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Picture a Day #60 – Rainy Day Daffodils
These cheerful flowers brightened a very damp day!
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Tagged California, flowers, gardening, nature, postaday
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Picture a Day #8
This image reminds me of the expression, “cute as a bug.” But although this creature is referred to as a ladybug or ladybird, it is of course not a bug or bird, but an insect. This nice, fresh-looking lettuce is making me hungry…for salad, … Continue reading
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Tagged gardening, insect, ladybird, ladybug, lettuce, postaday
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End of the Year Pep Talk
Here we are again, my friends. It’s the middle of the holiday season, and the end of another year. Always a good and appropriate time to take stock of the year’s triumphs and trials, comedies and tragedies, in hopes of … Continue reading
Is Summer Really Over?
One more week of summer! The leaves are already turning, and the weather is a smorgasboard of every season in the year. But in my container garden, which I planted late, the squash plants are producing more and tomatoes are appearing on their … Continue reading
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Tagged California, gardening, home, life, nature, thoughts
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Procrastination Gardening
When I decide to start a project, I can’t wait. I planted my garden in March last year, and it survived rain, hail, and even snow (yes, in coastal California!) But this year forces beyond my control conspired to keep me from … Continue reading
I Am Not A Gardener continued…
You had a little success in the garden this season, and it may be going to your head. The late lettuce you planted is still growing, and it’s past the middle of January. Maybe you got lucky. Maybe it’s because … Continue reading
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Tagged family, gardening, home, inspiration, life, nature, rejuvenation, thoughts
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Flower Power
Although I have a degree in science, my track record as a gardener is an embarrassment to me. Ever since I pulled up a marigold and ran into the house with it to show my mother that the seeds we … Continue reading
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