Amid The Storm - Skywatch Friday

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Serenity is not freedom from the storm, but peace amid the storm
~Unknown

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Teeny Tiny - Macro Monday

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“I held a moment in my hand, brilliant as a star,

fragile as a flower, a tiny sliver of one hour.

I dropped it carelessly, Ah! I didn't know, I held opportunity

~Hazel Lee

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Window To The World - Weekend Reflections

It has been said, that books are the windows to the world.

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Here's one of those windows reflected in the glass of my bookcase.

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Down By The River - Watery/Outdoor Wednesday

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How could drops of water know themselves to be a river? Yet the river flows on.

~Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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Here Leeeeeeeezard

A post to;  Macro Monday/Mellow Yellow /Camera Critters.

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Tucker, my Australian Bearded Dragon. He likes to pose for photos!

 He's 18 inches long from nose to tail and is 11 years old.
He really is a sweetie and quite a cuddler.

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ABC Wednesday - Z - Zucchini

I'm not much of a gardener, but I can grow these!

Zucchinis! But then...who can't grow 'em?

I love the flowers, and they are great to eat, raw in salads or deep fried in tempura.
 

The flowers have a simple fresh taste and a delicate texture. They aren't flowery tasting, but more like extremely mild zucchini or corn.

Here is a great recipe for deep fried zucchini flowers (squash blossoms).

2/3 cup all-purpose flour

2/3 cup club soda

1/4 teaspoon salt

4 cups oil for deep frying 18 zucchini blossoms (I use canola, safflower or olive oil)

Heat the deep fryer to 375 degrees. Make a batter with the flour, salt and soda. Working in batches of 6, dip blossoms in batter to coat, brushing them against side of bowl to remove excess batter, pop them into the deep fryer for 1 to 2 minutes per batch until golden, Drain them on paper towel and sprinkle with salt. I like use a finishing salt, Fleur de Sel, Himalayan Pink Salt etc. Serve warm, and eat immediately. If you don't have a deep fryer, you can use a deep pot, you will have to turn the flowers to brown evenly.

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Just An Ant - Macro/Mellow Yellow Monday

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The ant is knowing and wise, but he doesn't know enough to take a vacation.

~Clarence Day

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Forest Walk - Shadow Shot/Scenic Sunday

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The clearest way to the Universe is through a forest wilderness
~John Muir

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Sunset Looking East - Weekend Reflections

Fawn Lake, Muskoka, Ontario, Canada

 There is nothing insignificant in the world.

It all depends on the point of view. 

~Goethe

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Clover - Guest Heart Thursday

I really like taking raindrop pics. I was just randomly snapping droplets. Not being really overjoyed with the shots, I was about to discard them when I noticed the hearts! 

A great shot for...

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Strung On A Web - Watery Wednesday

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like crystal jewels

a watery mosaic

hanging by a thread

~Karen

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Going Buggy - Macro/Mellow Yellow Monday/Ruby Tuesday

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My neighbour's vine trails over the fence. It has beautiful blossoms. I noticed today that the usual abundant blooms are sparse, and many have turned brown, although it has just started flowering. Going in for a closer look, I found out why...it's infested with aphids,  visible upon closer inspection. Ewwwwwwwwww....

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View from the Fire Tower - SkyWatch Friday/Scenic Sunday

Dorset, Ontario, Canada

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The sky, a perfect empty canvas, offers clouds nonetheless. 
They shift and drift and beg interpretation... such is the nature of art. 
~Jeb Dickerson

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Tea Lake - Outdoor/Watery Wednesday

Tea Lake, Algonquin Park, Ontario, Canada

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Look at everything as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time.

~Betty Smith, (A Tree Grows in Brooklyn)

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Curls - Macro/Mellow Yellow Monday

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Caress the detail, the divine detail

Vladimir Nabokov

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Do you Kindle? - Black and White Weekend

Real luxury is time and opportunity to read for pleasure 

~Jane Brody

I love my Kindle, even though it only displays in black and white.
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The Rivflection - Weekend Reflections/Scenic Sunday

The Ausable River, Ontario, Canada

What makes a river so restful to people is that it doesn't have any doubt,

it is sure to get where it is going, and it doesn't want to go anywhere else. 

~Hal Boyle
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Walking By The Water

ABCWednesday-W/Watery Wednesday/Outdoor Wednesday

All truly great thoughts are conceived by walking.

~ Friedrich Nietzsche

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A Glimpse - SkyWatch Friday

Know where to find the sunrise and sunset times
and note how the sky looks at those times, at least once.

~Marilyn vos Savant

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Sparkle - Watery Wednesday

I love to spend a day at the lake!

Lake Huron, Ontario, Canada

 (23,010 sq mi) the third largest fresh water lake on earth
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