Big Bone Lick
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big bone lick,
fototudes,
landscape,
naquillity,
state park
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Note: My original picture seems squished up when you mouseover but I think you can still get an idea of what it looked like sooc (straight out of the camera).
Oncotype Dx
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bgem,
chemo,
naquillity,
oncotype dx
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The doctor also said she's waiting on another test result to come in which will tell her whether chemo will benefit my type of cancer or not. Those results should be in next week. Once all the information is in she'll schedule an appointment for us to talk more.
Logo
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bgem,
birthday,
blogoversary,
naquillity,
one
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As a bird must create its nest I too must create a logo for Naquillity. Naquillity's first blogoversary is in three days. I thought an official logo would add that final touch to the new look and help celebrate Naquillity becoming one. I thought I'd have Naquillity appear in cursive writing while adding quills for the Ls and a nest in the A, Q or Y. I also thought of having some birds flying away from the logo. These are all tentative thoughts so any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated.
Though this is Naquillity's first birthday it isn't the owner's first year of blogging. I've been around for four years now. Blogging has been a place for me to express myself through poetry, photography and sometimes art journaling. It's also been a place to make new friends and share meaningful exchanges. For this I want to say thank you. You've all touched my heart in ways I can't begin to express.
Nature Preserve
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fototudes,
naquillity,
nature preserve
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Saturday morning stretches into late afternoon with woodpeckers flitting from one bare tree to another. They're hammering echoes across still waters while sounding their presence. Fallen trees become balance beams for my feet to maneuver like a gymnast as I make way along the water's edge. My eyes squint against the sun to find two red tailed hawks screeching above my head. They're circling February's blue sky. After watching the hawks fly away I continue walking. Alongside the green-brown waters snatching briars vie for my attention temporarily holding me in their tiny fingers. Gently, I release myself from their hold.
gessoed canvas
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gessoed canvas,
haiku,
naquillity,
poesaics
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afternoon clouds
gessoed canvas
Pond's Edge
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fototudes,
naquillity,
nature preserve,
ponds edge,
robin,
twenty,
white tailed deer
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They turned on their hooves with white tails flagged and darted into the woods. We'd entered their nature preserve, uninvited. Their warnings went unheeded as we continued past a frozen pond with a protruding log. Our eyes wandered along blue sky as we watched a crow swoop down and peck a red tailed hawk circling a tree. Upon turning our heads we watched twenty robins gather in a tree beside a semi frozen pond. They flew from their perches to drink along the pond's edge.
Dead Serious... About Life
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american kestrel,
dead serious about life,
fototudes,
naquillity
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Yesterday evening my daughter and I went to see the play Dead Serious... About Life. It was a play about how sex, drugs, alcohol, pregnancy, cutting, suicide and family relationships can play a role in a teens life and how they could change their lives by turning to God. Very powerful play. If you have the opportunity to see this play in your area it's worth the $9 entry fee. Plus, it allows you as a parent to talk with your child about the issues that face them in their schools/ homes today.
On our way to the performance we stopped by the bank and saw the American kestrel pictured above. Isn't she a beauty? It's not the best picture but you can at least see her features.
swoop... there it is
Labels:
february,
field mouse,
fototudes,
naquillity,
red tailed hawk,
snow,
swoop there it is
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a field mouse burrows
out of February snow
swoop... there it is
Mouseburger
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fototudes,
naquillity,
prey,
red tailed hawk,
snow,
winter
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A lone red tailed hawk sits quietly among snow laden branches. He's watching the ground below for a mouseburger or two. Spotting his trail mix, he swoops down from his perch. When he resurfaces on the other side of the tree I notice his prey has narrowly escaped his claws.
Lift Off
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fototudes,
lift off,
naquillity,
turkey vultures
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a winter day
two turkey vultures
lift off
Lookout
I push my way toward the cornfield through blustery winds of forty to fifty miles per hour. Snow blowing across my face and hands as honking prominently fills my ears. Geese are flying above my head while others are foraging for food below. I inch my way forward, closer. There, can you see it? A lone goose stands as lookout, a sentry, before me. I pause before bringing the camera to my left eye and purchasing a memory.
Viewfinder
Labels:
eastern fox squirrel,
fototudes,
hawk,
naquillity,
red tailed hawk,
viewfinder
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raising the bar
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eastern fox squirrels,
fototudes,
naquillity,
raising the bar,
squirrels,
two
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two
eastern fox squirrels
raising the bar
A Winter's Story
Labels:
a winters story,
eastern fox squirrel,
fototudes,
horse,
naquillity,
squirrel
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Cold winter wind scuds across my face as I tread along a half frozen yard in my pajamas. Across the road I have spied an eastern fox squirrel in a tree. Two horses are foraging in the field below. The small pond has a thin layer of ice over its surface. I'm inching my way closer to the fence which divides us, there. I stand before the fence longing to climb over but I know I'll scare the squirrel from its perch. The horses continue to shuffle along as I raise my camera to photograph a winter's story.
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