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Vanilla Filled Doughnuts
Lawrence, KS, October 2025 We made these donuts many years ago and I had a note on the recipe “good recipe”. Both John and I like donuts and have had success with them once. I’m hoping that we will become pros in the future. Doughnuts Ingredients Directions Vanilla Filling Ingredients Instructions
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Night in the Park: Part 2
Custer State Park, SD, July 2025 It was foggy much of the day, but it cleared up in the early evening. We decided to look for nocturnal wildlife again on the wildlife loop. On the drive, we were almost hit by a Common Nighthawk. It was close to where we saw on the last time.…
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The Glamorous Night Life of State Parks
Custer State Park, SD, July 2025 See the glamorous night life of Custer State Park in Blur-o-Vision (patent pending)! Kate and John sat through an hour long park presentation about nocturnal animals. It was definitely geared towards kids, and the yammering and squalling kids made it hard to hear the presentation. Mostly, we learned that…
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Sunset and Moonrise
Cedar Bluff State Park, KS I think we were going to the bath house to take showers, and we caught the sunset through the trees across the street. Another evening, we went for a walk after sunset. We were hoping to see some deer or other dusk and early evening animals. It was the weekend,…
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March Blood Moon
Foss Lake State Park, OK, March 2025 (Note: In order to see the details of the pictures, they have to be higher resolution. If you click the images, you will have to “go back” to this page.) A blood moon occurs during a total lunar eclipse, when the moon is on the night side of…
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A Limit of One Cat Per Hand…
When Kate and I talked about cats, I always told her that she could only have one cat per hand because you can not pet more than two cats at once. If you have more than two cats, the cats will feel neglected. She would also be in danger of being a crazy cat lady.…
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Once in a Blue Supermoon
Comlara County Park, IL, August 2024 There were three days of blue supermoons in the middle of August 2024. Blue supermoons usually happen about once every ten years, but oddly, August 2023 had a blue supermoon too. A blue moon can be several things. A monthly blue moon is two full moons in a single…
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Did you say Buck Moon?
Summit Lake State Park, IN, July 2024 Today, I saw 6 deer in the park. This includes a buck that had just started getting it’s antler. The antlers had the velvet and weren’t that largest yet. This made me think of pictures I took last week of the July full moon. July full moon was…