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	<title>Dawn O&#039;Neal Shumate &#187; current events</title>
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	<description>A rabbit in a tree. Whoopeee!</description>
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		<title>Congratulations Graduates</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 May 2011 02:07:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[congratulations graduates, originally uploaded by asterismos (Dawn).]]></description>
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		<title>Raspberry Returneth</title>
		<link>http://www.dawnshumate.com/2010/10/14/raspberry-returneth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Oct 2010 10:05:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[339/365 “off theme”, originally uploaded by asterismos (Dawn). A little over a month ago, while in the throes of what felt like the flu, my son apparently thought it would be hilarious to run off with my “new to me” cell phone1 and then forget where he left it. I had almost given up the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Happy New Year!</title>
		<link>http://www.dawnshumate.com/2010/01/01/happy-new-year-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Jan 2010 05:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[193/365 “New Beginnings”, originally uploaded by asterismos (Dawn). Wishing everyone a great 2010!]]></description>
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		<title>Ahoy!</title>
		<link>http://www.dawnshumate.com/2009/07/15/ahoy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2009 02:42:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dawn</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[blue ridge parkway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pirate duck]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[95/365 "humor", originally uploaded by asterismos. “Wait a minute, garrrr.….this t’aint me sloop!” On a visit to Price Park this past Tuesday, daughter found this flip flop downstream from Price Lake. After a short hike, we enjoyed a midday cool off in a small creek named Boone Fork near the picnic area and trail of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Biggest Snow of the Year</title>
		<link>http://www.dawnshumate.com/2009/03/02/biggest-snow-of-the-year/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 15:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The High Country near Boone and Blowing Rock received its biggest snowfall of the year on Sunday, March 1, 2009. Snow started around noon on Sunday and fell at a very fast rate with the first inch stacking up within the first thirty minutes of the storm. By 3pm roads, with three to four inches [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Celestial Happenings</title>
		<link>http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/12/03/celestial-happenings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Dec 2008 00:25:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/12/03/celestial-happenings/" title="Celestial Happenings"><img src="http://www.dawnshumate.com/wp-content/plugins/yet-another-photoblog/YapbThumbnailer.php?post_id=632&amp;w=180" width="180" height="122" alt="Celestial Happenings" style="float:left;padding:0 10px 10px 0;" ></a>I wasn’t able to capture this celestial close encounter at its peak because our area of the globe was cloudy. However, I went out the next night and captured this scene.]]></description>
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		<title>Congratulations!</title>
		<link>http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/11/07/congratulations/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 23:46:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/11/07/congratulations/" title="Congratulations!"><img src="http://www.dawnshumate.com/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/img_23231.f1dc7dyu1jww8ogw8ks88wko4.a9sxxja1njksswcs400wcc4cg.th.jpeg" width="180" height="178" alt="Congratulations!" style="float:left;padding:0 10px 10px 0;" ></a>I couldn’t resist letting out a little creative energy by making this collage from several campaign flyers that had not yet made their way into the paper shredder. My emotions got the better of me several times while watching all the coverage of this historic event many thought impossible just a few short months ago and I believe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Last chance to vote!</title>
		<link>http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/11/04/last-chance-to-vote/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 16:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/11/04/last-chance-to-vote/" title="Last chance to vote!"><img src="http://www.dawnshumate.com/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/img_22381.62aaeuew6bcwgkg848gw04w80.a9sxxja1njksswcs400wcc4cg.th.jpeg" width="180" height="120" alt="Last chance to vote!" style="float:left;padding:0 10px 10px 0;" ></a>I voted early. Not only is it convenient, it is very satisfying to have it done and over with since I had made up my mind a long time ago. Also, I can just turn down my answering machine and hit delete on all the many robocalls. I am thrilled to be able to participate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Democracy Now! of the High Country</title>
		<link>http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/08/13/democracy-now-of-the-high-country/</link>
		<comments>http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/08/13/democracy-now-of-the-high-country/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:13:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>dawn</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.dawnshumate.com/2008/08/13/democracy-now-of-the-high-country/" title="Democracy Now! of the High Country"><img src="http://www.dawnshumate.com/wp-content/uploads/yapb_cache/img_3866_2.b1d7yl5dlrks0goo40ogcg844.a9sxxja1njksswcs400wcc4cg.th.jpeg" width="180" height="282" alt="Democracy Now! of the High Country" style="float:left;padding:0 10px 10px 0;" ></a>If you are not already familiar with the radio and tv news program  Democracy Now! it is worth checking out. This is one of the first places I go when I want to hear news not easily found through mainstream media sources. Recently, I have had the distinct pleasure of becoming a member of the [...]]]></description>
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