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<b><i><span style="font-size: large;">of $30 or more at MsBelle.</span></i></b></div>
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Hi folks! I'm still here! <br />
It's been a while, huh?</div>
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<i>Yes, I'm still alive;</i><br />
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<i>Yes, I'm still making jewelry</i></div>
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<i>(albeit not as often with arthritis creeping into my hands;</i></div>
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<i>Yes, I'm still doing photography </i></div>
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<i>(but more on the iPhone now than anything);</i></div>
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<i>Yes, life happens when I'm not blogging.</i></div>
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Mostly I have been cooking!</div>
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">beef stew</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">honey wheat bread</span></i><br />
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<i><span style="font-size: x-small;">chocolate brownies with icing</span></i><br />
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When the boy was diagnosed with ADD in third grade, we changed our diet to organic and non-GMO. We cut out all artificial colors and preservatives as well. I pretty much make our meals mostly from scratch now. We stopped consuming GMOs (genetically modified organisms) and 'fake' food whenever possible. It's just something we do not want or agree with, and personally, GMOs are on my list of things not to be trusted. They are not a necessary part of this planet nor do I believe they a good idea for our bodies. So we have chosen to remove them from our diet.<br />
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I have discovered that I kind of like cooking. It's growing on me anyway. I especially like using the pressure cooker. Mine is electronic and it's a breeze to use. I make a pretty yummy chicken/turkey noodle soup in it. I also use it to make my own chicken stock from the leftover carcass of the bird I cooked in it the night before. Sooooo much better than the store bought chicken stock. Wow, what a difference!<br />
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But enough of food....<br />
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Now on to jewelry!<br />
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<strike>I'm happy to say that I will be offering a discount in my shop coming up shortly as Valentine's Day approaches. Hopefully I will have a few new items in the shop by then as well. I will post here when the shop goes on sale for sure!</strike><br />
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<i>this Valentine's Day. So sorry.)</i><br />
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CHANGE CAN BE A GOOD THING!<br />
My team has changed our name to <a href="http://artisananthology.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Artisan Anthology</a>. We have been known for the past 4 years as <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Etsys-Best-Kept-Secrets/164341693617189" target="_blank">Etsy's Best Kept Secrets</a>, but now we have a new identity and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Artisan-Anthology/622613927785743?ref=hl" target="_blank">a new Facebook page</a> to go along with it. Won't you please come over and give us a <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Artisan-Anthology/622613927785743?ref=hl" target="_blank">'Like'</a>?<br />
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We'd love to see you there!<br />
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Until next time....<br />
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May all your lights be green!<br />
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I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday!</div>
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If you're like me, you're excited for the new year to get here.</div>
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So as 2012 comes to an end, I put a few select <br />
items on sale at a discount of 35% off. <br />
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The prices already reflect the discount so no coupon code is needed.</div>
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Take advantage of these prices while you can.<br />
The sale runs through January 2, 2013. After that, the prices will go back up.</div>
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I hope you all have a fabulous New Year's Eve </div>
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and a terrific year in 2013!</div>
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Happy New Year!</div>
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IT'S HERE!!</div>
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HOLIDAY SALE!</div>
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And please stop by the other members' shops</div>
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You can find us <a href="http://etsybestkeptsecrets.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">here at our blog</a><br />
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I've been busy making jewelry lately for a change!<br />
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There are more new items in my <a href="http://msbelle.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy jewelry shop</a>.</div>
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I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday (here in the USA), </div>
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and for those both here and abroad,<br />
now begins the <i>real </i>holiday shopping...<br />
<i>...with full steam ahead!</i></div>
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My Etsy team, <a href="http://etsybestkeptsecrets.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Etsy's Best Kept Secrets</a>, is having a little something special coming up <b><i>very soon! </i></b>Keep your eyes on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Etsys-Best-Kept-Secrets/164341693617189" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> to find out what's in store!</div>
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I invite you all to come visit our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Etsys-Best-Kept-Secrets/164341693617189" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>.<br />
Watch for something special.<br />
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to this feed.</div>msbellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731432091348778700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127386573499803135.post-64986739064961470472012-10-11T19:33:00.001-05:002012-10-11T19:59:34.890-05:00MsBelle Photography Now Open for Business!!<br />
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Hello everyone!</div>
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I'm stopping in to tell you all I have finally opened<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/MsBellePhotography" target="_blank">my new photography shop on Etsy!</a></div>
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I wanted to invite you all to come visit.<br />
I finally took the plunge and did it,<br />
so now comes the task of filling it up.<br />
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Right now I am offering fine art prints in various sizes<br />
to fill that empty space on your wall, dresser, desk or table. <br />
Heck, maybe even brighten up the cubicles or walls at your office!<br />
Wherever there is a spot that needs some color or a conversation piece, <br />
or just something cool or pretty to look at, that's where I come in!<br />
I hope to offer more of a variety of things as time goes on. </div>
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While I was at it, and to go along with my new shop,<br />
I also created a new <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MsBellePhotography" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> for my photography.</div>
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After having many different people of the years tell me<br />I should sell my photos, I'm finally going to give it a shot.<br /><i>(no pun intended)</i></div>
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I hope you will all <a href="https://www.facebook.com/MsBellePhotography" target="_blank">stop by and 'Like' me!</a> :)<br />
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<i><b>(...and now I must stop right here and brag just a bit.)</b></i><br />
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What really prompted me to finally get going on my shop was this...<br />
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My <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6057736073/" target="_blank">Blowing Rock photo</a> was selected to be <br />
<b style="font-style: italic;">on the cover of the October 2012 issue of <a href="http://www.charlottemagazine.com/" target="_blank">Charlotte Magazine!</a></b></div>
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<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6VrHggku7Po/UHdUFqnZG1I/AAAAAAAA2o0/ugBX9Js0JBA/s1600/CLT-mag-cover1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-6VrHggku7Po/UHdUFqnZG1I/AAAAAAAA2o0/ugBX9Js0JBA/s400/CLT-mag-cover1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
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<i>How cool is that?!!</i></div>
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You cannot imagine how thrilled and proud I am to<br />
have had this photograph chosen out of all the shots<br />
out there that could have been selected. <br />
I was beyond flattered to say the least.<br />
I was stunned, excited, and beside myself with joy!<br />
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It even appears on their website too!</div>
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<i>(I took a screen shot for posterity of course!)</i></div>
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I wasn't even aware the issue was out yet until<br />
the boy and I were in the grocery store and there it was!<br />It jumped out at me on the newsstand as I<br />
immediately recognized my shot!</div>
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It was such a cool feeling. :)</div>
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So that's what finally did it.<br />
<br />I enjoy photography so much and it's so very<br />
fulfilling knowing that others enjoy it as well.</div>
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Thank you to Charlotte Magazine for the opportunity you have given me.</div>
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I cannot thank you enough!</div>
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See ya'll later!</div>
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<div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to this feed.</div>msbellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731432091348778700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127386573499803135.post-24303877419046676062012-06-28T14:33:00.000-05:002012-06-29T12:27:14.501-05:00The Heat is On<div style="text-align: center;">
<span style="font-size: small;">Looks like we're in for a little taste of Hell in the upcoming days. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MlcJLDhT73E/T-yKTHCcdeI/AAAAAAAA1dc/aBoIeBv9rhc/s1600/yippee.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-MlcJLDhT73E/T-yKTHCcdeI/AAAAAAAA1dc/aBoIeBv9rhc/s400/yippee.jpg" width="165" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And
I'm so not looking forward to it. It's bad enough that we are already
in a drought. This will make the cracks in our yard <br />grow exponentially
bigger.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Even the drought tolerant purple coneflower <br />is caving in to the lack of water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7422536572/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Very thirsty coneflower by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Very thirsty coneflower" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7254/7422536572_02183f2e0f.jpg" width="333" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Poor thing's petals are shriveling up. :(</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">But at least I got a few pictures in before <br />the drought began taking its toll.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7416305202/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="a summer day in the coneflower by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="a summer day in the coneflower" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7115/7416305202_750012e133.jpg" width="333" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7405746894/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="ant on echinacea by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="ant on echinacea" height="333" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7098/7405746894_3f30a4215c.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7460459876/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="bee by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="bee" height="393" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7247/7460459876_a327a637c4.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7460461786/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="another day on the coneflower by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="another day on the coneflower" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7116/7460461786_47e6d4e237.jpg" width="402" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">One day last week we had tolerable heat day; a beautiful, breezy day with some gorgeous puffy white cumulus clouds. <br />As the boy and I were getting into the car to go to the park, <br />I happened to look up and saw this....</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7432143066/" title="sunbeams by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="sunbeams" height="333" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8156/7432143066_fb564bcd9c.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The most gorgeous sunbeams I've seen in a very long time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7432123224/" title="sun rays by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="sun rays" height="500" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8018/7432123224_95226a225d.jpg" width="399" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And for once I had my camera in my hand!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7432134256/" title="sun rays by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="sun rays" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7107/7432134256_4044a280e9.jpg" width="333" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I was so thankful that I did!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7432129774/" title="sun rays by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="sun rays" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7109/7432129774_95baf9130b.jpg" width="333" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />While the hydrangeas were still doing well, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">I got some nice shots of them.
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7290304878/" title="pastel tie-dyed hydrangea by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="pastel tie-dyed hydrangea" height="320" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8021/7290304878_d3ff45feb6.jpg" width="400" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">This was before the drought had really kicked in.<br />Now they are drying up just like everything else. <br /><br />...except for these Star Gazer lilies.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7462040076/" title="DSC_5613 ~ SOOC by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="DSC_5613 ~ SOOC" height="333" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8157/7462040076_b687b451ed.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">And they are always gorgeous!</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7462420874/" title="Star Gazer lily by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Star Gazer lily" height="333" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8012/7462420874_f02c6afd0a.jpg" width="500" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">I just love these flowers. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">~~~~~ </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"> Wherever you are, I hope you stay cool!<br />Until next time....
</span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to this feed.</div>msbellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731432091348778700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127386573499803135.post-30964174044332938772012-06-17T11:19:00.001-05:002012-06-19T13:04:07.994-05:00Dessert Date with My Son<span style="font-size: small;">Now that school is out, the boy and I have time during the day to do some things we couldn't normally do during school hours. So we had a dessert date. :)<br /> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">The boy and I took a little trip up to NoDa (North Davidson Street) the other day to <a href="http://lexistlaurent.wix.com/amelies1#%21" target="_blank">Amelie's French Bakery and Cafe</a>. (I must admit, we did not originally go to have dessert, but to take a ripped pair of the boy's shorts to a friend so she could repair them. She just happens to work there and is a member of the Charlotte crafting group, <a href="http://www.crowntownhandmade.com/index.html" target="_blank">Crown Town Handmade</a>, which I once belonged to as well.) Anyway, regardless of how we ended up at Amelie's, I'm so very glad we went!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7375825924/" title="at Amelie's French Bakery by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="at Amelie's French Bakery" height="266" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7089/7375825924_6959355b28.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Amelie's opened in Charlotte in 2008, and even though I'd always heard about it and how good it was, I had never been. It's a little out of the way for me to go to that part of town, so I just had never bothered making the trip. However, after this experience, I think we'll be going back!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7375812754/" title="atmosphere is terrific! by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="atmosphere is terrific!" height="266" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8004/7375812754_ffd0508dca.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">The atmosphere was so much fun and everything looked so scrumptious! I let the boy pick whatever he wanted to make it sort of a special trip. I didn't want to just walk in, hand the shorts to my friend and then walk right back out without ever having tasted anything! After much debate, he chose to indulge in a piece of raspberry chocolate torte (which was absolutely decadent, I might add!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7375834304/" title="Raspberry Chocolate Torte by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Raspberry Chocolate Torte" height="319" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5454/7375834304_277937d351.jpg" width="400" /></a></span><span style="font-size: small;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Yes, I know it's not organic, but it IS local, and it doesn't come with all those yucky chemical preservatives like are in Oreos or Chips Ahoy, potato chips, or even a Hershey bar. And in addition to not having all the yucky chemical preservatives, we are supporting the local economy instead of buying a pack of Pepperidge Farms cookies or some gross honey buns at WalMart (which I absolutely detest and will not go to if at all possible). There's a huge difference!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />He also tried their caramel latte since he likes the caramel
macchiato at Starbuck's (the boy likes coffee). It was a bit on the strong side so he gave it to me and got something else. I liked it a lot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7375794776/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="cooling it off by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="cooling it off" height="500" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5156/7375794776_9f113213bb.jpg" width="357" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7375802278/" title="Amelie's French Bakery by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Amelie's French Bakery" height="500" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7225/7375802278_8992e9719d.jpg" width="399" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7375828758/" title="Amelie's French Bakery by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Amelie's French Bakery" height="266" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8152/7375828758_06db0625c3.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><i>very cool chandelier inside Amelie's</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7375810008/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="stainless steel chandelier at Amelie's French Bakery by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="stainless steel chandelier at Amelie's French Bakery" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7097/7375810008_66657b1d70.jpg" width="213" /></a></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7375823312/" title="at Amelie's French Bakery by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="at Amelie's French Bakery" height="266" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5196/7375823312_c6d245b9ba.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><i>a little sparrow watching us through the window</i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7375815146/" title="little sparrow watching us through the window by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="little sparrow watching us through the window" height="266" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/7375815146_2ee9f49e96.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">If you live in Charlotte, or just come here to visit, </span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">Amelie's is a treat you should definitely try...often!
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br />I know we will be going back, that's for sure!
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<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7375795774/" title="almost gone.... by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="almost gone...." height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7087/7375795774_71813a5f53.jpg" width="400" /></a><i><b><br />It was totally delicious!</b></i></span></div>
<span style="font-size: small;"><i><b> </b> </i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7375803976/" title="view of uptown from Amelie's by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="view of uptown from Amelie's" height="256" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7243/7375803976_5e00be33da.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to this feed.</div>msbellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731432091348778700noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127386573499803135.post-48548639220446927432012-05-24T12:52:00.003-05:002012-05-24T20:17:42.448-05:00Hello Again<div style="text-align: left;">
I have no excuses for my long absence. None. Apologies going out here. Go ahead. Smack me now.</div>
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I've been getting more and more into photography and have neglected my blog and jewelry something terrible. But here is a glimpse of what I have been doing.</div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>The boy's first time in a kayak.<br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7215488948/" title="breathe ~ relax ~ enjoy by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="breathe ~ relax ~ enjoy" height="200" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5334/7215488948_e5a0337a28_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></i></span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>and he loved it! :)</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7215491938/" title="I ♥ U by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="I ♥ U" height="213" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7092/7215491938_6bb7edcd84_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Easter Eggs</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7054970659/" title="Happy Easter everyone! by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Happy Easter everyone!" height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5454/7054970659_a362623def_n.jpg" width="256" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>a wee little bee</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7246331308/" title="tiny bee on purple coneflower by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="tiny bee on purple coneflower" height="320" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8156/7246331308_66effa25d4_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>tiny wildflower</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7162656078/" title="tiny wildflower by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="tiny wildflower" height="213" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7233/7162656078_c6392ccec7_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<br />
I'm thinking about opening an Etsy shop for my photography, but I
don't really know how to go about it. Does one need to own their own
photo printer and paper? Does one go out to a photo lab each time a
print sells? <br />
These are some things I need to investigate.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>little miss ladybug</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7135706953/" title="little miss ladybug by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="little miss ladybug" height="256" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7135/7135706953_dfb804be2b_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>apple blossoms</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7126624587/" title="I will be an apple by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="I will be an apple" height="320" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8167/7126624587_f2946ff4ed_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>This sign is all that is left of <a href="http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/4745" target="_blank">Queen Park Cinema</a>. It is now demolished, but was once a drive-in theater here in Charlotte. </i></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7158599562/" title="QP by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="QP" height="213" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7079/7158599562_daa382659c_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Some pretty yellow wildflowers</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7078695025/" title="yellow wildflowers by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="yellow wildflowers " height="320" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5034/7078695025_a321bd853c_n.jpg" width="256" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Dogwood blossoms</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6908709686/" title="dogwood blossoms by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="dogwood blossoms" height="229" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7102/6908709686_b94a06e80d_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Barney</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7039941351/" title="Barney by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Barney" height="256" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7073/7039941351_1ea6e3a903_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Plum tree blossoms</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6968223445/" title="blossoms by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="blossoms" height="213" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7177/6968223445_48b09057f0_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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So while I've been absent, I've been practicing my photo editing and
have been taking photography a little more seriously. I'm trying to
shoot RAW most of the time and on manual mode, and trying to edit to the
best of my ability in Photoshop and Lightroom. I'd love to have some
better, faster lenses as well as a Speedlight, but I can't right now.
I'll just have to work with what I have and make the best of it. I love
shooting. That's the most important part. :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>trees budding in January</i></span><i> (INSANE)</i><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6786304887/" title="Buds in January? by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Buds in January?" height="213" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6786304887_83ddbd476e_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>February 7, 2012, "Snow Moon"</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6839410749/" title="'Snow moon' - 2.7.12 by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="'Snow moon' - 2.7.12" height="320" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6839410749_0c0c51cdcc_n.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>windows</i></span><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/7262790370/" title="windows by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="windows" height="228" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7232/7262790370_6a7ae1d207_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<b>~~~~~</b></div>
And last but not least, I listed a new pair of earrings in my <a href="http://msbelle.etsy.com/" target="_blank">Etsy shop</a>. These consist of aqua chalcedony teardrop briolettes on shiny hammered circles, dangling from long kidney earwires. Very pretty! </div>
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<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/100556166/light-aqua-chalcedony-hammered-circle" target="_blank" title="Aqua chalcedony hammered circle gold fill earrings by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Aqua chalcedony hammered circle gold fill earrings" height="319" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8013/7262453378_f407c44dcd_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: small;"><b>~~~~~~~~~~</b></span></div>
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Now that I'm back, hopefully I can post at least once a week.<br />
I'll try anyway!<br />
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See you soon!<br />
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I found my own drinking bird this past summer at the <a href="http://www.mastgeneralstore.com/Communities/vc/index.cfm">Mast General Store</a> in <a href="http://www.vallecrucis.com/">Valle Crucis, NC</a>. Now it happily bobs up and down in my kitchen window and hopefully my son will remember ours as fondly as I remember my grandmother's. <br />
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What fun memory do you have from your childhood?</div>
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Aren't these the prettiest eggs you've ever seen?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6101923619/" title="colorful cage free, organic, local eggs by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="colorful cage free, organic, local eggs" height="228" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6191/6101923619_8990ebddda.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And they are naturally colored that way!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6100510523/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Organic, cage free, locally grown eggs by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Organic, cage free, locally grown eggs" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6100510523_ccb4864b1a.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I don't remember what breed of chicken laid these pretty eggs,</div><div style="text-align: center;">but they were some of the yummiest, prettiest eggs I've ever had.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">You can't get any better than true cage free, <br />
yard roaming, bug eating chickens to lay <br />
the best organic eggs! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6102495754/" title="organic, cage free eggs by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="organic, cage free eggs" height="285" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6069/6102495754_b4a6db18a6.jpg" width="400" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Go organic. You'll be glad you did!<br />
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~~~~~<br />
<i>and speaking of food...</i><br />
<br />
My mother had a cookbook that included some <br />
really 'wild' recipes to say the least!<br />
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for example...<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6101862435/" title="Baked Coon recipe by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Baked Coon recipe" height="340" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6207/6101862435_a993770277.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
I think we all need to know how to cook raccoon, don't you?<br />
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And if you've ever wondered how to prepare that possum, <br />
look no further....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6101849371/" title="Wondering how to cook that possum? by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Wondering how to cook that possum?" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6070/6101849371_ce3f5e7d88.jpg" width="356" /></a></div><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6101849371/" title="Wondering how to cook that possum? by msbellee, on Flickr"></a><br />
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Aren't these a hoot?</div><div style="text-align: center;">I guess way back when people needed to <br />
know these kinds of things.<br />
And for today's survivalists, these would come in handy!<br />
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</i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6096925447/" title="blue dragonfly by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="blue dragonfly" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6096925447_c73df03df8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">I've missed a lot of days during this <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/the_august_break_2011/">August Break </a>due to coming back home from the mountains and then getting things ready for school to start. Now that it's back in session, hopefully I can do better about updating my blog with pictures from this summer (and jewelry too hopefully).</div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6097789662/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="blue dragonfly on basket by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="blue dragonfly on basket" height="256" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6192/6097789662_5e8c8848cf.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">It was a great summer and we had a blast.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6097815688/" title="fishing by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="fishing" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6197/6097815688_748807c91e.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6097815676/" title="Here's looking at you, kid! by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Here's looking at you, kid!" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6063/6097815676_115d67745f.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">And we hated to leave...<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6061192406/" title="Blue Ridge Mountains as seen from Mt. Rogers in Virginia by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Blue Ridge Mountains as seen from Mt. Rogers in Virginia" height="300" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6199/6061192406_0daba7d59f.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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...as always.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>(more high country summer pics to come) </i></span><br />
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My Appalachia...<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6057736073/" title="no need to pay by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="no need to pay" height="266" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6057736073_13ebf75da0.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6058329260/" title="dinner with a view by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="dinner with a view" height="266" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6058329260_b7fcaf7bef.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6057872901/" title="the Phoenix by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="the Phoenix" height="286" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6057872901_0da2265ea2.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6057837913/" title="Phoenix Mountain by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Phoenix Mountain" height="266" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6061/6057837913_6e6ff6390f.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6058550946/" title="old farm by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="old farm" height="286" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6204/6058550946_bfccf4f830.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6058450604/" title="queen anne's lace by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="queen anne's lace" height="266" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6066/6058450604_ba74eb6295.jpg" width="400" /></a> <br />
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I wouldn't trade it for anything.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">The Eastern Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6048315259/" title="eastern tiger swallowtail by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="eastern tiger swallowtail" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6186/6048315259_eb6fd92350.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6048868612/" title="eastern tiger swallowtail by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="eastern tiger swallowtail" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6078/6048868612_d2c40c0e8d.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6048868170/" title="eastern tiger swallowtail by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="eastern tiger swallowtail" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6066/6048868170_aed3c01443.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6048313697/" title="eastern tiger swallowtail by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="eastern tiger swallowtail" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6206/6048313697_fcdf8f7e21.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6048864778/" title="eastern tiger swallowtail by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="eastern tiger swallowtail" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6066/6048864778_16a88934b8.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6048263677/" title="crossing the creek by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="crossing the creek" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6185/6048263677_6e7ddb3864.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6048820302/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="wading by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="wading" height="500" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6048820302_741573097f.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">And they make great refrigerators too!</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6048291807/" title="chilling by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="chilling" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6208/6048291807_bfa8bfd4fd.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to this feed.</div>msbellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731432091348778700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127386573499803135.post-67833586459043853802011-08-14T23:13:00.000-05:002011-08-14T23:13:15.708-05:00August Break #10Crab spiders<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6044039209/" title="Crab spider 1 by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Crab spider 1" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6124/6044039209_c5d2db6ebf.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6044584608/" title="Crab spider 2 by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Crab spider 2" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6061/6044584608_aa6071bd3a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6044002159/" title="Crab spider 3 by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Crab spider 3" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6200/6044002159_9d22270c52.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to this feed.</div>msbellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731432091348778700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127386573499803135.post-6456577068229072672011-08-14T00:05:00.002-05:002011-08-14T00:07:12.184-05:00August Break #9<div style="text-align: center;">Tigger, the indoor/outdoor cat.</div><br />
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He's always on the prowl.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6040732734/" title="stalker by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="stalker" height="317" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6146/6040732734_35d6079f91.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">When he's not on the prowl, he's sleeping. </div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;">And he sleeps in my mom's lap almost every day.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6040175433/" title="sleepy kitty by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="sleepy kitty" height="266" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6182/6040175433_6d0b374f54.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
Personally, I like him best when he's asleep.<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;">I was very happy when I saw some honeybees on the wild clematis alongside my mother's driveway. </div></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6036589343/" title="honeybee by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="honeybee" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6191/6036589343_9ef1b0178f.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">I have noticed their decline over the past few years. </div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6036585671/" title="honeybee by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="honeybee" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6071/6036585671_ef365a6f9f.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">Anything from disease to parasites, pesticides and genetically engineered crops could be contributing to their demise.<br />
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</div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6036588519/" title="honeybee by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="honeybee" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6073/6036588519_bdeabd1048.jpg" width="398" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">All I've seen for the longest time has mainly been bumble bees. I've also seen wasps, yellow jackets, tiny bees like hover flies, or other flying insects, yet for quite some time I had not seen honeybees.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6037143000/" title="honeybee by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="honeybee" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6080/6037143000_6e94b248f3.jpg" width="399" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">It was nice to see they have not totally been wiped out...yet.</div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6036587239/" title="honeybee by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="honeybee" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6128/6036587239_b4951c02ae.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6036585871/" title="honeybee by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="honeybee" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6195/6036585871_427632b284.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">They were a welcome sight to say the least. :)</div><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6029953529/" title="Wild Clematis (Clematis Vitalba) by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Wild Clematis (Clematis Vitalba)" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6183/6029953529_3ae8215435.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6030513034/" title="Wild Clematis (Clematis Vitalba) by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Wild Clematis (Clematis Vitalba)" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6076/6030513034_46d832222b.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6029956009/" title="Wild Clematis (Clematis Vitalba) by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Wild Clematis (Clematis Vitalba)" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6137/6029956009_26239901a9.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6030953193/" title="bumble bee by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="bumble bee" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6182/6030953193_ce000cca1d.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6030799727/" title="sleeping granddaddy longlegs by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="sleeping granddaddy longlegs" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6030799727_dc8d78285c.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6029952947/" title="green stink bug nymph by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="green stink bug nymph" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6087/6029952947_35a01cacb4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
I just love macro photography. :)<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6028272822/" title="bee on wildflower by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="bee on wildflower" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6198/6028272822_db3cd3f4d5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6027720721/" title="8.9.11 moon by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="8.9.11 moon" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6068/6027720721_7e9a512948.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>tonight's moon, 8.9.11</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>Happy Summer! </i></span></div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to this feed.</div>msbellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731432091348778700noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127386573499803135.post-80426766059337667792011-08-08T01:23:00.005-05:002011-08-08T01:36:34.311-05:00August Break #4<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6020954718/" title="female ruby throated hummingbird by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="female ruby throated hummingbird" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6142/6020954718_2f166ea323.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">female ruby throated hummingbird </span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I just adore these tiny birds. <br />
They're among the most fascinating creatures on the planet.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/9CyAPMAG6qZ3_MWngVx6QZ3vDKVVCFoIGNCLXYrEnoQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="321" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-GeQOGq3lpWE/Tj94s_61woI/AAAAAAAAmUc/dah5qUCsZTI/s400/DSC_9923a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">My sister has dozens of hummingbirds at her feeders. <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/qaRhUtXajgqk0xOkqyHsXJ3vDKVVCFoIGNCLXYrEnoQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="287" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MfXkGXVlb5I/Tj94t3N6qxI/AAAAAAAAmUg/9XJ9dWnDB2M/s400/DSC_0002a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">It's thrilling to sit on her porch and watch them buzz around, dive-bombing each other like kamikaze pilots.</div><div style="text-align: center;"> <a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/pNvOgoy_OJZ6T18L-9e_R53vDKVVCFoIGNCLXYrEnoQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="400" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-DmZE7TGz5_A/Tj95lFigvLI/AAAAAAAAmUs/7HUXaYVsE7g/s400/DSC_0008a.jpg" width="390" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;">Sometimes one will even become curious about you if you sit very still. It will fly around you to check you out for itself, flying so close you can feel the breeze created from its wings. That's always fun!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/yzrq7Ljnk63qv6qzlr9NVJ3vDKVVCFoIGNCLXYrEnoQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="281" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Irc4aPGVTpE/Tj95lwJ6V9I/AAAAAAAAmUw/q7f9ob8Blv8/s400/DSC_0012a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">I always look forward to going to her house so I can sit and watch these magnificent creatures.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/P7oczRNltKYDw2zMfyT3RJ3vDKVVCFoIGNCLXYrEnoQ?feat=embedwebsite"><img height="400" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-7-J9gh5zLRU/Tj97jWfYU1I/AAAAAAAAmVE/Dx5P4OeHVWc/s400/DSC_9904a.jpg" width="286" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">...and of course, take pictures.<br />
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I wish you could come sit on her porch too. It's amazing!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer">Subscribe to this feed.</div>msbellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09731432091348778700noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9127386573499803135.post-2868964835526272992011-08-04T16:23:00.003-05:002011-08-04T16:41:00.360-05:00August Break #3<div style="text-align: left;"><br />
Down on the farm....<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6009562726/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="pastoral view by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="pastoral view" height="212" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6022/6009562726_ef3a6c7777.jpg" width="320" /></a> </div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6007304073/" title="jump by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="jump" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6029/6007304073_d798db1848.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6007800536/" title="in the sunshine by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="in the sunshine" height="400" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/6007800536_49e05c6edc.jpg" width="319" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6009568342/" title="climbing on the gate by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="climbing on the gate" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6146/6009568342_da31b7b4a5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6009567648/" title="out in the pasture by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="out in the pasture" height="300" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6010/6009567648_3ab945716f.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6009565752/" title="Ewe by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="Ewe" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6150/6009565752_39acdefa0a.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6009564566/" title="wagging their tails behind them by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="wagging their tails behind them" height="266" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6007/6009564566_12552b8897.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6009021561/" title="on the porch by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="on the porch" height="319" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6007/6009021561_81f6c068cb.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6009563370/" title="henny penny by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="henny penny" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6125/6009563370_fe276be5f3.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6009019995/" title="hogs by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="hogs" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6015/6009019995_4de57d8fdc.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/msbelle/6009566946/" title="happy farm dog by msbellee, on Flickr"><img alt="happy farm dog" height="320" src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6025/6009566946_3416811caa.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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