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Picture a Day #155 – The Pull of Gravity
There I was, doing a little early morning gardening and harvesting some radishes. I left them alone for a while, and the weather was hot. Wow! I pulled up some pretty good-sized ones. Some had even split open-too much water? Then … Continue reading
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 #142 – Solar Eclipse!
Sunday evening, beginning at around 6pm California time, we experienced an annular solar eclipse. This is apparently rare, and occurs when the moon is farthest from Earth in its orbit and also between the sun and Earth, producing a brilliant … Continue reading
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Tagged California, inspiration, nature, postaday, sky, solar eclipse
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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
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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Tagged art, drawing, hobbies, home, inspiration, maple, nature, postaday, seed pods
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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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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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