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Walk Through Holy Week With Me: Why Such an Early Easter?

Mar 22, 2008 | Read | 6 Comments

A discussion of the ecclesiastical moon and how all that relates to the timing of Easter.

Walk Through Holy Week With Me: Hope

Mar 21, 2008 | Read | 3 Comments

The Christ candle is the only light remaining on Maundy Thursday, and the only one I need.

Walk Through Holy Week With Me: A Day of Reflections

Mar 20, 2008 | Read | 1 Comment

The most random blog post, so far.

Walk Through Holy Week With Me: My Lenten Promise

Mar 19, 2008 | Read | 1 Comment

I fully recommend taking pictures of trees as a way to get better at photography!

Walk Through Holy Week With Me: Legend of the Dogwood

Mar 17, 2008 | Read | Discuss

The legend of the dogwood involves blood and thorns.

Walk Through Holy Week With Me: Palm Sunday

Mar 16, 2008 | Read | 1 Comment

Brad is a guard. Don’t mess with him. Seriously.

As the Squirrel Turns

Feb 21, 2008 | Read | 9 Comments

Twirly-the-squirrel happily twirls while eating from the squirrel-proof bird feeder. A slide show.

We Are Squirrel-Obsessed

Feb 10, 2008 | Read | 4 Comments

Squirrel warfare. We are losing.

My Brand New Squirrel-Proof Bird Feeder

Feb 01, 2008 | Read | 10 Comments

How do you like my brand new squirrel-proof bird feeder? Doh.

Ghost in my Dogwood Tree

Oct 14, 2007 | Read | 4 Comments

Creepy cat ghost in my dogwood.

Get Off My Dogwood!

May 12, 2007 | Read | 2 Comments

They don’t call me skeeter bait for nothing. Now go away!

Context for Adam

May 10, 2007 | Read | 3 Comments

Adam wanted to see what the dogwood looks like in full.

Dogwood: Lost Track of How Many Days Later

May 04, 2007 | Read | 2 Comments

This image would be an awesome wall canvas.

Dogwood: Three Days Later

Apr 24, 2007 | Read | 12 Comments

Day 3 of the dogwood watch.

Dogwood: Two Days Later

Apr 24, 2007 | Read | 2 Comments

Day two of the dogwood watch: I’m focusing on the unfolding leaves.

Dogwood: One Day Later

Apr 21, 2007 | Read | 1 Comment

Day 1 of the dogwood watch.

Dogwood: Not Quite There

Apr 20, 2007 | Read | 7 Comments

Still not blossoming yet.Click here for my main dogwood page.

On this day last year, I got some really nice pictures of my dogwood blossoming. It was a series leading up to Easter in which I was hoping the tree would blossom in time for the holiday. (It did.) The 2006 series is documented on my Tree Grower’s Diary. Unfortunately the diary Web site is [...]

My Dogwood

Nov 08, 2006 | Read | Discuss

It’s going to rain today, all day, two inches they say. So yesterday, I went out and took a lot of leaf pictures, which I’ll be posting over at my tree blog as soon as I get around to it. I’m loving my new lens!

My Roots

Oct 21, 2006 | Read | 10 Comments

In case you haven’t checked out the Tree Grower’s Diary lately, I’ve been having a lot of fun photographing the fall colors in my yard this week! I took this one today. I love how my neighbor’s window frames the dogwood leaves. Fall is my favorite time of year! Here’s a link to my all-time [...]

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