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posted by Jim at 9:08 AM
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
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- Name: Jim
- Location: of Jim and Peg's Habitat Home, High In The Mountains Of Southern California
We are a car-free retired couple living in a small 950 sq ft mountain cabin on less than 1/4 acre at 6,750 ft elevation. The native plant habitat we established on the property now exceeds 100 species and we grow organic vegetables on a small portion of the yard. In our continuing efforts toward simple, sustainable and rewarding lives we bid our last car "Good Riddance" in January of 1997. Earth Home Garden represents what we love in life; our bountiful planet EARTH and all her natural diversity; our cozy little cabin HOME and the family it has sheltered for 29 years; and the GARDEN around us which nurtures so many native creatures and helps feed us as well. It's our PLACE TO BE........... ***NOTICE*** Unless otherwise stated, all photos and text posted here are the copyrighted property of Jim Otterstrom, who hereby grants permission to re-print or re-publish his work, freely, for non-commercial purposes, so long as it is un-altered and credit is given. See the Creative Commons license at bottom of page.
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6 Comments:
what an absolutely gorgeous picture. merry christmas!
loved the christmas card this year.
now i'm off to make dinner.
xoxo
Wow, amazing images. Seing that reminds me of the old Aldermaston marches (I have the lapel badge somewhere)My parents didnt really approve of me joining in, but the Red Cross cadets were tending to blisters, so I helped out that way.
Seasons greetings!
What gorgeous photos. They are very peaceful images (no pun intended on that second one!). I may use the shoreline for meditation. I hope you and Peg had a wonderful Solstice, a merry Christmas, and that a fabulous New Year 2008 awaits you! Bright blessings, Kathy
platespinner-
I'm glad you like the card. After all, it was your suggestion. ;~)
It's always very special for me when you like one of my pictures, or something I say, enough to leave a comment.
Because I know how busy you are.
Val-
That Peace Sign is something I put together with a piece of construction board, a string of Christmas lights, and a hot-glue gun.
It has been our sole Holiday decoration for 7 or 8 years now. I took that picture of it a couple of weeks ago and tweaked it on Photoshop for the painting effect.
The Peace Sign originated in the 1950s as a "Ban The Bomb" symbol for the Nuclear Disarmament movement.
The circle is actually two opposing Ds, and the angles coming off the center line represent the angle of the letter N overlaid on the Ds.
The combined letters N and D, mirrored into a full circle was the symbol for Nuclear Disarmament which ultimately became the universal symbol of PEACE.
Or, as any old redneck can tell you, it's "the footprint of the American Chicken."
;~)
KinKY-
Peggy, Dallas, and I had a very peaceful sunrise walk on Christmas morning, when that photo was taken, and the green Peace Symbol shines from our front window every year from Thanksgiving Day through New Years.
We wish you Peace and Love during these holidays too Kathy, and throughout the new year.
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