Entries Tagged as 'gardening'
Cricket on the curb
October 5th, 2004 · Comments Off on Cricket on the curb
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Our new pet
October 1st, 2004 · Comments Off on Our new pet
Blogging changes your life. Inspired by Mr. Man and his collection, we bought a carnivorous plant today. I knew something was going on in our home but I didn’t realize that it was a part of a bumper crop of fruit flies in Western Washington until I read about Mr. Man’s school assignment. Ah, how […]
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Corny education
August 6th, 2004 · Comments Off on Corny education
As our experiment this year, we are trying to grow corn. This week I spied our first ear when I saw the silk. It surprised – and educated – me. Somehow I thought that ears of corn grew from the top of the stalk, not from the sides. Country bumpkin is a derogatory term, as […]
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No Photoshop needed
August 6th, 2004 · 1 Comment
I saw this sunflower growing in the garden at the school across the street and snapped its picture. Looking at the image at home, I was amazed by the brightness of the hues…no Photoshop needed….
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July’s joys in the garden
August 5th, 2004 · Comments Off on July’s joys in the garden
Here are my three favorite pictures from the past month: crocosmia snapdragon city dahlia – the only one that bloomed well this year… compare it to this picture from last year of the same plant…
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