Got nuts?

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That's close enough

It's interesting the things that immediately go through you mind when confronting something unexpected. Such as trying to remember a skunk's "effective range."

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Palace Playland

Located in Old Orchard Beach, Maine, this is an exceptionally clean amusement park, geared particularly to younger children. Pictured here, the kids are preparing for the "scary" drop ride that sends them plummeting down approximately three feet.

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Campfire

Summer evening in Philadelphia, 95 degrees, and my granddaughter wanted a campfire. "Don't you want your hair pulled back?" "I don't like rubber bands and the other things fall out." There's no arguing with Olivia.

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Great Egret Fishing

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Little Beggar

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The Colonel Approves

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Bubbles

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Wind Surfing

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Calm before the storm

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Flight

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Curbed Appetite

I was driving by and shot this out my window. This is straight from the camera.

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Not yet wine

Spring in the Napa Valley brings mustard flowers.

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Angry birds

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I think we're done now

It broke by itself. Honest.

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Crow

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Off to the next apartment building

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Buoy

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It's Better With Pictures

I was struck how oblivious this child was to everything else at a used book sale.

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Morning Glory

An early morning walk in a forest near the California coast revealed the sun burning off the early morning fog.

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Entry number 100268

A birdhouse with curb appeal.

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Entry number 100267

Breakfast buffet for a Golden-crowned Sparrow.

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