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These ae just different views of the pond. It was a beautiful morning there!!
 

Usually coins left on a stone or memorial have been left by a fellow serviceman.  Others sometimes leave coins or small stones/pebbles to show the family that someone has visited.  I enjoy visiting one grave where my parents are buried to see what is new.  Young fellow who died in an accident, friends leave him a beer, can of Skoal, etc.  Nice that he is being remembered. 

I just talked to someone who is going to see if she can get pics of his place.

Thanks for posting this.  I remember him well.  My dad used to gather up any snakes he came upon and take them to Bill, I always got to go along when he went to Bill's place so I could visit his zoo and listen to his stories.  

I once watched a rabbit swim across the creek.  That was a new one on me!

lol, my hubbys boss said to say to me "WTF is wrong with you!!! That snake was at least 6' long and could of hit you!!!"
He knows I hate snakes!! I didn't know they could reach that far ... learned something!!!

was only 1 snake!! Just took pics at different angles. When I went by it, it was trying to cross the road. I wasn't looking for snakes, looking for deer!! When I went by it, I causght it out the corner of my eye and said Wiener Dog, that didn't look like a stick!! I put th car in reverse and backed up to where I saw it and seen it curled up!! It was pumping it's body up, but wasn't ratteling hhis tail, so I figured I was kinda safe. I love my zoom!!!!

WAIT...I missed THE most important argument for the wiener dog. SHE can easily do the work of THREE males...union or otherwise.

I cant decide which one of these cute, little fellows I want for my yard.

Both!!!! I would put them in my rock garden...lol!!!

Ah, so that's why my lacy one has never bloomed since the first year...wonderboy has been cutting off the old stems.  

This is a good site:  http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/wont_bloom.html

I took these today before it rained.   This Rhody has different colored flowers on the same bush.  Probably needs something added to the soil to keep the color. 
 

 
 
 
My orange azalea:
 

I remember my husband's whole family looking at me like a nut when I was picking beechnuts off the trees at camp and breaking them open to munch the seeds.(now they fight the squirrels and chipmunks to get to them first!)  All the years they owned the property, they never knew the nuts were edible! And then introducing my son to tea berries out in the woods while hiking, he flipped because he was taught not to eat red berries without knowing what they were! I instructed him on how to identify them by smell and by sight of the plants. It just dawned on me so I had to share lol

Or This!  - Strawberry Rhubarb Pie
Makes one 9-inch pie 1 recipe unbaked homemade double pie crust
2 1/2 cups rhubarb, sliced into 1/2-inch pieces (about 3 large stalks)
2 1/2 cups hulled and sliced fresh strawberries
1 cup sugar
1/3 cup all purpose flour or 1/4 cup cornstarch
1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
2 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 large egg yolk beaten to blend with 1 teaspoon water (for glaze)
Preheat the oven to 450

awwwwww bummmmmmer! I am soooooo craving some, I like it raw with salt, call me odd lol or in a homemade cake!

So far, I like the apple pie the best. All it needs is some ice cream.

wiener dog sitting on the steps
 

Cleanup efforts continue at DuBois cemetery
Updated: Monday, April 21 2014, 08:55 PM EDT
 
Reported By: Deven Clarke
Written By: Marc Stempka

DUBOIS, Pa. -- A Clearfield County cemetery got some additional attention from local volunteers who spent their day cleaning up one of the area's oldest cemeteries instead of handling packages.

The Rumbarger Cemetery is the oldest burial ground in DuBois and time has certainly taken its toll on the property. In an effort to restore and cleanup some of the property, volunteers with FedEx Ground spent their Monday working to clean up the property.

FedEx Ground Senior Manager Jeff Butterworth said employees worked to clean up debris, weed and seed grass and straighten up headstones and walls that had fallen over during the past few years.

Rumbarger Cemetery Preservation Society President Carol Laughlin said having the extra help from volunteers is a big help.

"They're very enthusiastic and willing to do everything," Laughlin said. "We have to think up things for them to do. They're very good."

Butterworth said the volunteer effort in DuBois is part of a larger FedEx event, Ground Green Week, where employees help with restoration projects in the communities where they live.

"It's all volunteer work [at the cemetery], and it's a lot on them," Butterworth said. "We figured we could give them the day off, get up here, it's a historic site in DuBois, and just be part of it."

Laughlin said any help is always appreciated.

"There are a lot of important people here and I'm sure at one time it was absolutely a beautiful place and it

Hail, after a weekend at the Polish Festival, with all the cabbage, beer and some baked beans tossed in for good measure, I'm sure I'll be pulse-jet driven and could easily leave a donut-shaped contrail.