Musings from the Otherworld: LizzieBelle's Photo Blog

• swans

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  I pose for you nao, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Though not quite as nice as yesterday, today was still pretty nice for [...]

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  Posted: December 04, 2009, 4:56pm EST
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• on comments

  I've been getting a lot of spam comments recently, so I have reluctantly changed the settings to have all comments moderated. I apologize to all of the actual human beings who comment for creating the extra step, and I hope you understand. Perhaps the spammers will get bored with me' [...]
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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 8:16pm EST
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• impressionist

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  impressionist, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  The trees along the pond at Stanley Park make an impressionist painting while reflected in the rippled [...]

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  Posted: December 01, 2009, 6:44pm EST
  by Elizabeth

• remember the sun

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  sweep, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  It's been dreary and grey all week, so I thought I'd post a little something to remind' [...]

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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 10:53pm EST
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• skitter

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  skitter, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Yellow maple leaves skitter across a stone monument in Pine Hill Cemetery.

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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 9:48pm EST
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• bare

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  bare, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  
  Today's sunset was an especially nice one, wasn't it?

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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 8:14pm EST
  by Elizabeth

• bittersweet

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  bittersweet, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  
  Another sign of autumn is clumps of bittersweet hanging in the bare branches; a bright spot [...]

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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 2:58pm EST
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• outlandish

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  outlandish, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  
  Can you stand more roses? I'm just astonished that we still have them this late in' [...]

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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 10:07am EST
  by Elizabeth

• possible

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  possible, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  
  It was unexpectedly warm yesterday, even though it wasn't sunny. There are quite a few trees' [...]

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  Posted: November 01, 2009, 7:38am EST
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• both sides

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  other side, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  
  I took this picture the other day at Stanley Park, up by the little pavilion [...]

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  Posted: October 27, 2009, 2:02pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• foliage report

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  opulent, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  
  Everywhere you look, bright colors adorn the trees. Even after a couple of windy, stormy days, [...]

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  Posted: October 26, 2009, 7:33pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• October roses

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  fancy, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  
  The lovely, warm weather we had on Thursday was perfect for roses. So nice to still [...]

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  Posted: October 24, 2009, 1:24pm EDT
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• sentiment

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  sentiment, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Some more beautiful foliage from last weekend.

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  Posted: October 21, 2009, 6:49pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• splash

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  splash, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  This is my favorite photo of the weekend. It's Virginia Creeper on a mausoleum in Pine Hill' [...]

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  Posted: October 19, 2009, 6:46pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• encompass

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  encompass, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  The foliage is at its peak, and is it glorious!

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  Posted: October 18, 2009, 11:34am EDT
  by Elizabeth

• Rose garden

  I've been having some fun taking videos with my iPod. Here is one of the rose garden at Stanley Park, where I take all of those lovely rose photos:
  
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  Posted: October 15, 2009, 10:45am EDT
  by Elizabeth

• purity

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  purity, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Even after last night's frost, there are still roses blooming at Stanley Park!

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  Posted: October 12, 2009, 9:39pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• sumac

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  speckled, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  The sumac turns such lovely colors this time of year!
  
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  Posted: October 11, 2009, 11:12am EDT
  by Elizabeth

• interlude

  
  interlude
  Originally uploaded by Lizzie~BelleLast week, I received an iPod Nano, and it's one of the new ones that takes video! So of course I had to take it to one of my favorite places, and capture the river and woods out in the wildlife sanctuary by' [...]
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  Posted: October 05, 2009, 11:47am EDT
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• Hartford

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  amble, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  I haven't been to Hartford very much, despite the fact that it's close by, so I wandered [...]

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  Posted: September 28, 2009, 11:03am EDT
  by Elizabeth

• Pipes in the Valley

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  stage, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  I went down to Hartford yesterday for the Pipes in the Valley festival, a celebration of Celtic [...]

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  Posted: September 27, 2009, 4:24pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• Heritage Park, East Longmeadow

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  halo, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Autumn has begun to touch the trees with strokes of red, orange, and yellow from its palette [...]

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  Posted: September 26, 2009, 10:16am EDT
  by Elizabeth

• transient

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  transient, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Long shadows stretch across the grass as the sun peeks out at the end of the day, [...]

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  Posted: September 24, 2009, 2:10pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• reflections

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  reflect, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  
  
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  Posted: September 22, 2009, 2:17pm EDT
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• winged

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  winged, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Japanese maple seeds get ready to wing their way to the ground at Stanley Park. I love [...]

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  Posted: September 16, 2009, 4:41pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• Autumn approaches

  
  
  
  A Japanese maple starts to show its fall colors. Taken on the corner of Court and Noble Streets in Westfield this morning. [...]
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  Posted: September 15, 2009, 12:32pm EDT
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• avenue

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  avenue, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  A small stream in the wildlife sanctuary reflects the trees that line it, and catches stray sunbeams [...]

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  Posted: September 14, 2009, 10:34am EDT
  by Elizabeth

• dazzle

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  dazzle, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Rain + rose = pretty

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  Posted: September 12, 2009, 9:57pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• in remembrance

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  rose cameo, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  After the shock, the horror, and finally the sadness, life goes onward, but we do not [...]

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  Posted: September 11, 2009, 3:09pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• to the nines

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  to the nines, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Happy 9/9/09!

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  Posted: September 09, 2009, 8:28pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• historic

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  historic, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  I took a walk to a different part of town yesterday, out East Main Street (Route 20, [...]

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  Posted: September 08, 2009, 2:05pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• September roses

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  twirl, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  
  
  
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  Posted: September 06, 2009, 8:47pm EDT
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• Amelia's Garden revisited

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  Amelia's Garden, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Today was an absolutely gorgeous day, so I walked down to Amelia Park to see what [...]

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  Posted: September 01, 2009, 8:28pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• Great River Bridge, Westfield

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  Great River Bridge - open at last!, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Even though it opened to traffic some time last week, the [...]

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  Posted: August 31, 2009, 2:49pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• Mittineague Park, West Springfield

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  steps, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  I met Flickr friend Rusty in West Springfield today, and we went to Mittineague Park for [...]

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  Posted: August 25, 2009, 1:54pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• haze

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  haze, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  There was a mist over the Little River in the wildlife sanctuary at Stanley Park yesterday morning. [...]

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  Posted: August 24, 2009, 3:13pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• Parade for Stanley Park

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  here they come, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Despite the 90-degree heat yesterday, plenty of people turned out for the parade to celebrate [...]

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  Posted: August 17, 2009, 4:28pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• foggy morning

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  peaceful, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  The fog this morning was thick, shrouding the world in gossamer white. I stuck my camera out [...]

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  Posted: August 14, 2009, 3:40pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• Stanley Park

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  Stanley Park, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  This coming Sunday is the big 60th anniversary celebration at Stanley Park in Westfield. I will [...]

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  Posted: August 13, 2009, 3:30pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• Bokeh

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  chain, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Bokeh is a term I hadn't heard before I started tooling around on Flickr, but it's one' [...]

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  Posted: August 12, 2009, 1:56pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• peak

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  peak, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Here's a lovely daylily from Stanley Park near the rose garden. Taken last week when it was [...]

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  Posted: August 11, 2009, 4:42pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• oasis

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  oasis, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  The rose garden in Stanley Park is a veritable oasis of calm. I love going there and [...]

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  Posted: August 07, 2009, 12:26pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• pretty

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  pretty, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  I found this pretty pink hibiscus flower near the frog pond at Stanley Park yesterday. It brightened [...]

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  Posted: August 03, 2009, 10:57am EDT
  by Elizabeth

• flexible

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  flexible, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  The roses down at Stanley Park this morning were just gorgeous, drenched in dew.

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  Posted: August 01, 2009, 2:39pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• echinacea

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  mound, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  It finally cooled down enough yesterday evening to take a walk over to Grandmothers' Garden, where I' [...]

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  Posted: July 31, 2009, 6:57pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• singularity

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  singularity, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Here's a lovely lily that I found in a cemetery in Binghamton, NY over the weekend. The [...]

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  Posted: July 30, 2009, 2:45pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• pair

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  pair, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  I found these lovely sunflowers in my aunt's garden in upstate NY this weekend, at the annual [...]

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  Posted: July 27, 2009, 4:41pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• bear

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  bear, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  I'm back from a week in New York state, where I had a blast at my class' [...]

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  Posted: July 21, 2009, 3:26pm EDT
  by Elizabeth

• really funky fungus

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  really funky fungus, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  I came across this amazing fungus walking down Western Avenue in Westfield the other day. [...]

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  Posted: July 09, 2009, 11:08am EDT
  by Elizabeth

• the roses of July

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  gifted, originally uploaded by Lizzie~Belle.

  Every time I go to Stanley Park, there are more roses to savor, and they have yet [...]

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  Posted: July 08, 2009, 2:04pm EDT
  by Elizabeth