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rozoneill: Ford's Pond on a perfect afternoon
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rozoneill: It's definitely Queen Anne's lace flowering season
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rozoneill: A flock of Canadian geese saw me coming and left in a hurry
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rozoneill: Wait, don't leave, I just wanna be friends!
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rozoneill: Queen Anne's lace plays hostess to a family of ladybug beetles
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rozoneill: A warm breeze moved dried grass stalks around
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rozoneill: Part of the paved trail circling the pond
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rozoneill: Small clouds puffed into life above the pond
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rozoneill: Small clouds floated in the sky above the path
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rozoneill: Knapweed flowers and knapweed beetles were a thing on this hike
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rozoneill: View as the trail peeled away from the pond
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rozoneill: The trail followed some power lines to reach the crest of Rosa Ridge
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rozoneill: The view to Richard's Butte encompasses both Ford's Pond and Woodruff Pond
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rozoneill: The sinking sun applies a golden glow to the landscape
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rozoneill: The pervasive heat of summer has dried the erstwhile green grass out
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rozoneill: Oak trees and their scraggly branches supply some scraggly shade
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rozoneill: Fungus consume a decaying log
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rozoneill: The sun peeks through the tree cover
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rozoneill: The pathway crests a small rise underneath the oak trees
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rozoneill: Elegant brodiaea thrives among the dried grasses
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rozoneill: Tree, sun, and sky
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rozoneill: No shortage of arms with which to snatch your hat
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rozoneill: Twinkle, twinkle, sinking sun...
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rozoneill: Pastoral farmlands south of Ford's Pond
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rozoneill: Late afternoon view of Ford's Pond
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rozoneill: Richard's Butte and Mother Nature's picture frame
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rozoneill: There's a picnic table underneath this tree which always inspires a rest stop in the shade
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rozoneill: A Queen Anne's lace gathers what light comes at the end of the day
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rozoneill: Objects are not as hot as they appear
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rozoneill: Rolling landscape as seen from the shelter of a large oak tree