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my poppies
I have poppies bursting out all over, some are the wild spreading California poppy ,yellow, of which I have loads, everywhere. Some are Oriental poppies, which I have in front and back yard, fragile pink flowers. And my most recent arrival is Papaver Somniferum ,also known as "opium" poppies...strictly ornamental here of course. We got seeds from a ( Read more... ) -
new arrivals
I did some gardening today, planting a couple new batches of flowers, portaluca and celosia. The Celosia will be iffy, considering they really need steady watering and I tend towards drought tolerant plants, but I couldn't resist. They are so bright. I discovered that my lupine patch has spawned a traveler ...half way across the yard I discovered a ( Read more... ) -
lavender transplants
It was a clear blue sunny warm day and so I went out to play/work in the yard. I have a trio of lavenders that I had planted together, to replace a real large one that had gotten woody and sprawled apart. They have grown a good bit, in varying degrees, over the past couple years. So I knew I had to separate them so they could all keep growing. I ( Read more... ) -
ideas for next book?
I am finishing yet another book and wondering what I will move on to now ( Read more... ) -
spring gardening
I got to do some garden work today, since the weather cooperated and gave us a sunny day. I pulled a lot of weeds, mostly dandelions (which I kinda enjoyed a little this year for the bright yellow spots, but then realized I had to pull), and discovered more new growth.
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feathers and flowers
Just downloaded pics from my phone - only problem with a camera phone...it collects pics 'cause it's so handy.
I have a couple from our Vancouver Olympics trip and some signs of spring
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spring is in the air
Last year we had all that snow and this year only rain. Typical Northwest winter. I took a survey of my front yard and took some pics ,'cause the plants think that spring is in the air. We heard a robin in our back yard yesterday,which is always a sign of spring, but also is my crocuses, and they are coming up like clockwork, seemingly more each ( Read more... ) -
having the day off
I have the day off, since today is the official recognition of Martin Luther King's birthday and we have it off at work as a holiday. I went out for a walk,which I need to get back to regularly, and took a look at the front yard. I have trimmed back some (severly on my redtwig dogwood), and figured I might do some more work there since it isn't ( Read more... ) -
finished reading Adams
I just finished reading the biography of John Adams that I have been reading. It is quite an enlightening look into the life of our second President. He usually gets overlooked in our history retelling,given much less coverage than Jefferson and Washington, Hamilton and Franklin, who were all contemporaries. He, and his wife Abigail,were well read ( Read more... ) -
New Year's historical perspective
I hope everyone had a happy and safe New Year's Eve. We went dancing and were swinging in the New Year with a whole bunch of others. Biggest New Year's Eve party we've been to in years. Great fun. Tired,for sure, but still a lot of fun ( Read more... )