Monday, August 30, 2010

Tomorrow: special election day, Incorporation of Mastic Beach

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Mastic Beach residents: don't forget--tomorrow is the day we vote on whether or not to incorporate Mastic Beach as a village. By now you...

Mastic Beach wildlife

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Egrets little and large, herons (giant blue and small ones that perch in trees), glossy ibis, plovers (piping and otherwise), american oyste...
Thursday, August 26, 2010

Almost-full tonight

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Monday, August 23, 2010

Sky-writing

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There are a miilion or so starlings swirling around my back yard: resting in the trees for a moment or two, then taking off in a giant cloud...
Thursday, August 19, 2010

Those colours which don't work together? Green pink turquoise and purple?

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Sometimes they do.

Might as well go fishing....

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(Soundtrack: Chris Rea.)

Misty, moist morning... silent bay, cicada song

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Mosquitos? Get martens! (Purple, house, whichever you can!)

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Noticed that a lot of visitors end up on this blog, searching for anti-mosquito devices. The best one I have is lodged above the light on th...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010

HGTV Facebook and my view...

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HGTV have been showcasing "rooms with a view" on Facebook recently... and today they posted my view! Click here to see the pic a...

Black and blue. And red.

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Black-and-blue salvia in the little garden next to the shed. Really really blue, on long stems, above lime-green leaves. Mixed in with lemon...

Good news and bad news

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Good news: I was sad when one of my neighbours told me that "the dogs had got" the baby twin deer. As I'm never sure if he is ...
Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Smilebox blog-of-the-week!

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The Smilebox team has named my blog, " blog of the week "!  (I'm using Smilebox for the presentations and slideshows that yo...
Tuesday, August 10, 2010

All about my house-for-sale!

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Click here to see the brochure Click here to see the virtual tour Click here to see the full listing details for this house MLS # 231...
Saturday, August 07, 2010

Ibiseeingyou

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Amazing birds with their curving beaks. There are more this year than any other year I have been here. Up close, they shine green.

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I was awake and up really early this morning, but was certainly not the first.

Heron-imus

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Friday, August 06, 2010

Big bird convention

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Monday, August 02, 2010

Home is for sale!

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Don't be surprised when you see the Sparrow Realty sign outside my home this week! Last week, I finished working on the garage--the la...
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Friday, July 23, 2010

Early one morning, just as the sun was rising...

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... someone went out on their boat.
Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Sunflowers! Smiling in the sun

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The largest, mammoth sunflower appeared... in the middle of the tomato bed! The tomatos are using it as a scaffold, draping handsful of ...