http://springsummertime.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Springtime/Summertime; ah, yes...Time of Life and Renewal (moderated) en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:09:57 GMT 2010-01-08T17:09:57Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828318&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace As some of you have been following along, during the weekend of the 11th, we went on a little "getaway".  This is the last day of that weekend.... After a soggy Saturday, we awakened to cooler . . . Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:30:45 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977828318&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Renda B~surviving the storm by dancing in the rain. 2009-09-27T18:30:45Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977822334&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace This one is a real puzzle the vine wasn't here last summer but it likes my fence and trees this year and it is bringing a pesty lil bug that is changing them from a pretty vine to one that isn't so attractive.in . . . Tue, 22 Sep 2009 22:19:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977822334&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Jule's dreamin of a wonderfilled life for all research mode again 2009-09-22T22:19:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820172&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Ummmm, excuse me? Lady?? Who am I? I'm a Golden Mantled Ground Squirrel. My friends just call me G.M. You can call me G.M. if you'd like. Ummmm, excuse me? Lady?? What are you eating???????   . . . Mon, 21 Sep 2009 06:31:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977820172&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Toni V. 2009-09-21T06:31:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818934&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace In August we got together with our quadding friends and took a ride down the Doll Baby Ranch Road that begins at the end of main street in Payson, AZ. On our way, we noticed that our regular road now . . . Sat, 19 Sep 2009 19:57:38 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977818934&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Toni V. 2009-09-19T19:57:38Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977806817&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Here... I blended us up a couple of margaritas... Come join me on the front deck here in the wild hinterlands. Now, sit back, relax and look right over there -- just above the western hills... Shhhhhh... . . . Thu, 10 Sep 2009 09:28:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977806817&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. 2009-09-10T09:28:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802349&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace While we out boating last weekend, I got pictures of things along the water and in the water. I hope to be able to go out again in the next couple of weeks and get more pictures. I used my HP photosmart . . . Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:27:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802349&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Susan Roberts 2009-09-07T00:27:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802348&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Salmon season opened on July 16th this year. T-Dawg could hardly wait to get out there. I dropped him off near the beach around 5:30 a.m. He grudgingly put up with my picture-taking. This is the short . . . Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:23:56 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977802348&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Alison H. 2009-09-07T00:23:56Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977801807&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Hello, precious Gatherers! I hope life is treating you all well... I am feeling the blues a little more each day it seems less like summer and more like fall... I don't like fall... I don't like winter, . . . Sun, 06 Sep 2009 18:27:12 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977801807&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. 2009-09-06T18:27:12Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793901&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Robert came home around 1:30 this afternoon from turkey hunting up on the Mogollon Rim and noticed a pretty large wildfire. Listening to our scanner we heard that the fire was started near or in the Water . . . Mon, 31 Aug 2009 03:11:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977793901&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Toni V. 2009-08-31T03:11:15Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792070&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Here are the rest of the pictures, plus some, that I promised to everyone who participated in my latest "What In The World Is It?" game. My daughter and I spent the day together down in Scottsdale while . . . Sat, 29 Aug 2009 04:24:39 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977792070&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Toni V. 2009-08-29T04:24:39Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977791505&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace My mom has a bunch of beautiful flowers in her multiple gardens. Sweet Pea and I have been having fun going around looking at all the different flowers and smelling them, so I thought I would share some . . . Fri, 28 Aug 2009 19:35:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977791505&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Leah A. 2009-08-28T19:35:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789503&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace The other morning I sensed a fluttering movement out of the corner of my eye while working on the computer. I turned and was amazed to find a stunning, large "red admiral" butterfly INSIDE one of the . . . Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:39:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977789503&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Jean, just the teensiest bit odd, F. 2009-08-27T12:39:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773149&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Elakala Waterfalls are some of the most beautiful waterfalls anywhere. These waterfalls are nestled along a little foot trail leading into the Blackwater Falls Canyon in the Mountains of West Virginia. . . . Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:24:28 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977773149&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Forest Wander 2009-08-14T03:24:28Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772463&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace One thing that I discovered is that using what you have onhand is a great way to cut your living expenses.  I recently have set aside Wednesdays as the day to plan meals for the week and make my . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:37:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977772463&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Tina b. 2009-08-13T17:37:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771291&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace These are some pictures I took with my At&t LG Neon Camera phone.  These clouds blew up and in as if they were gonna do some real stormin'.  They blew out just as quickly.  These where . . . Thu, 13 Aug 2009 00:15:16 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977771291&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Katherine M. 2009-08-13T00:15:16Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768480&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace While we were walking on the beach we saw some driftwood. A couple of the pieces had barnicals on them. I thought they looked interesting. I used my HP photosmart 735 to take the pictures. . . . Mon, 10 Aug 2009 03:48:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768480&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Susan Roberts 2009-08-10T03:48:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768347&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace My mom has some really pretty wildflowers in her garden. The flowers pictured below are all various patterns of purple and white, but what I find amazing is that they are all growing on the same plant. . . . Mon, 10 Aug 2009 00:30:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768347&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Leah A. 2009-08-10T00:30:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768207&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace August 1st was my daughter's 20th birthday. Marie wanted to do nothing other than go for a quad ride with the gang. Since she works weekends and graveyard shifts, she never gets the chance to go with . . . Sun, 09 Aug 2009 19:31:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977768207&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Toni V. 2009-08-09T19:31:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767992&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace I was going through the pictures that we took on our last quad ride up to Canyon Creek in Arizona this summer and realized that I also had shots from last winter. I'm so glad I got almost the same shot . . . Sun, 09 Aug 2009 14:38:20 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767992&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Toni V. 2009-08-09T14:38:20Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767217&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace We spent a week at a farmhouse on Mosquitohead Road (ominous name, lovely place) whose land reached all the way to the water, this water, in fact:   This part of Maine is right by Port . . . Sat, 08 Aug 2009 05:08:07 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977767217&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace James B. 2009-08-08T05:08:07Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712351&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace This highway is one of the most spectacular I have ever driven; it rivals Norway for scenic beauty... and here you'll see a little of Whistler, site of the 2010 Winter Olympics. My sister . . . Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:26:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712351&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Alison H. 2009-07-30T00:26:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751671&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Oh boy, oh boy... look at all those meal worms that my human "mom" has put out for me to feed my babies!  I better get as many as I can, before that pesky little wren comes along and steals them. . . . Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:56:44 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751671&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Sue M. 2009-07-27T21:56:44Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751162&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Sweet Pea was going crazy at the screen door this morning trying to get our attention, so I went over to see what all the commotion was about. There was a frog on the back deck, and Sweet Pea was having . . . Sun, 26 Jul 2009 16:28:06 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977751162&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Leah A. 2009-07-26T16:28:06Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746379&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace We had a storm system move through last night, thunder, lightning and rain all night long. I love the way the desert smells after it rains! I also know that the birds will be out and about after a . . . Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:05:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977746379&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Ginger C. 2009-07-22T19:05:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712070&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Bee in White Peony ( Based on a quote by the Emperor Shah Jehan)   "If there be paradise on earth, It is this, It is this, It is this," quote . . . Fri, 10 Jul 2009 01:57:21 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977712070&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace pamela hurley 2009-07-10T01:57:21Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732660&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace I found these eggs on a plant, Im not sure what they are but decided to let them stay just in case they are something beneficial. Anyone know what they could be? (These have been IDed as Leaf footed . . . Thu, 09 Jul 2009 04:57:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977732660&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Angela <:3---}~~~~ M. 2009-07-09T04:57:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977731778&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace This Fourth of July has to be one of my favorites. Not only did I get to spend it with my immediate family and friends but I also had the pleasure of my mom's ( Tanya P ) company. Mom came up from Phoenix . . . Wed, 08 Jul 2009 06:19:24 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977731778&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Toni V. 2009-07-08T06:19:24Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725253&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace I was at work last evening and got a glimpse out the window on my way to the ladies room. There was a really fantastic sunset going on and I wanted SO bad to go outside and take some pictures of . . . Tue, 30 Jun 2009 11:07:31 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977725253&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Karen R. 2009-06-30T11:07:31Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724139&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Being trusseled and bustled, about time Culture fast moving, let me take a look Black and white, Captain Kangaroo goofy Smiles racing, then warmth as Judy sings Friends of different persuasions show our . . . Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:53:05 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977724139&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace William Dotani 2009-06-29T05:53:05Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977703298&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace For almost two months now, the members of Rainbow Connections have been seeing wisps of Orchid floating across their screens... We've honored memories of mothers much loved (Aunties, too - waves . . . Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:05:15 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977703298&grpId=3659174697252803&nav=Groupspace Sherrie H. 2009-06-29T05:05:15Z