After moving a flowerpot in our yard this morning, I discovered a frog hiding among the foliage. We captured it for a few minutes and then let it go. When it was hopping around inside Abigail’s Bug Hut, I raced inside to grab the camera. I thought it would be a great opportunity for pictures, […]
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The one that got away
April 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on The one that got away
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Spring from here to there
March 31st, 2004 · 1 Comment
It’s spring in The Netherlands, as Jorrit Wiersma described on A beautiful morning : The good thing about how daylight saving time is making us all get up an hour early today is all the birds singing that I heard this morning. And it’s spring in Missouri, as Shelley Powers wrote about Transitions: Spring didn’t […]
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The garden’s got to go
February 29th, 2004 · Comments Off on The garden’s got to go
When a parent describes a child as “mobile”, that usually means the kid can move: roll, crawl, scoot, toddle, walk, run. This weekend I realized that mobility has a different meaning when the girls are playing in the yard with their outside toys. Abigail has had a bike for a while. She has moved into […]
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Glimpses of a local garden
January 21st, 2004 · Comments Off on Glimpses of a local garden
Here are some photos I took of the Bainbridge Island Library garden a couple weeks ago, during the snowy weather…. Ann Lovejoy , organic gardener, author and islander, along with her Friday Tidy volunteer crew attend to the gardens at the Bainbridge Island Public Library. Her hand and design are evident, even in the winter […]
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Spring again
January 11th, 2004 · 1 Comment
The thermometer on the door says its close to 50 degrees. When the girls and I went outside for our morning adventure today, we played soccer on the lawn. It’s the first time in weeks that we’ve had the temperature and the turf to play. Most of the snow is melted, only a few spots […]
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