Summer in The Realm

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=210 BGCOLOR="#99CC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0968dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>Unless otherwise noted, all images and text on this site are my own creations.</B></div> <div> <B>Please do not infringe</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG SRC="314960f0.png" border=0 width="150" height="15" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Please sign one of our Guest Registers </B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://pub39.bravenet.com/guestbook/show.php?usernum=3286124372&cpv=1/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://pub39.bravenet.com/guestbook/show"><U><B>Bravenet Guest Register</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://htmlgear.lycos.com/guest/control.guest?u=thisildorealm&i=2&a=sign" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://htmlgear.lycos.com/guest/control."><U><B>htmlGear Guest Register</B></U></A><B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <embed src="HTMLobj-1484/Ode_to_Summer_1__SummerOp8-2_VivaldiAntonio_1_.mid" autostart="true" width="145" height="70">  </B></div> <div> Ode to Summer</div> <div>  Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)</div> <div> Midi courtesy of: <A HREF="http://www.na.rim.or.jp/~makoyan/#Other%20Classical%20Midi" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.na.rim.or.jp/~makoyan/#Other%"><U>MAKOYAN'S CLASSICAL & RECORDER MIDI PAGE </U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="173" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#336633" BORDERCOLORDARK="#336633" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 113 ><NOBR><div> <B><IMG SRC="27e43630.gif" border=0 width="67" height="99" ALT="Summer Fae" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Summer Fae</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://fortunecity.com/millennium/sat/53/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://fortunecity.com/millennium/sat/53"><U><B><IMG SRC="2795c2b0.png" border=0 width="92" height="43" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <div> <B><IMG SRC="3834b860.jpg" border=0 width="75" height="134" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=98 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0978dfe1esnpes.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Arial" ><B>Thisildo Realm</B></FONT><B>     |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Thisildo Realm"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id69.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Spring in The Realm"><U>Spring in The Realm</U></A>   |   <B>Summer in The Realm</B>   |   <A HREF="id71.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Autumn in The Realm"><U>Autumn in The Realm</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id72.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Winter in The Realm"><U>Winter in The Realm</U></A></div> <bR> <div> back to  <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Seasons of The Realm"><U><B>Seasons of The Realm</B></U></A><B>      </B><A HREF="id42.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Map"><U><B>Site Map</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" height=382 colspan=2 BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0978dfc3.jpg"> <div> <B>Summer in The Realm</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="494" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 457 WIDTH="486"><div> <IMG SRC="2822cc80.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="200" ALT="Praying Mantis" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Summer is the Season of Growth. </div> <bR> <div>      The woods have become swollen with life. I lose site of all my neighbors and revel in the sounds and smells of the lives going on within The Realm borders.</div> <bR> <div>      There are so many things growing and living around The Realm that it's difficult to decide what to capture, so I just take pictures of everything that catches my eye! LOL </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> There's lots to see here and we truly hope you enjoy your visit. I hope enjoy the pictures and come back again ~ Soon!</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG SRC="0e690100.png" border=0 width="400" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="494" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 922 WIDTH="486"><div> The Realm has a happy mix of wild and store-bought flowers and plants </div> <div> ~ here's a view of Summer in The Realm ~</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2832cc00.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="192" ALT="The Courtyard in July" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> << It gets "right woolly" around here in the Summertime!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="2842cc00.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="192" ALT="Indian Pipe Plant" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0">Indian Pipe Plant <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" >(Monotropa uniflora)</FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>These little wonders have been known to pop up in surprising places throughout The Realm and at any time Spring through Autumn</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="285b4190.jpg" border=0 width="180" height="281" ALT="Rose of Sharon blossom" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Rose of Sharon<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#336633" FACE="Trebuchet MS" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>These were grown from seeds taken from plants in Ohio</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28603af0.jpg" border=0 width="259" height="175" ALT="Cannon Lily bud" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Cannon Lily bud</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="494" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 746 WIDTH="486"><div> <IMG SRC="287b0130.jpg" border=0 width="176" height="275" ALT="Cannon Lily blossom" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Cannon Lily blossom</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="288e59a0.jpg" border=0 width="229" height="154" ALT="Lily" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Lily</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="289f3920.jpg" border=0 width="243" height="146" ALT="Blue Curls (Trichostema dichotomum)" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> Blue Curls</div> <div> (Trichostema dichotomum)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28a3fd40.jpg" border=0 width="319" height="212" ALT="Live Forever blossom" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Live Forever blossom</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e690100.png" border=0 width="400" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="494" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 907 WIDTH="486"><div>      Every Spring a bird will graciously "deposit" a seed in the Courtyard that brings a happy surprise. </div> <div>  <IMG SRC="28b13b70.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="183" ALT="Ornamental Pumpkin blossom" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0">     </div> <bR> <bR> <div>      In 1998, I was blessed with an ornamental pumpkin plant.</div> <bR> <bR> <div>     </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> There were cucumbers in 1999. The plant was deposited too near the road at the end of the driveway and the critters got to the veggies before I even realized they were there!</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28cc82c0.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="300" ALT="Green Pepper" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> In 2000, a passing bird left</div> <div> me this green pepper plant!</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28d13e20.jpg" border=0 width="275" height="226" ALT="Tomato plant" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> In 2001, I was blessed with tomatoes! Yep! Right smack dab in the middle of my tulip bed, this beauty started growing. They were delicious tomatoes! :D</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Sure looks like Manna from Heaven to me! ;o) </div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e690100.png" border=0 width="400" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="494" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 1357 WIDTH="486"><div> <IMG SRC="293e6be0.jpg" border=0 width="230" height="446" ALT="Venus's Looking-glass (Specularia perfoliata)" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Venus's Looking-glass</div> <div> (Specularia perfoliata)</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> I've forgotten what this pretty yellow flower is called... Coreopsis...??</div> <div> <IMG SRC="291f5e90.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="233" ALT="Coreopsis" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="28f4dfb0.jpg" border=0 width="333" height="251" ALT="Bleeding Heart ~ May 1991" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Bleeding Heart</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2902c0d0.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="269" ALT="Columbine" ALIGN="LEFT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Columbine</div> <bR> <div> <B>grown from seeds gathered in Ohio</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2922c170.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="279" ALT="Gaillardia ~ May 1991" ALIGN="RIGHT" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Gaillardia</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="0e690100.png" border=0 width="400" height="16" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="2" WIDTH="500" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#336633" BORDERCOLORDARK="#336633" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 961 ><NOBR><div> 1991 Tulip Bed </div> <div>   </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <IMG SRC="296f5f10.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="241" ALT="Red Tulip ~ May 1991" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="10" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29790ea0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="234" ALT="Tulip Bed ~ May 1991" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="29af5830.jpg" border=0 width="245" height="387" ALT="Pink Tulip" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>