Hand made

    Hand made

    A lady near where we live makes these out of chicken eggs.

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    Happy Christmas

    Happy Christmas

    a chicken egg

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    Evolution

    Evolution

    In the back is a fossilized egg from a Hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur, Cretaceous Period 145 to 65 million years ago) while in the front is a normal chicken egg. Most paleontologists agree that some forms of dinosaurs evolved into modern birds.

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    Office

    Office

    Still waiting for the secretary and corner windows on the 43rd floor.

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    Young Ingenuity

    Young Ingenuity

    On a windy day in our neighborhood my sons had the idea above.

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    Up the street

    Up the street

    It's been below zero (f.) for most of the week.

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    Time Taker

    Time Taker

    30 ft. of sterling silver wire made into the chain, Argentinian Rhodochrosite stalagtite cross section polished for the stone, reticulated (wrinkled through an acid process) sterling silver setting. Took many, MANY hours altogether.

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    Sunny Day

    Sunny Day

    All the branches of the trees are covered like this right now.

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    Winter Wonderwheel

    Winter Wonderwheel

    After a long drive on the highway

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    Shy Girl

    Shy Girl

    She ran up the shutter as I tried to take her picture.

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    Step into my parlor...

    Step into my parlor...

    From my garden.

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    Treeant

    Treeant

    Maybe I should have entered it in the hidden faces contest.

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    A small part

    A small part

    These shelves house a small part of my fossil collection. Along the top you can see (from the left) a single Wooly Mammoth tooth, about a 14 inch section of Wooly Mammoth tusk, and a whale vertabrae. On the bottom you can see about a 12 inch trilobite among other things.

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    Monday Morning

    Monday Morning
    top 3 entry

    Our dog expressing how we feel on Monday mornings.

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    The Beat Goes On

    The Beat Goes On

    My son playing bass in his band.

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    Summer Concert

    Summer Concert

    My son's band on a late afternoon under the local pavillion.

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    Bunny

    Bunny

    my son volunteered at Easter

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    Your Daughter's Date

    Your Daughters Date

    A fine, upstanding young man.

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    Santa's been here

    Santas been here

    Home.

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    Birthday

    Birthday
    top 3 entry

    My wife was a little down about turning 50. This is a poem I wrote for her on that day.

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    Success!

    Success!

    My wife happens to be president of the school board, and as such she hands out the diplomas at graduation. When my son graduated, he chose that serious occasion to swoop down on his mom and give her a big, unexpected hug!

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    Serenity

    Serenity

    Above the clouds.

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    Silent Afternoon

    Silent Afternoon

    A small church in the hills near our house. There's no heat (it's from the 18th century) so it's not used in the winter. No footsteps, no noise - just a blanket of snow muffling all the sounds.

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    Dismount

    Dismount
    top 3 entry

    He likes to jump the wake as he lets go.

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