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		<title>high quality nature - Vote for Icon!~~~</title>
		<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/</link>
 		<description>As you all know this is a laid back group created for people who love nature and enjoy photographing it.  Whether or not you choose to comment on someone's photos is up to you, never required but always appreciated.  

Although we will never be one of those groups who use flashy/glittery awards to comment on our photos, I know that I like to know where my comments are coming from if the person isn't on my contact list.  

Again this isn't required and you shouldn't feel obligated to do this but if you want to here is a code you can post at the bottom of your comments so the photographer will know where you saw their photo.  

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&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Seen in the High Quality Nature's Group Pool&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

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It will look like this:

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/&quot;&gt;Seen in the High Quality Nature's Group Pool&lt;/a&gt;


you can invite great photos or friends to our group by using the &amp;quot;invite&amp;quot; button on the group page or by posting this code in a picture's comment section:

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&amp;lt;a href=&amp;quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;Please join our &amp;quot;High Quality Nature&amp;quot; group and add your wonderful photo to it!&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;

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it will look like this:
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/&quot;&gt;Please join our &amp;quot;High Quality Nature&amp;quot; group and add your wonderful photo to it!&lt;/a&gt;

&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickriver.com/groups/1128505@N20/pool/interesting/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://www.flickriver.com/badge/group/all/interesting/shuffle/medium-horiz/ffffff/333333/1128505@N20.jpg&quot; alt=&quot;high quality nature - View this group's most interesting photos on Flickriver&quot; title=&quot;high quality nature - View this group's most interesting photos on Flickriver&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

the winner this week is arkansas traveler!
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/gab57/7578681182/]
2nd place goes to perole
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/peroleh/7670069538/]
and 3rd place goes to Mike Podrasky's photography
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/30474454@N08/7662268704/]
great work all!!

1. beautiful light
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/beltaneblume/7363960436/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7213/7363960436_f41a3a4a11_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;Summer Sunset&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

2. green
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/beltaneblume/7366343860/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7094/7366343860_8139f3e08a_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;Three Little Greens In a lot of Green&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

3. eyes
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/beltaneblume/7429037872/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5155/7429037872_d0b166b07d_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;Great Egret Close-up&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

4. up in the air
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/beltaneblume/7347073384/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7083/7347073384_3c559385fd_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;White Ibis In-flight&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

5. lines or stripes
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/beltaneblume/7178733791/&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5194/7178733791_5e92c2eac8_m.jpg&quot; width=&quot;240&quot; height=&quot;160&quot; alt=&quot;Corn Plant&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

Our Administrators =
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[http://www.flickr.com/photos/gingerp43/]
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/12291792@N05/]
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			<title>Reply to icon contest - Ready to Vote ~~~</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/discuss/72157630917575682/72157632333319138/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/carlos386/&quot;&gt;CarlosSilvestre62&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;4&lt;br /&gt;
8&lt;br /&gt;
7&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Mon, 24 Dec 2012 13:08:38 -0800</pubDate>
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			<title>Reply to game - photo association</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/discuss/72157620479560141/72157632143552920/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/34917002@N04/&quot;&gt;cjuel&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;dying grasses&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917002@N04/4410866154/&quot; title=&quot;Path by cjuel, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img class='notsowide' src=&quot;http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4015/4410866154_cb12b6c55f_n.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;214&quot; alt=&quot;Path&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:33:51 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917002@N04/">nobody@flickr.com (cjuel)</author>
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			<title>Reply to icon contest - open for submissions</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/discuss/72157631094934746/72157632137444195/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/30474454@N08/&quot;&gt;Mike Podrasky's photography&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/30474454@N08/8191295583/&quot; title=&quot;Picking up lunch.....Explored by Mike Podrasky's photography, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img class='notsowide' src=&quot;http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8341/8191295583_6095afca06_z.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;425&quot; alt=&quot;Picking up lunch.....Explored&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 14:30:52 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/30474454@N08/">nobody@flickr.com (Mike Podrasky's photography)</author>
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			<title>Reply to game - photo association</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/discuss/72157620479560141/72157632141297804/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/lanagramlich/&quot;&gt;Lana Gramlich&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Land-bases grasses&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/lanagramlich/8090672166/&quot; title=&quot;Morning Grasses by Lana Gramlich, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img class='notsowide' src=&quot;http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8043/8090672166_2cbf7a7d66_n.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;209&quot; alt=&quot;Morning Grasses&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 13:23:13 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/lanagramlich/">nobody@flickr.com (Lana Gramlich)</author>
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			<title>Reply to icon contest - open for submissions</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/discuss/72157631094934746/72157632136787655/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/phiddy18/&quot;&gt;Phiddy1&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;#17&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/phiddy18/8215410434/&quot; title=&quot;White breasted nuthatch by Phiddy1 (away), on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img class='notsowide' src=&quot;http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8350/8215410434_52fc9e22ee.jpg&quot; width=&quot;412&quot; height=&quot;500&quot; alt=&quot;White breasted nuthatch&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/phiddy18/8215410434/&quot; title=&quot;White breasted nuthatch by Phiddy1 (away), on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img class='notsowide' src=&quot;http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8350/8215410434_52fc9e22ee_s.jpg&quot; width=&quot;75&quot; height=&quot;75&quot; alt=&quot;White breasted nuthatch&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 12:38:07 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/phiddy18/">nobody@flickr.com (Phiddy1)</author>
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			<title>Reply to icon contest - Ready to Vote ~~~</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/discuss/72157630917575682/72157632100180974/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/lirons-nature-photography/&quot;&gt;lironsnaturephotography.com&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;1st: #1&lt;br /&gt;
2nd: #6&lt;br /&gt;
3rd: #8&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:12:13 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/lirons-nature-photography/">nobody@flickr.com (lironsnaturephotography.com)</author>
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			<title>Reply to icon contest - open for submissions</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/discuss/72157631094934746/72157632095988775/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/lirons-nature-photography/&quot;&gt;lironsnaturephotography.com&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;#16&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/54219302@N06/8216949653/&quot; title=&quot;Black Oystercatcher by lironsnaturephotography.yolasite.com, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img class='notsowide' src=&quot;http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8347/8216949653_5bea58b932_z.jpg&quot; width=&quot;640&quot; height=&quot;427&quot; alt=&quot;Black Oystercatcher&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/54219302@N06/8218032444/&quot; title=&quot;Black Oystercatcher by lironsnaturephotography.yolasite.com, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img class='notsowide' src=&quot;http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8347/8218032444_d6e233c4a4_s.jpg&quot; width=&quot;75&quot; height=&quot;75&quot; alt=&quot;Black Oystercatcher&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 25 Nov 2012 12:06:30 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/lirons-nature-photography/">nobody@flickr.com (lironsnaturephotography.com)</author>
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			<title>Reply to game - photo association</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/discuss/72157620479560141/72157632088155547/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/12291792@N05/&quot;&gt;phillipbonsai&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Aquatic grasses&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/12291792@N05/7088477165/&quot; title=&quot;Reeds by phillipbonsai, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img class='notsowide' src=&quot;http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7099/7088477165_56be61fd00_n.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;253&quot; alt=&quot;Reeds&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sat, 24 Nov 2012 13:59:58 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/12291792@N05/">nobody@flickr.com (phillipbonsai)</author>
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			<title>Reply to game - photo association</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/discuss/72157620479560141/72157632043874957/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/lanagramlich/&quot;&gt;Lana Gramlich&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;IS grass&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/lanagramlich/6267094892/&quot; title=&quot;Grasses at Sunset by Lana Gramlich, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img class='notsowide' src=&quot;http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6048/6267094892_9878d9797b_n.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;230&quot; alt=&quot;Grasses at Sunset&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:13:09 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/lanagramlich/">nobody@flickr.com (Lana Gramlich)</author>
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			<title>Reply to game - photo association</title>
			<link>http://www.flickr.com/groups/hqnature/discuss/72157620479560141/72157632042893345/</link>
			<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/people/34917002@N04/&quot;&gt;cjuel&lt;/a&gt; posted a reply:&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;On grass...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.flickr.com/photos/34917002@N04/3780361642/&quot; title=&quot;Young southern fur seal by cjuel, on Flickr&quot;&gt;&lt;img class='notsowide' src=&quot;http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2552/3780361642_f8a2a78b58_n.jpg&quot; width=&quot;320&quot; height=&quot;213&quot; alt=&quot;Young southern fur seal&quot; /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>
			<pubDate>Sun, 18 Nov 2012 19:10:44 -0800</pubDate>
						<author flickr:profile="http://www.flickr.com/people/34917002@N04/">nobody@flickr.com (cjuel)</author>
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