Blog : PHOTO PHRYDAY

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12/8/2017 7:25 pm

PHOTO PHRYDAY

Well, I choose to stay away from the more commercial aspects of this season.
I prefer to reserve Christmas celebration to just a few days.....I do love this time of year though, and wanted to participate, so I decided to post some photos of the natural beauty of the season in my neck of the woods.

sparkleflit 76F

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12/8/2017 7:44 pm

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TheBee2 77M

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12/8/2017 10:19 pm

Very nice! We can all take a few moments to view and enjoy photos no matter the time of year.

Katie_au_lait 78F

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12/9/2017 1:09 am

I agree with everyone else, Sparkle, beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all. Nature never ceases to amaze us, at least it does me!
These photos are especially beautiful, they show that we need nature far more than it needs us. Thank you for posting them!

Hawkslayer 88M

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12/9/2017 5:27 am

I enjoyed the pictures.

It only takes a drop of ink to make a million people think. There are many stories.

Abelle2 83F

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12/9/2017 5:38 am

I so often say, isn't Mother Nature wonderful.

What are the blue leaves? Beautiful!

sparkleflit 76F

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12/9/2017 12:50 pm

Abelle2

The bluish leaves are an evergreen bush indigenous to the area......from Northern California to the Alaska panhandle....in the Rainforest belt. It can vary in height from one to 6 feet, the size of the leaves also vary accordingly. The bush,
called "Salal", produces delicious dark purple berries and lovely racemes of waxy cream coloured bell-like flowers The new stems are fuchsia -coloured. The bushes often fill the forest floor in huge areas. They often grow alongside Sword Fern.....Also a popular landscaping plant and is picked commercially for sale to florists.

sparkleflit 76F

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12/9/2017 1:12 pm

Thank you deborahsu

sparkleflit 76F

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12/9/2017 1:16 pm

Than you, but I'm not alone in this......fortunately we live in a place where we can mostly choose to stay away from the commercial orgy......

sparkleflit 76F

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12/9/2017 1:17 pm

Thanks for a lovely response.

sparkleflit 76F

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12/9/2017 1:19 pm

TheBee2