Archive for the 'outdoors' Category
• April 26, 2024 •
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Posted in biking, family, gardens, home, iowa, landscapes, nature, outdoors, Photography, seasons, spring, States, street photography, weather
Tags: des moines, rain, Thunderstorms
• February 17, 2024 •
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Posted in animals, art, Conservation, family, gardens, hiking, home, iowa, landscapes, nature, outdoors, Photography, seasons, States, weather, wildlife
Tags: bobcats
• February 2, 2024 •
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Posted in Conservation, family, Feline Diseases, Feline kidney disease, hiking, home, iowa, landscapes, Osteoarthritis, outdoors, Photography, seasons, travel, weather
Tags: deer, iowa, landscapes, nature, snow, storms, weather, wildlife, winter
• January 12, 2024 •
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Posted in art, black and white photography, Drawing, family, farming, hiking, home, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, seasons, street photography, travel, weather
Tags: Bloganuary, iowa, sledding, Snowstorm, winter
• January 12, 2024 •
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Posted in art, books, creativity, Drawing, Drawing, Fall, family, Festivals, flowers, gardens, holidays, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, States
Tags: Bloganuary, flowers, Gifts, holidays, Ink drawings, Micro pens.
• January 8, 2024 •
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Posted in art, creativity, Drawing, flowers, gardens, home, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, paintings, Photography, Reading, States, travel
Tags: Acrylic paints, Bloganuary, Flower painting, flowers, paintings, Qcrylic
• January 5, 2024 •
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Posted in art, creativity, Drawing, family, gardens, hiking, home, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, seasons, street photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: Bloganuary, Chilly, fall, fall colors, fall leaves, iowa, polk county
• October 16, 2023 •
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Posted in architecture photography, Conservation, family, Fitness, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, seasons, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: blogtober, fall, family, iowa, lakes, saylorville, seasons, Sunday drive
• October 13, 2023 •
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Posted in art, creativity, Drawing, family, flowers, home, iowa, landscapes, nature, paintings, Photography, Sketches, Watercolors
Tags: blogtober, flowers, Line and wash, Watercolor painting
• September 8, 2023 •
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Posted in animals, art, creativity, Drawing, Drawing, home, landscapes, nature, Oceans, outdoors, paintings, Pencil drawings, Photography, sea Life, wildlife
Tags: blue, blue whale, orca, sea Life, whales
• September 7, 2023 •
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Posted in animals, art, creativity, Drawing, Drawing, family, home, landscapes, life, outdoors, paintings, Pencil drawings, Photography
Tags: Ocean, sea turtles, turtles, water, whales
• August 22, 2023 •
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Posted in animals, Conservation, family, home, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, seasons, weather
Tags: dew point, Heat, humidity, Record temps
• July 5, 2023 •
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Posted in art, creativity, Drawing, Drawing, family, gardens, home, life, outdoors, Pencil drawings, Photography, travel
Tags: Pencil, Pencil drawings, trees
• June 25, 2023 •
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Posted in books, creativity, family, gardens, home, life, outdoors, Photography, Reading
Tags: books, Colleen hoover, reading, Reading challenge 2023
• June 9, 2023 •
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Posted in abstracts, creativity, gardens, home, iowa, landscapes, life, outdoors, Photography, seasons, States, travel, weather
• June 7, 2023 •
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Posted in art, creativity, hiking, landscapes, nature, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: hiking, stone, stone steps, Thinking, trails, walking, woods
• June 6, 2023 •
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Posted in art, Butterflies, europe, family, Festivals, Fitness, flowers, gardens, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, seasons, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: may, Pella, Tulip festivals
• June 5, 2023 •
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Posted in abstracts, art, farming, history, landscapes, nature, Photography, spring, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: 4 wheeling, farms, guard, hiking, iowa, Knights, madison county, spring, summer, timber, vigiliance, weather, woods
• June 2, 2023 •
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Posted in animals, Conservation, flowers, gardens, home, iowa, landscapes, life, outdoors, Photography, States, travel
Tags: spiders
• June 1, 2023 •
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Posted in art, creativity, flowers, gardens, home, iowa, landscapes, life, outdoors, Photography, seasons, States, travel
• May 31, 2023 •
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Posted in art, Butterflies, family, Festivals, Fitness, flowers, gardens, iowa, landscapes, life, outdoors, Photography, sisters, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: flowers, may, tulip festival, Tulips
• May 30, 2023 •
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Posted in Conservation, family, Fitness, gardens, home, iowa, landscapes, life, outdoors, Photography, States, travel, wildlife
Tags: nature, trees
• May 29, 2023 •
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Posted in art, creativity, family, flowers, gardens, home, iowa, landscapes, life, outdoors, Photography, seasons, travel
Tags: flowers, iron, Street
• May 26, 2023 •
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Posted in art, Butterflies, family, Festivals, Fitness, food, gardens, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, seasons, street photography, travel
Tags: may, Pella, Tulip festivals
• May 24, 2023 •
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Posted in Butterflies, family, flowers, gardens, home, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, seasons, travel
Tags: lilacs, may, Spring flowers
• May 22, 2023 •
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Posted in Fitness, hiking, history, landscapes, new mexico, outdoors, Photography, States, travel, Travel Photography
• May 17, 2023 •
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Posted in Conservation, family, Fitness, flowers, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, seasons, travel
• May 16, 2023 •
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Posted in family, Festivals, Fitness, flowers, food, gardens, iowa, landscapes, life, outdoors, Photography, street photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: Pella, spring, tulip festival, Tulips
• May 15, 2023 •
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Posted in Conservation, family, Fitness, flowers, home, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, seasons, travel, Travel Photography
• May 10, 2023 •
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Posted in Conservation, family, Fitness, food, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, polk county, seasons, state parks, travel
• May 9, 2023 •
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Posted in creativity, family, Festivals, Fitness, flowers, food, gardens, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, street photography, travel
Tags: Festivals, Pella, pella tulip festival, tulip festival
• May 5, 2023 •
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Posted in family, Festivals, flowers, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, street photography, travel, Travel Photography
• May 4, 2023 •
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Posted in family, Festivals, flowers, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, seasons, street photography, travel, Travel Photography
• May 3, 2023 •
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Posted in art, Conservation, flowers, landscapes, nature, new mexico, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: April, arizona, blooming cactus, candlewood, desert, desert shrub, flaming sword, jacobs staff, may, new mexico, ocotillo, Orange flowers, slimwood, texas, tubular flowers
• April 26, 2023 •
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Posted in Environment, Fitness, gardens, landscapes, life, outdoors, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: Blue skies, hiking, may, pine trees, Thinking, trees, walking
• April 12, 2023 •
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Posted in art, Fitness, flowers, gardens, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, seasons, spring, street photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: Tulips
• April 10, 2023 •
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Posted in Fitness, georgia, hiking, lakes, landscapes, nature, outdoors, parks, Photography, rivers and streams, States, Travel Photography
• April 5, 2023 •
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Posted in Birds, Butterflies, family, flowers, gardens, georgia, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: April, Azaleas, city parks, Museums
• March 28, 2023 •
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Posted in art, creativity, Environment, Fall, hiking, landscapes, nature, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: fall, fall leaves, Frozen, lakes, leaves, March, orange, red, river, rock, water, waterfall, yellow
• March 24, 2023 •
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Posted in black and white photography, Conservation, georgia, hiking, landscapes, nature, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: city parks, columbus, columbus georgia, creeks, Frozen, georgia parks, March, rivers, snow, snowy woods, winter, woods
• March 22, 2023 •
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Posted in architecture, architecture photography, families, georgia, hiking, landscapes, nature, outdoors, parks, Photography, street photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: church, churches, columbus, georgia, river, waterfalls
• March 20, 2023 •
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Posted in creativity, flowers, gardens, landscapes, nature, new mexico, Photography, Travel Photography
Tags: flowers, March, new mexico, pink, yellow
• February 21, 2023 •
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Posted in black and white photography, creativity, hiking, landscapes, nature, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: des moines, febuary, Frost, ice, iowa, polk county, seasons, snow, weather, winter
• February 17, 2023 •
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Posted in Environment, family, hiking, landscapes, nature, Photography, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: back roads, country roads, melting, muddy roads, polk county, snow, spring thaw, wildlife, winter
• February 16, 2023 •
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Posted in black and white photography, Conservation, Fall, georgia, hiking, landscapes, nature, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: birch, birch trees, fall, february, georgia, georgia parks, lakes, trees, walking, Walking trails
• February 15, 2023 •
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Posted in Conservation, Environment, hiking, landscapes, nature, Photography, polk county, seasons, state parks, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: des moines, family, hiking, ice fishing, lakes, maffitt, polk county, snow, snow thaw, walking, Walking trails, wildlife, winter
• February 13, 2023 •
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Posted in Conservation, family, farming, landscapes, nature, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: 4 wheeling, family, Family farm, four whellers, hiking, madison county, snow, snow melt, snow thaw, winter
• February 10, 2023 •
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Posted in Birds, Conservation, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: bald eagles, eagles, hunting, madison county, raptors
• February 8, 2023 •
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Posted in animals, home, landscapes, nature, Photography, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: des moines, iowa, polk county, squirrels, wildlie
• February 6, 2023 •
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Posted in farms, hiking, home, landscapes, nature, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: Cold, Family farm, Frozen, hiking, iowa, madison county, pond, snow, water, winter
• January 4, 2023 •
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Posted in Conservation, farming, hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, seasons, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: dirt roads, farm, fog, Foggy mornings, home, iowa, madison county, Mist
• January 3, 2023 •
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Posted in family, farming, farms, home, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: fog, Foggy morning, home, iowa, madison county, Mist, weather, winter
• January 2, 2023 •
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Posted in family, hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, state parks, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: blue, des moines, Frozen, ice, lakes, polk county, raccoon river park, snow, trails, weather
• December 30, 2022 •
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Posted in black and white photography, Conservation, hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: snow, snowy trails, timber, walking, west des moines
• December 29, 2022 •
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Posted in family, Fitness, hiking, iowa, landscapes, outdoors, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: Blogmas, snow, walking, weather
• December 26, 2022 •
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Posted in creativity, family, holidays, home, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, Travel Photography, weather
Tags: Cold, des moines, iowa, snow
• November 25, 2022 •
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Posted in Fall, hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: fall colors, fall leaves, fall trees, saylorville, saylorville lake
• November 23, 2022 •
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Posted in Fall, family, hiking, iowa, lakes, landscapes, nature, Photography, seasons, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: des moines, lakes, november, polk county, reflections, trees, water reflections, waterworks
• November 18, 2022 •
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Posted in Conservation, Fall, family, hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, seasons, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: des moines, fall, fall leaves, hiking, oaks, polk county, walking
• November 17, 2022 •
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Posted in hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, outdoors, Photography, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: city pond, des moines, fall, first snow, november, snow
• November 16, 2022 •
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Posted in Fall, hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, outdoors, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: city parks, des moines, first snow, hiking, november, snow, trails, trees, walking
• November 15, 2022 •
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Posted in Fall, hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, parks, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: city park, fall snow, hiking, november, snow, walking
• November 13, 2022 •
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Posted in biking, Conservation, Environment, Fall, family, flowers, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: des moines, fall, fall grass, fall trees, hiking, iowa, walking
• November 11, 2022 •
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Posted in architecture photography, biking, des moines, Fall, hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, seasons, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: des moines, fall, iowa, lakes, november, polk county, rain, storms
• November 9, 2022 •
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Posted in Conservation, Environment, Fall, hiking, home, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, rivers and streams, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: des moines river, fall, polk county, rivers, water, waterworks park
• November 2, 2022 •
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Posted in Conservation, des moines, Fall, flowers, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, state parks, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: fall, fall flowers, flowers, purple flowers, waterworks park
• October 30, 2022 •
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Posted in Fall, families, Halloween, hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, seasons, state parks, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: big creek, blogtober, blogtober2022, lakes, polk city, swamps
• October 29, 2022 •
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Posted in Conservation, Fall, family, Halloween, hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, state parks, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: big creek, blogtober, blogtober2022, fall leaves, fall trees, lakes, Leaves of Fall, maple, oak, polk city
• October 27, 2022 •
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Posted in black and white photography, creativity, Fall, hiking, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: fall leaves, Leaves of Fall, trees, water, water reflections
• October 26, 2022 •
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Posted in Birds, Conservation, Fall, family, hiking, iowa, lakes, landscapes, nature, outdoors, Photography, polk county, seasons, state parks, States, travel, Travel Photography, wildlife
Tags: blogtober, blogtober2022, pelicans, polk city, saylorville, Seagulls
• October 25, 2022 •
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Posted in Conservation, Fall, family, farms, iowa, landscapes, nature, Photography, seasons, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: blogtober, blogtober2022, fall leaves, Family farms, farms, home building, madison county, ponds
• October 24, 2022 •
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Posted in creativity, Drawings, Fall, farming, iowa, outdoors, Photography, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: blogtober, blogtober2022, fall leaves, farm equipment, flowers, Leaves of Fall
• October 23, 2022 •
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Posted in Canada, Fall, family, Fitness, hiking, home, lake, landscapes, nature, parks, Photography, seasons, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: Agnes Tea House, Banff, blogtober, blogtober2022, Fairmont Chateau Hotel, Lake Moraine, Mirror Lake
• October 22, 2022 •
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Posted in Birds, Fall, Halloween, iowa, nature, Photography, seasons, States, travel, Travel Photography
Tags: blogtober, blogtober2022, crows, dead trees, skeletons, spooky, spooky trees, vultures
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