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belated happy solstice

July 7th, 2012 · Comments Off on belated happy solstice · Art

Solstice sunset

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

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photo of the day

July 2nd, 2012 · Comments Off on photo of the day · Art, Book Geek, Educational Web Sites, Libraries, Library Politics

Hiding in plain sight

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

And here’s how one town turned an abandoned Walmart into a library. Right on! (Thanks to the Lipstick Librarian for that one.)

— Ms. Nancy

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the praying mantises finally hatched

June 17th, 2012 · Comments Off on the praying mantises finally hatched · Art

Jar full of bugs

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

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four and twenty blackbirds…

June 11th, 2012 · Comments Off on four and twenty blackbirds… · Art

four and twenty blackbirds

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

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Best Book Title of the Day

June 6th, 2012 · Comments Off on Best Book Title of the Day · Art, Book Geek

Therapy Llama

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

And the award goes to…

Raven Bramblebutt and the Feral Children

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Happy June!

June 4th, 2012 · Comments Off on Happy June! · Art, Book Geek

Mason Bee Tubes

These are our Mason Bees. To read more about beekeeping, check out your local library.

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

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pic of the day

May 28th, 2012 · Comments Off on pic of the day · Art

bee with wild rose

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

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QOTD: Camus

May 21st, 2012 · Comments Off on QOTD: Camus · Quote of the Day

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”

Albert Camus, “The Fall”

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hey, kids, let’s be careful out there!

May 18th, 2012 · Comments Off on hey, kids, let’s be careful out there! · Quote of the Day

It’s hard out here in the suburbs if you’re a kid who wants to make mischief. From this week’s Police Log: “Police responded to a criminal mischief call at The Round at Beaverton Central after a witness spotted two ‘kids pulling out flowers and knocking over trash cans, trying to break stuff.'”

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qotd + picture of the day

May 17th, 2012 · Comments Off on qotd + picture of the day · Art, Quote of the Day

Mothers' Day Rose

(Photo by Steve Rawley)

“It is never too late to be what you might have been.” — George Eliot

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