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Picture a Day #141 – Fresh Early Veggies

It takes patience and faith to tend an organic garden with late-maturing vegetables. This year I planted corn and green beans, along with the usual squash and tomatoes. I crowded a number of other veggies into my container garden as well. … Continue reading

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Picture a Day #140 – Pod Invasion

This year a bumper crop of maple seed pods has landed in our yard. We have no maple trees ourselves, although I am definitely a fan of many different types of trees. I believe the pods are blowing into our yard … Continue reading

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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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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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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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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

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Picture a Day #126 – Happy Birthday Cake

Sometimes adults need yummy birthday cakes. Before I went to visit my daughter for her birthday, I decided to make my Rocky Road Cake from last December again, but I used a different recipe, and gave it a twist. This … Continue reading

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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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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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Picture a Day #117 – A Perfect Day for Weeding

We were supposed to get showers on Tuesday. Finally, yesterday afternoon, it started misting. Then last night it turned into more of a steady light rain. This morning was one of those on-again off-again events when it’s sunny and then it’s … Continue reading

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