On the west coast, the very moment of the summer solstice is at 10:04 pm tonight.
Um, that would be 3 minutes ago.
Happy Summer Solstice!
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
Picotee Lilac
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More blossoms from earlier this spring. My lovely picotee lilac put on quite a show.
It's now about 12 feet tall amd I think it's time for a pruning.
Summer blooms are on the way!
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Thursday, June 13, 2013
Snowball Viburnum
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Snowball Viburnum, botanically known as Viburnum opulus, put out quite a show of blooms this year.
This shrub struggles a bit in our climate and rarely produces many flower heads. I guess it's been saving up.
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Tuesday, June 11, 2013
Water Lily
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I love my little pond with it's its (I can't believe I did that) goldfish, small catfish and water plants.
That's all.
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Saturday, April 13, 2013
Spring Kale
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What's growing in my garden: beautiful kale.
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Sunday, March 31, 2013
Easter 2013
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Just in time for Easter, my hellebores are making quite a show.
Aptly referred to as the Lenten Rose and Easter Rose, they are a beautiful reminder that
spring is springing and summer is not far behind.
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Monday, March 25, 2013
Felling Alders, Sawing Logs, Making Firewood
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Alders grow like weeds on our property. They also make decent fire wood. Many of our Alders are 20-plus years old and are prime for cutting. A few days ago, as a blissfully sunny morning began, three Alders were felled and are being cut to dry and season for the winter ahead; which seems like a long way off right now but really isn't all that far, given our short summers.
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| True color of a just-cut Alder tree. |
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| Assessing the fall path. |
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| Notching and cutting. |
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| There she goes! |
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| Kaboom! As the dust rises ... |
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| Firewood!! |
Alders grow like weeds on our property. They also make decent fire wood. Many of our Alders are 20-plus years old and are prime for cutting. A few days ago, as a blissfully sunny morning began, three Alders were felled and are being cut to dry and season for the winter ahead; which seems like a long way off right now but really isn't all that far, given our short summers.
Ya gotta plan ahead around here.
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Winter's End; Spring's Beginning
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Pieris Japonica and Rhododendron 'Winter' have been blooming in my garden since January, and although they brighten an otherwise cold and gray time of year, what I really look forward to is ...
this.
Welcome Spring. You've been a long time coming.
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
"Morning ...
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... has broken, like the first morning
Blackbird has spoken, like the first bird
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning ..."
- Cat Stevens, 1971; - Songs of Praise, 1931
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Sunday, March 17, 2013
Happy St. Patrick's Day
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I hope you're smilin', Irish!
Actually, what you see here is not clover, four-leaved or otherwise. This is Redwood Sorrel which grows in the Redwood understory here in Humboldt county.
I'm thinkin' it makes a pretty good substitute.
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