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<title>Azaleas and Toads</title>
<volumenum>9</volumenum>
<issuenum>53</issuenum>
<pubdate>2006-05-29T16:13:19-04:00</pubdate>
<date>$Date: 2006-05-29 19:08:14 -0400 (Mon, 29 May 2006) $</date>
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<firstname>Norman</firstname><surname>Walsh</surname>
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<copyright><year>2006</year><holder>Norman Walsh</holder></copyright>
<abstract>
<para>Taking the easy way out: more pictures means more essays, right?</para>
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<para xml:id='p1'>In an effort to
<link xlink:href="happyBirthday">up my average</link> for next year,
I think more photographic postings are in order. (Since moving my
photos to <link xlink:href="http://www.flickr.com/">Flickr</link>, I think
I've been posting essays about them less frequently.)</para>

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<para xml:id='p2'>Fountains of Azaleas are in blossom in our front flower bed.</para>

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<para xml:id='p3'>The Bleeding Heart is robust.</para>

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<para xml:id='p4'>And I'm happy to see the herps are back. Here's a toad. The peepers
went madly all spring, though they're being overshadowed by the gray
treefrogs now. Must get some photos of them.</para>

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