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A Photo a Week Challenge: WEATHERED

Posted on June 25, 2021 by johnvic8

The topic for this week’s photo challenge from Nancy Merrill Photography is WEATHERED. During a garden trip to northern Virginia in 2004 I spied this rock formation. It shows centuries of weathering in the stones and growth of moss. Please … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: FACE

Posted on May 13, 2016 by johnvic8

The theme of this week’s WordPress Weekly Photo Challenge is FACE. I saw this “moss-face” in a display garden at the spring Home and Garden Show last February. How would you like to come upon this critter in a dark woods? … Continue reading →

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February Garden Photography: Monochrome

Posted on February 10, 2016 by johnvic8

HeyJude has issued her Garden Photo challenge for February to illustrate MONOCHROME. Pine Needles: Moss: Stone: Leaves: https://smallbluegreenflowers.wordpress.com/2016/02/07/garden-photography-monochrome/

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Weekly Photo Challenge- Serenity

Posted on January 16, 2015 by johnvic8

This week’s Photo Challenge is Serenity An old stump in my woods, slowly returning to the earth from whence it came, lovingly sheltered and cared for by a soft caress of moss.

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A Friday Walk in the Woods

Posted on August 29, 2014 by johnvic8

One of the main attractions that encouraged us to select the location on which to build our house was the presence of a wooded area at the back of the lot. It is a permanent “green space,” so our view is … Continue reading →

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Another Weekend in the Mountains

Posted on May 23, 2014 by johnvic8

Last weekend in the mountains of North Carolina I spent a delightful afternoon walking back woods roads and following a rushing stream. The streams in the area were running strong after a series of heavy rains. In poking around the woods I came across … Continue reading →