Before i bought the property i live on now i spent about a decade living in apartments. I had balcony gardens. I had courtyard gardens. I had hanging gardens…but i always had a garden of some sort. I did fairly well for having everything in containers. I grew roses and double blossom hibiscus, herbs and …
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The Hail Storm from Hell
Some years ago we had a winter storm come through here and none of us remember the exact date of the thing but everybody knows what you are referring to if you just say “icepocalypse”. I have also heard it referred to as “snowmageddon” but i feel that is a title that is somewhat misleading …
Garden Snails
This is how it started. 2 snails. There were 2 garden snails sealed up against the edge of a plant pot in the courtyard at work. How on earth could one pass up the opportunity to acquire free pets on lunch break? They are literally just hanging out like leaves on trees. I put them …
800 Bees
During the high winds, my neighbors who have 12 bee boxes lost two of their colonies. I didnt know this but two of their boxes had tipped over, dumping all the bees. They werent sure where they had gone but i was. There were suddenly around 800 bees in my yard for about two or …
Making T’s Blanket
My supervisor taught us how to make these blankets with our hands and giant yarn. She was making one for each patient in the nursing home. I wanted to make one for the 106 year old patient who is one of my two favorite ladies. She is just the best human. Always content and never …
A Surprise at the Halfway Point on our Trailride
I go trail riding to spend some time on a horse. I dont usually pay too much attention to the others on the trail-ride unless the volunteer conversation. But at the halfway point of this ride something rather unusual happened. I had already taken my picture on the edge of the plateau and mr French …
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First Spring with the Redbud Tree
This was my first spring with the redbud tree since i bought it during summer of the previous year. I would get to witness the purple flowers, the baby leaves, and then the seed pods that grew from each flower.
The Plants Misjudged the Timing of the Last Frost
In the house the redbud tree, crape myrtle, and blackberry bush began to wake up from their slumber. In their minds, winter hibernation was over. Unfortunately, most of my fruit trees in the ground followed suit. Winter was not over by a long shot. In one week it would be 13 degrees and everything that …
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The First Egg Appears
Depending on the hatchery i got each of the chickens from, some of them lay fewer eggs during the winter and some of them stop laying eggs during the winter. I believe it was a 3 fold problem. One, less chickens were laying because it was winter. Two, the chickens did not like the kind …
A Wind/Dust Storm
We have had over a week of high winds conditions daily. There was not a cloud in the sky on this particular day. The combination of dirt and smoke from the nearby wildfire blocked out the sun. 500 people were evacuated. The fire burned for a week. When all was said and done the crabapple …