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Anticipation
Posted in Uncategorized on January 28, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Monarchs and Bees
Posted in Uncategorized on October 19, 2014| 5 Comments »
Yesterday I dug up this season’s sweet potatoes. I nearly filled a 50 gallon bucket, and figured I got about 100 pounds worth.
It took about 2 hours of digging, since I had to carefully dig around to find them, and then pry them out without breaking them.
While digging, I heard the bees buzzing around the thai basil, one of their favorites. They are frantically preparing for winter, and there were dozens of bees.
Although I planted 9 tropical milkweed plants for the Monarchs, they seem to prefer the native frost weed. I was able to spot these beauties in the back yard, in a shaded spot under the cedar and live oaks.
Here’s a few more of my favorite photos …
Wildlife Wednesday 10/14 – Birds
Posted in Uncategorized on October 1, 2014| 5 Comments »
Join Tina at mygardenersays for the last wednesday of the month, and post your wildlife pics.
Wordless Wednesday — Trees of Portland
Posted in Uncategorized on July 16, 2014| 7 Comments »
My First Foray into Flower Arranging
Posted in Uncategorized on April 13, 2014| 4 Comments »
I hosted brunch for my volleyball team today and thought a few vases of fresh flowers would add to the ambiance. I always feel bad about cutting the flowers and bringing them indoors, but why grow so many flowers if I don’t get to enjoy them all the time?
Above flowers are bluebonnets, false garlic, lance-leaf coreopsis (I think), and prairie verbena
Artemsia, california poppy, martha gonzales (this bush went into full bloom this morning)
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