tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23056447008679300032024-02-19T12:11:35.221-05:00Gabrielle the Gardening AngelEncouraging
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<br>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger188125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-12591842947367571312011-09-30T13:56:00.001-04:002011-09-30T14:01:33.600-04:00Catching Up<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I'm bad. Haven't posted, and haven't been keeping up with the garden. It's a jungle out there. Anyway, I did a bit of gardening today. I transplanted this lavender that I had had growing dramatically out of a sewer pipe.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsdnLL-Iu-l9C3CHk8AnVwb97zEoJTxP5vsgXvyUhcYTatApJITNES5zqvx6GOQruxKRbCIyUMBRnu03sS1x0ucYSB_MVOfTcutXDCBtEYApjdFrMPQNU9gPLbkrkjnsyTB4RtuU5aGqv/s1600/IMG_0459.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfsdnLL-Iu-l9C3CHk8AnVwb97zEoJTxP5vsgXvyUhcYTatApJITNES5zqvx6GOQruxKRbCIyUMBRnu03sS1x0ucYSB_MVOfTcutXDCBtEYApjdFrMPQNU9gPLbkrkjnsyTB4RtuU5aGqv/s400/IMG_0459.JPG" /></a> </div>It was pretty tricky getting it out of there, even though it was in there for just one season. I dug a deep hole for it to live. I think having its roots truly underground will be better for it and it'll get to expand more.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3RP1ZayXW_TnOH607gu6qZIcZlj28Dj6a-xpzIZxFYC-ax6C39OdxMMCoOETX7povhsr3JZhm75CiBtcEI9utkAQvqFVjFeNvkjgN1JyYVlHYnDS5X59g06Y3_u8f2dbWyQQiF0hJPMp/s1600/IMG_0460.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjK3RP1ZayXW_TnOH607gu6qZIcZlj28Dj6a-xpzIZxFYC-ax6C39OdxMMCoOETX7povhsr3JZhm75CiBtcEI9utkAQvqFVjFeNvkjgN1JyYVlHYnDS5X59g06Y3_u8f2dbWyQQiF0hJPMp/s400/IMG_0460.JPG" /></a> </div>I found this corn salad growing in my sidewalk<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjODXws8Vpx_4laU-Ic1etIvkA27WbYvd7t8KKb3MApi-6hy5FcfIjH0oIEPo3r-LurnA_fy3kNXJ0sMU8oLavKfCb4h6uLaKuCpayEG_wa8QDv5-dch__p0gh2Y-wuhNN2tkDjoG-xm7l/s1600/IMG_0464.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjODXws8Vpx_4laU-Ic1etIvkA27WbYvd7t8KKb3MApi-6hy5FcfIjH0oIEPo3r-LurnA_fy3kNXJ0sMU8oLavKfCb4h6uLaKuCpayEG_wa8QDv5-dch__p0gh2Y-wuhNN2tkDjoG-xm7l/s400/IMG_0464.JPG" /></a> </div>As well as this lettuce.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb8s-NXY8yV5DP5lUP3rkSp3M9aGLPekq__MRblvcd8jF4UXC4eI-J6DNMQCnbMwnCgqGVhiU0_fvogd8189eC80Zw5upj3kGLQzxkHvxNdpjyuU9wLzQk7SNydyrqAab5k875vqxYbrN/s1600/IMG_0465.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyb8s-NXY8yV5DP5lUP3rkSp3M9aGLPekq__MRblvcd8jF4UXC4eI-J6DNMQCnbMwnCgqGVhiU0_fvogd8189eC80Zw5upj3kGLQzxkHvxNdpjyuU9wLzQk7SNydyrqAab5k875vqxYbrN/s400/IMG_0465.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-23961809884823077742011-07-10T16:16:00.001-04:002012-01-16T10:53:24.398-05:00Heroic Hammy<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Here's Hammy with all those parasites cocooned up.</div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyE7fSmEFpo-xqDruQ1ZmFyFj8LRPg4GcZCajZFe5DzAVrxD52lxJNoyiiJmD5ZMQVaRb2PqmJmH0JfmPEwrvgqu8Pdt28m7vujrxgyPFTRdTPUSVywDNQ_mIUZvxHFadN4Xe4-FAzpbP/s1600/IMG_8962.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyE7fSmEFpo-xqDruQ1ZmFyFj8LRPg4GcZCajZFe5DzAVrxD52lxJNoyiiJmD5ZMQVaRb2PqmJmH0JfmPEwrvgqu8Pdt28m7vujrxgyPFTRdTPUSVywDNQ_mIUZvxHFadN4Xe4-FAzpbP/s400/IMG_8962.JPG" /></a></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtyE7fSmEFpo-xqDruQ1ZmFyFj8LRPg4GcZCajZFe5DzAVrxD52lxJNoyiiJmD5ZMQVaRb2PqmJmH0JfmPEwrvgqu8Pdt28m7vujrxgyPFTRdTPUSVywDNQ_mIUZvxHFadN4Xe4-FAzpbP/s1600/IMG_8962.JPG"></a>I am actually pretty sad about this but then again my tomatoes are better off. </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-60234189428134313442011-07-10T11:09:00.002-04:002012-01-16T10:53:04.271-05:00Sad News for Hammy<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times; font-size: medium;">I hesitiate to post this both because it's sad and also because it is gross but it is part of the cycle of life.</span></div><a href="http://goo.gl/photos/WUps8SJ189" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="199" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEHP5OACzDeenB4mGpYPH_StM0US3DRdVhYf0DxxclmWa3HfC1WW0gSThv2QcDu2dj_1EpqE_rSLGRVvu_R37aIyloeT5iRtSY6HdaN69O5oil0gHhg05BpYUJtJ6VYtzZzaHOa0VJBM-1/s200/IMG_8923.JPG" width="200" /></a><br />
<div>These maggots are parasitic wasps larvae emerging to spin their cocoons.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Hammy doesn't have a lot of personality but this still makes me sad. He just loves eating tomato leaves.<br />
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I've edited this to make the image smaller. If you like you may click on it to see the gross details.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-72952159021275265662011-07-04T22:37:00.002-04:002011-07-05T14:11:24.247-04:00Notes on tomatoesI just want to copy and paste what's out there about my tomatoes<br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #063e3f; color: #66b5ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', Verdana, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;"></span><br />
Pruden’s Purple<br />
<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Days:</b> 75<b><br />
</b> <b>Color:</b> Purple-Black<b><br />
</b></span><br />
Box Car Willie</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Days:</b> 80<b><br />
</b> <b>Color:</b> Red<b><br />
</b> <b>Type:</b> Heirloom</span><br />
Beefsteak </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Days:</b> 85<b><br />
</b> <b>Color:</b> Red<b><br />
</b></span><br />
Cosmonaut Volkov</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Days:</b> 72<b><br />
</b> <b>Color:</b> Red<b><br />
</b></span><br />
White Queen</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Days:</b> 85<b><br />
</b> <b>Color:</b> White<b><br />
</b></span><br />
Yellow Brandywine </div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Days:</b> 90<b><br />
</b> <b>Color:</b> Yellow-Orange<b><br />
</b></span><br />
Amana Orange</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Days:</b> 90<b><br />
</b> <b>Color:</b> Yellow-Orange<b><br />
</b></span><br />
Jaune Flamme - first to be eaten early August</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Days:</b> 70<b><br />
</b> <b>Color:</b> Yellow-Orange<b><br />
</b></span><br />
Sun Gold - I got this one in late in my earthbox</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Days:</b> 55<b><br />
</b> <b>Color:</b> Yellow-Orange<b><br />
</b></span><br />
Snow White</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><b>Days:</b> 75<b><br />
</b> <b>Color:</b> Cherry -uh cherry sized, the color is off white<b><br />
</b></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I forgot</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Black Seaman </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: #eeeeee; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><b>Days:</b> 75<br />
<b>Size:</b> Determinate<br />
<b>Color:</b> Purple-Black</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-26414328227767376282011-07-04T17:29:00.003-04:002012-01-16T10:52:34.725-05:00Yankee Hammy<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdJdloYjMIJAOmhVe9cI2WWdWvd_w95XCPdbPOmV5Lks8XO77Mac2wV17mdlFC7-8zv1KIFhmqC9mJUvExjDS8yrmaYf9t8GAW-dcmGjbwn2vLXN_9vZ__CXfrptUCHN1ctiW6ow3uvNW/s1600/IMG_8810.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqdJdloYjMIJAOmhVe9cI2WWdWvd_w95XCPdbPOmV5Lks8XO77Mac2wV17mdlFC7-8zv1KIFhmqC9mJUvExjDS8yrmaYf9t8GAW-dcmGjbwn2vLXN_9vZ__CXfrptUCHN1ctiW6ow3uvNW/s400/IMG_8810.JPG" /></a> </div>Happy Fourth of July fellow Americans!!<br />
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<div>Captain Hammy Hornwormgrower is still growing fast.<br />
June 29</div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cz47SEWNCjvR15tygnqDqsdWpP9SkvVaQdy3sn7scUgCGAb7yH46uSV-Lu9_KJgfOBBJggZ2jtFtMF1IT7HaCcL0PktGijtPQUwwh5dPr6vXIy7Y9sDdrfzBEYSIJPrklYEp-PUo0myD/s1600/IMG_8520.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cz47SEWNCjvR15tygnqDqsdWpP9SkvVaQdy3sn7scUgCGAb7yH46uSV-Lu9_KJgfOBBJggZ2jtFtMF1IT7HaCcL0PktGijtPQUwwh5dPr6vXIy7Y9sDdrfzBEYSIJPrklYEp-PUo0myD/s400/IMG_8520.JPG" /></a> <br />
June 27<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGo-BzKO_0NX9TKKhQ-cUmJOipTlxWcS0qydrwdVyXdgzMpGGsVSCJacoalqGu15QAiRV-5k1_GA44QLDSCqmE1KTYPlMGrcLsA5AM4LJBIiQ6G_x9hTWBNaBF9TU_bwAJY122L5TC5Ws4/s1600/IMG_8499.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGo-BzKO_0NX9TKKhQ-cUmJOipTlxWcS0qydrwdVyXdgzMpGGsVSCJacoalqGu15QAiRV-5k1_GA44QLDSCqmE1KTYPlMGrcLsA5AM4LJBIiQ6G_x9hTWBNaBF9TU_bwAJY122L5TC5Ws4/s400/IMG_8499.JPG" /></a> <br />
The only thing not growing is the horn. Hammy's poops are getting bigger too.<br />
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OK so this year I have<br />
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<ul><li>Pruden’s Purple</li>
<li>Box Car Willie</li>
<li>Beefsteak </li>
<li>Cosmonaut Volkov</li>
<li>White Queen</li>
<li>Yellow Brandywine </li>
<li>Amana Orange</li>
<li>Jaune Flamme</li>
<li>Sun Gold</li>
<li>Snow White</li>
</ul><div>I could be wrong about a couple there.</div><div>Whoah.</div><div><br />
</div><div>Sherpes may not know where they are.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-80455728524014588072011-06-29T16:47:00.003-04:002012-01-16T10:54:33.766-05:00Penny<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cz47SEWNCjvR15tygnqDqsdWpP9SkvVaQdy3sn7scUgCGAb7yH46uSV-Lu9_KJgfOBBJggZ2jtFtMF1IT7HaCcL0PktGijtPQUwwh5dPr6vXIy7Y9sDdrfzBEYSIJPrklYEp-PUo0myD/s1600/IMG_8520.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8cz47SEWNCjvR15tygnqDqsdWpP9SkvVaQdy3sn7scUgCGAb7yH46uSV-Lu9_KJgfOBBJggZ2jtFtMF1IT7HaCcL0PktGijtPQUwwh5dPr6vXIy7Y9sDdrfzBEYSIJPrklYEp-PUo0myD/s400/IMG_8520.JPG" /></a> <br />
Captain Hammy Hornwormblower has grown a lot in 2 days. The stripes are more distinct too. The horn seems to be the same size though relative to the rest of Hammy looks smaller.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-19980947455087760792011-06-28T19:23:00.002-04:002012-01-16T10:55:02.723-05:00Molted<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhqHkQUOOA1paCM3M2ljlhsT2ViPlywW5gRvNjTvNC3jnT5CGmRS5wtLsemIha2CaitHTMTyw1V6kNL0jY1DosTMtd99xONwbj3amULNd8j5U5rp3HlceW65PKPsmzP2Jla8AftzlYSuD/s1600/IMG_8500.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQhqHkQUOOA1paCM3M2ljlhsT2ViPlywW5gRvNjTvNC3jnT5CGmRS5wtLsemIha2CaitHTMTyw1V6kNL0jY1DosTMtd99xONwbj3amULNd8j5U5rp3HlceW65PKPsmzP2Jla8AftzlYSuD/s400/IMG_8500.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLSMUE6uZq2T7SnH42CJYhspHDlOQnGb43lTlvGN4F7rLHPROKyj4ksgC0JlHYoXmGS3cXe13vt0MdE4yh_kVTIpWFi225c08rwBC7vQyQH4hyphenhyphenBUbP8WfNF4y84j2CfSjedFUkgEGU1Fu/s1600/IMG_8501.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiLSMUE6uZq2T7SnH42CJYhspHDlOQnGb43lTlvGN4F7rLHPROKyj4ksgC0JlHYoXmGS3cXe13vt0MdE4yh_kVTIpWFi225c08rwBC7vQyQH4hyphenhyphenBUbP8WfNF4y84j2CfSjedFUkgEGU1Fu/s400/IMG_8501.JPG" /></a> <br />
Last night my caterpillar molted. That's its horn. <br />
It was pretty dark so it was hard for me to get things in focus.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-46716584330476200822011-06-27T14:20:00.002-04:002012-01-16T10:54:05.002-05:00Horned Caterpillar<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBZ59ZSUhtKGss15xTl7QtTtYQ24zfyRf3JxHg1Y1miP8JfYI6o6VQyJXRtc8n_0roaitJ-zf91LznRABpsZAabpw7dBCa41V9JaW_RxHZEfgJFU7G7Se3hJaQLMMuyWsesu7UVfqZ8tt/s1600/IMG_8492.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaBZ59ZSUhtKGss15xTl7QtTtYQ24zfyRf3JxHg1Y1miP8JfYI6o6VQyJXRtc8n_0roaitJ-zf91LznRABpsZAabpw7dBCa41V9JaW_RxHZEfgJFU7G7Se3hJaQLMMuyWsesu7UVfqZ8tt/s400/IMG_8492.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BMuoHg1oX-sxAPDcM8FItCPl6iOB0xI4KIj1MiYkh6AY2XQjoKxaykEegg-yUmrwvXeoOSF6qYV2OSMdQDJe3rIYn6uZ2tJvWbxs47hURx_tXnmZrz-I2vgu59CwafdufVWvktZAqv8d/s1600/IMG_8496.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7BMuoHg1oX-sxAPDcM8FItCPl6iOB0xI4KIj1MiYkh6AY2XQjoKxaykEegg-yUmrwvXeoOSF6qYV2OSMdQDJe3rIYn6uZ2tJvWbxs47hURx_tXnmZrz-I2vgu59CwafdufVWvktZAqv8d/s400/IMG_8496.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6W6UnAdBkFKIRDGmxxT3rwLtv3rUpBZL_6QVxGQGXiHMjexq3NsJyEKgBMEMG-bV_3gCbmzbvWlTM1y4wdUyZ8YcGmDkZN_HyU480-V0htZRufRkszREsLl8zEvCB8fxxIBQcorty41E/s1600/IMG_8498.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG6W6UnAdBkFKIRDGmxxT3rwLtv3rUpBZL_6QVxGQGXiHMjexq3NsJyEKgBMEMG-bV_3gCbmzbvWlTM1y4wdUyZ8YcGmDkZN_HyU480-V0htZRufRkszREsLl8zEvCB8fxxIBQcorty41E/s400/IMG_8498.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGo-BzKO_0NX9TKKhQ-cUmJOipTlxWcS0qydrwdVyXdgzMpGGsVSCJacoalqGu15QAiRV-5k1_GA44QLDSCqmE1KTYPlMGrcLsA5AM4LJBIiQ6G_x9hTWBNaBF9TU_bwAJY122L5TC5Ws4/s1600/IMG_8499.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGo-BzKO_0NX9TKKhQ-cUmJOipTlxWcS0qydrwdVyXdgzMpGGsVSCJacoalqGu15QAiRV-5k1_GA44QLDSCqmE1KTYPlMGrcLsA5AM4LJBIiQ6G_x9hTWBNaBF9TU_bwAJY122L5TC5Ws4/s400/IMG_8499.JPG" /></a> <br />
I think I will keep this guy as a pet for a little while.</div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-4288806258009746512011-04-14T11:47:00.000-04:002011-04-14T11:47:56.239-04:00Violas<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="http://localhost:64394/d53b480ad66c515bf7667ee240198467/image/8195048be8ad54bd.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" src="http://localhost:64394/d53b480ad66c515bf7667ee240198467/image/8195048be8ad54bd.jpg?size=400" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Just a quick photo of some violas I picked. At this point I feel like my garden is incomplete without these. They bring in the bees and other insects with a sweet tooth like lacewings and they help locate slugs early in the spring so you know where to lay the bait because the slugs love to eat them. Remember, only use iron phosphate based slug bait like SLUGGO. You may also eat these flowers. They really dress up a salad.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-52988601015955020602010-07-21T09:02:00.001-04:002010-07-21T09:04:10.965-04:00Mantis<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">I'm getting downright lazy. Here's 3 mantises in my garden.<br />
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnuV9o6pMBLxqoFIxh4l6EK0RGsEPyFFdUiSCsSvqbV6WRgdbCtgs0FWyqhmLFaBkAQLPUufcVxhuiIvIHPbRX14YJ8uUA_bFFjPklcpldK3qmjYstnF4JLvMbxOdQ9O7BZLTFoXpQPGv/s1600/IMG_6658.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhnuV9o6pMBLxqoFIxh4l6EK0RGsEPyFFdUiSCsSvqbV6WRgdbCtgs0FWyqhmLFaBkAQLPUufcVxhuiIvIHPbRX14YJ8uUA_bFFjPklcpldK3qmjYstnF4JLvMbxOdQ9O7BZLTFoXpQPGv/s400/IMG_6658.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2Um0akfn32iWLH803d2N3gHkreUeXRKdnSlOVqTdrhtHLgVjkmMWGCwT6EHJiYKWpg5KNp9xh2WtP2NzCtG_iKtg_XirOy00Mqm9uPCuc7FVDRX9q9S8SKFDk9qLhDVZJxZivzuHmgze/s1600/IMG_6654.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT2Um0akfn32iWLH803d2N3gHkreUeXRKdnSlOVqTdrhtHLgVjkmMWGCwT6EHJiYKWpg5KNp9xh2WtP2NzCtG_iKtg_XirOy00Mqm9uPCuc7FVDRX9q9S8SKFDk9qLhDVZJxZivzuHmgze/s400/IMG_6654.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIe3jxfBzgybEZIA2h0Uee_I-iwHL_cke-3bVfdyeBdTOJsInrIIaY2tl6suRZD2SLPf2isZssKDSmfPO0biyaREikhbYLzSMQF1BqTR0dSv6VuRnmqcNad2pO62lyjYwyRI_v0vZBDEY/s1600/IMG_6656.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQIe3jxfBzgybEZIA2h0Uee_I-iwHL_cke-3bVfdyeBdTOJsInrIIaY2tl6suRZD2SLPf2isZssKDSmfPO0biyaREikhbYLzSMQF1BqTR0dSv6VuRnmqcNad2pO62lyjYwyRI_v0vZBDEY/s400/IMG_6656.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-33476350186944145552010-07-13T10:20:00.002-04:002010-07-13T10:23:17.138-04:00Almost Grown-Up<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;">Just an update<br />
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<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLij2-tnVmMwS5Uu5muc86tj8HPXuelr4tISaui7z510LgkuGxVtDiSc9Z2Dk_gLto8SRdbd3PptLVd5GjUZeUburYNLcdE1x-CqR4LmeWUvGV-ha1LyK1rVdPRWR9UhJmo8MQox1na8w/s1600/IMG_6587.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOLij2-tnVmMwS5Uu5muc86tj8HPXuelr4tISaui7z510LgkuGxVtDiSc9Z2Dk_gLto8SRdbd3PptLVd5GjUZeUburYNLcdE1x-CqR4LmeWUvGV-ha1LyK1rVdPRWR9UhJmo8MQox1na8w/s400/IMG_6587.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLVg2Y0bxHofErio4rBbG55HJlyDOExLx-nHQ399yYzfaEgH0bVndBgXu_TYYN6TTxrtN0wkUDpZpr5-ZnlZujPJZp0ctZc0Q0xtE5qX24DPBdyutr2Gl14zxgPI9WUG8tCbCetro_lff/s1600/IMG_6589.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHLVg2Y0bxHofErio4rBbG55HJlyDOExLx-nHQ399yYzfaEgH0bVndBgXu_TYYN6TTxrtN0wkUDpZpr5-ZnlZujPJZp0ctZc0Q0xtE5qX24DPBdyutr2Gl14zxgPI9WUG8tCbCetro_lff/s400/IMG_6589.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-16927341247824875652010-06-20T16:30:00.001-04:002010-06-20T16:32:49.341-04:00Why I grow sunflowers<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Just a quick note with my farmer finch. I sorta blame these birds for the 2nd generation of sunflowers not planted by me.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7upqe7jNyU00sz1m0KfD5NhZZl8D61PW4LaWKjZ5ACWdqnq7iSaIJcOTD0mRYZ9Vp5NEM1mdKkrI5WoxWb2mzZtdLpWwPb8MYgChPOYdWZ0OEv3-mFbgZT3jgk5-b108vgKCcrbQmh-M9/s1600/IMG_6533.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7upqe7jNyU00sz1m0KfD5NhZZl8D61PW4LaWKjZ5ACWdqnq7iSaIJcOTD0mRYZ9Vp5NEM1mdKkrI5WoxWb2mzZtdLpWwPb8MYgChPOYdWZ0OEv3-mFbgZT3jgk5-b108vgKCcrbQmh-M9/s400/IMG_6533.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-77851269138164968372010-06-05T07:57:00.001-04:002010-06-05T08:01:41.950-04:00Mantis Update<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Just some of the mantises hanging out. Sorta wish I had a shot of one that is still little. His head looks really big relative to his body. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAa-ST9I6q0eYameCKC3AFTZnzqIqhvFdmnopXZ8dXj5OW5zfEotBYoSVQyNu7cFWPM46l18D6Vhs-2NSxzgFaTTK8ePWaS0ztYdKWY91eT-Mo0jvHZ6pj-YuVajz2bT8s8sVr6Dg6SAv-/s1600/IMG_6387.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAa-ST9I6q0eYameCKC3AFTZnzqIqhvFdmnopXZ8dXj5OW5zfEotBYoSVQyNu7cFWPM46l18D6Vhs-2NSxzgFaTTK8ePWaS0ztYdKWY91eT-Mo0jvHZ6pj-YuVajz2bT8s8sVr6Dg6SAv-/s400/IMG_6387.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0U9KfwYhr-pYeOHlo_nG-oi862KupV4w0N9yULbaz5cUvSRpWl_y5JPJI7enswskLBDAN1eC_uj-_56i-MOedfUp2xVsUclYADikekR3lTGzME2JBfoiBwKDiRj7YQNSEtYOZK5g4DH0/s1600/IMG_6389.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF0U9KfwYhr-pYeOHlo_nG-oi862KupV4w0N9yULbaz5cUvSRpWl_y5JPJI7enswskLBDAN1eC_uj-_56i-MOedfUp2xVsUclYADikekR3lTGzME2JBfoiBwKDiRj7YQNSEtYOZK5g4DH0/s400/IMG_6389.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5m4i8BRs7ZUF3EPIZL-brSa18eUKCjzCqAosjcbUkR2M500yt_3AHJuXzYtXIrxCeAM7NBiVBY6Wteco2oz3AD1gI_8E5Uftyn40OIkzgYV678dOavqyKzLwuH6yAj2QftZ_vFa5oOggy/s1600/IMG_6391.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5m4i8BRs7ZUF3EPIZL-brSa18eUKCjzCqAosjcbUkR2M500yt_3AHJuXzYtXIrxCeAM7NBiVBY6Wteco2oz3AD1gI_8E5Uftyn40OIkzgYV678dOavqyKzLwuH6yAj2QftZ_vFa5oOggy/s400/IMG_6391.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-67432464616655544962010-05-27T08:50:00.001-04:002010-05-27T08:57:17.945-04:00a Mantis and her Molt<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I've got to get a better camera. My canon powershot is a good all around camera but getting it to focus where I want it too is problematic. I took a dozen pictures trying to capture this mantis nymph and her discarded skin below. I cropped it so it shouldn't be too hard to find in the bottom slightly right of center part of the photo but I know I can get a clearer shot. If I am still obsessed I'll try when it is a bit brighter out. This molt hung from all 4 limbs off a mint leaf. Of the handful I have seen this is the only one like this. Others were on the dirt or hanging by 2 legs.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqu6VDvaomB6fd46YHHOkx45qiCVPfGgiKr8eK3NxqScCocwbC0v8FeaNcpIBGGJQwYq6XXhh3EwL9P5md5KJf7Qsb5DKhHW5iQ4rPxqxgKsaE070Zot7mv5Jde4DE4Vg4ZL4gb0JgbwWs/s1600/IMG_6378.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqu6VDvaomB6fd46YHHOkx45qiCVPfGgiKr8eK3NxqScCocwbC0v8FeaNcpIBGGJQwYq6XXhh3EwL9P5md5KJf7Qsb5DKhHW5iQ4rPxqxgKsaE070Zot7mv5Jde4DE4Vg4ZL4gb0JgbwWs/s400/IMG_6378.JPG" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: left;">At any rate I got this clear photo of the mantis hanging out. Perhaps she is getting used to me.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GpwQKGOYJTkDr8FfDwZhXjtg4b9he-kbUVJVY4p2MPgefFIp6f1yiQN4ifvF-W77zdVvu-DAShZg6BwN8HfdbtIx6-_KkUtGsrRJR6ayBgl_wbbbNTXx74c3M_aese04_AJPcV5JkebM/s1600/IMG_6379.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4GpwQKGOYJTkDr8FfDwZhXjtg4b9he-kbUVJVY4p2MPgefFIp6f1yiQN4ifvF-W77zdVvu-DAShZg6BwN8HfdbtIx6-_KkUtGsrRJR6ayBgl_wbbbNTXx74c3M_aese04_AJPcV5JkebM/s400/IMG_6379.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-15273473728124414662010-05-24T15:43:00.002-04:002010-05-24T20:59:12.567-04:00Misinterpretation<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I saw this and thought that this mantis was dying. I was so wrong</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_87KQQKaFKQB9KQ1rNU0n6FOjhjMFK1dxJ0jhg-zd_CcRFPHMDVwR_-Jc6CQGZaz1flgerum54mCQZBRYKKb0WM0z4ml9t83vFnof85NoPAKB_lF9q265T65YRZKIcc7BryXXuTD99zK/s1600/IMG_6355.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_87KQQKaFKQB9KQ1rNU0n6FOjhjMFK1dxJ0jhg-zd_CcRFPHMDVwR_-Jc6CQGZaz1flgerum54mCQZBRYKKb0WM0z4ml9t83vFnof85NoPAKB_lF9q265T65YRZKIcc7BryXXuTD99zK/s400/IMG_6355.JPG" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw_87KQQKaFKQB9KQ1rNU0n6FOjhjMFK1dxJ0jhg-zd_CcRFPHMDVwR_-Jc6CQGZaz1flgerum54mCQZBRYKKb0WM0z4ml9t83vFnof85NoPAKB_lF9q265T65YRZKIcc7BryXXuTD99zK/s1600/IMG_6355.JPG"></a>After seeing another hanging just like that I relaize that this mantis is MOLTING.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">WOW!<br />
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I figured something out as a result of this... I think.<br />
Little mantises with fat bodies are close to molting. Once they molt their bodies are skinny. At least that is what I have noticed. When they are older it becomes gender specific.</div></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-15212487844009642232010-05-23T13:58:00.002-04:002010-05-23T14:10:11.340-04:00Tiny Creatures<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I think that people who walk by my house must think I am nutty. I am always looking at the tiny creatures that inhabit my plants. I've been keeping a rough count of the mantids. There's about a dozen that I know of. Here are 3 on a butterfly bush. I see 2 looking at each other which makes me nervous. They are very hungry and might eat each other. I have moved some to prevent this. One I gave to a neighbor, two I moved to the back. Of the 2 in back I think one was eaten by a spider.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fZzmKe9MW7Gn95HLuNPMV3o3x2dk3s9BA-VFxbIzCBUrOhiFQ4hTM3VyYDEePjQNXSdoAmeJqY9mRSE8GVgYU_8p9oInqe58zLCm2QAVKiC7-gpJWhtCLmLlc9rhYvnkbGzv28NulbDx/s1600/IMG_6347.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8fZzmKe9MW7Gn95HLuNPMV3o3x2dk3s9BA-VFxbIzCBUrOhiFQ4hTM3VyYDEePjQNXSdoAmeJqY9mRSE8GVgYU_8p9oInqe58zLCm2QAVKiC7-gpJWhtCLmLlc9rhYvnkbGzv28NulbDx/s400/IMG_6347.JPG" /></a> </div>And speaking of spiders, here's a jumping spider on a sunflower. I saw a mantis around here but I bet it has been eaten by one of these spiders. Such is life.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4uxKSJU1BGfJ9Ub8uMev_vKrKQyLtfokjIS54YGjcugK5Vre1rD6MNxDnuXr4klSmRzIrVLJA3kZOSoO6kM1DhKsvVgAo0n3IOG-fdaH0vaLVWzzK4EbNJe7XcxqGQkohNcGddI312s2/s1600/IMG_6349.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE4uxKSJU1BGfJ9Ub8uMev_vKrKQyLtfokjIS54YGjcugK5Vre1rD6MNxDnuXr4klSmRzIrVLJA3kZOSoO6kM1DhKsvVgAo0n3IOG-fdaH0vaLVWzzK4EbNJe7XcxqGQkohNcGddI312s2/s400/IMG_6349.JPG" /></a> </div>Here is a lovely nymph that looks female to me. She's graceful and she has a big butt. The males have smaller butts. I think that they are starting to look distinct, plus the females are a bit larger. She is actually less than an inch long, 2 centimeters at the most.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHKLBxi6ZtAVF_nS7bR-7E0dgvBLwPsTRYJiWJQkr8BDytgZFpwneqj55e8E14SYsuMcTbm1YRNvB1dyJI0PNKTffQHeuzxQj7m2FzGr2No8s11mstWns2jXPOaWUKJ9mIcU734NEBDkY/s1600/IMG_6351.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHKLBxi6ZtAVF_nS7bR-7E0dgvBLwPsTRYJiWJQkr8BDytgZFpwneqj55e8E14SYsuMcTbm1YRNvB1dyJI0PNKTffQHeuzxQj7m2FzGr2No8s11mstWns2jXPOaWUKJ9mIcU734NEBDkY/s400/IMG_6351.JPG" /></a> </div>Finally I have a wasp with orange legs. I tried to get a better picture but my vision and camera limit me. It looks like it might be laying an egg into an egg, possibly that of a cabbage moth. Could it be a parasitic wasp? There's so many species that a quick google search has not solved my mystery. It is pretty small.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNYbC71893Xbe4x-wuFhC6zcdRio4xAasIk1BKv-KzrfUqoxbBKBrMLE4tQXm1vJ4D9Q98ZfSbU5r5_3aLQ1aIUXATtTqbKZjRge1f7Z6OEICLZhX_gihk4-Ce370Iz4zIJ3hWerf12pJ/s1600/IMG_6353.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuNYbC71893Xbe4x-wuFhC6zcdRio4xAasIk1BKv-KzrfUqoxbBKBrMLE4tQXm1vJ4D9Q98ZfSbU5r5_3aLQ1aIUXATtTqbKZjRge1f7Z6OEICLZhX_gihk4-Ce370Iz4zIJ3hWerf12pJ/s400/IMG_6353.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-58387165398360808162010-05-23T10:21:00.005-04:002010-05-23T14:18:07.067-04:00Dividing Lemongrass<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I keep a few things through the winter. It doesn't mean I take great care of them. Here is some lemongrass, sadly unwatered. It is barely alive and yet it is alive. Lemongrass is tough.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYE4vESfWJXoBjuuN8o1XYonIY97F2VHB2-T9HcIorra_43PY_R7qHvVq5WX8CXVIAerJvcRbLDSv03w3YFZA7eTS5bKYUknVZNNFx4eKdrE_IiWaom-RLPQXYBt46chqTrBwJzsA20btT/s1600/IMG_6336.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYE4vESfWJXoBjuuN8o1XYonIY97F2VHB2-T9HcIorra_43PY_R7qHvVq5WX8CXVIAerJvcRbLDSv03w3YFZA7eTS5bKYUknVZNNFx4eKdrE_IiWaom-RLPQXYBt46chqTrBwJzsA20btT/s400/IMG_6336.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What to do? First a haircut.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlxtFx-6T7kcJJOKUeB3qsmEzhPmZDxJ5mmZSPAOauy7Ag0Jc7LSH1oB-mLCHo5YzA9dDGilojyeEODkwwzrMnmGrU3GmK-EhX20gE3Hd9hF2c_XK93WTOSmtI8k5MxJSGj9kl96KXGS7/s1600/IMG_6337.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXlxtFx-6T7kcJJOKUeB3qsmEzhPmZDxJ5mmZSPAOauy7Ag0Jc7LSH1oB-mLCHo5YzA9dDGilojyeEODkwwzrMnmGrU3GmK-EhX20gE3Hd9hF2c_XK93WTOSmtI8k5MxJSGj9kl96KXGS7/s400/IMG_6337.JPG" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;">Then I cut it out of the pot. Yes, the roots get dense plus it is sharing the pot with some he shou wu, a plant that annoys me.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_iIax9U6fBirFklcdH_oxfPm1EROZQhH-rgpSMrgaLbm7i_QM-B5eHWjXznuiY0h54wotyGYE6o5qiBz3UhpOnBjjPDtKxoC0cdiek5XxC-ZIwSuplAECeQtLZfJ509zOuBqSTozRuej/s1600/IMG_6343.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz_iIax9U6fBirFklcdH_oxfPm1EROZQhH-rgpSMrgaLbm7i_QM-B5eHWjXznuiY0h54wotyGYE6o5qiBz3UhpOnBjjPDtKxoC0cdiek5XxC-ZIwSuplAECeQtLZfJ509zOuBqSTozRuej/s400/IMG_6343.JPG" /></a><br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Now I cut the stalks apart. The soil is almsot bone dry which makes this easier.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcQtOX9LqGcZqBOiJ2aV4ITpRKx8l7sak56YxPUUrGUOahflWVkc7gyZ3ldOmflVYYRf9gBwgyKJV2AqOMMJzykh0Qt_y_H5K6eCpw_hmoPj0afYN6Qcak39SAkF5Sr7FIIfIwxRqAVeT/s1600/IMG_6344.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxcQtOX9LqGcZqBOiJ2aV4ITpRKx8l7sak56YxPUUrGUOahflWVkc7gyZ3ldOmflVYYRf9gBwgyKJV2AqOMMJzykh0Qt_y_H5K6eCpw_hmoPj0afYN6Qcak39SAkF5Sr7FIIfIwxRqAVeT/s400/IMG_6344.JPG" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I split it in 9. Some stalks actually have 2. This is in my earthbox, a selfwatering planter that might be idea for lemongrass which is happiest with lots of water, sun, and heat. I have a feeling this will be a good year for it.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRKMLQGCRxRAyKbh8313Gv7lurTHxOVkmO17buoV3UrT5aXz3Kg41TcwTDNcH1k1TgejGXln7825rFEVYliWZrwJpvo0ud1XzovG68DwtCRmiBzxYHgU-9z_PzHnupBHqbO8S-g_Hea3M/s1600/elbowroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRKMLQGCRxRAyKbh8313Gv7lurTHxOVkmO17buoV3UrT5aXz3Kg41TcwTDNcH1k1TgejGXln7825rFEVYliWZrwJpvo0ud1XzovG68DwtCRmiBzxYHgU-9z_PzHnupBHqbO8S-g_Hea3M/s640/elbowroom.JPG" width="400" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRKMLQGCRxRAyKbh8313Gv7lurTHxOVkmO17buoV3UrT5aXz3Kg41TcwTDNcH1k1TgejGXln7825rFEVYliWZrwJpvo0ud1XzovG68DwtCRmiBzxYHgU-9z_PzHnupBHqbO8S-g_Hea3M/s1600/elbowroom.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><br />
</a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-13808690889456055452010-05-21T08:16:00.002-04:002010-05-22T07:51:59.888-04:00Anticipation for Hummingbirds<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I love hummingbirds. They love certain flowers such as Brazilian sage, pictured is a bud. for some reason they do this serpentine dance before they actually bloom. It seems to take forever, but once they do they are spectacular. Hummingbirds <i>adore</i> this flower.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE_wycrvbbjhxGMOI5tBb3aEchRAf2RjJjKstWwbfMXAQUmi4Or_On_450f62gJKI7Hc2rU2fWpPNJ9wiNLEDad6SWaqylt80KRb5DJWDR_thTOTE743ONPFId4LpmHIoE0u9fUDJWPfX/s1600/IMG_6328.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqE_wycrvbbjhxGMOI5tBb3aEchRAf2RjJjKstWwbfMXAQUmi4Or_On_450f62gJKI7Hc2rU2fWpPNJ9wiNLEDad6SWaqylt80KRb5DJWDR_thTOTE743ONPFId4LpmHIoE0u9fUDJWPfX/s400/IMG_6328.JPG" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Next is some anise hyssop. This is either 'acapulco' or 'tequila sunrise'. I honestly can't remember. It's buds are straightforward. Last year this plant was not very productive but this year it seems to have found it's stride. If the cats aren't too bad I should see some hummers buzzing around this soon.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JRLoyCisnXtuzj8HCi_XM-fEUqGNV5lehGGDPjkGfMguGwvM78qkGojjTJvblR3MpX1-lJ4_OltP4Xs9X6gOuwkhdnzn8YEPiA5hmJGHzJ3VYmY04BFBVntLWxs536WcA0a63TAt2ji9/s1600/IMG_6329.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6JRLoyCisnXtuzj8HCi_XM-fEUqGNV5lehGGDPjkGfMguGwvM78qkGojjTJvblR3MpX1-lJ4_OltP4Xs9X6gOuwkhdnzn8YEPiA5hmJGHzJ3VYmY04BFBVntLWxs536WcA0a63TAt2ji9/s400/IMG_6329.JPG" /></a> </div>Here is 'hotlips' sage, now in it's 3rd year. I have to winter this inside which is annoying so I let this plant's sister die. Maybe I shouldn't have as the birds are loving this, though they are shy. I've only seen them early in the morning. Again I fear my cats make them wary.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qNCitXUTfuS_monx-PYBqr3a4RFLlXT6toRdpgUeSBi0oMZ-11-8MqnZNCH-uOF02OY8KiWY00JimndMXDe8LU-Ch9fyPgbEUbQ6qMQipDA6W9uw4Bv3iH3DymXpiw6zH3XJXiDh0OEN/s1600/IMG_6331.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3qNCitXUTfuS_monx-PYBqr3a4RFLlXT6toRdpgUeSBi0oMZ-11-8MqnZNCH-uOF02OY8KiWY00JimndMXDe8LU-Ch9fyPgbEUbQ6qMQipDA6W9uw4Bv3iH3DymXpiw6zH3XJXiDh0OEN/s400/IMG_6331.JPG" /></a> </div>And finally a tall snapdragon. I haven't seen any birds around this but maybe...<br />
I'll keep you posted.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIn9fl_kP_F8b8MZW3L0m9cAbqXwjPfpN5GUTjmbWn3cEBZEqPl8m9xlyrv4YFEmYmAoMlzrPilW-NuIZ750kQjGZhwGJO-YLBTgQmKQpm_hDF63g96MO7gzFdVPFQTO0BdBxrF4Vyve2-/s1600/IMG_6334.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIn9fl_kP_F8b8MZW3L0m9cAbqXwjPfpN5GUTjmbWn3cEBZEqPl8m9xlyrv4YFEmYmAoMlzrPilW-NuIZ750kQjGZhwGJO-YLBTgQmKQpm_hDF63g96MO7gzFdVPFQTO0BdBxrF4Vyve2-/s400/IMG_6334.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-2311144412952390432010-05-14T18:26:00.002-04:002010-05-14T21:09:36.122-04:00Baby Mantii<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Spring is the time of renewal. And so today I saw about a dozen mantis nymphs. These are the 2 best pictures I took.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMN5UBKiziE7tBLYkueHYiKXguDcqpz3UVh-F8yVoKSrsRumfAYgr2ats7dbyX93LEHVpdos483g0QHYUlAR03eZGXQM1pWN7dF5d0lJk1pwCuvPozCPTuUM4yo0n49HrbYyXfDS_8NFb/s1600/IMG_6308.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbMN5UBKiziE7tBLYkueHYiKXguDcqpz3UVh-F8yVoKSrsRumfAYgr2ats7dbyX93LEHVpdos483g0QHYUlAR03eZGXQM1pWN7dF5d0lJk1pwCuvPozCPTuUM4yo0n49HrbYyXfDS_8NFb/s400/IMG_6308.JPG" /></a> </div><br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZtmWvGCTiLgfqs7aFdfFhO0Q-IUBqo3hmxKIp6DICe_r13ET6gwm-zJ10ytEmcK1q8I5poDAu9CPQuikWWawsx0GoIa5tBSZDDivaHIzKsxZdSl-XtwHIEJQkdk4sFk4JGbIfwTkUNI-/s1600/IMG_6314.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjZtmWvGCTiLgfqs7aFdfFhO0Q-IUBqo3hmxKIp6DICe_r13ET6gwm-zJ10ytEmcK1q8I5poDAu9CPQuikWWawsx0GoIa5tBSZDDivaHIzKsxZdSl-XtwHIEJQkdk4sFk4JGbIfwTkUNI-/s400/IMG_6314.JPG" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Almost a fortnight ago Sally passed. I miss her but life keeps going on. It seems as though some lives could last longer but there's always life be it old or new.</div></div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-85560424344618937862010-04-30T10:34:00.001-04:002010-04-30T10:43:59.418-04:00Some Flowers, mostly Green<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">In the background are sunflower seedlings that I transplanted a week or so ago. They sprouted from last year though the birds ate most of the seeds. I just moved them to where they wouldn't be in the way. Sunflower seedlings are pretty delicate but if you move them when they are young and it is pretty cool and moist, most will survive.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikanCybby-36_oP7S8HBZvE4loeYH_iDK7ZOdE_94ArUVrNJ6OxTeLtzGQEhgLljQqo0ilJHqz8suQSTFEYgGiPUNkFoooHD5U5Kl2znwawPO9OZarnkmPRprxvNrKL7K3t5lIjmmwQiWo/s1600/IMG_6259.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikanCybby-36_oP7S8HBZvE4loeYH_iDK7ZOdE_94ArUVrNJ6OxTeLtzGQEhgLljQqo0ilJHqz8suQSTFEYgGiPUNkFoooHD5U5Kl2znwawPO9OZarnkmPRprxvNrKL7K3t5lIjmmwQiWo/s400/IMG_6259.JPG" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: left;">I just like these violas.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCsJMAuXlpGxXe9rsGh2P4r2fdB9pnpyMPCDRWEN8wdvVVVWH1_CSlLyrEaNHfp33sNkYWXx_0hBgyvCQGiePsI71giLLGEMUqZbLogzZnZXZdSm4oZD-TRyu6RWsVV7WTD_2YgI0kHq1/s1600/IMG_6258.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfCsJMAuXlpGxXe9rsGh2P4r2fdB9pnpyMPCDRWEN8wdvVVVWH1_CSlLyrEaNHfp33sNkYWXx_0hBgyvCQGiePsI71giLLGEMUqZbLogzZnZXZdSm4oZD-TRyu6RWsVV7WTD_2YgI0kHq1/s400/IMG_6258.JPG" /></a> </div>Here we have more sunflower seedlings, with one that did not need to be transplanted. Transplanting does set them back a bit. They are surrounded by red mustard that still needs to be thinned. I am tempted not to let any of it mature as I have had too much of it this year and last 2 years.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXoXJMyZFTjh-xGvR7NoYDd7frS8WiKc7woHv9rffEy9mTXETnATZOOZi8eGQw7pe9KMC4P-Lj8oPVc6M-Xrf3YfmPUc8iBgPGcMjjGXtPy-1cxBYI__DCZwnOn7jItXszKfFTYJ-JSS6/s1600/IMG_6252.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJXoXJMyZFTjh-xGvR7NoYDd7frS8WiKc7woHv9rffEy9mTXETnATZOOZi8eGQw7pe9KMC4P-Lj8oPVc6M-Xrf3YfmPUc8iBgPGcMjjGXtPy-1cxBYI__DCZwnOn7jItXszKfFTYJ-JSS6/s400/IMG_6252.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-74760168648401691672010-04-29T08:35:00.001-04:002010-04-29T08:41:09.778-04:00Cats<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvvLCN30rW9Z9R0KlQ-OUfTqOS2YHStwVnKLF2B4LqV6LDLy6hbBODJmw6pN8r4ANoJHWdcWofXkP7ASckiqMlKZ7lfYkO78BpJGljfiBmbi72Lj_7Cj4hxvkledus8cvH8Sh-PpPIQT1/s1600/IMG_6263.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvvLCN30rW9Z9R0KlQ-OUfTqOS2YHStwVnKLF2B4LqV6LDLy6hbBODJmw6pN8r4ANoJHWdcWofXkP7ASckiqMlKZ7lfYkO78BpJGljfiBmbi72Lj_7Cj4hxvkledus8cvH8Sh-PpPIQT1/s400/IMG_6263.JPG" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Sally has lost weight. She has been diagnosed with cancer. This will probably be her last year but she's doing all right now.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vF1ymiJScQSXbEZ8MJV1YUc2tqF6ZMFBm9i217nUpKlnWQBxjsqRC3uDpAu64bV3qRCjkwp4TDtkGJ4HsB2HilZnnSJ70a2pj-QQv89HHvumDtwBSDZIk3GB37qbzKGsqA-foxKeutSn/s1600/IMG_6264.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9vF1ymiJScQSXbEZ8MJV1YUc2tqF6ZMFBm9i217nUpKlnWQBxjsqRC3uDpAu64bV3qRCjkwp4TDtkGJ4HsB2HilZnnSJ70a2pj-QQv89HHvumDtwBSDZIk3GB37qbzKGsqA-foxKeutSn/s400/IMG_6264.JPG" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Abe is peeking from behind the swan.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4PBLc4cacmkL-o4cW0Vol8VWAvYeobtOzI8rC06OxRSnXQLxsxzuia7VK3Jir5_VAxUToRB3QR0-ddVogBiqWJ8GKBXcVVt3AWtvHoQK8b9c8AorR5ixOLHfDfQCdFdhh5vItuuy7nE9/s1600/IMG_6254.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhf4PBLc4cacmkL-o4cW0Vol8VWAvYeobtOzI8rC06OxRSnXQLxsxzuia7VK3Jir5_VAxUToRB3QR0-ddVogBiqWJ8GKBXcVVt3AWtvHoQK8b9c8AorR5ixOLHfDfQCdFdhh5vItuuy7nE9/s400/IMG_6254.JPG" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: left;">The Cheddarhead loves sharpening his claws on the tree hydrangea.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmpNIG-_Fsr_hN_MVPzS9ULQx6PeaEw1uM98SAh2beiU0UErgal6DowpGXPvNHd0lbcdzHy3txgSgIEeh6K7ETLq7WkLD-wIxCeBs4ECfdaIeN4ZNcMri_9sVdJWV_xihRR_sVCm93DD_/s1600/IMG_6248.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUmpNIG-_Fsr_hN_MVPzS9ULQx6PeaEw1uM98SAh2beiU0UErgal6DowpGXPvNHd0lbcdzHy3txgSgIEeh6K7ETLq7WkLD-wIxCeBs4ECfdaIeN4ZNcMri_9sVdJWV_xihRR_sVCm93DD_/s400/IMG_6248.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><div style="text-align: left;">I keep thinning my greens but they keep growing. They've been really tasty.</div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-49247338382213699142010-04-22T12:03:00.001-04:002010-04-22T12:11:57.419-04:00Friend or Foe?<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">One problem I have is that as a lazy gardener that lets many things go to seed is too many children. I must eat 50 of these tiny seedlings. The same goes for arugula and red mustard. I have lots of bok choi going too. I forget what this is called. I guess it is nicknamed 'beefsteak' for some reason and it has an unusual flavor, something I can eat but I don't like in large quantities. Sometimes there are out and out weeds that still are edible and actually delicious when very young. That'd be lambs quarters and the like. And then there's the floral seedlings. Calendula anyone? Chamomile? Yup, I've got tons of those too.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AxeaChneQzd8hzocbwSu1Wbrbtk-YvmkXO0oSecxCCpgvthj0YiptCtMw0K4XUB07PaMvZgS_EvopLMn2lzCYhrkNSv54HANPRE8Rjpk-FG5F7nqnbk_XDpJy1tfa_HPdu7oDnjsI8Kc/s1600/IMG_6232.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1AxeaChneQzd8hzocbwSu1Wbrbtk-YvmkXO0oSecxCCpgvthj0YiptCtMw0K4XUB07PaMvZgS_EvopLMn2lzCYhrkNSv54HANPRE8Rjpk-FG5F7nqnbk_XDpJy1tfa_HPdu7oDnjsI8Kc/s400/IMG_6232.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-27347126109440525702010-04-18T10:26:00.001-04:002010-04-18T10:37:40.120-04:00One Half<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">I keep forget which is 'stage left' or whatever. I guess it doesn't matter. There's half my yard sorta, starting with a view from the porch.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs66450_41PW5hOZriQ7Lp3cIdZyeyvN33vaKocFWKV6ATPIL-LoUqQ1Kyw83RiQBfV32i4wcLOa-sp7GUdmeRp190sdiuIKjTRIBX6XUXDA0Dz2ut2HHEqxrepplxBY3tkxv23ca1Vfx/s1600/IMG_6199.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQs66450_41PW5hOZriQ7Lp3cIdZyeyvN33vaKocFWKV6ATPIL-LoUqQ1Kyw83RiQBfV32i4wcLOa-sp7GUdmeRp190sdiuIKjTRIBX6XUXDA0Dz2ut2HHEqxrepplxBY3tkxv23ca1Vfx/s400/IMG_6199.JPG" /></a> <br />
<div style="text-align: left;">Next we have from the sidewalk facing east. The terrace is filling out.</div></div><div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPVnJorPce-n3Fs4ZF4fQtgC6blxVpDY0xWYRl7BKjW6FHaOabOYuTm4okLiunDBEjYP4VBT4Fxu3-LX_TQE2vSIpM1LJx8Hp_7SO1F-t5kfZpIBPW5_8_ityQnezrin_JNTSpdedmPWe/s1600/IMG_6208.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYPVnJorPce-n3Fs4ZF4fQtgC6blxVpDY0xWYRl7BKjW6FHaOabOYuTm4okLiunDBEjYP4VBT4Fxu3-LX_TQE2vSIpM1LJx8Hp_7SO1F-t5kfZpIBPW5_8_ityQnezrin_JNTSpdedmPWe/s400/IMG_6208.JPG" /></a> </div>Beebalm emerges from the thalia. There's also tons of calendula which I really should reduce by at least 75%.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrieveFU7FRlhrD1DATwZNlRSvJr_F2ZkO2AnfHb6lG3xoNmGJqvY5wI5xBODzLel-T_sItSWSyghJEzXegReJdclivAz74qxioZ2rqd4aRakFnNdcCEumODuNlhKUx7edgsomtLRxS82/s1600/IMG_6209.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUrieveFU7FRlhrD1DATwZNlRSvJr_F2ZkO2AnfHb6lG3xoNmGJqvY5wI5xBODzLel-T_sItSWSyghJEzXegReJdclivAz74qxioZ2rqd4aRakFnNdcCEumODuNlhKUx7edgsomtLRxS82/s400/IMG_6209.JPG" /></a> </div>And my frog prince is not yet obscured by vegetation. I found him in the trash last year. He's broken but enough remains that you can tell who he is. I buried some bricks to slow the erosion on the side of the terrace that I din't really terrace. There's lavender, snapdragons, pinks, other things there. Mostly flowering perennials but some annuals already tucked in.<br />
<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2eF0VcZF5Dnrw9CGKMERiTHSPlSgm-YKlwdXAsDFB7XrEGLqFMA0txPc0JNd3mOgyB-ixtl6OshOvy3yz218UtsTLL7WeQ9hJgXB31TRqlIg70PcgytgJ2Dni_fkbxCCReEH99ytIFuZ/s1600/IMG_6213.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjx2eF0VcZF5Dnrw9CGKMERiTHSPlSgm-YKlwdXAsDFB7XrEGLqFMA0txPc0JNd3mOgyB-ixtl6OshOvy3yz218UtsTLL7WeQ9hJgXB31TRqlIg70PcgytgJ2Dni_fkbxCCReEH99ytIFuZ/s400/IMG_6213.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2305644700867930003.post-28742110131301247182010-04-06T11:55:00.003-04:002010-04-06T11:58:40.654-04:00Pick my Brain<div style="margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">It is the time of year that people ask me questions. I welcome them. Please ask whatever and I will post hopefully with some lovely photos.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Here we have cascade hops erupting. Methinks they need to be thinned.</div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi271cj35Ei7qzAleRYgvUl2G7iO-pDfGbKY9E3W044Q4AIZsfjFMFWdyrDuSp8HJxEBYK7InhnXOVyA_lJji27VLV1BzyYTDJOEtjq4JEF_Q4MdszFLWgSJis5VaECIT6q31t_opN8joVX/s1600/IMG_6171.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi271cj35Ei7qzAleRYgvUl2G7iO-pDfGbKY9E3W044Q4AIZsfjFMFWdyrDuSp8HJxEBYK7InhnXOVyA_lJji27VLV1BzyYTDJOEtjq4JEF_Q4MdszFLWgSJis5VaECIT6q31t_opN8joVX/s400/IMG_6171.JPG" /></a> </div><div style="clear: both; text-align: CENTER;"><a href="http://picasa.google.com/blogger/" target="ext"><img align="middle" alt="Posted by Picasa" border="0" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/pbp.gif" style="-moz-background-clip: initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: initial; -moz-background-origin: initial; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 50%; border: 0px none; padding: 0px;" /></a></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com3