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End of December 2006
Shhh.
. . .it's going to sleep . . .not dying. . .underneath it
continues to breathe and turn - Slowly, quietly the ice blanket
will come and offer protection. The beauty is in the hiding.
335.7
Goose Arrangement
335.8
Hanging In
335.9
Happy Angler

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335.1 Checkered
Bark
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The Bluejay is one of
our visually exotic birds . . . not as easy to photograph as you would
think. They're wary, despite their reputation for boistrous, impolite
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335.2
Bluejay
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The Grapevine and >> the Oak
as woodland companions. The vines will climb to the top to find the sun -
at the base, they are as thick as a tree - at the top, as slim as a
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335.10 Tree
with grapevine |
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The White Swamp Oak leaf with soft
contours and. a light side and a dark side. V |
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335.3
Grapevine Emerging
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Below
is a view of the canal (foreground) and the Raritan River (background). In
between, the slender towpath on which I walk is visible. Much of the park
is wider than this, but some of it is narrower.
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335.4
White Oak Leaf
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Just to note that
change is gradual - the red oak leaf stands out among its more hasty
companions. V |
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335.11
Long View
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Below, more
Japanese Knotweed, an 'invasive' plant that provides entertainment in the
quiet season.
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335.5 Red
Oak Leaf
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The above view is
a little hard to capture because on the unseen left is a busy street
running close to a litter strewn hill that offers no footpath. On the
other side of the river runs a park flanked by another busy road, |
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335.6
Knotweed
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