Category Archives: landscape gardening

~~~ Raising Crows ~~~

For the past few years we have had a pair of crows nesting in or near our yard.  The process of raising their fledgling continues long after the young bird has left its nest.  For days on end, while it … Continue reading

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

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~ Tuesday’s with Cee’s Oddball Photo Challenge ~

Beatle? Man? Spacejunk? Junk Art!!!      

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~ Song Sparrow ~ Monochrome Monday ~

This male English Song Sparrow, perched along the fence beside my pond every evening this spring.  Atop the trellis he claimed dominion over this bit of territory with his lovely, full-throated call.

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Holly Berries ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Off Season

The holly tree has bloomed and is filling with green fruit, yet there are still many clusters of last year’s harvest in its branches — definitely out of season!   (More reds and greens of summer, too!) Off-Season“>

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Reds and Greens of Summer ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Vivid 2

Raspberries are just beginning to ripen. By Wednesday, they will be dripping from the vines. Mr. Lincoln, is the most fragrant rose I have ever had the pleasure of putting my nose into! Vivid“>

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~~~ Wordless Wednesday ~~~

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Shooting Star ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Intricate

Just as the adjective intricate has many synonyms, Dodecatheon meadia has several common names. When I first discovered this lovely wildflower as a child one early spring, my mother called it Shooting Star. It is also known as American Cowslip, … Continue reading

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Trillium ~ Sunday Stills ~ Wildflowers

Three weeks ago I posted photos of trillium I had taken on the first day of spring — Wake Robin — showing one trillium as it breaks the ground, and another already starting to bloom. These are native plants from … Continue reading

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Amis Durable ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Fresh

Such hale fellows these perennial friends, as they shed dormancy with tender tips, bright leaves, and bold buds.

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