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Perfect Reflection
On this day in 2014, the center of Cork, Ireland (and the sky above) was almost perfectly reflected on the very still River Lee. The...
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Wild Flowers Galore
The wild flowers are in full bloom and glory along Lower Trail, as per these photos of the same south-facing hillside taken at...
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Standing in Mud? - Part 2
The tile floor was layer on top of the hardened leveler using thin-set mortar. The blue tape marks tiles we replaced to improve spacing....
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Standing in Mud? - Part 1
Yes, but it is a type of masonry mud known as floor leveler that levels a floor with assistance from gravity before hardening. This is...
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Canadian Reflection
This is the famous view of Lake Louise, on which there is a resort by the same name, with reflection of the surrounding canyon and sky...
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Kayaking Liffey
This photo of Kayakers brightly illuminated by the setting sun was taken on the River Liffey in Dublin, Ireland.
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Looking North
Prince Edwards Island is well known for Green Gables, the childhood home of Anne Shirley (pictured below). But the north shore of the...
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Cool Terrain
Part of the attraction of California is its diversity, not only in its people, but also in its geography and ecology. These are two...
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Cardinals
There is a pair of Northern Cardinals in our back yard again this year. They most probably were attracted by the dense shrubby on the...