tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73536635455030892322024-03-06T00:37:15.617-05:00WeedsNWildflowersKathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.comBlogger236125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-60031358256677071822012-10-14T08:30:00.000-04:002012-10-14T08:30:43.696-04:00Ladybug, lady bug.<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-14162830775774953672012-09-24T20:09:00.003-04:002012-09-24T20:14:53.544-04:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Persicaria Perfoliata</i><br />
previously known as <i>Polygonum perfoliatum L</i>.</div>
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The dreaded Mile a Minute Weed/Vine...so glad that everything doesn't grow as fast as this vine does or we would end up strangled and suffocated underneath vegetation. It seems that as fast as you pull it out, it reseeds itself and spreads. It needs at least 60% sun so you see it along the road, on the edges of woods and wetlands. It will also occur in wet areas with poor soil structure.</div>
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It is invasive and when it shows itself in one's garden it reeks havoc. It grows over top of vegetation, deflecting light from the plants underneath its mass and causing stress and ultimately decay of those underlying plants. According to the National Park Service's website, mile a minute vine has spread from a nursery in York County to locations as far as 300 miles away.</div>
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However, I had never seen the mature fruits of this weed. I thought they were beautiful....especially since they were NOT in my garden.<br />
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-28815879404157677952012-09-23T11:07:00.000-04:002012-09-24T20:15:38.036-04:00Moth Mullein - Verbascum blatteria<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="text-align: left;">Moth Mullein, or Verbascum blatteria, is an invasive biennial species native to Eurasia and North Africa. On this morning's walk with the dog, it was blooming despite the Townships' previous attempts to mow the plant down. In order to give you an example of the entire plant, the last picture is from the wikipedia.com. My humble attempts at capturing the flowers are below... enjoy your day!</span></div>
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Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-86677453898875510342012-09-16T21:04:00.000-04:002012-09-16T21:04:22.080-04:00Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed - Verbesina alternifolia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: tan; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-weight: bold; text-align: -webkit-center;">Wingstem, Yellow Ironweed - Verbesina alternifolia</span> <br />
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A beautiful native plant that is very prevalent this time of year. As you can see, it is a haven for bees...especially bumblebees. A member of the aster family, it often grows between 3 - 10 feet tall.<br />
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</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-74769401448117730252012-09-03T22:05:00.000-04:002012-09-03T22:05:20.982-04:00JewelWeed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><span style="background-color: #002800;"><div align="center" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><i>Impatiens capensis, the Orange Jewelweed, Common Jewelweed, Spotted Jewelweed, Spotted Touch-me-not, or Orange Balsam, is an annual plant native to North America. </i></span></span></div><div align="center" style="font-weight: bold; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="line-height: 19.200000762939453px;"><i><br />
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Ragweed, <i style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: small;">Ambrosia artemisiifolia, </i><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial; font-size: x-small;">is very commonly found in waste area spaces such as edges of roads. There has at least 15 species. Every plant has male and female flowers on the plant. The male is the pollen producing flower that is on the tip of the stem. The female flowers form at leaf bases or forks of upper stems.</span><br />
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A quick way to differentiate between Goldenrod and Ragweed are the leaves. <div><br />
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</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Driving home from Indiana University of Pennsylvania provided a new highway flower for my repertoire. This pretty yellow flower is prevalent alongside the PA turnpike... its called birds-foot trefoil. Planted by the Turnpike administration to prevent erosion, it is a member of the legume family and is very hardy. It grows in poor soil (sandy or clay), populates in many ways, long tap root, and tolerates salt. Pretty. A weed to many but a pretty splash of color along the road. The last picture is courtesy of the USDA website.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Growing and blooming in dry hot shade were thousands of "Turk's Cap." Me thinks they are so jaunty with their fire engine red color.<br />
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</div> I thought one of the most striking native Texas flowering plants is the "Standing Cypress" <br />
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What I like about this garden, is their deep appreciate to make the hardscape look as natural as possible. Plus, they understand that to enjoy the totality of nature, its best to rest and be quiet.<br />
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In the cool air conditioned carriage house, there was a display of origami folded by Robert Lang. He used one piece of paper and no cuts. The objects were all about nature. Birds, butterflies, flowers, insects... I especially liked the bugs... the details was exquisite!<br />
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Some of these flowers are found on the side of the road...just fabulous! Have a great day.<br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;">Mother's Day, we went on a hike to the </span><a href="http://www.pplweb.com/holtwood/things+to+do/shenks+ferry+wildflower+preserve.htm" style="font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;" target="_blank">Shenk's Ferry Wildflower Preserve</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Century Gothic', sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: left;"> . It is home to about 73 different species of wildflowers. The location gets its name from the Shenk family, who used to operate a ferry across the Susquehanna River. When one gets down to the creek, it is much cooler. You can feel cool air coming through the piled rocks providing much appreciated respite. I have just started hiking again due to my orthopedic issues... I found it very helpful to walk with two hiking sticks. It feels a little like going cross country skiing but it helps. </span></div>
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<br />Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-33285318913550484682012-04-30T20:23:00.004-04:002012-04-30T20:23:53.938-04:00BluettesPlaying with color... and lack of...<br />
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<br />Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-37830458661943046452012-04-19T17:58:00.006-04:002012-04-19T18:01:21.895-04:0020 years really does change a person....<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Ever realize that twenty years have gone by and you were amazed? </span><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Twenty years ago it was 1992. Yes, that is obvious. But I was just starting my career. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">I still wore high heeled shoes to work. Now I am more concerned about comfort and avoiding plantar fascitis or back pain than looking cute. </span><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">The length of my skirts in 1992 was just above my knee and now they tend to be in the middle of my calf. In 1992, i</span><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">f I wore something form fitting, it was on purpose, not because I have outgrown it (I am fluffy!). </span></span><br />
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</span></span></div><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">20 years ago, I raised my hand and was sworn in as an employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs. In response to this revelation, some individuals have said negative things </span><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">like, "I'm sorry! or "Really, why?" And I say, working with addicted veterans is like throwing starfish into the sea when they have washed </span><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;"> up on shore. It may not do much for all the starfish or even most of the starfish, but for the one that makes it, it means the world. I am </span><span style="font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">one of many Government employees who work hard at their job, whatever that may be. I have moved around a bit in my career but I wouldn't change my experiences one bit.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px; text-align: left;">Now, if I can only make 7 more years so I can retire .... :)</span>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-55698481870490371942012-04-10T20:34:00.000-04:002012-04-10T20:34:10.781-04:00The Gardener of the Owl Valley<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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</span></div>The Gardener of the Owl Valley is one of my most favorite places in East York, PA. Since it is physically located down off of Owl Valley Road, one feels as if you are transposed to a time of singing birds, wildflowers, babbling creeks (Kreutz Creek) and simply, peace. The land "has been preserved for the benefit of future generations through the Farm and Natural Lands Trust of York County."<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small; line-height: 16px; text-align: -webkit-auto;">Uvularia grandiflora</span> </td></tr>
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</div><div>Saturday, BF, DD, and I went to the Garden...as spring is always spectacular in a woodland setting and the long awaited reopening had finally arrived. The weather was absolutely stunning with temperatures requiring a light jacket. No humidity. No bugs. Blue blue blue sky</div><div><br />
</div><div>Personal guided tours are available by request. We have been many to the Garden many times and happily went off tromping down the paths. </div><div><br />
</div><div>We saw 4 different kinds of trilliums, one remains un-named as it may be a cross-pollinated Trillium Erectum. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Red or Purple Trillium</b><br />
<b>or Stinking Benjamin</b><br />
Trillium Erectum<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not known... maybe a cross-bred trillium??</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><b>Bloody Butcher</b><br />
Trillium Recurvatum<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trillium Grandiflorum</td></tr>
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Mother Nature was showing her finery everywhere!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wild purple and white violets</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; line-height: 16px;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: x-small;">Mertensia virginica</span></span> </td></tr>
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If you had seen what damage Mother Nature can do after a flood, this is nothing short of miraculous!<br />
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<a href="http://www.thegardeneroftheowlvalley.com/index.htm" target="_blank"><span style="background-color: white; color: orange;">Press these orange letters for a link to Owl Valley</span></a></div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-12777034099503402372012-04-05T20:59:00.005-04:002012-04-05T21:01:47.364-04:00Window BirdfeederBF bought me a new birdfeeder because the squirrels ravage my small birdfeeders. It suction cups to the windows. Initially I was concerned that no one visit. So far, I have seen a male wren, several chickadees, and these goldfinches. I stand to the side of the kitchen sink and marvel at the beauty of my fine feathered guests!! The chickadees take the sunflowers and crack them on the side of the feeder. When this first happened, it scared me to the willy nillies because the feeder bangs against the window. As I am looking out, one of the goldfinch were looking at me. Hmmm... what are they thinking?<br />
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Aubretia 'Noblis Blue'<div><br />
</div><div>Hanging down the stone wall flanking the driveway...</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-37659028934842533812012-03-28T17:44:00.002-04:002012-03-28T17:49:26.015-04:00Longwood Gardens Spring Day, Part 2We passed through the conservatory on Sunday and returned to the chilly air. We came upon beautiful beds of tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and flowering shrubs and trees. The rain from Saturday had darkened the mulch and the bark of the trees presenting stark contrast of colors. <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I think it is absolutely stunning when the plants are arranged by color... below is the white garden. White tulips, large white snow drops and white narcissus.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVe2SLtmB9yZyHxtObAmFSSl-fdmqCh2lkzJJXhhpd6BntbR73Lmtc8M-981LMV2dvvrrkza3HNxunJrBQz3M6ybtXN67PfXoMVwKaijtpmLBpCFFlZL4cfw5N0Odk6Y0BaXffppoKRjz/s1600/longwood+03.25.12+034.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcVe2SLtmB9yZyHxtObAmFSSl-fdmqCh2lkzJJXhhpd6BntbR73Lmtc8M-981LMV2dvvrrkza3HNxunJrBQz3M6ybtXN67PfXoMVwKaijtpmLBpCFFlZL4cfw5N0Odk6Y0BaXffppoKRjz/s320/longwood+03.25.12+034.JPG" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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</div><div>I have learned that it is best to visit the Conservatory earliest in the morning or otherwise the crowds make viewing the place simply hopeless. We began our tour at 10 am and it was chilly. </div><div><br />
</div>The reward for entering the Conservatory on a cold day is the immediate rush of warmth and fragrant air. The asiatic lilies were in bloom sending wafts of scent throughout the building. Orchids were everywhere since a competition had occurred. Just a few as there were so many flowers and professional photographers.<br />
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I will post more pictures soon. There was so much in bloom it would overload this post! Enjoy.<br />
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Thus inspired, I have decorated my first bowling ball... glittery, kitchy, and definitely different! <br />
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One tube Liquid Nails<br />
3 bags mirrored squares<br />
1 extra large bag of glass stones<br />
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I used a metal drip pan from the stove and inverted to become the stand for my bowling ball. I moved the entire ball around on it. I found that a decent pea sized blob of Liquid Nails was necessary to fasten the decorative stones and mirrors to the ball. In 24 hours, the Liquid Nails will be cured. And the ball will grace the edge of the flower bed. For now it looks like:<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have opened the door to making more garden art to go amongst the other unfinished crafts...</div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-90134982148072048562012-03-20T21:33:00.000-04:002012-03-20T21:33:26.781-04:00Shiny ThingsAn example of a shiny thing is the glint of the credit card paying for spring/summer clothes for the daughter at Old Navy. <br />
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Thank goodness for Scrabble on my phone. Kept me distracted.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-25772851019294944262012-03-19T21:23:00.000-04:002012-03-19T21:23:47.960-04:00Audiobooks..."Wrinkle in Time"<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEO11dYCXv_uS048nGkfZqziwf2JHTOtqB6ITdT47_jnqkxn3QR4gRT0Guek50JPZKzjJ5vZ1E8YyQTBU_7iyyBLPT9JR1WL-IAGCcmoHoX66TPIFQa_f0-2K7sr-bGGB9tMvDL-iKUHRO/s1600/line_explosion_0002_pattern_clip_art_25173.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEO11dYCXv_uS048nGkfZqziwf2JHTOtqB6ITdT47_jnqkxn3QR4gRT0Guek50JPZKzjJ5vZ1E8YyQTBU_7iyyBLPT9JR1WL-IAGCcmoHoX66TPIFQa_f0-2K7sr-bGGB9tMvDL-iKUHRO/s320/line_explosion_0002_pattern_clip_art_25173.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><u>Wrinkle in Time</u> by Madeline L'Engle. This audio book was read by the author and she had such wonderful inflections in her voice. Love that. I felt like she was reading to ME!<br />
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I travel 40 minutes to work and 45 minutes home everyday. Instead of listening to the radio, I have been listening to audiobooks. Now that I have discovered that I can download books from the public library, I am in heaven!<br />
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Great book published in 1962 before cell phones, before computers, before the explosion of cyberspace. Yet, here the author explores time travel, relationships between father and daughter, siblings, working mom, and extraterrestrial beings.... things still relevant. <br />
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One of the biggest tie-ins for me was the realization of the girl in regards to her father. She wanted to find her father because she thought he would do everything and make it right. Oh but I want to do everything, says the father. Yes, as a parent, we want to do everything for our children but we can't.Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-74507197507429886832012-03-14T22:33:00.000-04:002012-03-14T22:33:58.853-04:00Bug Eating Plant...Venus Flytrap!<br />
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As mentioned before, BF loves carnivorous plants. This flytrap was repotted into a very small and very old aquarium. 50/50 peat moss and sand.<br />
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It has such a beautiful flower on such a long stem.<br />
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<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">On the picture below, if you look directly in the middle of the trap, there is a dark bulge. Bye bye gnat!!</div><br />
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And these last two pictures... well if it was a silent movie, I could just imagine the creaking of a door..... and then snap! the trap closes, and the gnat is left inside.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">the end!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyei47DAC2vBRoT_gIUol7GhvPwql3Nhteq3F5zM8otmBFFT3JUF_GXnM5YVCMO3m40R71Xjsj7rlGcgSNSTYn8ZWU5xeZC5Jpa03V2ltZw0USC7J-BbA4aOKyslRyPLuW5iVSofryPY0/s1600/fly+Trap+3.14.12+015.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikyei47DAC2vBRoT_gIUol7GhvPwql3Nhteq3F5zM8otmBFFT3JUF_GXnM5YVCMO3m40R71Xjsj7rlGcgSNSTYn8ZWU5xeZC5Jpa03V2ltZw0USC7J-BbA4aOKyslRyPLuW5iVSofryPY0/s320/fly+Trap+3.14.12+015.JPG" width="320" /></a> </div>Kathyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01667817746820626464noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7353663545503089232.post-53292165421363808732012-03-13T19:30:00.000-04:002012-03-13T19:30:49.014-04:00Carnivorous Plants.... Round Leaf SundewRound Leaf Sundew... blooming away!!<br />
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I certainly don't think the 80's were really that long ago. <br />
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What started me thinking about my aging musical tastes was when the daughter said something about a game that is played via the computer involving Rick Astley it was called Rickrolling. ACKKK... I have one of his albums...you know, that black vinyl??<br />
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I finally dusted it off (literally)!<br />
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Published in 1987, the title of the album is "Whenever you need somebody" by Rick Astley. Oh, wait a minute, the record needs to be turned over!<br />
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One of my favorite songs besides the title track is TOGETHER FOREVER.<br />
And the lyrics at the end are great:<br />
<div style="text-align: center;">So don't stop me falling</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's destiny calling</div><div style="text-align: center;">A power I just can't deny</div><div style="text-align: center;">It's never changing</div><div style="text-align: center;">Can't you hear me, I'm saying</div><div style="text-align: center;">I want you for the rest of my life! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">So I wanted to know what he was doing now. I first found him singing at 80's get togethers.... I found that horrible! Then I found this YouTube video. It's not too bad. Click on the link below and hear him singing with Rumer.<br />
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Oh, go ahead, indulge the 80's child within!<br />
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