Pioneers Park

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I must admit I don’t get out to the park often.  We had talked about having a picnic at Pioneers Park on Labor Day.  But when it was 5:00 p.m., and I still hadn’t prepared a picnic, I wasn’t really in the mood anymore.  Marcus’ brother-in-law called and said they were going.  Marcus gave me the “question” look.  I told him we’d do whatever he wanted, and winced while I waited to hear his reply.

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He said we would be there, and we would pick up fried chicken.  Botta-bing.  My lack of preparation finally paid off.

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I can’t decide in which picture Kat looks more captivating.

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My nephew, Hudson, has great grayish-blue eyes.

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I found it hard to believe this was in Lincoln, Nebraska, and not Devonshire.

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Hudson put the geese to bed before we left.

Now I want to go to the park more often, and that incredibly greasy fried chicken wasn’t bad, either.

Webs, continued

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Last Saturday I had a big day planned.  It is easy just to jump into a day like that, but I wanted to take a moment to stroll down our road a bit and reflect.  And loosen up my lower back.  I ended up going back for my camera, admiring what the rain had brought to my attention.

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A bridge, perhaps?

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Definitely a crown.

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I am now a fan of dandelions.

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And I’ve always been a fan of obedient plants.  But I never noticed that each individual flower resembles a snapdragon.

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Yesterday morning I woke to a fog.  Not just in my head, but outside, too.  As the sun slowly started burning through the haze, I saw spider webs all over the yard.  For a moment (only briefly, mind you) I thought we were having a spider invasion.  Then I realized water droplets had just revealed what had been there all along.

Earlier I had told my husband what a BIG day I had.  Everything needed done.  When he looked for me later, he found me standing in a pine tree, meditating on how close I could get my camera lens to the web without getting it sticky.  I had forgotten about that big “to do” list in the house.  Ahhhh.  Picture therapy on a cool Monday morning.  I highly recommend it.

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