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Sunday, August 31, 2008
"The Mall"
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Saturday, August 30, 2008
Hey! Hay!
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Friday, August 29, 2008
Thursday, August 28, 2008
Leap Frog
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
"I Spy" a Wagon Wheel - More Proof of their Value
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Good Morning Boise!
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Update: a woman's body was found this morning in one of the destroyed homes, sad day.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Yes, Virginia, There Really are Reindeer in Boise
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Sunday, August 24, 2008
Reindeer in a Cemetery?
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Of course, this is one of those times when I wish I was more than a point-and-shoot photographer because the sun was so bright and the swan was so white, it hurt my eyes just to look too long.
BTW: we went to Barnes and Noble yesterday, and when we were leaving, we saw Sally's Van. It's always there. Hi Sally! Someday, we'll figure out who she is.
Saturday, August 23, 2008
Fair Time
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Celebrating Toys
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Thursday, August 21, 2008
Wet paint...and a Cow - #6 in the series
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Cooling Off at The Beanery
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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
The View - Headed Dowtown
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Monday, August 18, 2008
Sally's Van
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Sunday, August 17, 2008
Wagon Wheel Yard Art...and a Warning!
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Saturday, August 16, 2008
The Grove Fountain
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Labels:
Boise,
downtown,
The Grove,
water fountain
Friday, August 15, 2008
Time for the Western Idaho Fair
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Thursday, August 14, 2008
Boise's Platt Gardens
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Westside Drive In
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Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Wal-Mart Cows - Cows of Boise #5 in the Series
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Monday, August 11, 2008
"Big Mike" at His New Boise Home
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Labels:
Boise,
Boise Depot,
Julia Davis Park,
trains
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Paddleboats in Julia Davis Park
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Labels:
Boise,
Julia Davis Park,
paddleboat,
pond
Saturday, August 9, 2008
The Idaho Saguaro
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Friday, August 8, 2008
The Natural Shrub-Steppe Habitat of the Boise Area
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This is what Boise, the "City of Trees," would look like if it wasn't irrigated. This is a sample of the natural shrub-steppe habitat view from the backyard of a home just north of Boise. No trees grow naturally, just lots of low-growing sagebrush, native grasses and shrubs. Compare to yesterday's post of the lush Parkcenter Pond area.
This is the view looking southwest. Lewis and Clark described just this sort of shrub-steppe habitat in their journals while traveling through eastern Washington State.
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Labels:
Boise,
City of Trees,
Lewis and Clark,
sagebrush
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Parkcenter Pond and Park
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Wednesday, August 6, 2008
A Boise....uh...??
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Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Boise's Diversion Dam
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Monday, August 4, 2008
Boise Ice Company - Warm Springs Avenue
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Labels:
Boise,
geothermal,
wagon wheel,
warm springs
Sunday, August 3, 2008
A Bird in the Hand - Black Chinned Hummingbird
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Saturday, August 2, 2008
Old Oak Tree in Boise's North End
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Friday, August 1, 2008
Boise City Hall Fountain - Geothermal
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