Thursday, March 21, 2013

Snow

It’s snowing again here in the Ozarks!

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Actually, to be quite honest, these pictures were

taken a week or so ago, but with the snow falling

this evening, I thought it would be fun to share them

anyway.

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Sad to say that these woods are going to be a home

to a new grocery store…..(sadness)…we try to walk

in this area, whenever we have a chance.

It’s a peaceful spot, in the middle of the city.

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Trying to make the most of what we have while

it’s still here and so beautiful.

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We did take the hounds out for a walk this evening

when we got home from work. Snow was falling

pretty rapidly, so it was a quick walk around the

block….not nearly as pretty as our walk in the woods

a few weeks ago, but fun, nonetheless!

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Sunday, March 17, 2013

Overnight & Orchids

Overnight we went from balmy temps of 64 degrees

to cold, cloudy and rainy and back in the low 40’s.

Well, that’s spring for you here in the Ozarks!

To beat the doldrums of the gloomy weather we left

the nest

 

and went to the Orchid Show at the

Springfield Botanical Center.

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Over the years, it’s been nice to see our park

board build these wonderful facilities.

The variety of orchids was awe-inspiring!

I have no ideas of the names of all these,

so just pictures……we came home with two

varieties….one is a coconut orchid and smells

like coconut…..here is a picture of one that

is about 8 years old…..ours is much smaller.

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Now, on with the show!

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These orchids below were one of my favorite,

I love the pitcher shape and the deep, dark color.

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Some of the orchids were in little basket

vignettes…..so pretty!

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I do remember that the orchid below is

a type of pansy orchid….it does look

very similar to a pansy.

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Hope you enjoyed the show!