out my camera, a canon rebel t1i. <br />
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the whole point of the challenge was for amy to get back to taking pictures that she "wanted" to take rather than those she "had" to take. i totally get it. for me, this will be an opportunity to learn how to use all of the functions of my camera as well as a chance to get better at taking photos. so the first assignment-blue. that's right, blue. what that means is just take a photo that is focused on something blue. all i had to do was look around, i saw lots of blue stuff without ever leaving the confines of my own home and garden.<br />
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check out all of the participants on amy's blog, <a href="http://shewearsmanyhats.com/2012/02/share-the-shot-1-blue/">she wears many hats</a>. thanks for a fun afternoon amy! can't wait for the next assignment-it's theme is yellow and for fun, i used my cell phone as well as my camera.jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-28105628879870303622011-02-07T08:58:00.000-08:002011-02-09T11:31:55.084-08:00henry horton state park; date #8, a hike through a cedar glade so, we are trying to keep up with the dates and are definitely running a little behind. we had a nice warm afternoon together and decided to head to a park we had never visited before. this area has several cedar glades and we chose to visit the one in the <a href="http://www.tn.gov/environment/parks/HenryHorton/">henry horton state park</a> located in chapel hill. there are <a href="http://www.tn.gov/environment/parks/HenryHorton/pdf/parkmap.pdf">3 trails to hike</a> but the hickory ridge loop runs around a cedar glade. if it looks this beautiful in january, imagine what it will be like in the spring when the native wildflowers begin to bloom. we plan to go back to see that for ourselves.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSkHorAozAkEFsyYY3O1ra9WpTcoKsdZL0oKIGwfxhdaqges2zRVJTDqvwaZkIdou3rc1pnHVu1XZcxHBW-w7pRaHq6Mduk8aLaxeeufbbE8Q9bBnFMXpmAidYBocuoZ8Li9Rza4vEQz6/s1600/DSCN0124.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNSkHorAozAkEFsyYY3O1ra9WpTcoKsdZL0oKIGwfxhdaqges2zRVJTDqvwaZkIdou3rc1pnHVu1XZcxHBW-w7pRaHq6Mduk8aLaxeeufbbE8Q9bBnFMXpmAidYBocuoZ8Li9Rza4vEQz6/s320/DSCN0124.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">little piggy at the door of martins bbq</div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-9178246358209554142011-01-16T10:34:00.000-08:002011-01-16T10:58:46.882-08:00date night-thrift stores and korean foodcell phone photo alert...sorry, i do not like to take a camera into a restaurant and if i take photos during a meal, it is always with cell phone. <div><br /></div><div>darry and i decided to make a date of our afternoon together. when i arrived home from work and the basketball game he was watching ended, we headed over to the west side of town. along charlotte avenue is a group of thrift stores. we visited unique thrift store, southern thrift, goodwill and salvation army. darry had the only purchase of the day-a vintage islanders stanley cup hat. i was in search of vintage table ware or pie dishes as well as any kind of stuff that i could work into the decor of our house. needless to say, i came up empty handed. after a couple hours of mindless browsing and lots of giggling over the stuff that was for sale, we headed east towards home. we stopped of to fuel up at <a href="http://www.portlandbrewcoffee.com/content.php?id=17">portland brew</a> and then landed in our own backyard. after a much needed trip to the grocery store, we bickered about dinner and decided if this was a real date, it required a dinner out. </div><div><br /></div><div>our choice, <a href="http://www.yelp.com/biz/so-gong-dong-tofu-house-restaurant-nashville">tofu house</a> on antioch pike.<br /><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGxR8AT95qTuRN-LfDBI2MsoVyUxY2ewFarAA-zHqH50xmANHQS7Mt6BRworviWNshctWCjPkzsYVHi10iobIC08LMKxV-J0YbRdMLwULJkb9bqvtIRPIXnTmjhCxuwGl09ypFBPJQO2z-/s200/Photo-0080+12-35-39.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562855012787915074" /></div><div>the little plates of condiments delivered before our soup arrived. we had (from 12 o'clock) green beans or sea weed salad, bean sprouts, cucumbers, traditional cabbage kim chi, eggs for the soup, a sauce for the shrimps i ordered, potatoes and a spicy daikon. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqT50t9FVF7CevZq9dhGiBml5lFdXcpdLhm_H3nHUG8hA7Gnd-Mx1hcH-0T6BIl1oRsKJMmDMAq5gY8DrEc84S-4sQrdX_4t1yFsMdu2P01V020TvQM_NNZENDrhS-CQIWC2v37Li2ZMN/s1600/Photo-0081+12-35-39.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaqT50t9FVF7CevZq9dhGiBml5lFdXcpdLhm_H3nHUG8hA7Gnd-Mx1hcH-0T6BIl1oRsKJMmDMAq5gY8DrEc84S-4sQrdX_4t1yFsMdu2P01V020TvQM_NNZENDrhS-CQIWC2v37Li2ZMN/s200/Photo-0081+12-35-39.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562855009014815250" /></a>i ordered mushroom tofu soup. it had noodles, oyster mushrooms and lots of tofu.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTPsLXodbJxM-pxRSyvCuF7EelJPLu8J9tehSh9Vb0NJpCei8MDPhuraTtLcxvLbpWKeUQj1sxkZGNxGGb5T3Qh79e2449z3umpFTeWk3iDzYQwgBrLXs3XgPmS-odN3o1xYjouFLl66M/s1600/Photo-0082+12-35-39.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTPsLXodbJxM-pxRSyvCuF7EelJPLu8J9tehSh9Vb0NJpCei8MDPhuraTtLcxvLbpWKeUQj1sxkZGNxGGb5T3Qh79e2449z3umpFTeWk3iDzYQwgBrLXs3XgPmS-odN3o1xYjouFLl66M/s200/Photo-0082+12-35-39.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562855010151630530" /></a>darry ordered kim chi tofu soup</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPd-153Tj2GiiT7lyHWoWZz5IiIz_wyG10FF6puz_n7a_iAkpL5hMZX9vMV2XFMFW_ggZfNFQfBuvUTccjYfVbsY-FHBK6DwZyF3TsCQhhHp6vFgaN5BbrC0G7PmjWNdOCrbbJqf5KU1uT/s1600/Photo-0083+12-35-39.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPd-153Tj2GiiT7lyHWoWZz5IiIz_wyG10FF6puz_n7a_iAkpL5hMZX9vMV2XFMFW_ggZfNFQfBuvUTccjYfVbsY-FHBK6DwZyF3TsCQhhHp6vFgaN5BbrC0G7PmjWNdOCrbbJqf5KU1uT/s200/Photo-0083+12-35-39.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562854999646469570" /></a>entrees are delivered with the soup and i chose shrimp with scallops</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPA95-Td9MhkHfd2J0vjDi8jHvTQwtkC1JcIK7kA-XRd3xaNY0ax1y1Y3lzPySwdu4zFZMcmX0WVcY4H7OMRVlVKO8MantHr2D9fu4o_HQndmMnDyDf5zgt1DEQk-MW-nd5xnn2a1cSX8/s1600/Photo-0084+12-35-39.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYPA95-Td9MhkHfd2J0vjDi8jHvTQwtkC1JcIK7kA-XRd3xaNY0ax1y1Y3lzPySwdu4zFZMcmX0WVcY4H7OMRVlVKO8MantHr2D9fu4o_HQndmMnDyDf5zgt1DEQk-MW-nd5xnn2a1cSX8/s200/Photo-0084+12-35-39.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562854999344510930" /></a>darry ordered the braised short ribs</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>all in all, the food was good and we ate all that we could. the soup comes to the table at a full boil and stays hot for a long time. tofu soup looks as if it wouldn't be filling but you will be surprised at just how filling it is. if you are not a fan of spicy foods, this isn't the place for you-even though i ordered my soup mild, it still had a bite to it and i used some of the rice served with it to take the edge off. </div><div><br /></div><div>so, 7 down and plenty more to go in order to hit 25 dates in a year. we had a fun afternoon/evening and i look forward to the next date. </div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-74554929220338907572011-01-11T07:27:00.001-08:002011-01-11T07:52:20.745-08:00celebrating the year-25 dates for 25 years<div style="text-align: left;">for those of you out there that might be thinking that i have given up on the 25 dates for 25 years, think again. we work in a field that does not let us enjoy a leisurely holiday season. it is very stressful and busy that we generally look back on it and wonder if it even happened. so in honor of that fact, i am calling this holiday season, date #3 & 4, officially, we blinked and missed it...actually, we did have a chance to do a few things together. we spent time cooking together and watching movies and hiking with the dog</div><div><br /></div><div>here is something else we did, we went on a real date, #5 was a trip to <a href="http://www.bellbucklechamber.com/">bell buckle</a> for a day of browsing in antique shops and lunch in the <a href="http://www.bellbucklecafe.com/">bell buckle cafe</a>.</div><div><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqbZtB5ecIDaPNO3FNjIGQiSKOEAPgMlLcQ919Uogi68rXTd8-_2_VQzjjavn32M-vCzeFTo62AleLWiSDMgRCCGt0TRoqbAC6bmaZlcahgbqitkeSyzou3v4ZQpFyKh51ua-qUp0FVjGt/s400/P1020052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560951426664835458" /></a>if you go to bell buckle, be sure to go by phillips general store. billy phillips does an amazing job with the windows.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQVEWC42vgWgxLnuDtq099XtYpID-1deuOhARo_6jiMqEc0mmkSUc-XhaNLtl-IAIb3ZXxA2z75eC4zAe-smGMiNd3SG3G2xiUqNHEO4xWIMEkjMG8Q7OKKCdApRohKwA83D6TlhtX4nZ/s1600/P1020053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSQVEWC42vgWgxLnuDtq099XtYpID-1deuOhARo_6jiMqEc0mmkSUc-XhaNLtl-IAIb3ZXxA2z75eC4zAe-smGMiNd3SG3G2xiUqNHEO4xWIMEkjMG8Q7OKKCdApRohKwA83D6TlhtX4nZ/s400/P1020053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560951418646533570" /></a>the other window to the store. check out the store too-it is so jam packed that you could spend a week in it and not see a fraction of what is in there. be sure to visit the bluebird antiques and ice cream shop owned by his parents around the corner from the general store-it is just as jam packed and they are a nice bunch of folks to visit with!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>date #4 was a holiday movie festival at our house. we watched so many but these are a few of what we enjoyed together.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsxa5BPP4d1tK_TC_eMZ10lkib3Dy_UqWyARDOZGc7fhShYTnQaZAiOmyx1uJUp6oNQ_HI22bsKTLxa2zz6xr_nYo63Ofo-eIuLRIQy9LFIBozu2Fh6MpkmJyaxMYv23yV3zDlQHMZ4Luc/s1600/holidayaffair.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDw66j2EqLXr-kmf6lBDYHM4zGrfpB2Doz4NnpcDkF1m48MTVRHTfhqEaha-ebT28vSMaAluCoUsilGlEnkSp5UcPu1Xdw1lqpNtVZMGm-SB0vMqbCOvczDG9rXfb5W-WwF6kuaENuHTET/s400/51dz9%252BnIJoL._SL500_AA300_.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5560950957113421186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">there are three movies on this disk-we watched them all</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">date #3 was a collection of hikes we took with the dog-sometimes just around the block and other times over at the ag center, see the photos of one over <a href="http://dcmg-demogarden.blogspot.com/2011/01/late-autumn-walk.html">here</a>. we have some catching up to do if we will make it to 25 by september. we'll make it!</div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-11320563126565925692010-12-05T18:25:00.000-08:002010-12-05T18:36:53.992-08:00father-daughter day at lp field<div style="text-align: left;">so, it could have been our next big date but...i am not a fan of the pigskin and when alix called about the pair of tickets to the titans game today, i could tell she really wanted to go to a game with her dad. of course, she would have let me go and not said anything-that is the girl she is, but i wanted the two of them to have a fun time together. and then there was reality-it was just too cold out there for me-it was snowing!!! i don't do snow!!! alix took photos of the game and here they are, as for our next date-keep watching, we'll get out there soon enough.</div><div><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5U1x8u8DMzM1n5L1TWtGZA5MMkiQIiHzaylZLds9LM8prUv_r2jrbkyC1XdOWjF1OjkgzsiMWaN2V4GOkuICI9TnKZOfZPD-o63UHWsIyYglS6BklXoKwLmLg3PrQnUOxA0uL9_w51xXM/s400/PC050070.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547390360418025010" /></a><br /></div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-75699520128707266812010-11-14T12:36:00.000-08:002010-11-14T12:57:55.490-08:00it's national bundt day tomorrow!<div style="text-align: left;">last year, blogger mary, the food librarian began a new tradition. she decided to celebrate national bundt day(11/15) by baking 30 bundt (or similarly shaped cake) cakes, 1 each day for the days preceding and including november 15 for a total of 30 bundts in 30 days. she blogged about each one and then since she had so much fun with it, she did it again this year. oh, how i wished i could bake along with her and make one each day too. unfortunately, my work/writing/parenting/gardening/neighborhood watch schedules-otherwise known as my life, got in the way. this week i needed to make two cakes-one for the pot luck dinner at our monthly master gardeners meeting and one for the work session in the garden. it was an opportunity to make bundts!!! </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">yes, mary, i love big bundts too!</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 340px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisI-HTNmqhjG4ZdRWwY2HtPQW8CVXOwH0q27d7bsnZfm7dIrheQFHTGLUWffGHGihHJ5KiR3RCdpU_cmXhBAh7kxAx0yhzK_hNlwktK_T57rvrFRfsxQOvR2F0NOr940XbF_Ws_VqtGCfu/s400/PB110040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539507414400598066" /></div><div>this one is the combination of a bundt and an upside-down cake. rather than use a fancy cake pan, i just used a plain tube pan. i cooked the syrup and poured it into the pan and then layered apple slices over the pan in a nice ring. then i carefully dolloped a pumpkin spice cake over the apples and baked it. after letting it sit on the counter for about 10 minutes, i inverted the cake onto the platter and here it is. it went over very well at the dinner.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIsPOg1-vTPJpi2cooKhtJkXVn3_RrSTorbLibqF8bzU2uwjq4URJoQ_7Ny_RDlE-5F-3jKJVdmHXmiDYljFHDNuMa1IUBgCDG8LnAbDuyMUtPH1tpBVFu8gJI9aOh1ewIaG3JgiBpxjx/s1600/PB140031.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 274px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkIsPOg1-vTPJpi2cooKhtJkXVn3_RrSTorbLibqF8bzU2uwjq4URJoQ_7Ny_RDlE-5F-3jKJVdmHXmiDYljFHDNuMa1IUBgCDG8LnAbDuyMUtPH1tpBVFu8gJI9aOh1ewIaG3JgiBpxjx/s400/PB140031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5539507410299245234" /></a>for our work session this morning, i took the remaining pumpkin and made a cake batter with it. into about 1/3 of the batter, i stirred in some melted unsweetened chocolate and used that to make a ribbon in the center of the cake. we nibbled on cake and sipped chai tea while we devised a plan of action in the garden. we've got our priorities straight, a gardener must be properly prepared to work in the garden...check out the garden <a href="http://dcmg-demogarden.blogspot.com/">here</a>.</div><div><br /></div><div>here's a big round of applause for mary, <a href="http://foodlibrarian.blogspot.com/">the food librarian</a> and her big bundt celebration! let's do this again next year!!!</div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-17386195980283882442010-10-31T13:43:00.000-07:002010-10-31T17:32:55.196-07:00what halloween looks like at our house<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-8Seo6XOuXev_6PdCCio8GdPWes7-GEgZ0COs2IMaNvD-0hEuoIRyGw9FDN8gjxBt0O2-zK3tN1_wxev1tjJR2uxI0Rs3JHlaNZlA7cPqo7-3ENhYF-cSvsiycieN7ZN1DRM3HZVkWBEp/s1600/PA310033.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZacgafzZSgFI4jZIXnV35C42-OjLMxPvs4kAFc4f-vQZmzIvwxhNyLOhdpOX5ELfLJuZsxmdmyWz3ZRk6CobWSoxG7DK0L1B1tQmJkxkfqrr_vnD11yFrAuolu69QSMF9v1fzxpEHKc_o/s400/PA310048.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5534313814325826786" border="0" /></a>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-86992631737814161462010-10-24T12:40:00.001-07:002010-10-24T13:46:28.532-07:00#2 and counting, a hike with the dog on a fall sunday morningso, we decided to do this 25 dates in a year thing and so far, we haven't been able to do anything. between soccer games and repairs to the house, we have been a little busy. this morning, we decided to stay home from the garden and do some things around the house and as we read the paper, ate breakfast and chattered, we decided to go out on a hike with the dog and take in a little fall weather.<br /><br />our destination, ellington agricultural center and the roger's walk trail. we have lived in nashville for 15 years now and the entire time, we have lived right by this place. about a year ago, we discovered the new trail system in the center and we walk it whenever we can. it is a beautiful oasis right in a very congested part of town.<br /><br />the ag center also has special meaning to us. when we first moved here, we were unfamiliar with what nashville had to offer as far as recreation and this was convenient in many ways. we were also a bit strapped for cash, something many parents with young kids are, and this was a low cost alternative for us-no admission fees and close to home. needless to say, our kids spent lots of time here playing in the creek, flying kites by the mansion and wandering around the grounds to the ag museum and the iris garden. as we watched our girls grow up, we have also watched the ag center slowly change and the changes have been wonderful-beautiful landscaping adds to the scenery and the trails make this a place to come and enjoy the outdoors.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNNvQuDwZsN36YE8VZA3M5SQPMWgZpRu5lEpZSDUey8X8rDC0YKg1rN23hDIRbcqTnuMV9Esp4cO_c80HeTWwEQz4R_r0mtRa6z_qA0x6NyYfIS7X2_XsDawAM-eCmg9o5au1UpcAWAds/s1600/PA230035.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGNNvQuDwZsN36YE8VZA3M5SQPMWgZpRu5lEpZSDUey8X8rDC0YKg1rN23hDIRbcqTnuMV9Esp4cO_c80HeTWwEQz4R_r0mtRa6z_qA0x6NyYfIS7X2_XsDawAM-eCmg9o5au1UpcAWAds/s400/PA230035.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531706145356803522" border="0" /></a>we parked the car over at the trail head near the apiary-bee yard for the nashville area beekeepers, and set out for our walk with the dog.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildjx4zwTsF4FK0vJ_Sib5EzIPb4nQIyrAIm7l_QPE-fqnSCL1IEqD_p3Z2ZsLilRpUwmbx-0zFo0gB3ISLnRWNHijvSBJHyDeGfjQtonSyCgWM0TFH5l1iJ4gGe962qtPm59Q0fdRD1Fd/s1600/PA230036.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildjx4zwTsF4FK0vJ_Sib5EzIPb4nQIyrAIm7l_QPE-fqnSCL1IEqD_p3Z2ZsLilRpUwmbx-0zFo0gB3ISLnRWNHijvSBJHyDeGfjQtonSyCgWM0TFH5l1iJ4gGe962qtPm59Q0fdRD1Fd/s400/PA230036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531706146668659058" border="0" /></a>before this trail was built, this area was not one that you could walk through. it is full of large old trees and wildflowers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-Hp7lh1jSkjmELjwUsVgW1hPMWXGLPeans5YHrnNhXCN3VXYLZseHVhi6xguZRwwBh73__MZ7OQXgexZW7O68wN0HWevLM3TUj3SuNtvpiicUyBcKMNUiIL98ESBL0WMkmZEAHtl4nbOp/s1600/PA230037.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNV9sY_5sSJcSddty8ArFnTnsrbuOWNNwJ8Y8rwvv-e3TSRSTAE1G8pKxQfRyDyOwK1E9UyeMxNKYC6ElPq-cm0xtx-R8_UMVt5aFCTMjepEg8kvu4UEEBHYYcGwzpvXnoSpo0lEB5y4Jx/s400/PA230039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531705342211332834" border="0" /></a>when you come out of the wooded area, you are in a pasture that had a herd of cattle grazing in it when we first came here. the girls loved to look at the cows and we would spend time walking along the fence and watching the herd. they have long since moved on and this area has been opened to hikers as a result.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGH5kxVsuQrdT0l-KDQLAfVt6m9lL7fwDZqSlXCxlKISaDB89v15uLD0KRSwukHWh8dqUTeW_85dBGEoMeH2E_ePMxtoaeXR24X04egncNDQnAwpW7z6Cze230dfA1FedQt2nDHZ4QuA6v/s1600/PA230040.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGH5kxVsuQrdT0l-KDQLAfVt6m9lL7fwDZqSlXCxlKISaDB89v15uLD0KRSwukHWh8dqUTeW_85dBGEoMeH2E_ePMxtoaeXR24X04egncNDQnAwpW7z6Cze230dfA1FedQt2nDHZ4QuA6v/s400/PA230040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531705337354315762" border="0" /></a>the seven mile creek looks so tranquil now but during the flood, it was a raging river! we have been here many times over the years. the girls would try to catch fish and crayfish and we have released more than one turtle here too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI8YA4nzuOfzrDPA6GYgC7a1SEfcJddOTmEY0CdUYhS7u-RsrlYcRHumYX3TwN_o3PLbi48U5NKAIjJGQHPNu08JOtwuS8CUZZjYx_3mc7RrtLj-UMznGtCjHbwHViDI6Gh-aGv1mlYIT8/s1600/PA230042.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBd9KP84ATreQNSX5tPpSmiw-BTGUtm8-6MRUfdi4XfLJDtMhY9KgDD34exiH7DQ5cf-DH2TaY-vDSx4_gOIABf830mU6j9lmuKmPmDviXdk5FFstdTNo3gCBWqFhFYekx8twq8T403yyL/s400/PA230046.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531704955578818978" border="0" /></a>this part of the trail runs along side the creek.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCjQBllyDWH4Jy9OOej4NK5nX6E9thOOfDgoyyVTuH-1mIPosKlqlIJ5jKIUk2pmydrIvGP7oKKQAvfdG9GncE6gCeetonH46UhQOtN6RgUR7qKoubVwuhT8UWTFP2MnqSGGmk6xtlpsJ/s1600/PA230047.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLCjQBllyDWH4Jy9OOej4NK5nX6E9thOOfDgoyyVTuH-1mIPosKlqlIJ5jKIUk2pmydrIvGP7oKKQAvfdG9GncE6gCeetonH46UhQOtN6RgUR7qKoubVwuhT8UWTFP2MnqSGGmk6xtlpsJ/s400/PA230047.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531704367929585938" border="0" /></a>the trail leads out to this pasture that is bordered by the crieve hall neighborhood and the briarwood branch of the seven mile creek.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8D0i9CyMYewuoKxQtK0G48V2Uv83rC6Q1czth5fAX9yWXLh-AVLU5-b_PsmcsHEgywizGuh1DuYjYyzcofam7d-_vaEhd1Fll90hnzTeBmuZYFX6IjLGZCIWYDCRCAQ7DNvjuBRnZqEsp/s1600/PA230049.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8D0i9CyMYewuoKxQtK0G48V2Uv83rC6Q1czth5fAX9yWXLh-AVLU5-b_PsmcsHEgywizGuh1DuYjYyzcofam7d-_vaEhd1Fll90hnzTeBmuZYFX6IjLGZCIWYDCRCAQ7DNvjuBRnZqEsp/s400/PA230049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531704368589734402" border="0" /></a>the housed here have yards that come right onto the pasture and this family has gated their yard.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYPb5xWe6m66hq2Y0cF6q7PqUSlWF6SnOr3OrSeQ2GIpfqKu6iTcj-sEkEIymQ27zAAUnAEVZV07Btnq1E78gaYrsKIokZNKQi-ZdO_6dyvyoob-jkwmMHRewMwWfJiILIbvBftMNfFha/s1600/PA230050.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZYPb5xWe6m66hq2Y0cF6q7PqUSlWF6SnOr3OrSeQ2GIpfqKu6iTcj-sEkEIymQ27zAAUnAEVZV07Btnq1E78gaYrsKIokZNKQi-ZdO_6dyvyoob-jkwmMHRewMwWfJiILIbvBftMNfFha/s400/PA230050.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531704359071807618" border="0" /></a>i found what i assume to be the grave of some family's cat.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH_CVIRXmDZjBvwXRXwV5Xt10QX-wrRncTIxS2ROOvfIAb69ZBWEgKCCKr1a53sXlxYrDA0CHg5BYE4h3hSoYdEHlr-SYXahUb8YmUG50XD716UoWvxzGvEpE6Dwfv5kGkX_qGP8mBB1pu/s1600/PA230051.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6qRwh4fkJPFhT3VuhWqcq_QbXUXoMbWJHvsSM-8sSS7Z4UeKjEGJEdvHenHURvKV_lgiza7pbs2D9DW-3EpjGfvb2LWY_BpZWKAfxm45_tvbg90goHsU78XFQCWMBg-ICWlqbIQrecTHx/s400/PA230059.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531703801404555506" border="0" /></a>the little japanese garden has always been a favorite spot in the iris garden, it has always reminded me of the japanese tea garden in golden gate park in san francisco.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIRp4no3Z5ZuXKgGa3LqxmAedOJ9LOzKWJNczzqoilWH2QQ98SivXTE0betgGuwCcOZeLL4HXbtCF1dRvhXb9048P-5OXg8_3wIqQOahMk1yvIzkZfYfsOvolToWwJL1xr1IIaRDWhIfP/s1600/PA230061.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIRp4no3Z5ZuXKgGa3LqxmAedOJ9LOzKWJNczzqoilWH2QQ98SivXTE0betgGuwCcOZeLL4HXbtCF1dRvhXb9048P-5OXg8_3wIqQOahMk1yvIzkZfYfsOvolToWwJL1xr1IIaRDWhIfP/s400/PA230061.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531703372878435714" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZaBwDT1cK4EsYDdKUr1EnYqaCpLbv_sy7GXozVCXa5aSClFrNdJW6Z5iJHxQpiezH2avmX-qi8NXnz9zoDSleMlRblWclfxHac_NB0xxSUrUAxd4tTpoAmzgbpHKK50iDDOvWFlcWqHf/s1600/PA230062.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOZaBwDT1cK4EsYDdKUr1EnYqaCpLbv_sy7GXozVCXa5aSClFrNdJW6Z5iJHxQpiezH2avmX-qi8NXnz9zoDSleMlRblWclfxHac_NB0xxSUrUAxd4tTpoAmzgbpHKK50iDDOvWFlcWqHf/s400/PA230062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531703369341828370" border="0" /></a>the last two years, we have found ourselves among a crowd of parents taking prom photos. the overton hs students always crowd the garden for the photos. it is fun to look at all the kids and see how much they have changed and to look at the dresses. they all line up on the bridge and pose.<br /><br />we have seen that bridge used in many ceremonies. alix's girl scout troop had their bridging ceremony here. they bridged from juniors to seniors and it was a walking metaphor-each girl crossed the bridge to receive her pin.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX55v8gINq5548PbccvzNxIw59eqE1E4pensXn9ecw1ta31a4kp82-MaGR04fv3zfZkxAnKmVNBxQBvSsljMPGjpLdVv8QiLpM8wSZ2NzJY4u6EqyU_-uF-cRTeFr9v-hr8E5iC2CFNjOl/s1600/PA230063.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPGjWLFNQXsT9eG4x9OPFPezpNQ47uj66rNHStdOlBcVDAF4w2Cyj3qheaRDI4F-pXY_cvgsXj2HH52YKAQmlBKusvDj2Cb38JYgcxKMfF4pBxG1fX5CMBy94eJChHTjqrnqjJGv_tccSG/s400/PA230065.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531703360486135538" border="0" /></a>the log cabins have always been a favorite spot to play and explore.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZIieuPON8_RiSc6V0rFdIo7U1tkOSQzTFFTZtz1IOdKLmf4ht8nw_wpllFGHI-YDcnyIdTh0fajRjho2OqFZ2HRKn0yLoucJyOroAQWop2tzbtv_UWCFj_3wDsvsEK66sLZaxH9m8ejq/s1600/PA230066.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGZIieuPON8_RiSc6V0rFdIo7U1tkOSQzTFFTZtz1IOdKLmf4ht8nw_wpllFGHI-YDcnyIdTh0fajRjho2OqFZ2HRKn0yLoucJyOroAQWop2tzbtv_UWCFj_3wDsvsEK66sLZaxH9m8ejq/s400/PA230066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531701393914380674" border="0" /></a>grandma's garden is full of heirloom plants that would have grown here back in the day<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYE3iHNdBSTJ-K6HhWfD2TNzsU55uRC-vOycXjK8_icYGe0vACNIyCFkBUcdqlI0Qv9A06VHSgUfXJDjX-tfERhhiAzS8hI_0LagVf0CgqybO4Z-7mIerXuzVWSWPxWDfVCazwzN90Szm/s1600/PA230067.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDYE3iHNdBSTJ-K6HhWfD2TNzsU55uRC-vOycXjK8_icYGe0vACNIyCFkBUcdqlI0Qv9A06VHSgUfXJDjX-tfERhhiAzS8hI_0LagVf0CgqybO4Z-7mIerXuzVWSWPxWDfVCazwzN90Szm/s400/PA230067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531701390622519938" border="0" /></a>cotton plants and farm equipment as well as a grape arbor.<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TwoWN0DrJ0BtLnqClvOVfDzOv-cS3qDxMue7wl9KekO06gTuz6LxTsv_BQpu8ssBGjQ0VPVLO2SIQx5Sr26Osp6mBsH_RuiM6YMQu-9zN961IE6hFAgzXPDGZBBwF9oxqzmuuMMCivPI/s1600/PA230071.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5TwoWN0DrJ0BtLnqClvOVfDzOv-cS3qDxMue7wl9KekO06gTuz6LxTsv_BQpu8ssBGjQ0VPVLO2SIQx5Sr26Osp6mBsH_RuiM6YMQu-9zN961IE6hFAgzXPDGZBBwF9oxqzmuuMMCivPI/s400/PA230071.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531701389953554914" border="0" /></a>the mansion that was once a <a href="http://www.tn.gov/agriculture/general/eachistory.html">home</a> and is now one of many of the offices used by the ag department.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eMza9A2PF24RZXdc5jVPxsUPW3ntjtAG5iWvXYQO7ME_NXcDQ9XYDI08C5hLPu16iO5Qgy2qbaZlogx8TYZVzE92ODYq8Kjya8gjCMVYmTVLddYjvFIKz3igYEkaDQbFcRDSBcDzbwOS/s1600/PA230072.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eMza9A2PF24RZXdc5jVPxsUPW3ntjtAG5iWvXYQO7ME_NXcDQ9XYDI08C5hLPu16iO5Qgy2qbaZlogx8TYZVzE92ODYq8Kjya8gjCMVYmTVLddYjvFIKz3igYEkaDQbFcRDSBcDzbwOS/s400/PA230072.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531701389389973698" border="0" /></a>and a walk with sugar bear isn't complete without some drama. i saw her standing and looking at the ground while she slowly tilted her head back and forth and before we knew it, she came up with a mole!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLAaANCZHbgvy9HsIcisjAomlKkOsz2uArNqW1-K2ges-ebkADfCV5Hpl7kVZmZ-D7CkunaCL-GnCtz8sU-_A-wtaY9GRv_ptmRbwVmZ230VhhlR3WHQnCzjoLXclSK2ST29zYnv0r7Wk/s1600/PA230073.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrLAaANCZHbgvy9HsIcisjAomlKkOsz2uArNqW1-K2ges-ebkADfCV5Hpl7kVZmZ-D7CkunaCL-GnCtz8sU-_A-wtaY9GRv_ptmRbwVmZ230VhhlR3WHQnCzjoLXclSK2ST29zYnv0r7Wk/s400/PA230073.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531701387444504946" border="0" /></a>sorry to say the little fella didn't have a chance-she kills them every time<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcmn7IGb9kYWA5RznnFdOb3WC2Gy2pybjcxppPNQXPbyobqDLkZw3F2kyc5NcHgPlX4AK983uA1YXMofEQYdQuCqAQLYwcg8wUAar7JczZl4L8NmexPyDqCr9eSXZCh4QxjdmYYdun6Gi/s1600/PA230075.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtcmn7IGb9kYWA5RznnFdOb3WC2Gy2pybjcxppPNQXPbyobqDLkZw3F2kyc5NcHgPlX4AK983uA1YXMofEQYdQuCqAQLYwcg8wUAar7JczZl4L8NmexPyDqCr9eSXZCh4QxjdmYYdun6Gi/s400/PA230075.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531700926336367106" border="0" /></a>several years ago while walking around the center, we discovered a small confederate cemetery. it is not marked and no signs point you in its direction.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kn1oOuigmz67vquwy0lIOwFIfJMZVG98HNk_f_4_jTOQVK5xuqRwwA2fdhSy8dZQOtCUHnZhB3Tyf2-Fd5-CXSNoDxvYuDWOyzVEK5Jim7n7LWMqptiT5jTrMMBrLynPsJOhqN3odAtf/s1600/PA230074.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kn1oOuigmz67vquwy0lIOwFIfJMZVG98HNk_f_4_jTOQVK5xuqRwwA2fdhSy8dZQOtCUHnZhB3Tyf2-Fd5-CXSNoDxvYuDWOyzVEK5Jim7n7LWMqptiT5jTrMMBrLynPsJOhqN3odAtf/s400/PA230074.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531700923786437298" border="0" /></a>the stones are hard to read and some seem to have been vandalized over the years.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ51KK8BZFsSY_bTUHuuws70mNAePFPuXLbRj_nYGm7cVm1iEyuU4k9pnX8Q2_-CygitcjplysvO2m3JxUXmYcry2YAAKdzBEQviiSaWO0YPuBNdW-zHuLYJTUQit9TATYgIWsF2YENFth/s1600/PA230076.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsDoJ3-vUToSr6YCfKpmpkm774ldTxCZgUxAUIds1KQ5w_81SFEsnNgEP_8H4pmUwBIbnqw5gB0Q_ol5CX6_Ry3efruk64DqC98NwkMl1BLwucpweRv1TUreA1NQ_2PXqLMuLWiaw43Ocs/s400/PA230078.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531700904279864450" border="0" /></a>ed jones auditorium. we spend plenty of time here with the master gardeners and the beekeepers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ICCRmkWjmjHe9aZB8E1liCA0Grs6DLIXrtBt8MbSFo6yV07MGXbcdUGwe_ieCF2hDIPBGfakUCGaImtTnmWk8BYa8uPmFPnb9sR8O90PLDxuRsP3rSV6xshOQqYHQt0tGwqMacJSdIqr/s1600/PA230079.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4ICCRmkWjmjHe9aZB8E1liCA0Grs6DLIXrtBt8MbSFo6yV07MGXbcdUGwe_ieCF2hDIPBGfakUCGaImtTnmWk8BYa8uPmFPnb9sR8O90PLDxuRsP3rSV6xshOQqYHQt0tGwqMacJSdIqr/s400/PA230079.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531700457018100514" border="0" /></a>the horse barn. metro pd keeps their horses here and you can walk through and pet the horses.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8QOvaxr1zjbgn56oh9jmnbn8Xdp7QPIbKUPRhuRWSCj_TTM2oLRRz6CDzM3NPhHY8t0CdycMT7I03DdQ6rxs33_zl36M5wpCKEP6T64nWeWlOv-XHMBth8Xg7yjEow9b1z4fGAWViSeb/s1600/PA230081.JPG"><img style="display: block; 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margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEir_CoKyZHc7RzzGVCoQWrk9qQzo8KfpP45YE7mhUaUaCpZYyi8yGBGa4_LE3nJGuXpyY6msOHjLDBvjLITZljy0BJlTfqGa25CQv69Lo36J6P8V6_U_ghAELU5yJf4X9OCVKWFYOHVsTtc/s400/PA230083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531700445564066898" border="0" /></a>the ag museum<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W9H2Zcdm8iB1CDJ92IUBm3nfX9qf6BKWv0OXNfBhzRq3ybepYHprSZHuK3vhS9TOlzxcVZHpKtKIkEnX7HFTrZzz1ZN5V5TljA3Qkrqj6ICATf9jvRr69MBsWWmW_quw2_gDe1nDI9sC/s1600/PA230084.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_W9H2Zcdm8iB1CDJ92IUBm3nfX9qf6BKWv0OXNfBhzRq3ybepYHprSZHuK3vhS9TOlzxcVZHpKtKIkEnX7HFTrZzz1ZN5V5TljA3Qkrqj6ICATf9jvRr69MBsWWmW_quw2_gDe1nDI9sC/s400/PA230084.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531700444332697490" border="0" /></a>and back to the beginning. in the distance are the bee boxes in the apiary.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">see you next time!<br /></div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-56671618506982097352010-09-25T14:55:00.000-07:002010-09-25T15:23:12.896-07:0025 dates for 25 years<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvmkIBr1ez9WHQAJPlXt5ZBFS2Pe3yMWksfVuiJ8s50x4XxrEdZ30YJub8A8uOcgNiYHvF2X9Xt8Xve58TMn0CMF8jSIp-0vHl9tWDmkSBrYc_SsYiosxHVmNBNgxj_idIcYWDPCQtUMG/s1600/P9250030.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQvmkIBr1ez9WHQAJPlXt5ZBFS2Pe3yMWksfVuiJ8s50x4XxrEdZ30YJub8A8uOcgNiYHvF2X9Xt8Xve58TMn0CMF8jSIp-0vHl9tWDmkSBrYc_SsYiosxHVmNBNgxj_idIcYWDPCQtUMG/s400/P9250030.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5520973481033290434" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">asa & yehosafat, 2000 by boaz vaadia </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>hard to believe but it is true none the less, the husband and i have been married for 25 years. i simply cannot believe that i am old enough to have been married for that many years. at least i don't feel that old, one look in the mirror and i can see the proof. we had planned on taking a long weekend to lounge on the beach but the flood and all of the repairs to the house put an end to that plan. we have moved on to plan b; over the next year (our anniversary was 9/14 to 9/13 of 2011) we plan to do 25 things that we normally wouldn't do as a means of celebrating. a celebratory bucket list of sorts and today we went on our first date. <div><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.chihuly.com/glass.html">dale chihuly</a> is an amazing glass artist and there are two exhibits running simultaneously in nashville right now. there is an <a href="http://www.cheekwood.org/Art/Chihuly_at_Cheekwood.aspx">outdoor exhibit</a> at <a href="http://www.cheekwood.org/">cheekwood</a> that has the option of visiting it after dark because it is all illuminated and the <a href="http://www.fristcenter.org/site/default.aspx">frist museum</a> also has an <a href="http://fristcenter.org/site/calendar/eventdetail.aspx?cid=794">exhibit</a> of his work. to start the celebration, we went to the frist museum today. did you know that today was museum day? the <a href="http://www.smithsonianmag.com/">smithsonium</a> has a program that provides <a href="http://microsite.smithsonianmag.com/museumday/admission.html?2010">free tickets</a> to selected museums all around the country and the frist was on the list. we would never have known about it if it wasn't for <a href="http://blogs.tennessean.com/cheap/">ms. </a><a href="http://blogs.tennessean.com/cheap/">cheap's</a> column in the tennessean. </div><div><br /></div><div>we walked through the exhibit and admired all of the glass and paintings too. there was a video of mr. chihuly teaching a master class and it showed how some of the pieces were created and it was amazing to watch. since we were in a museum, i couldn't take pictures so be sure to click on the links to get an idea of what we saw. we rounded out the afternoon with a trip down <a href="http://www.12south.org/">12 south</a> for a cup of coffee at <a href="http://www.portlandbrewcoffee.com/">portland brew</a>. be sure to visit here and see what we do to celebrate this long incarceration i mean marriage...</div></div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-29259982917325352232010-09-08T16:50:00.001-07:002010-09-08T17:39:32.404-07:00just out for a hike with the dog, mill creek greenway<div style="text-align: left;">we are trying to stick with our promise to walk more and explore the greenways and trails around us. however, this is soccer season and diva's last season-she's a senior. as a result, we have a little less free time to walk. we decided to go to the mill creek greenway since it is so close by for us. just a quick trip across harding place, less than ten minutes and just over 3 miles from home.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">this greenway is a work in progress. this section is only a mile long and there is another section off blue hole road that is finished but a large section in between the two that is still on the drawing board. maybe if we are lucky, they will finish it sometime soon.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKjq5MEu7ao_bbPb7yTaaqFftAqN-DJ7EMxV7u43oNN3HOUeyApH63RX5n1KQdGwGQ4kz_Y1WfAI0liHU1N5fb48oLdgM31YxP27d10xaZ70KHt_VyvMKM8XJzEcozPvux3-qQOBQ1h3O4/s400/P9040036.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514698588282731138" /></div><div>it starts off promising. the view from the trail is pretty even if the bridge for harding place runs right over it.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzx_MWFyc_RNIyJNQSnlGDG5GHeEFHQ98z_WU9dINYARMPjQ_yMjEqlOZDGZ4McK1KFbeEvheUEGKJcmxHiBpgPFxzQvnWAS8iaTQiOM2FEUm66izb2pj0HcukYnWf0giSOduiWMIiFAH/s1600/P9040037.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzx_MWFyc_RNIyJNQSnlGDG5GHeEFHQ98z_WU9dINYARMPjQ_yMjEqlOZDGZ4McK1KFbeEvheUEGKJcmxHiBpgPFxzQvnWAS8iaTQiOM2FEUm66izb2pj0HcukYnWf0giSOduiWMIiFAH/s400/P9040037.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514698578022258274" /></a>when you start the trail you walk towards the creek and if you follow the path that leads under the bridge, it dead ends very quickly onto old ezell road but it is worth a few minutes to admire the view of the creek and the wild flowers. it also adds a little distance to what amounts to a short walk.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqNcwRU1s2Q9-MohQDXIcilvOpZmhv7CUMKp9I8lGlKZmPtwAKDT3y8Tu5oZa8TKCXHQI2FKyo4QC1pxRBX1KlajkK5Y8shyxiIppoJyaWVzAqfC7U6HAIjfL1YCgPQDmuuYZ1xUPgOl0/s1600/P9040039.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpqNcwRU1s2Q9-MohQDXIcilvOpZmhv7CUMKp9I8lGlKZmPtwAKDT3y8Tu5oZa8TKCXHQI2FKyo4QC1pxRBX1KlajkK5Y8shyxiIppoJyaWVzAqfC7U6HAIjfL1YCgPQDmuuYZ1xUPgOl0/s400/P9040039.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514698574999133170" /></a>tucked in between the evil <a href="http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/aial1.htm">tree of heaven</a> plants are the tallest sunflowers (<a href="http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=hema2">helianthus</a>) i have ever seen and a lot of <a href="http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/weedguide/singlerecord.asp?id=270">pokeweed</a> loaded with blackberries.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSeuqmXS4o173ZzzZBFSb-vsiCj_IwT9-dulL4LUDEEy66HhiLeIbtG0xCA6yN6mK9nDmZfNIyiY0gXpbDCE3SMfxPCNpBk0FOdBe9X57wn6WsOmWPCMF5aqEBD4rh1CRokKiIiyq3zeA/s1600/P9040040.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSeuqmXS4o173ZzzZBFSb-vsiCj_IwT9-dulL4LUDEEy66HhiLeIbtG0xCA6yN6mK9nDmZfNIyiY0gXpbDCE3SMfxPCNpBk0FOdBe9X57wn6WsOmWPCMF5aqEBD4rh1CRokKiIiyq3zeA/s400/P9040040.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514698564445754066" /></a><a href="http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/1189/">passion flower</a>, the state flower of tennessee with a large <a href="http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2074.html">carpenter bee</a> </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndNxxwbGLDSzIbi_0bRMwDGtvO55iBvykVg4CNWek7sahwD_KlWMnehF6Ru8Q2yTTKtKAPh-shXasNpoqEbOHpRKuZVHaT9duDMK9YfkEy_G5KIbG5k_b4-kN0I0dqWM2Q7CTLB3BMbxp/s1600/P9040048.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgndNxxwbGLDSzIbi_0bRMwDGtvO55iBvykVg4CNWek7sahwD_KlWMnehF6Ru8Q2yTTKtKAPh-shXasNpoqEbOHpRKuZVHaT9duDMK9YfkEy_G5KIbG5k_b4-kN0I0dqWM2Q7CTLB3BMbxp/s400/P9040048.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514697765305130066" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">unknown flower, tiny and pretty</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAseVfZ80F3El-9j_JhovPRbmivUjUpf3yiql86lr8ee20zoEmaA_J1rxeGe8Hdtk0stiF3GwiTl8wFcCGrJMS3lFuHzRBBjN81de1UNkHecQZFKBMtl3_bT9bxszAEm8rzcRLdgX_uId/s1600/P9040050.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVAseVfZ80F3El-9j_JhovPRbmivUjUpf3yiql86lr8ee20zoEmaA_J1rxeGe8Hdtk0stiF3GwiTl8wFcCGrJMS3lFuHzRBBjN81de1UNkHecQZFKBMtl3_bT9bxszAEm8rzcRLdgX_uId/s400/P9040050.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514697759897586258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">jasmine, not sure if it is native or an escapee</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsBkwTq7jCJUBvkdD3QgBC123g70RwMB7e_exEAqsGSoVO7Ytu1bWbRWLO-vahY0SZWyj-YOLqaEHIyqz4SAucKNYQBhR2-6FUHv3LCDLDzq5dgnbCCJRdNnIZrRE45bziXokDFuknKk2/s1600/P9040051.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHsBkwTq7jCJUBvkdD3QgBC123g70RwMB7e_exEAqsGSoVO7Ytu1bWbRWLO-vahY0SZWyj-YOLqaEHIyqz4SAucKNYQBhR2-6FUHv3LCDLDzq5dgnbCCJRdNnIZrRE45bziXokDFuknKk2/s400/P9040051.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514697752351528914" /></a>darry and the bear on the main trail. it was hot and sunny with no shade and the view wasn't what we hoped for. once we got out on the trail, the creek was no longer visible but the jail was. yes, jail. the trail borders on the prisoner re-entry facility and the county jail as well as soccer fields. not a pretty view at all.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOzrtLiKQf07rTqNNZwHMCeDhMARSUpeUxuh_572vGrqR8GSC6WmryIM-2_9-MpPC5lA6_beufD2YrSwQxDt9wxozyRTYZGi0RNBc0Ml5fbYyQT2VAK7gCE0DpJqHOAZBK1mKsILAUhGw/s1600/P9040052.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOzrtLiKQf07rTqNNZwHMCeDhMARSUpeUxuh_572vGrqR8GSC6WmryIM-2_9-MpPC5lA6_beufD2YrSwQxDt9wxozyRTYZGi0RNBc0Ml5fbYyQT2VAK7gCE0DpJqHOAZBK1mKsILAUhGw/s400/P9040052.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514697744809561554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">our last view of the creek for most of the walk</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QJrn-PYNOAy2MSzkuJUh2DhDzm2TjTcVAsKVcJcdVNVKS1xnC3iOpPkfW2Xmz6QAy_KWdUzxLn59sFALfKkz26fmyndTBdxvF66x1LNm_W_hufUe-IfUCkzHS6H9RPSOBv0iYdtMT_bJ/s1600/P9040053.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9QJrn-PYNOAy2MSzkuJUh2DhDzm2TjTcVAsKVcJcdVNVKS1xnC3iOpPkfW2Xmz6QAy_KWdUzxLn59sFALfKkz26fmyndTBdxvF66x1LNm_W_hufUe-IfUCkzHS6H9RPSOBv0iYdtMT_bJ/s400/P9040053.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514697741020328626" /></a>along the trail at one point, you can cut through the trees and walk along the creek. it was dark and buggy and you really can't get very far. </div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTM7vsHmQG6ObkJp4f2H50BSOuPz7oBJKNMTqlF1i4mrgT7DjnCHl_ehSTfI4haiCodyyxoP1aJsZIQ3c-6nkL7bscY8doiuqZYC9OdJO-nMDeGzzrRhGgyHLdBGxcj9t7OURyc07R5-7e/s1600/P9040054.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTM7vsHmQG6ObkJp4f2H50BSOuPz7oBJKNMTqlF1i4mrgT7DjnCHl_ehSTfI4haiCodyyxoP1aJsZIQ3c-6nkL7bscY8doiuqZYC9OdJO-nMDeGzzrRhGgyHLdBGxcj9t7OURyc07R5-7e/s400/P9040054.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514697213878114178" /></a>it was a short walk but it was interesting. the amount of trash strewn about was disappointing</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi390aTVj2OdnEoc-_Ih5-LFAV0tQdAfItOghZWzSGQ76Mp9BIo05MPGJMMRJ_2fe5z2OECQsoFUIMYe2mc3qgc0wQDNDW3qC7fW941q0n8mnD_leen2_rEPoRzgmAksWIKob3LC4ce_MA-/s1600/P9040055.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi390aTVj2OdnEoc-_Ih5-LFAV0tQdAfItOghZWzSGQ76Mp9BIo05MPGJMMRJ_2fe5z2OECQsoFUIMYe2mc3qgc0wQDNDW3qC7fW941q0n8mnD_leen2_rEPoRzgmAksWIKob3LC4ce_MA-/s400/P9040055.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514697206745548386" /></a>well above our heads was evidence of may's flooding. you may recall that mill creek flooded onto I24. it also closed this area since the water covered many roads</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JnGPY2UgzM6Rs-szQwJGJLoWcaPZfikxjj0WVUn7Vga4TFcjrRS-37k_rQVar7rP71kVmwY4jcgoyXx1sndyUUwga7iYtNCSKAhwnJF56QGxTySATtLAsvZf_NNHR60M9Um_XuZUi1_v/s1600/P9040056.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_JnGPY2UgzM6Rs-szQwJGJLoWcaPZfikxjj0WVUn7Vga4TFcjrRS-37k_rQVar7rP71kVmwY4jcgoyXx1sndyUUwga7iYtNCSKAhwnJF56QGxTySATtLAsvZf_NNHR60M9Um_XuZUi1_v/s400/P9040056.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514697203469055362" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">interesting roots on this tree.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR35_pzlYn4AF_j8uCgd-pNHhy9e4PGl1D-49LiSTpTBnXP4er7nj8s4k7C96XwKyRb-X6aRFLfyV28UK5UDlXVp4omZzoybkhdpHEV8X8ugdxnnN6tbyTdWgZYAp9gBhEUDs9J_t-oVov/s1600/P9040059.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 381px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR35_pzlYn4AF_j8uCgd-pNHhy9e4PGl1D-49LiSTpTBnXP4er7nj8s4k7C96XwKyRb-X6aRFLfyV28UK5UDlXVp4omZzoybkhdpHEV8X8ugdxnnN6tbyTdWgZYAp9gBhEUDs9J_t-oVov/s400/P9040059.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514697193869764354" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">canada geese on the creek</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fOfKKg33swfHEWspXu1N9LjXurqoy2FTQFeczqblyXSqv44QKGj6wAlvSiExf4_O9LTQ4ebxM_eD11YTGejVMOmmKRv20zJBQkSqDMz5rpsVSL28bDIaKOAqOMfmOyPXBfBlG01FeICl/s1600/P9040060.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5fOfKKg33swfHEWspXu1N9LjXurqoy2FTQFeczqblyXSqv44QKGj6wAlvSiExf4_O9LTQ4ebxM_eD11YTGejVMOmmKRv20zJBQkSqDMz5rpsVSL28bDIaKOAqOMfmOyPXBfBlG01FeICl/s400/P9040060.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5514697188054914706" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the walk back to the car</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">we will come back but only after they finish the middle section. that way, it will be a nice long walk and hopefully, the view will improve. unless you like looking at the jail...</div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-7372415666549516602010-08-02T05:39:00.001-07:002010-08-02T06:28:12.601-07:00another week, another hike: bell's bend park<div style="text-align: left;">we truly are trying to keep up the routine of taking one hike per week. this week, we decided to go on sunday rather than monday because the forecast for the week includes heat advisories with tempertures and humidity levels extremely high and dangerous for outdoor activities.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">we took a week off from the garden (<a href="http://dcmg-demogarden.blogspot.com/">demo garden</a> work sessions are on sundays) and packed some water bottles into a cooler and headed over to <a href="http://www.bellsbend.org/index.shtml">bells bend</a>. this is one of the newest parks in the <a href="http://www.nashville.gov/parks/nature/bellsbend.asp">metro park system</a>. it was donated to the city by the beaman family and it is former farm land that is being allowed to return to its natural state. unfortunately, for us anyway, that meant there would be little if any shade on the walk. another caution to fellow hikers, this is not a walk for little kids, anyone with health issues or those with a complete lack of direction-there are absolutely no markers of any kind on the trails! you must <a href="http://www.nashville.gov/parks/pdfs/nature/bellsbendpanel.pdf">download the map</a> from the metro parks website and bring it with you-the copies available at the trail head are very poor quality and all one shade of grey making it difficult to see the different paths clearly. as for the trail condition, it is very good-mostly level with few if any inclines/declines but it is not paved and could be difficult for pushing strollers so leave the kids home and use this time to meditate. the other point, it is on the northwest outskirts of the city which made it a longer drive for us-22 miles each way.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgykq72DgX6tQEX3K98MUcst0wotFNWcy-pPPa7TLM_9t232T8lkYFzmVCONJzLPj78BxwpHz2zHjal5dU79mB_ZE3SH3YdFFcghf_Vu4dnSN2yeLFw7t5IWkdcCHoOZXj77VN6eVhoCm9S/s400/P7310037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500793263553899138" /></div><div>we parked at the trail head which is located in a separate entrance from the beaman nature center. there is not a lot of parking available and that suggests to us that not many people come here. our car was the only one in the lot when we arrived and when we left. one interesting note, there are a group of students from UT and Uof arizona on an archealogical dig here and they have a campsite near the trailhead. as we wandered up the trail, this was the first view, looking towards the river.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6N1hanJxCqoYaW2OWctKtsdBSUJ-n2zTxVIGRxTj2038XnXK76U18oaRKw9FKEgNHweItCYdKsHznoFXUIqAFOH8grZBe2ItAWly6pjeP8Va37aUAlzu31X2vxZz-_ssG6qU2c0ig7809/s1600/P7310038.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6N1hanJxCqoYaW2OWctKtsdBSUJ-n2zTxVIGRxTj2038XnXK76U18oaRKw9FKEgNHweItCYdKsHznoFXUIqAFOH8grZBe2ItAWly6pjeP8Va37aUAlzu31X2vxZz-_ssG6qU2c0ig7809/s200/P7310038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500793128755894722" /></a>what the trail looks like, it is grassy in some parts and gravel in others.</div><div>bikes are not allowed and skates cannot navigate here so it is best left to walkers and runners.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNw0HT6AstWW13aPWRJ1JjYhxb2rWU5C8fxEtSoR5lLPWM6fjlER1BtbjO8ps_IMPrFOsgTk9AidUixeArfybYvkW8LrjfDQ46Js2nXtRmM2n_itcE5siiSMzLAzh6uq8o-2KocKrE9Rix/s1600/P7310039.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNw0HT6AstWW13aPWRJ1JjYhxb2rWU5C8fxEtSoR5lLPWM6fjlER1BtbjO8ps_IMPrFOsgTk9AidUixeArfybYvkW8LrjfDQ46Js2nXtRmM2n_itcE5siiSMzLAzh6uq8o-2KocKrE9Rix/s200/P7310039.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500793123238473698" /></a>milkweed pods on the trail</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PRVS6pXk49-iIo8XjeavoMMr2KK8h2K2IqEGAdKlfX4OEzzeaTqEcetR27-gQoWxZl9Qvk6l7DFnPymoRgdTw5aL91Tt8-8761yu8y-bDhP0wBQtGizjOSqX6Atc7O-NW10pd9Ihwjov/s1600/P7310040.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8PRVS6pXk49-iIo8XjeavoMMr2KK8h2K2IqEGAdKlfX4OEzzeaTqEcetR27-gQoWxZl9Qvk6l7DFnPymoRgdTw5aL91Tt8-8761yu8y-bDhP0wBQtGizjOSqX6Atc7O-NW10pd9Ihwjov/s200/P7310040.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500793118437775618" /></a><br /></div><div>yellow wild flowers</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HMHdIjz0Rt-hEVnypVI6KTRANEwaknn6mFGeytm7xfrDfSY-Guy1dcLJnhFwVsJXI4JSRyYF4zCrAikfObwqQyF7uxQSGKhyF5PkFbK4SMEmu9eeCvS5SYbh5beImYcrWAERF0HP3xTh/s1600/P7310041.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3HMHdIjz0Rt-hEVnypVI6KTRANEwaknn6mFGeytm7xfrDfSY-Guy1dcLJnhFwVsJXI4JSRyYF4zCrAikfObwqQyF7uxQSGKhyF5PkFbK4SMEmu9eeCvS5SYbh5beImYcrWAERF0HP3xTh/s200/P7310041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500793108449042594" /></a></div><div>ironweed in full bloom, we saw lots of it along the trails</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdb7hR66n121r_ZLIgi56rNIcucmdoi_0YUGRwQJDrzgtF87yt59Ni00sTj7TZ516dpmxAr5Rbvu2ce7eyHced0ImWk-OGNlpXi7u9dEBxBeyXThuevouY7Pkz0kpX6nTY_grkQwT0vvkh/s200/P7310042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500793109239867826" /></div><div>part of the trail runs alongside the cumberland river</div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcc_NbrTbriXvP9LDo4GQGkqCNbQHsuYpbRO1Vr0DJAGF46l40Iqk7or-i4mkef7d5Fv287e3OfRkT2IRbjt_UqbnBpg664HscoSrdogY_TTC4uovAMhC2ThwRV0llf01OqDVcSdFFTtDQ/s200/P7310047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500792716429685714" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhquVrlh-WH_NIitjgG2ExtWW_VHioHplR3nLyIjyYbSLnMSbuJxABcVW_T07lAJ5f4po9ZfVBdE1gjJCQ_HxFzNcrJDm-okHTo8sCdlLzegb7R4iR5qdDIkO9JNHe65q-yYzi-YFIuyMvd/s200/P7310049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500792708966623282" /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>lots of butterflies to watch. buckeye butterly having a drink</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiixDTrbmnPiXaJxC1ZIH2F6IFY9owmrR6CMqwrXYQlM-dZXQfGnv-c2aYAPpkoOSZ_ipHPCZMuc0d-8btFN7xJi3zuohkj5x86V9DtUgj4rG-bKUADAWlsNiF2dhfy3AzGIemyOWzbetG4/s200/P8010051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500792697201515458" /></div><div><br /></div><div>the view, similar from the start to the end</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcDg7BFxN_UK-pIiGCe1q5EhNUp461vdIdCVQaeoSkhG7-V-0smybH-o_sQ_0LcEiPzY_PLtWRxPNuf6Z8-GpOIKgiAyfce7NYIBV3qANs3lIquGon1hwVNMlvKi0QiSyEclh18KzYbd1p/s200/P8010050.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500792706393105474" /></div><div>almost back to the start, the campground is located by the barn in this picture</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2eQdjkiuZYY87iy_hLz5F3gZ0HeQVuhhrikkEc_4nLJTIUiQvDZT8E_GqcjKC8GZjSdAL3X5JInXXcNeXLg305uCiFGeYQ74yhaDrJgzsGknQDukzpoW04P2zYVAiu7zTt8f5Jas06BT-/s200/P8010053.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500792293921845442" /></div><div>native passion flowers </div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI7LhI0MuUvqKq-EZazO3CwFbfsja8JeyffNbQF1cX7gZ6vs_D1wPdQg8pYrK06TnNs3AM6aZ-gROO8J49DhBNjwZup_8OJq3R2K7QSZ6fBXcjhKmtLDNSW6T7sXhgLta_WYV1Nc7ooOvW/s200/P8010054.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500792295714716530" /></div><div>and their fruits</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDCWgUnCivmN7cIta5OyTsjVg8VBZFhRaQPtdes9Qhd_i1XaBXPkpuTyAIB1YgL5JSY77kQi3jlUYhyphenhypheniG0sP80OxpZHcQBiCiZ9otIYR0UFQK_gleSX7czxTXKYh6QFXh4VbP8rQA2zP7S/s200/P7310046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500792719371826786" /><br /><br /><br /></div><div>the last part of the trail as we head back out to the car. it was way too hot for this trail today! we may come back but definitely not in the summer unless it is cloudy and cool.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH1ARZEjWCywPXI6ODogzCmzP-pSbyNwUkmhoFQh2TEkXDPH9Bk2pwE5w9C5RycVH4Yv5cI6PrOaeRgC8V4u2rU2il59_donduk5Q9DtuMGeFCb_BQ_MTVcIoAeyb9PPiHb-LJgUYXNYop/s200/P8010055.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500792290979600274" /></div><div>frost weed, butterflies love it and we saw many sipping nectar on them. no luck getting a good photo-they are just too quick!</div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXmnGCGpyOSP-E2aDL6N1to3-i3hp_vbK97CIdGVbNPFgeLGbuwK7sUET7oPe9KakctOwqzbQGSdrfRBbYLgh0uEuCxi_4oYUe9CedgyV1Ct-YXnEg2jh0Ej3-vSIwpb7dbjU15Ps5Jm02/s200/P8010059.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500792283736175474" /></div><div>elderberries at the nature center</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>on our way out, we drove to the nature center to see if it was open and to find a <a href="http://www.nashville.gov/parks/pdfs/nature/bbSchedule.pdf">schedule of events</a>. they have very limited hours, tuesday, thursday and saturday and not too many events. they do have a nice rest room though!</div><div><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJkQd2wJo-7k4J2TzvjL1G2Xp-o5vzqX9HmVjseIOdcET3c0zGSHip93BxagT7gKhs9EOgoyy8mNiYFEylAGpZ9YatAHqXgIMEuJa7a6WHfvVgcPpDMDAgJAXlEDy5358MUx44LyY9HJjk/s200/P8010057.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5500792283137780130" /></div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-11767562461156144322010-07-21T11:50:00.001-07:002010-07-21T12:41:59.647-07:00another monday, another hike in the city<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1eHT5YdwBurbPxNRJHEk17uNt2owybEo4PzK5lh9XOJrglMA8L0Phfltq8ym_QbOyqzy1ykJx1Wz1Qjxo4G8XXIdd6xO-stdBvviKf7aiPZZ5fV1jVHs-UfX67Vmijh5_vRzzZjWiTQw/s1600/P7190032.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW1eHT5YdwBurbPxNRJHEk17uNt2owybEo4PzK5lh9XOJrglMA8L0Phfltq8ym_QbOyqzy1ykJx1Wz1Qjxo4G8XXIdd6xO-stdBvviKf7aiPZZ5fV1jVHs-UfX67Vmijh5_vRzzZjWiTQw/s200/P7190032.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496435583197535074" /></a>we are trying to make the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">monday</span> night hike a regular event and this past <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">monday</span>, we went out to <a href="http://www.nashville.gov/parks/locations/warner.asp#"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">warner</span> parks</a> to hike on the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">warner</span> woods trail, a 2.5 mile loop through <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">percy</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">warner</span> park.<div>the trail system in the two parks is extensive. it goes from paved trails to bridle paths and primitive trails. there are also roads accessible by car allowing those unable to walk to see the sights and reach overlooks and picnic areas. the best part, we didn't have to leave the city limits to do this. we traveled 11.75 miles over to the west side of town from our house for a total of 23.5 miles round trip. a little farther than last weeks trip but as i said earlier, still within the city limits.</div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8r-goHGGYRhzl6lAj43wDnRGKlWakvEyCa_BfbcMSWu1uPoYf8cAJB1nIZMJ7UV0EuN1RZxy2O2q6k949wvtSQ9zzuhJQH3Chaf4D5ul4xMSXuYvhiwu_JYMVCb8H8tIYzE_tWhYxnBk/s1600/P7190035.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ8r-goHGGYRhzl6lAj43wDnRGKlWakvEyCa_BfbcMSWu1uPoYf8cAJB1nIZMJ7UV0EuN1RZxy2O2q6k949wvtSQ9zzuhJQH3Chaf4D5ul4xMSXuYvhiwu_JYMVCb8H8tIYzE_tWhYxnBk/s200/P7190035.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496435576293800082" /></a>we didn't waste any time, we studied the map located in the deep well <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">trailhead</span> and we chose the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">warner</span> woods trail. with water bottles in hand, we set off to get some much needed exercise and to explore a part of the park we had never been in before. we had been out here to this area of the park once for a guided <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">wild</span> flower walk and knew we would come back to explore some more. the start of the trail, the roots cut the path like a staircase and made descending the steep incline easy.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ggHGpog24PPPwRsWPDegWVJZ5d7JUxV2uS_JyUC7cmvF53dBSYIsdg-SFDxnlIGTBJDGlwthc4YlCPBjByT_vU8bWRASLdRHPTiRnAhtJztc76TK5uBxI1b3h7UoBS6zr4y8BANuqb0e/s1600/P7190038.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ggHGpog24PPPwRsWPDegWVJZ5d7JUxV2uS_JyUC7cmvF53dBSYIsdg-SFDxnlIGTBJDGlwthc4YlCPBjByT_vU8bWRASLdRHPTiRnAhtJztc76TK5uBxI1b3h7UoBS6zr4y8BANuqb0e/s200/P7190038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496435576037585234" /></a>one of the many roads that go through the park. people also run and ride bikes on the paved roads.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rKlGOR_AVROW4yq0j_CpPDvYlAliYng1lE1hpTL8KTrGUE2PjcDSVIoWPlhFexALeihWbChB8cjMLGbYQjuBl_HmjIW2Hi6THM1o89o_NX-5v9LkLnMqLXmYOKQkUO2aR845giQd4f6O/s1600/P7190041.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7rKlGOR_AVROW4yq0j_CpPDvYlAliYng1lE1hpTL8KTrGUE2PjcDSVIoWPlhFexALeihWbChB8cjMLGbYQjuBl_HmjIW2Hi6THM1o89o_NX-5v9LkLnMqLXmYOKQkUO2aR845giQd4f6O/s200/P7190041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496435350678634050" /></a>it was a hot afternoon, at least 92 and humid. it was a little cooler in the park but not enough to prevent sweating.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWr9rVmnScUoaQ0nvg1LTbOMVp-FVh25tclvnwrVIOO8KOxB0rgNXjrUUAT972_gSMECoXSpJBUE6X91KmmWt5mGnknPjMzJE5_WiNyUyX12srpDY376GhsYs5mjdst42a9ZVELwRSaoZi/s1600/P7190042.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWr9rVmnScUoaQ0nvg1LTbOMVp-FVh25tclvnwrVIOO8KOxB0rgNXjrUUAT972_gSMECoXSpJBUE6X91KmmWt5mGnknPjMzJE5_WiNyUyX12srpDY376GhsYs5mjdst42a9ZVELwRSaoZi/s200/P7190042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496435348018633042" /></a>just one of the many interesting trees we saw along the way</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCeHLvDdLZnOQIep_UFF9k6MivOy1l-IIaqFPb_GMk3sp2dlIcFALSLLsqr4PtRYdC0uZTYVUZCTsy_ViAnCErO3HfhProPlX9nuGEhjleA5KIcBR0KunVEBIFxQQW_SiEMLk9TNUBf-X/s1600/P7190043.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCeHLvDdLZnOQIep_UFF9k6MivOy1l-IIaqFPb_GMk3sp2dlIcFALSLLsqr4PtRYdC0uZTYVUZCTsy_ViAnCErO3HfhProPlX9nuGEhjleA5KIcBR0KunVEBIFxQQW_SiEMLk9TNUBf-X/s200/P7190043.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496435340372581602" /></a>we also saw huge trees. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">darry</span> stood in front of this one for scale but it still doesn't look as big as it could. we saw a few that were larger too.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfz6Tfe_egyuP6VePV1QJE7FRUKOcpleu7X7C4jyfyH6xPCyfg0_EWcCqjQcWNhE7pc9anc7fKmi2JIek3j1BLb8mpkRKPPwJ6bWhJwTblS0rKQMER1r3suJv1ESluF49wUL-XxAn6M4a/s1600/P7190045.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMfz6Tfe_egyuP6VePV1QJE7FRUKOcpleu7X7C4jyfyH6xPCyfg0_EWcCqjQcWNhE7pc9anc7fKmi2JIek3j1BLb8mpkRKPPwJ6bWhJwTblS0rKQMER1r3suJv1ESluF49wUL-XxAn6M4a/s200/P7190045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496435331657669426" /></a>in the center of this photo-twin fawns, mom was off to the side watching us to make sure we didn't get too close to her babies.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlixhaNRCFuh0jjfut1CkmGjmWkO9w5TXQMvPbWcFr4X-GA65VqCa9exgPjNy31wMa6nsf-oEAUH0x3hT_PL5AszrUHygOe6Y90UiqLGrHTm-H_Ueo3oHXBIJu2q_DkmN75HJZS63zlVt/s1600/P7190046.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDlixhaNRCFuh0jjfut1CkmGjmWkO9w5TXQMvPbWcFr4X-GA65VqCa9exgPjNy31wMa6nsf-oEAUH0x3hT_PL5AszrUHygOe6Y90UiqLGrHTm-H_Ueo3oHXBIJu2q_DkmN75HJZS63zlVt/s200/P7190046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496435327611660514" /></a>the only flower blooming in the park. there were a few of these around, but not many. summer is a time when the flowers tend to shut down and there aren't many blooms to see.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIA-KHqVeeRRuVh0WuC9xGdHuTKiT1je9aPxOUDlKycnhf7NeaKpDAD5NRk_dbnnJyKx1nwdgoKRxf9cGlJIqTXKad5gtDuUk9iCYOxQqM1lPsNWwcv-WxrBYzO7N8gaB5y4inqT2Ivvib/s1600/P7190048.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 151px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIA-KHqVeeRRuVh0WuC9xGdHuTKiT1je9aPxOUDlKycnhf7NeaKpDAD5NRk_dbnnJyKx1nwdgoKRxf9cGlJIqTXKad5gtDuUk9iCYOxQqM1lPsNWwcv-WxrBYzO7N8gaB5y4inqT2Ivvib/s200/P7190048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496434885220059106" /></a>we encountered several of these benches on the trail. it must have been quite a job to get them out on the trails.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK00CAb3u3T9ryMvbdce_NkX9Wqdx0NBw0nxzyMdQ_-jqPQZAFPaJgBC8oCRaK2eP2DMIPznc3UCf0F1uo2P7U9QTmMYZh6cF1YCPOUIJzIMFx1VbybFEoY1m_rgx600IHJtTcMKKqjnVw/s1600/P7190049.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK00CAb3u3T9ryMvbdce_NkX9Wqdx0NBw0nxzyMdQ_-jqPQZAFPaJgBC8oCRaK2eP2DMIPznc3UCf0F1uo2P7U9QTmMYZh6cF1YCPOUIJzIMFx1VbybFEoY1m_rgx600IHJtTcMKKqjnVw/s200/P7190049.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496434883525568402" /></a>wild grape vines are all over</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXQPVt_JbfMUAK_sarqfoEmPapc54kecKH-EoNvCKTcPNqlTJERPd5jMxmZvqotRESDqu9H3Uj9QTFNOq5wpNtMDUzzS9Hc4MAx1oiZhvkzsCNyf-IGB3BQJywSc8sQ5KmEAe-R8Osy0C/s1600/P7190050.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbXQPVt_JbfMUAK_sarqfoEmPapc54kecKH-EoNvCKTcPNqlTJERPd5jMxmZvqotRESDqu9H3Uj9QTFNOq5wpNtMDUzzS9Hc4MAx1oiZhvkzsCNyf-IGB3BQJywSc8sQ5KmEAe-R8Osy0C/s200/P7190050.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496434879059226434" /></a>more wild grapes</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZejI5zNb83t9bDHXQEmcS1vmQk3Pgl7x2RR8ujRXARFpv2QPwO6vOz8qgPrqPPt0eZxgEXsAar3a9sMU81RpP9nt6bXgdk7VjGorx0VwTI_vMboPvcTo6hF9xZI1Gezcjn2wlomnwO77/s1600/P7190051.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdZejI5zNb83t9bDHXQEmcS1vmQk3Pgl7x2RR8ujRXARFpv2QPwO6vOz8qgPrqPPt0eZxgEXsAar3a9sMU81RpP9nt6bXgdk7VjGorx0VwTI_vMboPvcTo6hF9xZI1Gezcjn2wlomnwO77/s200/P7190051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496434876018779506" /></a>and still some more</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGp11PD6awuTRgpGWaoZtO4M1TfXdnMgNlfVkzSlOKCn4gmuO0-2FCGWQ2HS84JDw-F9PgaQJQ12e_G8nyud2ymoJWE8wY_ylhAH6CIrMQjAlykqinMV7nfgXF8NTc5-A3N3h_408wtB_/s1600/P7190052.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdGp11PD6awuTRgpGWaoZtO4M1TfXdnMgNlfVkzSlOKCn4gmuO0-2FCGWQ2HS84JDw-F9PgaQJQ12e_G8nyud2ymoJWE8wY_ylhAH6CIrMQjAlykqinMV7nfgXF8NTc5-A3N3h_408wtB_/s200/P7190052.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496434867419749730" /></a>another randomly placed bench on the trail.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHAm1DVBOeE_Ts_vP9TkW1Q4Ch-lBAdZYmx8_gj2W476UDh5f0Yv1hut8Llkaiw-POfwO8eB-6Tlnpu0xBX35fumrXwh1nuJgwV7YQ1Cgc3vrlF-jq99be4R3Vu1qMiU_ehUICoY_wkwn/s1600/P7190053.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnHAm1DVBOeE_Ts_vP9TkW1Q4Ch-lBAdZYmx8_gj2W476UDh5f0Yv1hut8Llkaiw-POfwO8eB-6Tlnpu0xBX35fumrXwh1nuJgwV7YQ1Cgc3vrlF-jq99be4R3Vu1qMiU_ehUICoY_wkwn/s200/P7190053.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496434461495447826" /></a>a most intriguing root system.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy9zZSPtrF9lsQeFazZvmr94i86DtjEHfRtVpKUNGib2xpCW1aVEysyBK1yOFReG3HCPBjPhU-GgK4FKRmksbn1-57XgeQSzB5dOEiMDna98yFYxofXu22ChUKDpOj4dX4VSZcsofDP2v/s1600/P7190055.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPy9zZSPtrF9lsQeFazZvmr94i86DtjEHfRtVpKUNGib2xpCW1aVEysyBK1yOFReG3HCPBjPhU-GgK4FKRmksbn1-57XgeQSzB5dOEiMDna98yFYxofXu22ChUKDpOj4dX4VSZcsofDP2v/s200/P7190055.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496434449252153602" /></a>good thing we don't have bears around here!</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1LYVoaY5extyVG1TyvOP96LAlvhu67eQJyc2Fg_Kx1CPuAO8uJMwdEuTcElcWHWu9HUcbczGBzOdGAu9pxA351DRwUx6SrZ7Kl3Ti7VHgKwXyuElddGOFN5J9K90qcaqZvVdftammAI0/s1600/P7190057.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiK1LYVoaY5extyVG1TyvOP96LAlvhu67eQJyc2Fg_Kx1CPuAO8uJMwdEuTcElcWHWu9HUcbczGBzOdGAu9pxA351DRwUx6SrZ7Kl3Ti7VHgKwXyuElddGOFN5J9K90qcaqZvVdftammAI0/s200/P7190057.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496434444189690146" /></a>the beginning of the incline out of buggy bottoms</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgz17kuQvgaLPxBedGwhw12aqJ0bRGbsTfCvMINnIJxLez2T8fYLoSxZzzGHpK_VPO-Kk4ttD5zA9Rshdmija0fCgaM2j0meRJsb465hXezR17ykMmRc5L7aathDcfDeeqGuNbFETpmvD/s1600/P7190058.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIgz17kuQvgaLPxBedGwhw12aqJ0bRGbsTfCvMINnIJxLez2T8fYLoSxZzzGHpK_VPO-Kk4ttD5zA9Rshdmija0fCgaM2j0meRJsb465hXezR17ykMmRc5L7aathDcfDeeqGuNbFETpmvD/s200/P7190058.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496434432990622514" /></a><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">darry</span> spotted these mushrooms on an old persimmon tree. </div><div>they are shelf mushrooms and most likely inedible.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGW7AbhmGcuwn-TPMwrJfyn7wtKOPDZ669zHJ6FFLQrEI9t28lxtxCAvfM8-15J7CUID6wNOu2VOlbPu0H4Z2XdIDCFuEhEVSUck6kZwifhPfXrR44MIk6JCx9zBTuofX6_DLcqNSUnnq/s1600/P7190059.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzGW7AbhmGcuwn-TPMwrJfyn7wtKOPDZ669zHJ6FFLQrEI9t28lxtxCAvfM8-15J7CUID6wNOu2VOlbPu0H4Z2XdIDCFuEhEVSUck6kZwifhPfXrR44MIk6JCx9zBTuofX6_DLcqNSUnnq/s200/P7190059.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5496434426477995874" /></a>they have also released their spores-that whitish dust around them are the spores.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-10076907158601952862010-07-12T18:58:00.000-07:002010-07-12T19:29:54.706-07:00can you believe this is within the city limits?<div style="text-align: left;">for quite some time now, we have been talking about getting out and seeing more of tennessee. we have lived here for 15 years and it is surprising just how little we have explored around us. we have been all around warner park on the trails by ourselves and as part of guided walks but there is so much more to see. today we took a trip over to <a href="http://www.nashville.gov/parks/nature/shelby.asp">shelby bottoms nature center</a> so that we could walk the trails on the greenway. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">first thing you need to know, we didn't go very far-just under 10 miles from the house, right across the river from down town nashville. </div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcsMHPiXNNtLURfQZE_KZBpeB11-gQWcZUgv6AWEVYRRJ9iYu5N_h0l3qaKL3EIHkMlpDkkZfKm-f3McIUfmX8yIsgS47exM0B-3ZmKqFBFsG0QZGNum8095H4yTnixNrWDl_XGvVnIhBV/s320/P7120061.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206971592481938" /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the view of the downtown area from the shelby avenue bridge</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtjlMTixa9JS3hhohRgIjBJ7GGyON5zeoz0bZNAZ9jbdW27x123-P2g1Gjod9zFriGj0Bm_Gqej6U8CUxh8SlyRo1SB1r8CeT9bZDxhh_KHEqB3Ud0_rIeDt3_je-aStTqg_YWlpAZvSJ/s1600/P7120052.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtjlMTixa9JS3hhohRgIjBJ7GGyON5zeoz0bZNAZ9jbdW27x123-P2g1Gjod9zFriGj0Bm_Gqej6U8CUxh8SlyRo1SB1r8CeT9bZDxhh_KHEqB3Ud0_rIeDt3_je-aStTqg_YWlpAZvSJ/s320/P7120052.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206859829223602" /></a>we parked by the nature center so that we could pick up the trail and start our adventure. if you look closely at the roof, it looks like it is covered with weeds. actually, this building has a green roof and those plants were put there intentionally to prevent runoff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabMoQeS-Wbmkr7bsN9yk_ftYRnYBWBuDuhTrUUztRUHAGFhyg1N4-Oqe8SEr3Ncf8ZMQJ4mGwAQmp8QEDsr_9Cen-nX6C2ZaQpTmtrDdZzRuWv79Xsh9oKe7Ju4Zle0CgN2kllHVdHivr/s1600/P7120030.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhabMoQeS-Wbmkr7bsN9yk_ftYRnYBWBuDuhTrUUztRUHAGFhyg1N4-Oqe8SEr3Ncf8ZMQJ4mGwAQmp8QEDsr_9Cen-nX6C2ZaQpTmtrDdZzRuWv79Xsh9oKe7Ju4Zle0CgN2kllHVdHivr/s320/P7120030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206848711518866" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/plant.asp?code=G830">button bush</a> with a butterfly</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Dz9QJI11jZwsIt0cOCZV-Qx7ZU54ti0eQE1iEOqaR-iKzlDDioIRBIaimTq7qHm1wqGSp2WOaQNtfcHpBCX35DOEj-i635NwdFrUm3qo7VNV5L7D62SgzhKE5Q30-RSqj7UzBBQMxPMy/s1600/P7120032.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4Dz9QJI11jZwsIt0cOCZV-Qx7ZU54ti0eQE1iEOqaR-iKzlDDioIRBIaimTq7qHm1wqGSp2WOaQNtfcHpBCX35DOEj-i635NwdFrUm3qo7VNV5L7D62SgzhKE5Q30-RSqj7UzBBQMxPMy/s320/P7120032.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206839314598258" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">natural wetlands</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhjdqTlx83PoV3mRPE4aIX2bLkDyHywk-XA1Cy9LK-yOgwZYvBAF7bbJ6pRvdpPXlENWZdgueqbZlXUUzKMWNdzT0cX1Eao41Jjmi3hdLxTslTYrj8fZrSX9YfKJf1FlSKtlxvaO7s7KE/s1600/P7120033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuhjdqTlx83PoV3mRPE4aIX2bLkDyHywk-XA1Cy9LK-yOgwZYvBAF7bbJ6pRvdpPXlENWZdgueqbZlXUUzKMWNdzT0cX1Eao41Jjmi3hdLxTslTYrj8fZrSX9YfKJf1FlSKtlxvaO7s7KE/s320/P7120033.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206832201807186" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">blackberries</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5okW0LT76Z9jSzxokNgSHNWhUodsZye4E_ZholOIO2fHKHV8qp3JRItTe2oR2zJvgFgQSr3E8bwmt-gDO6rgMarHzuQUkMphuUaBpSS2edOc1XVD_3Glt1zox8yoYE9eoSJPwEWALhYPT/s1600/P7120034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5okW0LT76Z9jSzxokNgSHNWhUodsZye4E_ZholOIO2fHKHV8qp3JRItTe2oR2zJvgFgQSr3E8bwmt-gDO6rgMarHzuQUkMphuUaBpSS2edOc1XVD_3Glt1zox8yoYE9eoSJPwEWALhYPT/s320/P7120034.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206830018051634" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">virginia creeper</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-VFRYyP9kLWYBZTzTSzVoK6P-93lITExobsga6GFvk238hD2Jx5nVrD8B1QgcMmdsCZRyQETs_i7zTKdJgkUTqsY1nIcyzOg3tDTIKEhp-qZ_a32y4RLhnbESmOh-QXs6Tlq2VKyOBBE/s1600/P7120036.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG-VFRYyP9kLWYBZTzTSzVoK6P-93lITExobsga6GFvk238hD2Jx5nVrD8B1QgcMmdsCZRyQETs_i7zTKdJgkUTqsY1nIcyzOg3tDTIKEhp-qZ_a32y4RLhnbESmOh-QXs6Tlq2VKyOBBE/s320/P7120036.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206410033819074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">very interesting</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X6TfwdCL-XipvL_vAipbLNyyFvlLVIQK5obKlXfsL9Jbd-1Mjsacdg0bqF_9c-Y6IfNecR5HWUIyXUoTILqRxb1NzurbuZMOGqs0GJkSWcSLKYPlgTg70I-cXyGO4EPYQrDbBXPryMY5/s1600/P7120037.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2X6TfwdCL-XipvL_vAipbLNyyFvlLVIQK5obKlXfsL9Jbd-1Mjsacdg0bqF_9c-Y6IfNecR5HWUIyXUoTILqRxb1NzurbuZMOGqs0GJkSWcSLKYPlgTg70I-cXyGO4EPYQrDbBXPryMY5/s320/P7120037.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206405848331778" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the walkway, many parts were shaded by trees</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3cG_y1wjbS6G4yCPrJKreMdzgMItP4XddvoQ0hxJsI8p2oPJSdZRDSkWgvJuuoY0D6_EsRKBHEJi7PpFRoklNVSSFD8HgG_A2o2kUdVbnPjoq4kj7B3eong0lMo96VHwWoNUjn1P0bJS/s1600/P7120038.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR3cG_y1wjbS6G4yCPrJKreMdzgMItP4XddvoQ0hxJsI8p2oPJSdZRDSkWgvJuuoY0D6_EsRKBHEJi7PpFRoklNVSSFD8HgG_A2o2kUdVbnPjoq4kj7B3eong0lMo96VHwWoNUjn1P0bJS/s320/P7120038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206395334406530" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">what we crossed over on that walkway</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNAJVOyM22nRt1VK9W7bPYT00qVt6bVuXez9BBKhJ5BZO-Yb5yOmHGdAGPOLDsxHbPM9fttl1Hd5wIjqTAABJj52kDLVrOyBYsZhJRWF13EFxb9NGJ2V6sjd6pWLie2AlNIgjGltBD3O2/s1600/P7120039.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQNAJVOyM22nRt1VK9W7bPYT00qVt6bVuXez9BBKhJ5BZO-Yb5yOmHGdAGPOLDsxHbPM9fttl1Hd5wIjqTAABJj52kDLVrOyBYsZhJRWF13EFxb9NGJ2V6sjd6pWLie2AlNIgjGltBD3O2/s320/P7120039.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206391378060690" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">passion flowers</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXV-kAZVztb6tpl2WbmkvYpv1sMCT1nI9IFg1-T76PivxTt94cNxuaVRzonGsYdVYvHq2UemkMR4ujjZY1Tr4Tl8EIgwD7F-vyPEpt_AN2dsyXvlT_zdaJo0bd6W83pwg1_6hZ2bO2YtK/s1600/P7120040.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaXV-kAZVztb6tpl2WbmkvYpv1sMCT1nI9IFg1-T76PivxTt94cNxuaVRzonGsYdVYvHq2UemkMR4ujjZY1Tr4Tl8EIgwD7F-vyPEpt_AN2dsyXvlT_zdaJo0bd6W83pwg1_6hZ2bO2YtK/s320/P7120040.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206383693166850" /></a>when walking with darry, you are bound to find mushrooms. these are wood ears. don't they look lovely with all of that poison ivy?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheODSiqrAcXwP4cgHYM4oxxTCBINTCQiKkPw6JP2ZcM1VRqidfzmDPd0FhZvZx8B5ROWl2EV2eOaMRSQBEgvmrEVKfinO8bI0Y1KA8IjAKtRHbgnM364940EekIe7dw6tHXy3rMEKrc1WC/s1600/P7120041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheODSiqrAcXwP4cgHYM4oxxTCBINTCQiKkPw6JP2ZcM1VRqidfzmDPd0FhZvZx8B5ROWl2EV2eOaMRSQBEgvmrEVKfinO8bI0Y1KA8IjAKtRHbgnM364940EekIe7dw6tHXy3rMEKrc1WC/s320/P7120041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206035496559538" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">a big conch mushroom on the biggest tree i have seen in a while</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVCegbsC1ezm7L7H1yWe9_ylrvOzFUkRa8M4sxiozsGY2uepkNHNDhybZXnKWaw7CzythaJRDMVvrqxQjn-zKC_5eyPbIe3bpe5sixTZTA8w7VAnW8FLGaxAfpptj1jbHQGb7mffh24OB/s1600/P7120044.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdVCegbsC1ezm7L7H1yWe9_ylrvOzFUkRa8M4sxiozsGY2uepkNHNDhybZXnKWaw7CzythaJRDMVvrqxQjn-zKC_5eyPbIe3bpe5sixTZTA8w7VAnW8FLGaxAfpptj1jbHQGb7mffh24OB/s320/P7120044.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206028141091906" /></a>we were on a little look out taking in the view of the river when darry spotted a nest with eggs below us.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUfaLFPA-QlHWu2oBHv_E0MmXE6vhbQPqN64sTXHXm0xZnx3P1lzvOL3g_ZW8cRT3lfF4UWIEKTg-jxSyvxuka7pyXlHAequqTOusqgiFefZdFv7RJMbkeh5z9ptLfdEywzjlSPr_1ACF/s1600/P7120045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUfaLFPA-QlHWu2oBHv_E0MmXE6vhbQPqN64sTXHXm0xZnx3P1lzvOL3g_ZW8cRT3lfF4UWIEKTg-jxSyvxuka7pyXlHAequqTOusqgiFefZdFv7RJMbkeh5z9ptLfdEywzjlSPr_1ACF/s320/P7120045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206023704050786" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the view across the river</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrOTtXZbynAZ1oDZtamqLFJH-i-SHJjz7LEGIYbkAnHtm7ls_bBtBVFgJ7Ibozj_p9Tf_gNJa6aTeZo-q08QyrCC_gaBeuriovisCBWafDAnG3GklD4y34bSPqTHv3_6fY5_5K_RxeF7D/s1600/P7120046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTrOTtXZbynAZ1oDZtamqLFJH-i-SHJjz7LEGIYbkAnHtm7ls_bBtBVFgJ7Ibozj_p9Tf_gNJa6aTeZo-q08QyrCC_gaBeuriovisCBWafDAnG3GklD4y34bSPqTHv3_6fY5_5K_RxeF7D/s320/P7120046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206014736895330" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and up the river</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQgm7CVJdGykU1f91TznGtbn68q7XgI29biqbNDk4-gHjkd-ASxaJsrAimauts8Gx1OJzvS8HCK67CgaaDVndGMi41kCHCGIkH7eS16i3J3CXtZcy_S9D9eH7jNC97RRJ-n6agtvdWQmP/s1600/P7120047.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxQgm7CVJdGykU1f91TznGtbn68q7XgI29biqbNDk4-gHjkd-ASxaJsrAimauts8Gx1OJzvS8HCK67CgaaDVndGMi41kCHCGIkH7eS16i3J3CXtZcy_S9D9eH7jNC97RRJ-n6agtvdWQmP/s320/P7120047.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493206012884764610" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the walk back to the nature center</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oRjkMGTUes1VJXu10wKCSymB5ZDsMejs9VJjAvkHjk91L_t_Pq2I9KoyTSqSxpDiZmYy4fI-541EURlQaG-8IK-DhZT1DEzmhSy3U6Z8kE6m8bBhcAFlZj2F7ar2UxRyE9jaUg45DCtn/s1600/P7120048.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3oRjkMGTUes1VJXu10wKCSymB5ZDsMejs9VJjAvkHjk91L_t_Pq2I9KoyTSqSxpDiZmYy4fI-541EURlQaG-8IK-DhZT1DEzmhSy3U6Z8kE6m8bBhcAFlZj2F7ar2UxRyE9jaUg45DCtn/s320/P7120048.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493205409507840754" /></a>we took a detour on the cotton wood trail, it is a primitive trail-no asphalt, just dirt. we saw some native phlox.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNHg4A2Gtf5pv7n1yK10WdreA4ryN22htO5pZfRtnlib9zW2ZHuNTYJ9KU_IyEEKKAknAVHfoeJClT6iUOxe2GaEPvy50WDy8zNO8XtkzQ3DPQJZEpXjlUPeTsoxbsB3xTNRMdcQysnPc/s1600/P7120050.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsNHg4A2Gtf5pv7n1yK10WdreA4ryN22htO5pZfRtnlib9zW2ZHuNTYJ9KU_IyEEKKAknAVHfoeJClT6iUOxe2GaEPvy50WDy8zNO8XtkzQ3DPQJZEpXjlUPeTsoxbsB3xTNRMdcQysnPc/s320/P7120050.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493205407316338242" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">and lots more mushrooms</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQ5Zo-wSxPffjv8F9ktT56l9Eomy2V8iirHVPaWw4r-N1gtTMNKwI5qhUC_94LM_lI3hGR3OqFPJ0-FQMgXm-HDTEKhoQxWgb2N7vY8zk6uK1QmkfuamZjqSsiTpgO399kNpIkRfceC8Z/s1600/P7120051.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOQ5Zo-wSxPffjv8F9ktT56l9Eomy2V8iirHVPaWw4r-N1gtTMNKwI5qhUC_94LM_lI3hGR3OqFPJ0-FQMgXm-HDTEKhoQxWgb2N7vY8zk6uK1QmkfuamZjqSsiTpgO399kNpIkRfceC8Z/s320/P7120051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493205391433959202" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">the threat of rain had us heading back to the car</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlKoNOoUuorvbINv2QjFzKjt282Tdkc-Oaj59IhvBdLlVpi_63IHQAZhw019odGSgKecP1yZ_UH5JDt1pFovlrkY-INuFrgtf1azv2q9fmQA8IRttoXtY0pAK9WZ4B6FSb-kBJxEqTCGF/s1600/P7120054.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQlKoNOoUuorvbINv2QjFzKjt282Tdkc-Oaj59IhvBdLlVpi_63IHQAZhw019odGSgKecP1yZ_UH5JDt1pFovlrkY-INuFrgtf1azv2q9fmQA8IRttoXtY0pAK9WZ4B6FSb-kBJxEqTCGF/s320/P7120054.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493205383381300882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">interesting</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklR7m0lG4uh1w7vkg8FEd1jmLQyezL-f7VmkL0dBC-PJKFQ0g-AJdnAqkRjvlLAt89CX_b7r68PWFIHpaHRmlc6fZi-TCPlzkywSRAnHwNxPUyZcKIVWwU6RogoHYY26TXlU89Y1Dw5Ay/s1600/P7120060.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 252px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgklR7m0lG4uh1w7vkg8FEd1jmLQyezL-f7VmkL0dBC-PJKFQ0g-AJdnAqkRjvlLAt89CX_b7r68PWFIHpaHRmlc6fZi-TCPlzkywSRAnHwNxPUyZcKIVWwU6RogoHYY26TXlU89Y1Dw5Ay/s320/P7120060.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5493205380062993906" /></a>and the view of down town as we headed back home after our short adventure.</div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-65471854273915426442010-07-01T19:10:00.000-07:002010-07-01T19:20:17.838-07:00free time, what a conceptif you have been paying attention to this page, you haven't heard much from me. i have been busy working on my <a href="http://downhomedesserts.blogspot.com">second book</a> and not much else. however, that all changed last week after the photo shoot finished-i headed back to my regular routine. that means i now have my afternoons free to do what ever i want. in typical party animal fashion, i have spent time in the various gardens in my yard. weeds have been pulled, bushes have been pruned and plants have finally made their way into the beds. another advantage to free afternoons, fresh baked bread. i am happy to report that the rye sour survived my absence and so did on small jar of the white sour; the jury is still out on the big jar. now that i have learned we qualified for the disaster loan, i can finally start the process of repairing the house-at least i can finally contact the construction company and let them know that things will be moving along soon. as for me, i'm not going anywhere, i'm just happy to be home in my garden with the chance to contemplate my next move!jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-62565007208834367282010-06-14T07:42:00.000-07:002010-06-14T07:44:55.393-07:00missing outonly one more week to go...the photo shoot starts on wednesday and then when it is finished-i get my old life back...that will be the time to fight with fema, fix the house, have a yard sale, build a garden and oh yeah-bake some stuff for the various challenges i have been missing. look for me to be back in the game in a couple weeks!jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-63251874933233986102010-03-24T15:43:00.001-07:002010-03-24T15:53:25.003-07:00jonesing for bread again<div style="text-align: left;">once again, i have neglected my starters. i was afraid that they were in bad shape from the lack of activity. no problem, out of the fridge they came and i fed them. a short time later, i could see bubbles and i knew all was well with the starters so i decided to mix up some sponge for sour rye bread.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 349px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTshQg0L8j18lUPK_QSsLTvpXQuWC4dQ4U3XUSpj-VFr8Bdu2WdmjWfUKPx8eKoUw6AdHAJbySxFp9ZeZatCVY7S48DxZuuC66BjzcXh6vucxm5obJCdTxkcxlQGBrKyjIzvSp0bw8-iuV/s400/P3220030.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452335442435503794" /></div><div>after adding some flour and caraway, i left the bread out on the counter overnight. time to mix up the dough!</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaUq3PDWUeBP0tJPX3Wjmr2RUr7UijtfvX7Ij9HeAq2ImSu9jbsvtQND2M2brA0PYgz6ZQSSzCmI0JN7to1ziBDME9cpa0_rSRiLxbvoXjroS1YjttPdTn2PYScpvknTP3gxK_w2EIhGc/s1600/P3220031.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEaUq3PDWUeBP0tJPX3Wjmr2RUr7UijtfvX7Ij9HeAq2ImSu9jbsvtQND2M2brA0PYgz6ZQSSzCmI0JN7to1ziBDME9cpa0_rSRiLxbvoXjroS1YjttPdTn2PYScpvknTP3gxK_w2EIhGc/s400/P3220031.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452335440344361922" /></a>i love to use one of these old cafeteria style trays to knead bread on. it helps me contain the mess and the best part, i can shake off the flour and put it in the dishwasher.</div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvO8dH_twTBARjd_fjEAgIngwRhYA5QXSwwp_ZX2ly-1IcT0Ngc-vd4d44YCm2CA33V8ypS6gbLgiw1xJV3myMxJ6R8p8e2n7EGP6E7wvrfkHPNlxJ_R_W5hRqsHl1X56wJM4k0sY_3ad/s1600/P3220033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFvO8dH_twTBARjd_fjEAgIngwRhYA5QXSwwp_ZX2ly-1IcT0Ngc-vd4d44YCm2CA33V8ypS6gbLgiw1xJV3myMxJ6R8p8e2n7EGP6E7wvrfkHPNlxJ_R_W5hRqsHl1X56wJM4k0sY_3ad/s400/P3220033.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452335433661320274" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">it is starting to take shape</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUgUnf5kduhNUw5DU1nP6v9_hi5IV73A_72IfO_Q7x-vk42xKYz-9bPnNmum5yEXkEtFm7eELtjDFC8wrpg4fOJEIbyMnrPjL1m4DQU574ldwgxlEipf_9cVVYW-HkT_-xoGNABaWfEkQ/s1600/P3220034.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsUgUnf5kduhNUw5DU1nP6v9_hi5IV73A_72IfO_Q7x-vk42xKYz-9bPnNmum5yEXkEtFm7eELtjDFC8wrpg4fOJEIbyMnrPjL1m4DQU574ldwgxlEipf_9cVVYW-HkT_-xoGNABaWfEkQ/s400/P3220034.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452335203233257762" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">ready to rise</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFIfdMjjrDbcus6Zp6y8EtIKogfwVE3TeNKfuDSbpWjL3WUjAMe4xX6aHwopKQnLVZoot0vkS1x5R-Njx6FDOIDk9Xl9KFYNPKie66KtHL5MqxQbuaxk_eubDSd5RtTIzQ8H9MfzpxFNi/s1600/P3230041.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaFIfdMjjrDbcus6Zp6y8EtIKogfwVE3TeNKfuDSbpWjL3WUjAMe4xX6aHwopKQnLVZoot0vkS1x5R-Njx6FDOIDk9Xl9KFYNPKie66KtHL5MqxQbuaxk_eubDSd5RtTIzQ8H9MfzpxFNi/s400/P3230041.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452335188653112738" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">wow!!! ready to be shaped into loaves</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QYRazTV0nuqKiGt1PG4hpzheDN8n8SBtc2fZzvwDIMcj5wemdjXJsEXsMm5yrkIj-Fd-BJJFjPy5O8UFb_CmnyG4hYfpC4wrlpPx4t1xYEduZlAboy3g5lCqR6HJ8sopAd7uKG2nu7B3/s1600/P3230042.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3QYRazTV0nuqKiGt1PG4hpzheDN8n8SBtc2fZzvwDIMcj5wemdjXJsEXsMm5yrkIj-Fd-BJJFjPy5O8UFb_CmnyG4hYfpC4wrlpPx4t1xYEduZlAboy3g5lCqR6HJ8sopAd7uKG2nu7B3/s400/P3230042.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452335182580308946" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">two little loaves</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcNQsw7-YZS72vbceOm9VISsRRtGj0dG3qSY5ktxWORKEkVx7WKNoaUQVkM2MCHQYLFT9ceOFpa1t3y96UflVk5iATGkd9C2dnsMrmia_badMga8QgZGREUO83I4QPy73uogEI2qlWsQw/s1600/P3230045.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTcNQsw7-YZS72vbceOm9VISsRRtGj0dG3qSY5ktxWORKEkVx7WKNoaUQVkM2MCHQYLFT9ceOFpa1t3y96UflVk5iATGkd9C2dnsMrmia_badMga8QgZGREUO83I4QPy73uogEI2qlWsQw/s400/P3230045.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452335176959258882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">onto the peel and into the oven to bake</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvnMgmaitkbm3kE8ml1rSrBalop_H6nW9jvF6BRqWYzE8dylNtEvnsrzeniYHKmx3BCPs7SRn1MEMG33X9fl5dADumQICHPotsgPL3wwUlGGzPHVhHp0vZjNgF8ErTSVMcBjawys4e7L-/s1600/P3230046.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMvnMgmaitkbm3kE8ml1rSrBalop_H6nW9jvF6BRqWYzE8dylNtEvnsrzeniYHKmx3BCPs7SRn1MEMG33X9fl5dADumQICHPotsgPL3wwUlGGzPHVhHp0vZjNgF8ErTSVMcBjawys4e7L-/s400/P3230046.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452335170207060770" /></a>beautiful little loaves. this demo garden sour dough starter is the best! i harvested organic grapes from the garden last summer and it is till going strong. so strong that i have divided it several times and shared it with a bunch of my coworkers. </div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-25459743179148605842010-02-27T14:09:00.000-08:002010-02-27T14:30:07.842-08:00has it been a year already?<div style="text-align: left;">hard to believe but it has been a whole year since my first post for <a href="http://thedaringkitchen.com/about-the-daring-kitchen">the daring bakers</a>. last year for <a href="http://soccermomjane.blogspot.com/2009/02/my-fudgy-valentine.html">my first challenge</a>, i made a flourless chocolate torte for valentines day. we had dinner with the girls and this year, we did it again. </div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(68, 34, 0); font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">BLOG-CHECKING LINES: The February 2010 Daring Bakers’ challenge was hosted by Aparna of </span><a href="http://mydiversekitchen.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">My Diverse Kitchen</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"> and Deeba of </span><a href="http://www.passionateaboutbaking.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">Passionate About Baking</span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">. They chose Tiramisu as the challenge for the month. Their challenge recipe is based on recipes from The Washington Post, Cordon Bleu at Home and Baking Obsession.</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Tahoma, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, 'Bitstream Vera Sans', sans-serif; font-size: 11px; color: rgb(68, 34, 0); line-height: 14px; "><div><b><br /></b></div></span></div><div><br /></div><div>over the years, i have made many batches of tiramisu. i have made my own mascarpone and my own ladyfingers too. for my first book, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sky-High-Irresistible-Triple-Layer-Cakes/dp/0811854485/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267309704&sr=1-1">skyhigh</a>, i even designed a wedding cake made of tiramisu and for that cake, i made the layers with sponge cakes. i have perfected the method for whipping zabaglione by using a hand held electric mixer which some would say is cheating. but when you work in a restaurant and have to make batches of tiramisu to feed several dozen guests at a time, you find a way to make it happen...</div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwMAKgP5JuH9P8ZSSiNob5o6NK_kJdVX3g-zEvR59lZbJLTb56PxFXNJPc9Elu7xrmwYC_Bq_QgNOlGMr7w__ob6sxBbUgvNYHbX-z1_nxcGTkPcRgtfXW846qn3SVAh7qa8e8_W6AhsJ/s400/P2140051.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443049634335167250" /></div><div style="text-align: left;">since i was serving this to my girls, i used coffee rather than espresso and i left out the rum altogether. i didn't have any in the house and i really didn't want to buy a bottle for just this recipe. i made the mascarpone using a 40% cream because it was the only one i could find that wasn't pastuerized and it was a bit firm but it worked out fine. one other thing i did-omit the lemon; i do not like the combination of coffee/espresso with lemon at all. would i made tiramisu again, you betcha! would i use this method again, no. the addition of pastry cream was not necessary and i didn't care for the consistency of the cream-way to soft. we ate, we enjoyed and we had a nice valentine's day dinner. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">thanks ladies for a wonderful challenge!</div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-89527977386507887842010-02-23T10:33:00.000-08:002010-02-23T10:45:19.086-08:00busy, busy<div style="text-align: left;">work work work. even at home i am working...sorry for the absence but if you are really curious, check out my new project by clicking on the loveless cafe logo above. that's where you will find me.</div><div><br /></div><div><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 360px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS38P6ddZZ3_qACVVDeBzlEoSGiGLkODfaqssdhO7Iijfwh7kdcl1od2K0ceZdKq4BMCJAlV4CvM8Z3yNC8SSh0I7Yl1-IyUyIszb18jXHhGAoiwcYjoC1bCm5iTbkdHDTMjpf7fvRPpb3/s400/P2160038.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5441510495810695698" /></div><div>saw this at work and thought i would share it . now i am not a walking atlas but even i know that there is something amiss here. look at the logo, longboard surfing and a claim that the onions come from "every pacific point". so why are they in florida??? the box did indicate that the onions were from peru so i guess they are accurate in the "pacific" claim. but longboard surfing in florida? who are they trying to fool?</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-261661604699673245.post-91736227319866226992010-02-01T16:39:00.000-08:002010-02-01T16:41:53.605-08:00sick dayi hate being sick. i have a nasty cold that is keeping me from things like the gym and chores. even the cat was sick. i had to take little ginger to the vet today. she is having urinary issues. time to take some cold medicine and head towards bed. see you tomorrow, i'll be the one doing the rudolf impersonation...jane of many tradeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03022631370202651344noreply@blogger.com0