tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34262379772146996762012-02-16T09:53:47.014-08:00J.N.noreply@blogger.comBlogger211100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-26998442239689649372008-08-18T06:11:00.000-07:002008-08-18T06:27:34.470-07:00picture take by Paul Miksis<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/SKl1GUUypvI/AAAAAAAAAcY/j-1nBxo_7RU/s1600-h/DSC01481.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/SKl1GUUypvI/AAAAAAAAAcY/j-1nBxo_7RU/s400/DSC01481.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235844793190491890" /></a><br /><br />shave-grass under bended knee<br />bug in my view<br />his photo I did snap<br /><br />Poetry by Robyn<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-2699844223968964937?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-74081245010060089022008-07-25T15:56:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:00.569-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/SIpaO2s-BnI/AAAAAAAAAbc/KuB4Cw4ZKOA/s1600-h/Paul%27s-green-winged-thing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/SIpaO2s-BnI/AAAAAAAAAbc/KuB4Cw4ZKOA/s400/Paul%27s-green-winged-thing.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5227089528765679218" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-7408124501006008902?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-31974908767384712502008-07-08T21:18:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:01.025-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/SHQ8NCA_9rI/AAAAAAAAAak/cePT2T_989U/s1600-h/DSC00923.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/SHQ8NCA_9rI/AAAAAAAAAak/cePT2T_989U/s400/DSC00923.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220864062606276274" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-3197490876738471250?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-79197392830426173372008-07-08T21:16:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:01.152-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/SHQ78f1QB7I/AAAAAAAAAac/0XCepao9qvY/s1600-h/DragonflyNonID%27d(2)+copy.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/SHQ78f1QB7I/AAAAAAAAAac/0XCepao9qvY/s400/DragonflyNonID%27d(2)+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5220863778552285106" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-7919739283042617337?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-16682587675634020372007-11-01T14:49:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:01.449-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RypKQgH2H0I/AAAAAAAAAP4/4ozf4i14OsQ/s1600-h/Paul11.01.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RypKQgH2H0I/AAAAAAAAAP4/4ozf4i14OsQ/s320/Paul11.01.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5127992773075935042" /></a><br />and then upon reflection~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RytcsQH2H2I/AAAAAAAAAQI/jMiQv1LD6HA/s1600-h/reflection-of-Paul-11.01.07.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RytcsQH2H2I/AAAAAAAAAQI/jMiQv1LD6HA/s320/reflection-of-Paul-11.01.07.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5128294516003315554" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-1668258767563402037?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-14575471574780878782007-10-09T19:11:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:01.750-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/Rww1FhjT0pI/AAAAAAAAAO4/4kqibdUVHYQ/s1600-h/Widow+Skimmer+copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/Rww1FhjT0pI/AAAAAAAAAO4/4kqibdUVHYQ/s400/Widow+Skimmer+copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5119525245435499154" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-1457547157478087878?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-6734122831750645552007-08-25T20:27:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:01.999-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RtDzOopQqoI/AAAAAAAAALI/SUvnWM2PxFk/s1600-h/Pupa.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RtDzOopQqoI/AAAAAAAAALI/SUvnWM2PxFk/s400/Pupa.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5102845810564967042" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-673412283175064555?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-31802471181986874162007-08-21T06:28:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:02.157-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/Rsros4pQqfI/AAAAAAAAAJw/IiFo_Dy2nak/s1600-h/Halloween-Pennant-copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/Rsros4pQqfI/AAAAAAAAAJw/IiFo_Dy2nak/s320/Halloween-Pennant-copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5101145385767840242" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-3180247118198687416?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-24000496683910194422007-07-26T13:48:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:02.464-08:00Frank Giamartino died that day.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RqkJnMHNyVI/AAAAAAAAAIg/DicX91dfmEo/s1600-h/DSC00059.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RqkJnMHNyVI/AAAAAAAAAIg/DicX91dfmEo/s400/DSC00059.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091611422590093650" /></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RqkI6MHNyUI/AAAAAAAAAIY/SNHG1jR4Hm8/s1600-h/DSC00060.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RqkI6MHNyUI/AAAAAAAAAIY/SNHG1jR4Hm8/s400/DSC00060.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091610649495980354" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-2400049668391019442?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-42105296538325077232007-07-26T13:42:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:02.593-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RqkHe8HNyTI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/__kO-4rwdbc/s1600-h/DSC00055.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RqkHe8HNyTI/AAAAAAAAAIQ/__kO-4rwdbc/s400/DSC00055.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5091609081832917298" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-4210529653832507723?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-83253651571722357912007-07-16T05:27:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:02.790-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RptkZDOD_EI/AAAAAAAAAII/Mpw5pD3Xmos/s1600-h/P9210010.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RptkZDOD_EI/AAAAAAAAAII/Mpw5pD3Xmos/s400/P9210010.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087770585568902210" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-8325365157172235791?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-28588498368629274892007-07-14T14:59:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:03.394-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RplIMTOD_CI/AAAAAAAAAH4/kGJemO9vVEA/s1600-h/PA160020.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RplIMTOD_CI/AAAAAAAAAH4/kGJemO9vVEA/s400/PA160020.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087176630246571042" /></a><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RplH4zOD_BI/AAAAAAAAAHw/jX2lLuz9jZY/s1600-h/PA160018.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RplH4zOD_BI/AAAAAAAAAHw/jX2lLuz9jZY/s400/PA160018.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5087176295239121938" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-2858849836862927489?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-68405101492182126202007-07-08T20:23:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:03.542-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RpGqlKXvpSI/AAAAAAAAAGY/nWewfazvDQk/s1600-h/DSC00176.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RpGqlKXvpSI/AAAAAAAAAGY/nWewfazvDQk/s400/DSC00176.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085033009693828386" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-6840510149218212620?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-37390579902335246212007-07-08T20:19:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:04.247-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RpGpsaXvpRI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/1JpGO-KZ-_E/s1600-h/DSC00197.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RpGpsaXvpRI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/1JpGO-KZ-_E/s400/DSC00197.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5085032034736252178" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-3739057990233524621?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-9032063735302017642007-06-23T15:14:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:04.415-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/Rn2byHjKBkI/AAAAAAAAAE8/hPf_H8DM8KQ/s1600-h/DSC00631.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/Rn2byHjKBkI/AAAAAAAAAE8/hPf_H8DM8KQ/s320/DSC00631.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079387240066057794" /></a><br /><br />If you just turn your head a tad, you can see our nuclear power plant sitting in the most beautiful part of the river. Now our prezident wants more nuclear plants cuz they are so clean. Hey, what's a hundred thousand year half life? And the atom is so frisky.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-903206373530201764?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-84909803291431476742007-06-22T17:39:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:04.606-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/Rnxs0HjKBjI/AAAAAAAAAE0/7JbhtVWgSKw/s1600-h/DSC00594.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/Rnxs0HjKBjI/AAAAAAAAAE0/7JbhtVWgSKw/s320/DSC00594.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5079054122402580018" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-8490980329143147674?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-83661864146599233752007-06-04T05:31:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:04.787-08:00He was strutting next to our car. I finally got out and interacted with him. I was clearly the object of his desire~<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RmQGb39fxwI/AAAAAAAAAEM/ZnygPaZlZkM/s1600-h/GrouseBig2-1.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RmQGb39fxwI/AAAAAAAAAEM/ZnygPaZlZkM/s320/GrouseBig2-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072186156274140930" /></a><br /><br />Ruffed Grouse display is a series of accelerating muffled thumps, produced by beating wings rapidly while standing, that sound like a distant motor starting (this low-pitched "drumming" is often felt rather than heard). <br /><br /><br /><br />Both sexes give clucking notes and higher squeal when alarmed.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-8366186414659923375?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-19719041427382454332007-06-03T19:16:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:04.998-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RmN2Dn9fxvI/AAAAAAAAAEE/qTbOp9f8xNI/s1600-h/FrogMate.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RmN2Dn9fxvI/AAAAAAAAAEE/qTbOp9f8xNI/s320/FrogMate.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072027409987913458" /></a><br /><br />After much urging Mik took this picture.<br />She is the larger of the two and he never comes up to breath.<br />She gulps air and darts back under the root-beer colored water. <br />Those are eggs trailing behind her. It's the mystery of life. <br />She tried to get under our canoe, we kept moving so we wouldn't crush them.<br />It was tense, very tense.<br />Frogy came a courting, he did come oh ya.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-1971904142738245433?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-3971673259355237562007-05-26T08:51:00.001-07:002008-12-10T20:30:05.195-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RlhYgX9fxoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/gbvVhjQdu1U/s1600-h/12.1.06Robyn%26Paul.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RlhYgX9fxoI/AAAAAAAAADQ/gbvVhjQdu1U/s400/12.1.06Robyn%26Paul.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068898693816501890" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-397167325935523756?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-23922496276652985842007-05-26T08:35:00.001-07:002008-12-10T20:30:05.395-08:00With love and caring I begin a blog for my Mik<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RlhUT39fxlI/AAAAAAAAAC4/Uk79zMF8dLk/s1600-h/Paul%26camera2006.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RlhUT39fxlI/AAAAAAAAAC4/Uk79zMF8dLk/s400/Paul%26camera2006.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068894081021625938" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-2392249627665298584?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3426237977214699676.post-66225595241408981212007-05-26T08:35:00.000-07:002008-12-10T20:30:05.727-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RlhWPX9fxnI/AAAAAAAAADI/lcEp-XuOrzM/s1600-h/DSC00209Copy.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Dh34wKONrg4/RlhWPX9fxnI/AAAAAAAAADI/lcEp-XuOrzM/s400/DSC00209Copy.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5068896202735470194" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3426237977214699676-6622559524140898121?l=mikspix.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>J.N.noreply@blogger.com0