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The Beauty of Winter ~ When You're not Shoveling It ~ Creative Arts Three Day Weekend

  
By:  A. Macarthur  •  5 months ago  •  67 comments


The Beauty of Winter ~ When You're not Shoveling It ~ Creative Arts Three Day Weekend
 

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Red Box Rules

RED BOX RULES:  AN IMPORTANT REMINDER

From time-to-time, I should remind all members of NT, etc., that when posting photos, artwork, etc., it's important, when posting, that you own, and/or legally represent the licensing, copyright, etc., of what you post, and TO PROTECT YOUR WORK, TO INCLUDE YOUR COPYRIGHT SYMBOL/INFORMATION; and/or, WHEN POSTING COPYRIGHTED PROPERTY BELONGING TO PARTIES OTHER THAN YOURSELF, TO …

• BE SURE YOU HAVE PERMISSION TO POST, TRANSMIT, etc, SUCH PROPERTY, and,

• IF/WHEN SUCH PERMISSION HAS BEEN GRANTED, TO PROPERLY AND CLEARLY ATTRIBUTE THE COPYRIGHTS TO THEIR RIGHTFUL OWNER(S).

VERY IMPORTANT … IN THE FUTURE, I WILL REMEMBER TO POST THIS CAVEAT REGULARLY.

Thanks, A. MAC


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A. Macarthur
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1  author  A. Macarthur    5 months ago

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Time for serious, sane negotiations 

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
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1.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @1    5 months ago

Negotiate with Hamas?  Good luck with that.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
2  author  A. Macarthur    5 months ago

And, we're back.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
2.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @2    5 months ago

That's a very nice photo.

 
 
 
shona1
PhD Quiet
3  shona1    5 months ago

Arvo...shovel...shovel what??..ohh you mean sand at the beach..🏖️🏖️

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Not my photo...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
3.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @3    5 months ago

LOL.  Well I'll never need a shovel again.

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
4  Kavika     5 months ago

A gator gathering on a cold Florida December day (75 degrees).

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Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
4.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Kavika @4    5 months ago

Basking in the sun and dreaming of a tasty Wiki?

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
4.1.1  Kavika   replied to  Buzz of the Orient @4.1    5 months ago
Basking in the sun and dreaming of a tasty Wiki?

Not any longer Buzz, Wiki left for the Rainbow Bridge a few days ago.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
4.1.2  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Kavika @4.1.1    5 months ago

Oh no.  I'm so sorry.  Wiki Wonder Warrior Wiener was very special.  

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
4.1.3  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  Kavika @4.1.1    4 months ago

I completely understand the sadness of such a loss. 

 
 
 
shona1
PhD Quiet
4.1.4  shona1  replied to  Kavika @4.1.1    4 months ago

Morning Kavika....that is very sad news to hear....🥀🥀

So sorry and no doubt she will be very dearly missed..

They always do leave paw prints across your heart when they go walkies forever..🐾🐾💔

 
 
 
shona1
PhD Quiet
4.2  shona1  replied to  Kavika @4    5 months ago

Arvo...

Ahhh snappies in the sun..

This is Brutus.. lives in the Adelaide river up the NT..🐊🐊

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Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
4.2.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  shona1 @4.2    5 months ago

"Et tu, Brute?"  (Shakespeare's Julius Caesar) 

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devangelical
Professor Principal
4.2.2  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @4.2    4 months ago

... there's a few pair of shoes.

 
 
 
shona1
PhD Quiet
4.2.3  shona1  replied to  devangelical @4.2.2    4 months ago

Will be a bit light on..he was in a fight with another croc and it bit his front right leg off...it was bigger than Brutus..😬😬

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
4.2.4  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @4.2.3    4 months ago

some locals down where my mom lived in texas were feeding frozen chickens to a 400+lb gator that had taken up residence in a drainage ditch next to the dollar store. the city finally called in a gator wrangler to haul it away.

 
 
 
shona1
PhD Quiet
4.2.5  shona1  replied to  devangelical @4.2.4    4 months ago

Morning...well I guess in some respects he would have been handy... portable automatic garbage disposal unit..

Geez frozen chooks surprised he didn't get a stomach ache..

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
4.2.6  devangelical  replied to  shona1 @4.2.5    4 months ago

they got used to eating frozen dinosaurs eons ago...

 
 
 
Gsquared
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5  Gsquared    5 months ago

Untitled 093101   © G. Gam               

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Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
5.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Gsquared @5    5 months ago

Very colourful.

 
 
 
devangelical
Professor Principal
5.2  devangelical  replied to  Gsquared @5    5 months ago

cool

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
6  Buzz of the Orient    5 months ago

Winter scene in Chongqing - a photo taken a few years ago on December 16th.

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Kavika
Professor Principal
7  Kavika     5 months ago

To those of you who knew Wiki from the stories and photos I posted of her our sweet little warrior left for the Rainbow Bridge a few nights ago. Her little lungs gave out and she went peacefully in her sleep. 

She was 16 years and 4 months old and she had been with us for 16 years and 1 month. She'll be joining her buddy Annie at the Rainbow Bridge. She will be missed dearly. 

My favorite photo of her. Wiki Warrior Wonder Wiener.

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JBB
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7.1  JBB  replied to  Kavika @7    5 months ago

My Condolences For Your Loss...

 
 
 
evilone
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7.2  evilone  replied to  Kavika @7    5 months ago

Awww Wiki... rip little buddy.

 
 
 
charger 383
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7.3  charger 383  replied to  Kavika @7    5 months ago

I always liked seeing her picture here.  She was a happy dog that was taken good care of.  Sorry for your loss, Charger and dogs Bo & Bailey 

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
7.4  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Kavika @7    5 months ago

Saw your reply to me above before I saw this one and my feelings were first stated there.  All of us who knew Wiki have lost something now that she's left us. 

 
 
 
Gsquared
Professor Principal
7.5  Gsquared  replied to  Kavika @7    5 months ago

It's always sad to lose a beloved pet.  Sorry for your loss, Kavika.

 
 
 
shona1
PhD Quiet
7.6  shona1  replied to  Kavika @7    4 months ago

🐾🐾💔🥀🥀🥀

 
 
 
Dig
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7.7  Dig  replied to  Kavika @7    4 months ago

Sorry to hear that, Kav. RIP Wiki. 

My cat Buddy disappeared yesterday. No clue what happened to him. Just poof, gone. 

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
7.7.1  Kavika   replied to  Dig @7.7    4 months ago

I hope that you find Buddy, Dig.

 
 
 
shona1
PhD Quiet
7.7.2  shona1  replied to  Dig @7.7    4 months ago

Morning...hmmm cats do that sometimes...not shut in somewhere garage, sheds etc...

Fingers crossed he returns..

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
7.7.3  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Dig @7.7    4 months ago

Check my reply to you about that on my new movie quiz comment wall.  Cats do come back.  Because of my rule I couldn't use the expression "The Cat Came Back" because it's a movie, but they DO, as mine did. 

 
 
 
Dig
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7.7.4  Dig  replied to  shona1 @7.7.2    4 months ago
hmmm cats do that sometimes...not shut in somewhere garage, sheds etc...

I've checked and rechecked everywhere. Hopefully he's just wandered off and will come back on his own. He has to be starving by now, though. I hope he's not lost far off in the woods beyond the property line.

 
 
 
shona1
PhD Quiet
7.7.5  shona1  replied to  Dig @7.7.4    4 months ago

Cats can last a long time without food..my neighbours cat did a bunk years ago..was missing came back after two weeks on Christmas Eve..she is 18 years old and still going strong...

Just keep looking and calling..do you have neighbours near by?? Seeing alot of people go on holidays now it may have gone into someone's shed and then been shut in etc...

 
 
 
evilone
Professor Guide
8  evilone    5 months ago

The bouquet of flowers I got my wife for our anniversary this week in a vintage geranium leaf green Royal Hagger vase. Both are works of art in my opinion.

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Kavika
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8.1  Kavika   replied to  evilone @8    5 months ago

Happy Anniversary to you and Mrs. evilone.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
8.2  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  evilone @8    5 months ago
"Both are works of art in my opinion."

So is your photo.  Happy Anniversary.  We just celebrated our 15th on December 5th.

 
 
 
Gsquared
Professor Principal
8.3  Gsquared  replied to  evilone @8    4 months ago

Beautiful.

 
 
 
shona1
PhD Quiet
8.4  shona1  replied to  evilone @8    4 months ago

Morning...happy anniversary to you both...hope you enjoy your special day..

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
8.5  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  evilone @8    4 months ago

Give her the whole stand!

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Gsquared
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8.5.1  Gsquared  replied to  A. Macarthur @8.5    4 months ago

That is a very nice picture.  It reminds me of this flower mart in Nice on the French Riviera.

(© G. Gam)

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Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
8.5.2  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @8.5    4 months ago

This whole stand of peonies as well. (Taken at the Annual Peony Festival in Luoyang, Henan Province, PRC)

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Gsquared
Professor Principal
8.6  Gsquared  replied to  evilone @8    4 months ago
Both are works of art in my opinion.

There is a deli near where I live called Art's Deli.  Their slogan is "Every sandwich is a work of art".  Haha

 
 
 
JBB
Professor Principal
8.6.1  JBB  replied to  Gsquared @8.6    4 months ago

I feel sorry for people who don't have good delis nearby...

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
8.6.2  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Gsquared @8.6    4 months ago

A great line.

 
 
 
MonsterMash
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8.6.3  MonsterMash  replied to  Gsquared @8.6    4 months ago

The best slogan for a butcher shop I've seen was " You Can Beat Our Prices, but You Can't Beat Our Meat".jrSmiley_91_smiley_image.gif

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
8.6.4  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Gsquared @8.6    4 months ago

This is my favourite store sign of all time, within walking distance of where we live now, and even beats the Chinese take-out restaurant near where I lived in Toronto, which was called "Ho Lee Chow":

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A. Macarthur
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9  author  A. Macarthur    4 months ago

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shona1
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9.1  shona1  replied to  A. Macarthur @9    4 months ago

Arvo..that would make a really nice Christmas card scene for the Northern Hemisphere...

Meanwhile down here it's...

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Dig
Professor Participates
9.1.1  Dig  replied to  shona1 @9.1    4 months ago

LOL!

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
10  Kavika     4 months ago

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Kavika
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10.1  Kavika   replied to  Kavika @10    4 months ago

They are all female flamingos. 

It's very easy to tell they are all looking in the mirrors.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
10.1.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  Kavika @10.1    4 months ago

And they're all wearing pink.  PLEASE, NO COMMENTS ABOUT LGBTQ!!!

 
 
 
Dig
Professor Participates
10.2  Dig  replied to  Kavika @10    4 months ago

I never realized how big they are. I mean, compared to the sinks they look like they could be 5 or 6 feet tall. Wow.

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
10.2.1  Kavika   replied to  Dig @10.2    4 months ago

Depending on the type of flamingo they reach 30 to 60 inches in height, Dig.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
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10.3  author  A. Macarthur  replied to  Kavika @10    4 months ago

The Tampon dispenser was vandalized, consequently, in years following, only males were moved into men's facilities, and while the condom machines remained, no flamingo was permitted to bring in loose change.

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
10.3.1  Kavika   replied to  A. Macarthur @10.3    4 months ago

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A. Macarthur
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11  author  A. Macarthur    4 months ago

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Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
11.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @11    4 months ago

Brrrrrrr!!!

 
 
 
shona1
PhD Quiet
11.2  shona1  replied to  A. Macarthur @11    4 months ago

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Tad wet up Cairns in Qld after cyclone Jasper just went through..

Not my photo..

 
 
 
Kavika
Professor Principal
11.2.1  Kavika   replied to  shona1 @11.2    4 months ago

Damn, a sea plane.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
12  author  A. Macarthur    4 months ago

NOTE: I will be busy with family this week and may not be able to post the weekly feature article; hopefully Buzz or another Group member will post something. Whether I post or not, every GROUP member is always encouraged to post.

 
 
 
Buzz of the Orient
Professor Expert
12.1  Buzz of the Orient  replied to  A. Macarthur @12    4 months ago

I've done the weekend article a couple of times already, so I'll give someone else a chance, but if they don't volunteer and say so before you close this present article I'll do it again. 

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
13  author  A. Macarthur    4 months ago

Good to know. Thank you.

 
 
 
A. Macarthur
Professor Guide
14  author  A. Macarthur    4 months ago

My apologies; I must shut this down early. Hopefully, I will reconnect before Christmas day, but, if not, I wish every one the best.

 
 

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