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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 10:00:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 11:17:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The topo calls the mountain &#8220;Blacksnake.&#8221;  The trail is labeled &#8220;Black Snake.&#8221;  One word or two?  I don&#8217;t know.  Either/or, I guess.  It&#8217;s in Allegany State Park in Western New York and it should be called Wildflower Mountain.  I hiked it on May 2, 2012 on a mostly cloudy day with temperatures in the 60s [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=winterwoman.net&#038;blog=892878&#038;post=3521&#038;subd=winterwoman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 12:59:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Schlick</dc:creator>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 22:14:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Schlick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I love Hepatica&#8230; one of our earliest spring blossoms. I often find in the woods close by&#8230; but always, only in white. At Allegany State Park, I found a spot where you can find all kinds of colors ranging from the palest blue or pink to deeper shades, some even verging on purple. Here are [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=winterwoman.net&#038;blog=892878&#038;post=3464&#038;subd=winterwoman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Blooming?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:14:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Schlick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I took an evening walk at JCC&#8217;s College Park to see what might be blooming (or about to bloom), given this very warm weather. Click for larger images:<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=winterwoman.net&#038;blog=892878&#038;post=3452&#038;subd=winterwoman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 11:34:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Schlick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday &#8220;They&#8221; were predicting highs near 80.  Eighties in March just seems wrong. I opted for an early morning walk, instead of a lunchtime walk.  I took my camera &#8211; which slowed down my pace. Not as good a workout, but it was worth it.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=winterwoman.net&#038;blog=892878&#038;post=3441&#038;subd=winterwoman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:48:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Schlick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I wasn&#8217;t altogether sure I was up for a hike today. I&#8217;ve been running myself ragged at work and with all my Women Create activities &#8211; to the point of being on the verge of a cold.  But, I mustered some energy and met my hiking buddies for a day at the Gorge. Terry always [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=winterwoman.net&#038;blog=892878&#038;post=3434&#038;subd=winterwoman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 22:27:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Schlick</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Took a little walk-about at Audubon this morning. Look who I found all tucked in a bed of moss: Not sure of the species. Isn&#8217;t it cute? UPDATE:  My very knowledgeable friends tell me it&#8217;s a striped flea beetle.  Still not sure of species, because apparently there are several varieties of striped flea beetles.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=winterwoman.net&#038;blog=892878&#038;post=3406&#038;subd=winterwoman&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 11:52:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jennifer Schlick</dc:creator>
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