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Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Walk in the Rain

It's been unusually wet and chilly this summer. IN ALASKA, that is. I hear that temperatures are hellish in the rest of the country. Come take a stroll with me in the woods around my house and you'll cool off real fast.

 The elderberries are still bright red, but starting to shrivel.


The forest floor is covered in soggy moss, ferns, and . . .




 . . . mushrooms. HUGE mushrooms.
Mushrooms that are bigger than my dainty clown foot.



Dinner last night: spaghetti and meatballs, green salad

Exactly one year ago:

Exactly two years ago:

11 comments:

  1. Mother MayhemAugust 18, 2010 at 2:52 AM

    Those mushrooms are HUGE! EEK!

    LOVE the dainty clown feet. ;o)

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  2. Mrs. WerginzAugust 18, 2010 at 6:07 AM

    I want to come walk in the woodsa round your house!! My husband wants us to have twins...I have to show him your blog! I know its hard work but secretly I want them as well because my mom is a twin!! Found you through SITS!!

    www.werginznewlyweds.blogspot.com

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  3. MrsHullAugust 18, 2010 at 8:01 AM

    Gorgeous! And, I love your boots.


    ...visiting from sits...

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  4. MeatheadAugust 18, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    It's been HOT! here the last little while, but today looks exactly like your picturs. Only not as pretty. I love the first pic.
    We had spaghetti and meatballs last night too!
    Only if you ask the kids, we had pizghetti (Mater) or mazghetti (Tinkerbell)

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  5. KatherineAugust 18, 2010 at 12:17 PM

    It has been hot, but it just suddenly cooled down. It was 50 degrees overnight.

    Those woods are gorgeous. I'd love to come walk around them.

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  6. JoannaAugust 18, 2010 at 3:16 PM

    I love the boots! I wandered over here from SITS, have a great day in the spotlight!

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  7. Liz MaysAugust 18, 2010 at 3:55 PM

    How incredibly beautiful it is there!

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  8. UnknownAugust 18, 2010 at 4:25 PM

    What you are experiencing now will be the depth of my winter. Now go inside your house and turn your heater up to 110 and make sure that there's plenty of water so it's nice and humid. Then you can experience my world. I do not suggest doing so without medical attention ready.

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  9. StefAugust 18, 2010 at 9:34 PM

    Not that jealousy is a character trait that I encourage...but...
    Jealous! Oh, I love where you live!

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  10. Dawn Parsons SmithAugust 19, 2010 at 12:11 AM

    Wowza! They grow 'em big up there!

    Your photos are simply gorgeous! I felt the coolness and immediately relaxed!

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  11. Joey Lynn RescinitiAugust 20, 2010 at 4:10 AM

    That looks so refreshing! We finally did get some rain and sprouted mushrooms. It doesn't take much.

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