Author: dawnkinster
I'm a long time banker having worked in banks since the age of 17. I took a break when I turned 50 and went back to school. I graduated right when the economy took a turn for the worst and after a year of library work found myself unemployed. I was lucky that my previous bank employer wanted me back. So here I am again, a long time banker. Change is hard.
Change Is Hard 
October 7, 2020 at 9:52 am
Fall is here! There is a beauty in all the dried flowers and grasses that this season brings. Also, love the nutty smell of fall.
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October 8, 2020 at 5:26 am
It’s been beautiful these past couple of days, sunshine and blue skies and big white puffy clouds. But before that it was freezing (literally) cold and rainy. Some of my gardens are still chugging along, but tis one is drying out. I don’t mind…pretty stuff either way.
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October 7, 2020 at 10:07 am
So sad. See you next spring, little flower.
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October 8, 2020 at 5:28 am
This was my favorite zinnia, it never opened flat, stayed cupped and in bloom for weeks. I’m glad I got this shot, we had all sorts of wind, and there were no petals left on it a couple hours later. Once again I have to thank Katie for making me be out there in the first place yesterday morning so that I noticed it.
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October 7, 2020 at 11:37 am
Time to collect and save seeds —
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October 8, 2020 at 5:29 am
True, though the birds are in that patch a lot, especially on sunny days. I think they’re enjoying the all day buffet.
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October 7, 2020 at 11:39 am
I’m not really ready for this yet, but there’s still beauty here!
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October 8, 2020 at 5:29 am
I know. I AM ready, I think, ths year.
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October 7, 2020 at 11:53 am
The subtle purple color in the photograph is delightful. Beautiful photo
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October 8, 2020 at 5:30 am
Than you. I didn’t even notice that until I looked at the iage on my laptop. When I was out there with the dried flower I just saw the shape and texture of th epetals. The purple was an extra surprise.
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October 7, 2020 at 12:37 pm
oooooh, how symbolic is that? Love it.
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October 8, 2020 at 5:31 am
You got it. That’s exactly what I saw when I was walking Katie up the driveway…the symbolism for where we are, seasonally, policitally, and in health, even emotionally.
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October 7, 2020 at 1:50 pm
Wow, beautiful! Good angle on the flower, nice choice of subject. I love photos of plants beyond their prime: The colorful flower is spent, but now it has its own beauty in its shape, and as well it speaks to it making seeds for future generations.
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October 8, 2020 at 5:33 am
It has been my favorite zinnia for several weeks, a fushia color (which I didn’t notice this time until I looked at the image on my laptop), the petals never flattened down, it stayed cupped, but beautiful, it’s whole flowering life. I’m glad I got this image, we had wind yesterday and a couple hours after I took this I was out (with Katie of course) and there were no petals left.
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October 8, 2020 at 5:47 pm
Perfect for this week’s Sunday Stills theme of dry! Gorgeous image, Dawn!
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October 9, 2020 at 11:34 am
Thank you, Terri!
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October 9, 2020 at 7:16 pm
I have always found that nature gives us beauty even after the colors are gone. Love your capture!
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