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moon over vegas

Posted in photos on Jul 15th, 2008

See the moon up in the corner there.  We really do have beautiful skys here.

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bunny friends

Posted in photos on Jul 15th, 2008

The  bunny rabbits are quite entertaining and we never get tired of watching them hop around to and fro.

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vegas from a distance

Posted in magic moments, photo challenge, photos, poetry on Jul 14th, 2008

Just to show how close my litle park is to the Las Vegas Strip, I captured this view where you can actually see the Stratosphere Casino in the distance.

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magic moment - sunrise

Posted in magic moments, photos on Jul 12th, 2008

It has been so hot lately that it’s been difficult to get out and walk at night.  So one morning last weekend, my husband woke me up early and asked if I wanted to go for a morning stroll at the park.
When we got there it was still fairly cool, the little critters were scrambling [...]

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photo challenge - spiritual

Posted in photo challenge, photos on Jun 12th, 2008

Mountain Girl’s Photo Challenge

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lunch break

Posted in photos on Jun 11th, 2008

Caught this little guy during his lunch break lazily chewing on a branch.
They must get use to having people around in the park, because he just kept doing what he was doing as I snapped this picture. My being there didn’t seem to phase him at all. It was kind of cute [...]

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gambling quail

Posted in photos on Jun 10th, 2008

The informational markers along the trails in the Wetlands Park identify these birds as Gambling Quail. The closest I found on a Google search was Gamble Quail, so maybe these particular Quail have a Las Vegas twist.
They aren’t strangers to this park at all and you’re almost guaranteed to see a few on each visit [...]

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magic moments

Posted in magic moments on Jun 8th, 2008

While walking in the park this week I noticed that they cleared all the tall grasses from one side of the pond so you could actually see the pond from the walkway. It was simply beautiful.
Most of the time there will be a few ducks or geese swimming along the grasses.
The city [...]

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magic moments - small creatures

Posted in magic moments, photos on Jun 1st, 2008

The sky was slightly overcast with a soft warm breeze that rustled through the leaves of the grasses and trees.
We walked silently enjoying the sounds of water trickling in a nearby creek or the sounds of our footsteps on the gravel path.
So many little creatures live here and we look forward to seeing them [...]

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photo challenge - man made

Posted in photo challenge, photos on May 29th, 2008

Mountain Girl’s Photo Challenge

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