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Spring Buds |
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Spring buds along Grove Creek, March 7, 2007 (c) 2007 Carl Bechtold |
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Spring Sun |
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On a sunny spring day along Grove Creek. (c) 2007 Carl Bechtold |
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Olive Birds |
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I didn't know anything would eat the fruit of a Russian Olive, but birds do in the winter. That explains why these trees spread like weeds. |
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Berries Turning |
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The walkway to our apartment brightens my day -- nearly every day. Nov. 22, 2006. (c) Carl Bechtold |
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Hanging On |
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An apple dries on the branch at the neighbor's home. Nov. 22, 2006. (c) Carl Bechtold |
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The Olive and the Thorn |
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Russian Olive along Grove Creek Drive. Nov. 22, 2006. (c) Carl Bechtold |
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Wasp Port |
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Parking garage for wasps -- an accidental preparation for snow. Nov. 22, 2006. (c) Carl Bechtold |
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Windblown Wasps |
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No more foliage to hide behind, but it looks like they've been knitting in a few leaves that drifted in. |
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Yellow on Grey |
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Something in these leaves remind me of an aging couple in the autumn of life."The Golden Years," they call it -- right beffore you fall off the tree. |
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Stretching for Lunch |
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Robin feeding on a Russina Olive |
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