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Dallas Aboretum, originally uploaded by trekr.

A pespective on current affairs …

Notre Dame, originally uploaded by trekr.

The detail of the statue of Mary is normally difficult to see because of reflection.

Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie, Ohio, originally uploaded by trekr.

The whole inspiration of our life as a nation flows out from the waving folds of this banner. ~Author Unknown

St. Mary’s Lake, originally uploaded by trekr.

I have come by this place on St. Mary’s Lake my whole life just like the ducks …

Crepe Myrtle Arbor, originally uploaded by trekr.

Jacqui wanted an arbor to train Wisteria so I lashed this together from Crepe Myrtle branches

Birdhouse Gourd, originally uploaded by trekr.

Not a great year for volunteers, perhaps less than a dozen gourds … this one found a colorful home

Lake Erie Sunset, originally uploaded by trekr.

I see a dark horizon
A cloud hanging over me
No moon be rising
Take cover in the lee

— with respect to Fogerty

Log Bench, originally uploaded by trekr.

“A throne is only a bench covered by velvet.” – Napoleon Bonaparte

Chili Tepin, originally uploaded by trekr.

It hasn’t been a great year for chili tepin. The esthetics of Nature’s flower arrangement suffice.

Cypress Vine, originally uploaded by trekr.

Now sleeps the crimson petal, now the white — Tennyson