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juniperb
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posted April 02, 2011 07:56 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Your neighbors flower has me completely stumped and in love. I have seen the flower before in a spider lily but never on a bush. It`s beautiful!!

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posted April 02, 2011 08:00 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The ribbon-like pink flowers I made a touch more vibrant. I also did so with the myrtle. It's not the sunnyest of days here, so I warmed them a bit.

The rhododendron I just told my program to auto-correct the color, and it made them a touch redder (and the leaves a little darker green). The same technique on the petals that fell didn't work, so that's the un-edited photo (If you look at the properties of any of the pictures you'll notice in the file name whether they've been edited or not). The lychee tree trunk is also the raw picture with no editing as is the first pic of the rhododendron shrub.


I'll go take a more encompassing photo of the pink-ribbon one.

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posted April 02, 2011 08:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I just don`t have a clue on the ribbon flower but I love it!

I bet the lychee tree is a great focal point

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posted April 02, 2011 08:17 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote


I put my hand in to give you a sense of the scale of the flowers. These aren't edited.

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posted April 02, 2011 08:22 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

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juniperb
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posted April 02, 2011 08:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Ah, I see. they are small clusters.
Yay, I know!
It is a a fringe flower. Or witch hazel to some

http://www.paghat.com/fringeflower.html

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posted April 02, 2011 08:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
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posted April 02, 2011 08:30 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I seem to remember witchhazel as... an astringent, or it's good for cleaning out the liver or something. It's in the health supplements section of stores like Whole Foods.

I like the term "fringe" flower...like it's edgy or something.

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posted April 02, 2011 08:37 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Thank you for sharing. They are beautiful and I got to work my horticulturaly dormant brain.

Wait til the flower starved ladies get to see them!

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posted April 02, 2011 08:57 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
You're welcome! I know you're anxious for Spring to arrive.

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posted April 02, 2011 09:07 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
THe fringe flowers/witch hazel reminded me of Michael Moore.

I know bear with me.
He has a home next to the property I do gardening for. He has some simlar bushs with white flowers and I want to sneak over and look up close at them but I`m too chicken. I just know they are witch hazels

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posted April 02, 2011 10:06 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ghanima81     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
THANK YOU!!!! Awww looks so nice out there... The snow mostly melted in the 48 degree weather today, and I took the little one out for a long walk in the fresh air which was lovely.. She is completely passed out now, went down easily and early for her.

I cannot wait for flowers!!! There is a green vine that wraps around the foundation of my house that was finally visible today! It was wonderful to see that green! The grass is still brown..

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posted April 03, 2011 11:21 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I finally got all the pics to download at the same time. Beautiful

Witch hazel is an astringent. My Mom put it on our bruises and skin scrapes. I really like the odor too ; it reminds me of being a kid again.

Brown here too ghani, what grass is visable.

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posted April 03, 2011 02:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
We Virgo Moons know our health items.

I wonder where they get the witch hazel. Where do they extract it from?

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posted April 03, 2011 06:16 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It's a sunny 67 degrees today, and I'm out enjoying it.

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posted April 03, 2011 07:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Snow, hail and thunder all in one afternoon

I was tested for broadband and the signal goes through. So, yay for that but the tech said not to prepay more than 3 months as that could change when foilage comes on. So, boo there.
It`s a $100 for the signal box thingie and $35 a month.

So not happy as dial up is $10 monthly 1 yr prepay. But I think I will live it up and go broadband... yet, my annoying whirring hard drive needs replacing... LOL life in the fast lane

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posted April 04, 2011 12:32 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Well, that is exciting news. You're going to love it.

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posted April 04, 2011 11:24 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Impulsively started a blog last night. Got my own domain, and the whole shebang. This morning I thought about the astrology of it, so I checked out the chart. This is hilarious:

There are several positive things about this chart, though, at least in relation to my chart.

The Sun doesn't square my own unless you go for a 9 degree orb. The Sun is conjunct Jupiter, so it's philosophical. I like that. This conjunction is also opposite Saturn, which I'm also completely cool with. Saturn disciplines things, so I welcome that energy. The Sun/Jupiter conjunction trines my Mercury/Venus conjunction. This Sun/Jupiter is in the 5th, the house of creativity. Very cool.

Saturn is trine my Saturn at 15 Gemini.

I just looked at the synastry chart. It's interesting that the Sun/Jupiter is conjunct my natal Chiron.

If I use Whole signs house system, everything in Aries moves to the 6th. Not bad. The house of service.

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posted April 04, 2011 01:27 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
where is it?

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posted April 04, 2011 01:36 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
My blog? http://chasinhader.com/ It's still pretty blank. I plan to concentrate my posts around three subjects: health, relationships, and money, which are the three things I think you really have to manage in life.

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posted April 05, 2011 11:40 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
My impulsive move in starting a blog angered me this morning. I went to my blog, and found an ad as well as links to possibly related posts. I bought a website when I started this blog. Why in the world would I allow someone else to profit off it without my consent? This may be the end of the blog. I'm not going to be under the employ of this company, and create content to draw people to ads that don't benefit me.

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posted April 05, 2011 06:41 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
The Onion's (a fake, spoof news source) horoscope for this week:

Aries Mar 21 - Apr 19
You'll have yet another disastrous first date when you get something stuck between your front teeth on a crosstown.

Taurus Apr 20 - May 20
The reality turns out to be okay, but when you heard the phrase "taco truck," you pictured a giant taco that was also a truck.

Gemini May 21 - Jun 21
While it's true that someone in Baltimore loves you, this is less a reason for a jaunty T-shirt than a cause for genuine concern.

Cancer Jun 22 - Jul 22
The stars hear your unasked question, and the answer you seek is: "If they keep losing their opener to the Pirates, way more than 103 years."

Leo Jul 23 - Aug 22
You'll be spared a potential source of great conflict and divisiveness in your life this week when it's born dead.

Virgo Aug 23 - Sep 22
Don't worry: There is nothing wrong with you that emergency brain surgery and a quadruple bypass within the next 90 minutes won't solve.

Libra Sep 23 - Oct 23
Your lips are red and chapped because you keep licking them. To balance this out, lick yourself raw everywhere else.

Scorpio Oct 24 - Nov 21
Next week will call for many, many pairs of leather pants, which would be fine with you if they didn't have to be the kind of pants with ***** in them.

Sagittarius Nov 22 - Dec 21
You'll soon be feeling like your old self again thanks to a sudden and tragic relapse into alcoholism.

Capricorn Dec 22 - Jan 19
The sudden spike in the salmon population is no surprise to anyone who knows the real reason you like swimming so much.

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18
A regular routine can provide much-needed structure, but you might be better off if you didn't start every day with a guy trying to saw your head off.

Pisces Feb 19 - Mar 20
It's probably best if you just put your head down and keep sharpening pencils for the next few years.

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posted April 05, 2011 09:42 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for teasel     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
A Taurus I know bought his own domain name and site in January, only to find the same thing - it annoyed him, too. If you're making payments, then they shouldn't have any ads showing - the layout has wordpress.com clearly on it.

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posted April 05, 2011 09:47 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for juniperb     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Aquarius Jan 20 - Feb 18
A regular routine can provide much-needed structure, but you might be better off if you didn't start every day with a guy trying to saw your head off.

Stinks about your blog.

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posted April 06, 2011 12:01 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for AcousticGod     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I paid for the site. There's no ongoing subscription other than perhaps the renewal of the domain, so I'm not really making payments per se. Now I need to find out if I can take my domain and leave.

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