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Picture a Day #153 – Duck, Duck, Goose!
One of these squash plants is not like the others. Sound familiar? Like a well-known Sesame Street song? I thought I heard you humming that tune…It is painfully obvious that, although they all came from the same summer squash (yellow … Continue reading
Picture a Day #150- About Cicadas
Yesterday morning was perfect for doing some gardening! The wind that has been relentlessly blowing subsided (until the afternoon at least), it was overcast and cool, and I enjoyed myself immensely! I did some cleanup, thinning, transplanting, and replanting. I … Continue reading
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Tagged California, cicada, gardening, hobbies, home, nature, postaday
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Picture a Day #145 – Radishious!
Here I am, just me and my radishes. Something in one of the wine half-barrels that I call a container garden is nibbling on the larger ones, so I have to harvest before they get too big. While I’m at … Continue reading
Picture a Day #139 – My Veggie Garden, Week Four
It has been four weeks today since I planted my container garden, and a few days less since I planted my raised bed garden. My results have been fairly good so far. This week I tasted the radishes and baby … Continue reading
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Tagged cilantro, corn, food, gardening, hobbies, home, nature, pole beans, postaday, snails ans slugs
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Picture a Day #137 – A Noteworthy Insect
Yesterday I went patrolling for insects in my garden. I knew where to look, and managed to capture this image of a ladybug hanging around some sunflower plants. I had seen one there the other day. Maybe the same one? … Continue reading
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Tagged art, drawing, gardening, hobbies, home, ladybug, nature, pastel, postaday, Prismacolor pencils
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Picture a Day #134 – Happy Mother’s Day!
To me, Mother’s Day is a part of celebrating spring. Motherhood is about nurturing life, and in the springtime it’s hard to miss all of the living creatures bursting forth around us, no matter where we live. My mother loved … Continue reading
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Tagged carpenter bee, family, gardening, hobbies, home, iris, life, mother's day, nature, postaday
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Picture a Day #133 – Back in My Garden
As the saying goes, “a watched pot never boils.” At least it won’t boil quick enough. Well, a watched garden doesn’t grow very quickly either, but while I was out of town this week visiting my daughter, my garden took … Continue reading
Picture a Day #128 – Katie’s Veggie Garden
This week I am visiting my daughter Katie, who lives in a mountain valley in northern California, at an elevation of about two thousand feet. It has gotten quite warm during the day, but is still cold at night. She … Continue reading
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Tagged family, gardening, hobbies, nature, postaday
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Picture a Day #124 – May Showers
Today was another one of those showery days when the sun finally comes out and it’s still raining. I ducked outside a couple of times to check on things in the garden, and couldn’t resist this soggy but still brilliant … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening, hobbies, home, inspiration, iris, nature, postaday, rainbow
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Picture a Day #120 – My Veggie Garden
My raised bed is finished, and planted! Here is a diagram with my crops labeled. I already have some lettuce sprouts after only a few days. It’s a tiny garden, but I optimistically planted crops that require more space than … Continue reading
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