tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47000369661878660422024-02-29T03:45:14.008-05:00Gardens-In-The-SandGardens in the sand is an exploration of xeriscape gardening. Set in the middle of a hawthorn thicket, it's a process of removing thorns and planting flowers & vegetables.Gardens-In-The-Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373144762759568415noreply@blogger.comBlogger183125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700036966187866042.post-48324352745957545182023-08-24T08:56:00.002-04:002023-08-24T09:00:31.991-04:00Paw paws<p> Back when I first came to Gardens in the Sand... I purchased some paw paw seed... </p><p>The seed came up readily when I planted them in nursery pots.... Eventually I spread them around... Everybody that wanted paw paw trees got one.</p><p><br /></p><p>Unfortunately... it takes more than a single seedling to bear fruit. Since then, the root suckers of the different plantings have been getting moved around.</p><p><br /></p><p>So... I finally have fruit this year!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZ9_F1lidhurFT0kKB2AjDkaMk6saw3BSzc0OldGlePQVDlRiiTn3E9CFLzUgeHsMugGznlGJR6K0PdjZQmzY6cNSlzDjNyW3F8oyJs5FJ2FvjW_3iABqJkys89GOs886U0mD-HSPjJwZsd_QEUmXYscTGQp0gnGydqSgug61IGD6ZPSv2AeyRuEz42E/s700/pawpaw4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="589" data-original-width="700" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZZ9_F1lidhurFT0kKB2AjDkaMk6saw3BSzc0OldGlePQVDlRiiTn3E9CFLzUgeHsMugGznlGJR6K0PdjZQmzY6cNSlzDjNyW3F8oyJs5FJ2FvjW_3iABqJkys89GOs886U0mD-HSPjJwZsd_QEUmXYscTGQp0gnGydqSgug61IGD6ZPSv2AeyRuEz42E/w400-h336/pawpaw4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Low hanging fruit</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXf6aqqF74lGxrmiVE9CnHzIOaxvn0hzZwNh_XUuKFerY9hQnBp4_DJou7S0WsRQeXWOqeD9p97p1zTg7A8HQ0k0E2eAy6uv4ErvvTrrwHpIxj4PsLyRNqjuKUuKvnzoJj9_SihogsPo8llnNtgtWdHMHDaLIaf0RvzhvGVgOT2Kyl375_BIArXck8Eo/s700/pawpaw.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="650" data-original-width="700" height="371" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDXf6aqqF74lGxrmiVE9CnHzIOaxvn0hzZwNh_XUuKFerY9hQnBp4_DJou7S0WsRQeXWOqeD9p97p1zTg7A8HQ0k0E2eAy6uv4ErvvTrrwHpIxj4PsLyRNqjuKUuKvnzoJj9_SihogsPo8llnNtgtWdHMHDaLIaf0RvzhvGVgOT2Kyl375_BIArXck8Eo/w400-h371/pawpaw.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fruit in bowl</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiGxC5HVr_RH0vDAXeprwOiiWZvP_WtcLIW0M7QFrGcqqbA3iuSV703QROBcl2BsfotchASsBGe8JVYAuFdO36qUhcfo-NY-xx-wztEAGHEJeIn_nf5gWPHTpxj1eVTdGi9hQqrWIkY_8TVz5RdNwYmyUijyKxF2LwDK10WlmoIaOd7tERXXzPV6cpW0/s700/pawpaw5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="700" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIiGxC5HVr_RH0vDAXeprwOiiWZvP_WtcLIW0M7QFrGcqqbA3iuSV703QROBcl2BsfotchASsBGe8JVYAuFdO36qUhcfo-NY-xx-wztEAGHEJeIn_nf5gWPHTpxj1eVTdGi9hQqrWIkY_8TVz5RdNwYmyUijyKxF2LwDK10WlmoIaOd7tERXXzPV6cpW0/w400-h320/pawpaw5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Sliced paw paw fruit</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>So finally seeing fruit from seed planted in '07, isn't really the headline here... More interesting, is the fact that I'm able to grow Asimina triloba in the sandhills without supplemental watering.<br /><br /><br />Our existing locally native dwarf paw paw (Asimina parviflora) gets by on the rain that God provides...</div><div>But I seldom see fruit. One year I beat the possums and raccoons to the fruit on my locally native bush... and planted the seed... Sadly none grew.</div><div><br /></div><div>I originally ordered seed over the internet because I wanted to see more zebra swallowtail butterflies...</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIpSpaO4RV_Gpr2ek4jC65vK24RjRuHoB1u8XSTE9WrBigAaalh7ExiapcqfvOBfMHUSc4leq1h7LnD3X4EwRbsitVhlEtx2HQoH_f6HS5F96smLHhyphenhyphen-x549kRdef9eSPOIjQY52vxJ8O/s512/2-zebras-1-frit.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="512" height="321" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOIpSpaO4RV_Gpr2ek4jC65vK24RjRuHoB1u8XSTE9WrBigAaalh7ExiapcqfvOBfMHUSc4leq1h7LnD3X4EwRbsitVhlEtx2HQoH_f6HS5F96smLHhyphenhyphen-x549kRdef9eSPOIjQY52vxJ8O/w400-h321/2-zebras-1-frit.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Zebra swallowtail butterflies</div><div><br /></div><div>They're awfully pretty... But I can't really say that I'm actually seeing more of them than before... Can't hardly hurt though.</div>Gardens-In-The-Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373144762759568415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700036966187866042.post-16124214217319925652022-12-10T11:11:00.002-05:002022-12-10T11:19:25.647-05:00Processing a (road kill) Deer <p> Apparently people are having difficulty finding someone to process their kill.</p><p><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pennsylvania-hunters-struggling-find-deer-processors/">https://www.cbsnews.com/pittsburgh/news/pennsylvania-hunters-struggling-find-deer-processors/</a><br /></p><p>That seems wrong.</p><p>In PA... Those animals should stay cold in the winter... Although... Doesn't look like freezing cold up there right now...</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe a pictorial post on how to process would be of some help?</p><p> </p><p>I found this doe along the road side last week... Poor thing had a busted pelvis... <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDXXvCZPyyvslf-NkPbojIcYsrGrIgl12raosZ5s-sEggEfZ-2PWrsg9SSM3jO12C9-nxKpP1WdDWBq7dRsrCN04iD6cvEuLuoeFDfu2CmJmzLMeFd9-G5zmUWnkWZU3AuqFBsYkbpTl1wjiln01TOS8KA4FXffTYdPc5p9gXQ81leyWMXia7THeN/s800/bambi.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="527" data-original-width="800" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmDXXvCZPyyvslf-NkPbojIcYsrGrIgl12raosZ5s-sEggEfZ-2PWrsg9SSM3jO12C9-nxKpP1WdDWBq7dRsrCN04iD6cvEuLuoeFDfu2CmJmzLMeFd9-G5zmUWnkWZU3AuqFBsYkbpTl1wjiln01TOS8KA4FXffTYdPc5p9gXQ81leyWMXia7THeN/w400-h264/bambi.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p></p><p> </p><p>I salvage as much as I can... The cats help:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU56qNbBJvHF2e1fTgroh1POIY8p8mNJZa7rOyy1ospWZW_rysjKloyNItoj8FjaJ5hJ2tLOX7PbZCeip1nnyHXpcybNtOdItHK54l7VbMINtdDn-l8Epv1FMflUs-ZL6n3GUIwKzQ9uHm9jQ0ZjvHr5x0dITVMgv2iVJZry3utxHQwpZNfcz0fAPc/s700/cats.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="700" height="338" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjU56qNbBJvHF2e1fTgroh1POIY8p8mNJZa7rOyy1ospWZW_rysjKloyNItoj8FjaJ5hJ2tLOX7PbZCeip1nnyHXpcybNtOdItHK54l7VbMINtdDn-l8Epv1FMflUs-ZL6n3GUIwKzQ9uHm9jQ0ZjvHr5x0dITVMgv2iVJZry3utxHQwpZNfcz0fAPc/w400-h338/cats.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Observe the buckets and cooler... They contain rainwater.... The animal gets parted out into these... and what water remains is used to clean off the tailgate.<br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xfFLgLzIPL10Aj6OC6GABtzkeFAuVYqPSZroErU4XqlnyzG6eZIJvTX2jKI-dSkbGrUewxXHaHgezHPSOksVwVK86IgI3N_p0Sh2eKeeFs1xEeQO74Z0DAJqr_Y5opfJ89bb8V1Kby6g8Vcc4yWGWyIWmnOfva-h-PLLWhvPpYps_8UA9cBKCzeB/s800/skinned.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="495" data-original-width="800" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9xfFLgLzIPL10Aj6OC6GABtzkeFAuVYqPSZroErU4XqlnyzG6eZIJvTX2jKI-dSkbGrUewxXHaHgezHPSOksVwVK86IgI3N_p0Sh2eKeeFs1xEeQO74Z0DAJqr_Y5opfJ89bb8V1Kby6g8Vcc4yWGWyIWmnOfva-h-PLLWhvPpYps_8UA9cBKCzeB/w400-h248/skinned.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Here the animal lies on top of hide before I start removing parts...<br /> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8Y-Iw54hyDfN0WudkJE_tJqom-IRQgoumJvGRVsKgTh8MnCVsDNrA3Z7_0OKutQ9NVnzYrlTyeBB-iQq8O4jNefhSvTHLcBNmCiU3VrG19DRJilaD5Sl_r6mAgQV6C8yiDlO9C-F1uETw4nCAjWbcSa4kg4yXm8S5nrgUllYJd4WoXV2IysMZcE3/s800/missing%20legs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="497" data-original-width="800" height="249" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH8Y-Iw54hyDfN0WudkJE_tJqom-IRQgoumJvGRVsKgTh8MnCVsDNrA3Z7_0OKutQ9NVnzYrlTyeBB-iQq8O4jNefhSvTHLcBNmCiU3VrG19DRJilaD5Sl_r6mAgQV6C8yiDlO9C-F1uETw4nCAjWbcSa4kg4yXm8S5nrgUllYJd4WoXV2IysMZcE3/w400-h249/missing%20legs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>2 legs removed...<br /></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBwa3Fw5A3s80o26jep6KcbCjrHdRPjIRzuccFg2f3keUcbMIjh0DANjGBbrxxxCuNHomL7zAbWcAXdrmnkSHpoBphDVKKaoMDZDz2t3yx6t1P1w53Am47ZDJqMkt2emvp0oZK6pxMV04duSMrklhKW7w7yqQF1B0EhTbQLqq_osU42zr3a19NweQ/s800/cooler.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="501" data-original-width="800" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSBwa3Fw5A3s80o26jep6KcbCjrHdRPjIRzuccFg2f3keUcbMIjh0DANjGBbrxxxCuNHomL7zAbWcAXdrmnkSHpoBphDVKKaoMDZDz2t3yx6t1P1w53Am47ZDJqMkt2emvp0oZK6pxMV04duSMrklhKW7w7yqQF1B0EhTbQLqq_osU42zr3a19NweQ/w400-h250/cooler.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">2 Legs in cooler with rainwater. <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVKuYalm2ilo88Z57mhE08aopQL0xt5w7EyDCn4xMDL7KSJYpSWNtiP74WOve2-JOiAvK-nONgwmrHnXhiObdSQKEF5AtNQ0E2lUU8-Y157igUVxm1-k9Dg6rMqt1JLCfOALgKJHW9k6PQNc3i7zTsfu5MK-5Duj9eNBJGbZIhwoHQbPdbU6dc63r/s800/no%20legs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="548" data-original-width="800" height="274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZVKuYalm2ilo88Z57mhE08aopQL0xt5w7EyDCn4xMDL7KSJYpSWNtiP74WOve2-JOiAvK-nONgwmrHnXhiObdSQKEF5AtNQ0E2lUU8-Y157igUVxm1-k9Dg6rMqt1JLCfOALgKJHW9k6PQNc3i7zTsfu5MK-5Duj9eNBJGbZIhwoHQbPdbU6dc63r/w400-h274/no%20legs.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Removed the other 2 legs...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZYeYWdOKxfs_G4KIC_NKg-Amp7VMUGzr7HqkGhplEwNOma4jwwdkPyPuyfTlnudG-ke9gnRYk6eS1iIRmQ_JrVZEr5clT7Rmp7Fe0-GTsVAV2h9Cg0wNqfyNswg6LEEUbW6gn9xd8VZa-Gjz8AW1hFqOKyftI3R7fquj_rY22OhOo_VNUdeTKcNs/s600/rib%20cage.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="600" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrZYeYWdOKxfs_G4KIC_NKg-Amp7VMUGzr7HqkGhplEwNOma4jwwdkPyPuyfTlnudG-ke9gnRYk6eS1iIRmQ_JrVZEr5clT7Rmp7Fe0-GTsVAV2h9Cg0wNqfyNswg6LEEUbW6gn9xd8VZa-Gjz8AW1hFqOKyftI3R7fquj_rY22OhOo_VNUdeTKcNs/w400-h400/rib%20cage.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p>Cut through ribs with a cross-cut saw... No special tools are required...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS7mj2HykJwQBG1LisKlwzBXylrSBlrsscmAWyuBCaqGt76iPsWD8yi2tmQXCTSGVJAEEnlORvSfvULsfwqD0w5ZVG2pfuFFYqZRkOFp7DPg8SkQgXCSEwiaYkU5bTlumltHhseuU12d3kBOlsDuV9bFuEPlHvvn52TBcso01NIv1g5pruOS_zhVO/s800/spine%20&%20neck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="633" data-original-width="800" height="316" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcS7mj2HykJwQBG1LisKlwzBXylrSBlrsscmAWyuBCaqGt76iPsWD8yi2tmQXCTSGVJAEEnlORvSfvULsfwqD0w5ZVG2pfuFFYqZRkOFp7DPg8SkQgXCSEwiaYkU5bTlumltHhseuU12d3kBOlsDuV9bFuEPlHvvn52TBcso01NIv1g5pruOS_zhVO/w400-h316/spine%20&%20neck.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And the two pieces of the spine (where the tenderloin lives) plus the neck.</p><p>I prefer to freeze the largest pieces I can... Further processing can be done as necessary, later.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4aKq_tw-4TM2cX-C8zbEMzOV4V3agWtgMpUc7E8TPmI5wEl9SS3NHZ2hi9l_eaKM9rZgCeC41SZd2tywZEDrrtOBtybvsZtRmPdRB-kWwBPfEVqqlF7zNMFql5cPkHn-ZDBad7G2F4AlniU9NkttIvaVXZgzOcFav7TK-QI2OOF11jrkwIy_jq6H/s800/hide.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="539" data-original-width="800" height="270" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib4aKq_tw-4TM2cX-C8zbEMzOV4V3agWtgMpUc7E8TPmI5wEl9SS3NHZ2hi9l_eaKM9rZgCeC41SZd2tywZEDrrtOBtybvsZtRmPdRB-kWwBPfEVqqlF7zNMFql5cPkHn-ZDBad7G2F4AlniU9NkttIvaVXZgzOcFav7TK-QI2OOF11jrkwIy_jq6H/w400-h270/hide.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p>And hang the hide to dry.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmq0LCVHFNbipRGz5W4BIy68yZ6mxDXVVDnv9bO7-TsuFTxHl_F7uCvgPsqOWhyY4IR2HzphtCSJGGRwZJWPaxlbJBCTqEKhcTCJnwyzvwR9f2L7vB1Md6Z-_2LhT8E4wcsJIBljh8c9S9K_pmyl4Og_PPBxhl2q3Wq52K_ogbKxVG9xq76j1zY578/s700/legs.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="564" data-original-width="700" height="323" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmq0LCVHFNbipRGz5W4BIy68yZ6mxDXVVDnv9bO7-TsuFTxHl_F7uCvgPsqOWhyY4IR2HzphtCSJGGRwZJWPaxlbJBCTqEKhcTCJnwyzvwR9f2L7vB1Md6Z-_2LhT8E4wcsJIBljh8c9S9K_pmyl4Og_PPBxhl2q3Wq52K_ogbKxVG9xq76j1zY578/w400-h323/legs.jpg" width="400" /> </a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">4 legs... <br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWfZfkzbHyYdpLVbJK9nCY2a9beIo5FIJFLKzmQa_BqjvJ-dCTdeun_XSfdh05HYOa-w2pKg96VhhjQ9B5QWRk-uIwZLR8IogcRk1imK1AkrMea1QNMVPFCadHXDGW7yka4s2fqmZYkzh_slC4gZKDWtFiGRe8kRnyg6oN4jReDX7mY7zzN9a8sis/s800/ribs,%20spine%20&%20neck.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="567" data-original-width="800" height="227" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyWfZfkzbHyYdpLVbJK9nCY2a9beIo5FIJFLKzmQa_BqjvJ-dCTdeun_XSfdh05HYOa-w2pKg96VhhjQ9B5QWRk-uIwZLR8IogcRk1imK1AkrMea1QNMVPFCadHXDGW7yka4s2fqmZYkzh_slC4gZKDWtFiGRe8kRnyg6oN4jReDX7mY7zzN9a8sis/s320/ribs,%20spine%20&%20neck.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p>And rib cages in one bag, neck and 2 pieces of spine in their own bags.</p><p>I used to put the entire carcass in the freezer unwrapped... I like eating deer meat, it won't get freezer burned even when left completely unwrapped... Unfortunately, it will freeze together...</p><p> If you want to pry the frozen pieces apart with a pry bar.... wrapping is unnecessary... Personally, I got tired of doing that.... the pieces will freeze to the freezer shelf as well. <br /></p><p>Now... A lot of hunters remove the tenderloin first... and sadly... they may even discard the entire deer afterwards...</p><p>I think that cutting the spine crosswise (tenderloin intact) for chops is a superiour cut of meat... And those people discarding the deer? Should be arrested. Lot of hungry people out there...<br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this helps.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p>Gardens-In-The-Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373144762759568415noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700036966187866042.post-10054149358905168852022-02-24T08:42:00.000-05:002022-02-24T08:42:00.205-05:0080 Degrees! Some February Colour<p> Gorgeous here! Sorry about the ice and snow over the rest of the country...</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3C3SYRZR8w79Br9sAOPYmra2yJTJ6UkcB0YOvZpJUFH67MTnlgNDqSo5aIBr21guHeBuYOMBVN0coE_cFjo7nfd_Yh5DYrk6qWZT7x2jcPDatYML3jiwLYQnJZ5rpY8rSX32ErGT2XotOPDmWgjcRJZEDAcjSw0ewNW3nFIeLDK5-Z_-edev0CWO5=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3C3SYRZR8w79Br9sAOPYmra2yJTJ6UkcB0YOvZpJUFH67MTnlgNDqSo5aIBr21guHeBuYOMBVN0coE_cFjo7nfd_Yh5DYrk6qWZT7x2jcPDatYML3jiwLYQnJZ5rpY8rSX32ErGT2XotOPDmWgjcRJZEDAcjSw0ewNW3nFIeLDK5-Z_-edev0CWO5=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div>Little gopher tortoise out and about in our beautiful February weather...<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi5fmLJpA2PRfMNzdbBD9-Ofq7xDagoBM76OLrJmEpN-w1AzWNU7wVa_qkrwfIIH_1_ETKuZkoxgyNFpeQguzqHjSs1gyH5x7sVZ80rEpgP-K4sE6SzczO510T06fYX8EGAYviSbKpjc52vYuV6Jm2KwwEXV1V1iHyOh3x78pq-SvNAlE2zq76NoftK=s637" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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When winter temps are in the 80's, what's not to like!</p><p>I couldn't help myself... dug out the camera and took these pictures.</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg06ddFGy7smIPK-BqoXlSrCPAZKZYqN-0PuNgzFBKgWC_eMUBtPd_ef-SihbFq2_3m2QL5mcGlcvDsZw8Oaev82DNFLLPAvFzuuKKZb5bYIwS743I9ksJ0T8N8MisoX7MEdpHWgdtcMbHcvk5Ky3IwJDZ45RlItwfrZvDAqb_YcOdjnTEQ-lTTAG4=s800" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhg06ddFGy7smIPK-BqoXlSrCPAZKZYqN-0PuNgzFBKgWC_eMUBtPd_ef-SihbFq2_3m2QL5mcGlcvDsZw8Oaev82DNFLLPAvFzuuKKZb5bYIwS743I9ksJ0T8N8MisoX7MEdpHWgdtcMbHcvk5Ky3IwJDZ45RlItwfrZvDAqb_YcOdjnTEQ-lTTAG4=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Gulf fritillary and Eastern towhee</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="622" data-original-width="800" height="311" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrahnbkwkbeJKNdDVicOFcdZsoWy7O0cdnwWgre20vLDSv8soyTa5kj_rxMLn7aCYELWnGJlxd1myKkRnFVlAdQwsnk0k_Kzp7Onou2R3ueChY5pV0tKqX0odCeCEaTrhFO1MgBqT7_KI/w400-h311/hummingbird4.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Hummingbirds started showing up Easter Sunday... Besides the coral honeysuckle, they are also visiting salvia lyrata and canada columbine. Unfortunately, no camera at ready when seeing those visits.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQkyhDf3ouUTFIv4cBQrs5Co79aJnvOQGKqwcoANv6PlCZ43Gnbr0HJfCCz3Wc2EQYeAP-Q58u10o38iQqLOBl8zm6WBg0AAJMK_SAFuPqi9-iGP4Jdx8lboXQsd9fOw_j3lxQM5yU8I/s800/hummingbird.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="538" data-original-width="800" height="269" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNQkyhDf3ouUTFIv4cBQrs5Co79aJnvOQGKqwcoANv6PlCZ43Gnbr0HJfCCz3Wc2EQYeAP-Q58u10o38iQqLOBl8zm6WBg0AAJMK_SAFuPqi9-iGP4Jdx8lboXQsd9fOw_j3lxQM5yU8I/w400-h269/hummingbird.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9F0CIUTRx7TlDyn1gnNZaqRFMuUB2f_dbeKKpkan9uPN0zsqmEvXXyomV7mreIm25_bM_nug-QrG9xpGdJQCc88-j9_OX7rKUuz0C86_Tp9oKE5jqkf_CFufARPgKx6qh5OAIX67CWU/s800/rose1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="496" data-original-width="800" height="248" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9F0CIUTRx7TlDyn1gnNZaqRFMuUB2f_dbeKKpkan9uPN0zsqmEvXXyomV7mreIm25_bM_nug-QrG9xpGdJQCc88-j9_OX7rKUuz0C86_Tp9oKE5jqkf_CFufARPgKx6qh5OAIX67CWU/w400-h248/rose1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Cherokee rose, Georgia state flower... I grew from a cutting...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtTwtZ01Q1hhEyxEABZsFzmzNlX1ZClsSBoU8MLMa19bo0vrPD0J2X-EpsTFb-Sit35jIl3yVKOj6POECA6Tt2hNhQx-a9lsWCMblRWrHEgi0i7w78B_SBrEuygyB7aQkqp_PXR5YhTQ/s800/locust.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJtTwtZ01Q1hhEyxEABZsFzmzNlX1ZClsSBoU8MLMa19bo0vrPD0J2X-EpsTFb-Sit35jIl3yVKOj6POECA6Tt2hNhQx-a9lsWCMblRWrHEgi0i7w78B_SBrEuygyB7aQkqp_PXR5YhTQ/w400-h300/locust.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Black Locust flowers (Robinia sp.) Brought suckering root stock plants out from a garden in town... original tree is long gone... people don't like colonizers... me? I need the fence posts... <div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdZl8DgJl2FwG1yJuAEKWAMUnJqBvKzFx3oiOIXaLmu0bs2YulsTZjyoC8Pm2TUvbysAyqzJQfhgl_9unqZiMPhYeTEvEQV84MGLkPSJs3-ntWvpb5U6aj9vcuUGGswv1L95p1iJNVFA/s800/nicotina.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdZl8DgJl2FwG1yJuAEKWAMUnJqBvKzFx3oiOIXaLmu0bs2YulsTZjyoC8Pm2TUvbysAyqzJQfhgl_9unqZiMPhYeTEvEQV84MGLkPSJs3-ntWvpb5U6aj9vcuUGGswv1L95p1iJNVFA/w400-h300/nicotina.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Nicotina</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyPJQUfZQWOnGSed7-kZXWcShEgeT9izoJOUVDNwF8BODzrXpZk3FfeVk0axmw282SGcGfxWSU8rQw3j4od5L5bGqfPLlu8_fsmz6ASUWo0DbBAhMsxTFc4RE7BkUpF-_hvQYsSicjCLY/s800/snowball.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXuXSk4O7KUhxMWdjDk3b5MEyrEEC-i8hElfFDP86zJMvHK8AQwEBOlOPNRjWUw0JRLb_IzzysagcfSXbjEXZEz0ls0A43FLt_PoYISQWbwa7F0tML0Sw6qrjWZHvXkTCnzKsZLV0cFw/s800/iris.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="514" data-original-width="800" height="258" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcXuXSk4O7KUhxMWdjDk3b5MEyrEEC-i8hElfFDP86zJMvHK8AQwEBOlOPNRjWUw0JRLb_IzzysagcfSXbjEXZEz0ls0A43FLt_PoYISQWbwa7F0tML0Sw6qrjWZHvXkTCnzKsZLV0cFw/w400-h258/iris.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lots of iris!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div>Gardens-In-The-Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373144762759568415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700036966187866042.post-85619367886292455362021-03-28T11:42:00.003-04:002021-03-28T16:57:36.841-04:00More Early Spring!<p></p><div style="text-align: center;"> Turnips have started to bolt... so... no more turnip greens...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeP4xkS63WpJxT6Xcp4m_WQel7kq3Sor263xAe4-KXNhIhwUeYGjh8_szEizUAIF3s2Q6JOrzGHw06EH2PvcfhBWNiVUcI9zWm9pwf0nM1DW8XqDA4tX1b3RHzvu_sx_VU2dO5xYDUDC0/s800/turnips.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeP4xkS63WpJxT6Xcp4m_WQel7kq3Sor263xAe4-KXNhIhwUeYGjh8_szEizUAIF3s2Q6JOrzGHw06EH2PvcfhBWNiVUcI9zWm9pwf0nM1DW8XqDA4tX1b3RHzvu_sx_VU2dO5xYDUDC0/w400-h300/turnips.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p><br /></p>It's ok though... the kale is taking up the slack...<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjveawv_vmT0TLwPHZzLtt7FPDyuqNS37GyUzF45aCSULIorvm7ZYm-V7Lsyy2tpUSmXENAAfteRXwJINJdxM2R6vl7rZdguHbmoG4z0YH7kFkf0qJO2bEzab_RMo8yGMFRGTP-hxZFo/s800/kale%2526lambsquarter.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxjveawv_vmT0TLwPHZzLtt7FPDyuqNS37GyUzF45aCSULIorvm7ZYm-V7Lsyy2tpUSmXENAAfteRXwJINJdxM2R6vl7rZdguHbmoG4z0YH7kFkf0qJO2bEzab_RMo8yGMFRGTP-hxZFo/w400-h300/kale%2526lambsquarter.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kale leaves and lambsquarter tops</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpWJBC8mRvKfj-V7YWYEg0OViswFujShoZrGp0j1AuT-rZ2RQPo0WSKRoSkddFwoLWUeo5gTE0U07zKactWs9ovupP92c0lvLrX_RiuyR5VkxaejpuZHHjDF0jqhqhqUjGFqt11vpqa8/s800/omelet.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSpWJBC8mRvKfj-V7YWYEg0OViswFujShoZrGp0j1AuT-rZ2RQPo0WSKRoSkddFwoLWUeo5gTE0U07zKactWs9ovupP92c0lvLrX_RiuyR5VkxaejpuZHHjDF0jqhqhqUjGFqt11vpqa8/w400-h300/omelet.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Spinach omelet made using kale and lambsquarter... I wish the picture did the omelet justice.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Lightning struck a tree near my house yesterday...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAu-nBXyZkxZ87MfhBj2oZZBfD27If2zF-dqxPAdk3hDn71po7hs0WJSVBSWRlBT1Yn1LV1rPb0S5UsJDRFlRGRkUUGyHlrqLe2HrvvgiVIbq4TzWr0yK5IwZNQWBvefVuzghn2h1dKo0/s800/tree.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAu-nBXyZkxZ87MfhBj2oZZBfD27If2zF-dqxPAdk3hDn71po7hs0WJSVBSWRlBT1Yn1LV1rPb0S5UsJDRFlRGRkUUGyHlrqLe2HrvvgiVIbq4TzWr0yK5IwZNQWBvefVuzghn2h1dKo0/w400-h300/tree.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ilIt6hJ2YLcHyMfqOA-HN7EoDhlRZ-9cXdGj42zBvREaylRFQvKjaUEnSq-aayc09HxpLskC-T3XRBDWaDxOZaKaiaXhKZlUB-vNMHEd-f1Nqx5uHWihcr45REA8SEgdoBxSRgW5Pg8/s800/wire.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ilIt6hJ2YLcHyMfqOA-HN7EoDhlRZ-9cXdGj42zBvREaylRFQvKjaUEnSq-aayc09HxpLskC-T3XRBDWaDxOZaKaiaXhKZlUB-vNMHEd-f1Nqx5uHWihcr45REA8SEgdoBxSRgW5Pg8/w400-h300/wire.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Did a number on my house wiring... blew up outlet boxes, not sure yet how many things were destroyed... I'm living with drop cords until I rewire the house...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUMi3bcogBDnVlJmngAzlzwA3L20UKf8yAO9lIAL3pOqvdpAlnwEG07ii5OFbC-lXlLenVnMXBpGC9JGKTewbOgWbEedUJlTkBhF_K-PriDqboHzwrtSZJLbCdEviCsR-_fhSF793Wao/s800/new-biddies.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiUMi3bcogBDnVlJmngAzlzwA3L20UKf8yAO9lIAL3pOqvdpAlnwEG07ii5OFbC-lXlLenVnMXBpGC9JGKTewbOgWbEedUJlTkBhF_K-PriDqboHzwrtSZJLbCdEviCsR-_fhSF793Wao/w400-h300/new-biddies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>New Biddies... Check the fuzz on toes! I crossed a cochin into the flock... Cute as they are, I feel tempted to trim the feathers on the daddy's feet so he can scratch effectively... what impresses me about the cochin is their size and temperament.<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5Kmg-aQgylRndX4RbODtm30w7C6ezHY9LYUDD1M-qUG3Py2R-OqIdISr0ThsHd7CJUTAE2SlXc2iAzAhRI-2fefdluOV_4alRQQeWg2g_xtIWZXOV0GOWkntgq0dWColCjzbQsvX480/s800/mom%2526pop.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5Kmg-aQgylRndX4RbODtm30w7C6ezHY9LYUDD1M-qUG3Py2R-OqIdISr0ThsHd7CJUTAE2SlXc2iAzAhRI-2fefdluOV_4alRQQeWg2g_xtIWZXOV0GOWkntgq0dWColCjzbQsvX480/w400-h300/mom%2526pop.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Mom & Pop...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwRWJkNsf8XsF287BbGnVCl3FblycOjB2qZ7qoJUo2zIGBfvORMLliIdMQEypCxt331YG7CNOz8WPmCfnrSprzWfolw7COJeuAaCXg02NhX1DuZv5HoYYLf8WLeegU6deF_XiTlrhCT2M/w400-h300/spiderwort.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">picotee spiderwort</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiROTAqnqt07vxbolWAxdePNiG_qgVH4BEAMO2Y4xyj37DWS2NXeTjmLxNq9yxfx97v6AjpMqy5FnZiCP8n_4eFmrug0DRfmNI89pbalSoMmVEV4to-GbfjSWmTrpAvJAkrcZc5suyOFs/s800/violets.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiROTAqnqt07vxbolWAxdePNiG_qgVH4BEAMO2Y4xyj37DWS2NXeTjmLxNq9yxfx97v6AjpMqy5FnZiCP8n_4eFmrug0DRfmNI89pbalSoMmVEV4to-GbfjSWmTrpAvJAkrcZc5suyOFs/w400-h300/violets.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>White violet... Usually my violets do poorly... rabbits eat the leaves...</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_645_n6tKzZ-hHbYnddXO8sC31vJ5-PQGbr6_IAClutTo1k6kc90N6cLopS72dtXbid_Y03n5nfSp3ujOhZ-XOVbPxjF3PPERa5BqWLC2AMMn9m7cpYTNbUf3YqkxTP6EGcMBlJsI90/s800/peach2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgx_645_n6tKzZ-hHbYnddXO8sC31vJ5-PQGbr6_IAClutTo1k6kc90N6cLopS72dtXbid_Y03n5nfSp3ujOhZ-XOVbPxjF3PPERa5BqWLC2AMMn9m7cpYTNbUf3YqkxTP6EGcMBlJsI90/w400-h300/peach2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Flowering peach</div><p><br /></p></div>Gardens-In-The-Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373144762759568415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700036966187866042.post-76294474588118918902021-02-14T16:34:00.002-05:002021-02-20T07:23:31.387-05:00Early Spring<p> Terribly disturbing weather over the rest of the country... I'm glad to be here!</p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXV5zD7d5z4527lXlvcyT8un5Z2W_qS8quX9Wfm9pl0XbsdHOKYJ1ck_N10r-X-w0OEJacFNO0F1T2juIQE7pPmDYrKqX5nyZvLYoC7DbJkvNSNav5imJdpH98IHvHR4pwLV8xIcOaYs/s800/DSCN9344.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="651" data-original-width="800" height="325" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXV5zD7d5z4527lXlvcyT8un5Z2W_qS8quX9Wfm9pl0XbsdHOKYJ1ck_N10r-X-w0OEJacFNO0F1T2juIQE7pPmDYrKqX5nyZvLYoC7DbJkvNSNav5imJdpH98IHvHR4pwLV8xIcOaYs/w400-h325/DSCN9344.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">The Hellebore are in full bloom!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLwPA2gwVoYElv-vXqdZfhsLK5ZwDJWHwyIcr35U8zg6v-CFDPt46up_Pg9jx599n8ye_pJbehxpnOkPa-Sm2XuZ62uMcRyV336Rk8Cfnn99M_vt_ozLBCFEjLTASp8Dbi_LWhvP8uIc/s800/DSCN9340.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="694" data-original-width="800" height="348" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheLwPA2gwVoYElv-vXqdZfhsLK5ZwDJWHwyIcr35U8zg6v-CFDPt46up_Pg9jx599n8ye_pJbehxpnOkPa-Sm2XuZ62uMcRyV336Rk8Cfnn99M_vt_ozLBCFEjLTASp8Dbi_LWhvP8uIc/w400-h348/DSCN9340.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BrP6aDmR3D6NsFJIq1AzI-b1U-eDuDnOxIXxZ_l47O9LF_le4BqHk0FtIhF38Qe7Z8PcrhI69PdPzFBrz74VBzbJ5LZkocXdkzD4_PyqHY55DOZuQRExvIVd5SONQRA4YToI2TP5rBk/s800/shed.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4BrP6aDmR3D6NsFJIq1AzI-b1U-eDuDnOxIXxZ_l47O9LF_le4BqHk0FtIhF38Qe7Z8PcrhI69PdPzFBrz74VBzbJ5LZkocXdkzD4_PyqHY55DOZuQRExvIVd5SONQRA4YToI2TP5rBk/w400-h300/shed.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Spring brings rain, and the hens are happy with the shelters I recently got from a neighbor.</span></div><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRmmKJN0nqD_2HwNO_xA5nygiT-nBnMatuETUi84nog2ALz_kDwzzfQQTAv3VJ90OYllUOlo62jVHp-pgWw9YOZfjpMFVwEAU4mPPmd24XaztVWwQwcen2aRDq9hHBc0asuVZkn3Bl0k/s800/DSCN9354.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNRmmKJN0nqD_2HwNO_xA5nygiT-nBnMatuETUi84nog2ALz_kDwzzfQQTAv3VJ90OYllUOlo62jVHp-pgWw9YOZfjpMFVwEAU4mPPmd24XaztVWwQwcen2aRDq9hHBc0asuVZkn3Bl0k/w400-h300/DSCN9354.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Garden peas are up!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpan3hqU5Wp0_C5XZmYtx2eOiof6HG3PLPInE6O6fDFqvx6TAIi7Sr1MIszUgQJDtTdqfej4xrRs1l3JoPGp9VjaynspPox5r9iejeICSErdeIP024m9ateXNo-smsnaD7Gf0D8Yz1N-k/s800/rainbow.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="544" data-original-width="800" height="272" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpan3hqU5Wp0_C5XZmYtx2eOiof6HG3PLPInE6O6fDFqvx6TAIi7Sr1MIszUgQJDtTdqfej4xrRs1l3JoPGp9VjaynspPox5r9iejeICSErdeIP024m9ateXNo-smsnaD7Gf0D8Yz1N-k/w400-h272/rainbow.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I caught this great rainbow outside the kitchen door one afternoon last month....<div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwl4VBVp5IwN35VZr-MIgITnH5e0mnnDhmCKj_sinm8crcJZVHV_VZNMq6A02y5I7VflgyNQGK6XI0wNo3Ozx9ubqfRWD_C4MHiXQBGE98vljcWvexMi123Oo8977-N-juSDXr_5NiQpA/s800/DSCN9356.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwl4VBVp5IwN35VZr-MIgITnH5e0mnnDhmCKj_sinm8crcJZVHV_VZNMq6A02y5I7VflgyNQGK6XI0wNo3Ozx9ubqfRWD_C4MHiXQBGE98vljcWvexMi123Oo8977-N-juSDXr_5NiQpA/w400-h300/DSCN9356.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Turnips! I've been eating all winter... leaves in the stew, and raw tubers for lunch.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPrmeTh159WaujWF5ckgZjynjF337xuMZ42s3aaPwpqrNhrkl9q7op49PTSok5sz1IdfDF2C7wit2nldYraTrxfNC-lZz-5KZNLOzBfm0k47fKGDQq0qUxM1xMKqZnhCtBgtHBnpteOA/s800/DSCN9347.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizPrmeTh159WaujWF5ckgZjynjF337xuMZ42s3aaPwpqrNhrkl9q7op49PTSok5sz1IdfDF2C7wit2nldYraTrxfNC-lZz-5KZNLOzBfm0k47fKGDQq0qUxM1xMKqZnhCtBgtHBnpteOA/w400-h300/DSCN9347.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The animals are plotting a revolution....</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFc1FgLSEZyq8tBHZYPjg1ub7veICgom8euZ-iImSHapcGajt5Q1B-f_MLpsJeYX0gcOBf4SMXddoQCRRSVxP-LmrIcLxnm8FU5g1zw21RmzKctZmMkDV0h8B-S4pyYj1b5kCE2TatXSI/s800/DSCN9352.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFc1FgLSEZyq8tBHZYPjg1ub7veICgom8euZ-iImSHapcGajt5Q1B-f_MLpsJeYX0gcOBf4SMXddoQCRRSVxP-LmrIcLxnm8FU5g1zw21RmzKctZmMkDV0h8B-S4pyYj1b5kCE2TatXSI/w400-h300/DSCN9352.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Pepper plants and citrus trees taking a vacation outside...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3T0GncyKq5sGhtbKDjQyxmxSAJF7F5lH-zjE9o9eFoN5ePJqsnIrlOkSWRlqA1a68CBfWaQxpodL3L5_JEgEBZ9xe71ypp3IkU4Prpyx6rtqW_VBvewX207BGlLafnD09gRmAhUDBik/s700/biddies.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="601" data-original-width="700" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO3T0GncyKq5sGhtbKDjQyxmxSAJF7F5lH-zjE9o9eFoN5ePJqsnIrlOkSWRlqA1a68CBfWaQxpodL3L5_JEgEBZ9xe71ypp3IkU4Prpyx6rtqW_VBvewX207BGlLafnD09gRmAhUDBik/w400-h344/biddies.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Biddies!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqbMzDSrCXpC5KkIUAqUyFqJJjLJ1ifAFKfozhSLRdJZSuqcNyQTiq8A2krg7De757UpHvI1tu71bzqcv4NSJXe59pMbnWj9kV3dgevM2NSRSkfMAqB2AiAbGaDlN5f7iqB2vrn_Luvs/s800/DSCN9320.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRqbMzDSrCXpC5KkIUAqUyFqJJjLJ1ifAFKfozhSLRdJZSuqcNyQTiq8A2krg7De757UpHvI1tu71bzqcv4NSJXe59pMbnWj9kV3dgevM2NSRSkfMAqB2AiAbGaDlN5f7iqB2vrn_Luvs/w400-h300/DSCN9320.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Another hellebore bloom.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p><br /></p></div>Gardens-In-The-Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373144762759568415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700036966187866042.post-86610611861569546772020-11-03T11:44:00.002-05:002020-11-03T11:57:18.128-05:00Happy election day!<p>I sure am ready for the political commercials to stop... And... an end to all that campain junk mail in the mail box!</p><p>Meanwhile... How about some nice garden pics?</p>
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<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnXKGvBZ4he-kZmMB4TDXeFwYJ6WJ61MSFCo6lk_2TH_-7zYbhjSkutYV1QEDaaAjCsLNYL7Id1lWSHWvqZa7x8kXkVNNwTScPs_KTaAoVdZDcTb0frGoIDn-WHprinzPairIrvhwlHg/s800/3-zebra.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOnXKGvBZ4he-kZmMB4TDXeFwYJ6WJ61MSFCo6lk_2TH_-7zYbhjSkutYV1QEDaaAjCsLNYL7Id1lWSHWvqZa7x8kXkVNNwTScPs_KTaAoVdZDcTb0frGoIDn-WHprinzPairIrvhwlHg/w400-h300/3-zebra.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Can't say that I've seen this terribly often... A butterfly three-some!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Those florida state butterflies (zebra longwings) are freaky!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hUSdp2q6o6bNOmvMLlSSxHxYURZny_KiMao9ffbmKQYiBifXdP8OcyDhu-KA6-3ObAEoB0dWlqgWzEe19qbjT3feM818ncmNsmu-vSOw-yYh1dQ4CifCsJu6m5UJ37sb1tW9TQtuwtU/s800/agalinas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hUSdp2q6o6bNOmvMLlSSxHxYURZny_KiMao9ffbmKQYiBifXdP8OcyDhu-KA6-3ObAEoB0dWlqgWzEe19qbjT3feM818ncmNsmu-vSOw-yYh1dQ4CifCsJu6m5UJ37sb1tW9TQtuwtU/w400-h300/agalinas.jpg" width="400" /><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hUSdp2q6o6bNOmvMLlSSxHxYURZny_KiMao9ffbmKQYiBifXdP8OcyDhu-KA6-3ObAEoB0dWlqgWzEe19qbjT3feM818ncmNsmu-vSOw-yYh1dQ4CifCsJu6m5UJ37sb1tW9TQtuwtU/s800/agalinas.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><p style="text-align: center;">Agalinas purpurea... didn't have as many agalinas this autumn as I'm used to seeing...</p><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUM52PLMiFkbAQz9ADpbED1K_o5sXhiGIOdPXSLhWUv4llGIWedEpUOBXwaczUEim3GF9JHQHvooGCvQFnvwCRAlD9jGPuSMWtp9mBmZfB6YTwG9synmOIxY3M5OzES6qFyFxgH5T-14/s800/cardinal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXUM52PLMiFkbAQz9ADpbED1K_o5sXhiGIOdPXSLhWUv4llGIWedEpUOBXwaczUEim3GF9JHQHvooGCvQFnvwCRAlD9jGPuSMWtp9mBmZfB6YTwG9synmOIxY3M5OzES6qFyFxgH5T-14/w400-h300/cardinal.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This cardinal is already eating the lambsquarter seed!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVHUEkjiATxjDs2nSxK93eucM6gnDHn25gWHvE_TPAYODvrvqYrjesUAgVikyMkb9K1lP6v7oy_8ciGYgHt3AnETWVfFfHLDZxT2greOu1EoFoK37BfUY-4RIGxd3rSF0Oyzhe6JJWtc/s800/clinopodium2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuVHUEkjiATxjDs2nSxK93eucM6gnDHn25gWHvE_TPAYODvrvqYrjesUAgVikyMkb9K1lP6v7oy_8ciGYgHt3AnETWVfFfHLDZxT2greOu1EoFoK37BfUY-4RIGxd3rSF0Oyzhe6JJWtc/w400-h300/clinopodium2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Clinopodium carolinianum (Georgia savory) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Locally native to a <span style="text-align: left;">small patch in the brush on this small tract... </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Wasn't difficult to transplant a few plants into the garden.</span></div><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwq1IT1MhtrYaiYOJyN0M9cMpS4nqGZjPWRQvU0PvA2pijyOxM86rYEEq7TKVLZd4WcGBlcB2u00o3CGbtJjhzahzyG4lt8t0ZMCXQ-mFUOWsVzoWLQKl3IYxMBzBVrj2uKFeU5FV7JA/s800/monarch.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMwq1IT1MhtrYaiYOJyN0M9cMpS4nqGZjPWRQvU0PvA2pijyOxM86rYEEq7TKVLZd4WcGBlcB2u00o3CGbtJjhzahzyG4lt8t0ZMCXQ-mFUOWsVzoWLQKl3IYxMBzBVrj2uKFeU5FV7JA/w400-h300/monarch.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">One on my monarch caterpillars that hung around for a few days after exiting the chrysalis.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7GXEo3JJkuH_r7EHjT4ievg4h72UNjDVtbrxh4RSCv3UDjs906Fz1CH3Yff4Emy2xActIBMNDSsglC0YIMB0t2XPmdGfmt0GjIemtuZ_mISleGFy3cXhyphenhyphenfPX4EyokyBRyVjAp9N1xgE/s800/peppers.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB7GXEo3JJkuH_r7EHjT4ievg4h72UNjDVtbrxh4RSCv3UDjs906Fz1CH3Yff4Emy2xActIBMNDSsglC0YIMB0t2XPmdGfmt0GjIemtuZ_mISleGFy3cXhyphenhyphenfPX4EyokyBRyVjAp9N1xgE/w400-h300/peppers.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ghost peppers and Carolina reapers</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL4W6eT8ApSjWjGDKA3BZDldkdgcMOMCHaQ_kbyCQHQGcVCDofIj19ZUHwxA28ojVm7SxhUsPPhN-NR8vOMgFIwM1mxXhr7LPp3ZeHQXuUzK6JJDetR88gd3g_e84aCPm51CygOptS2s/s800/squash.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBL4W6eT8ApSjWjGDKA3BZDldkdgcMOMCHaQ_kbyCQHQGcVCDofIj19ZUHwxA28ojVm7SxhUsPPhN-NR8vOMgFIwM1mxXhr7LPp3ZeHQXuUzK6JJDetR88gd3g_e84aCPm51CygOptS2s/w400-h300/squash.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Green striped cushaw... a couple that I was able to grow in spite of the cucumber caterpillars.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDT_AXOnFz7BM0pAAmfZKkdDmQf4XAT7AqiRWQMMscjD7BPdGbaAaMwa0UCg79heYWgkistDuMaX9x9IlxZY70Yciu8HBaNaK47jQibs1wJVsTLGyPdJyNO2Uoz_7eGTeotCXtNNKJiI/s700/steak.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="552" data-original-width="700" height="315" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiDT_AXOnFz7BM0pAAmfZKkdDmQf4XAT7AqiRWQMMscjD7BPdGbaAaMwa0UCg79heYWgkistDuMaX9x9IlxZY70Yciu8HBaNaK47jQibs1wJVsTLGyPdJyNO2Uoz_7eGTeotCXtNNKJiI/w400-h315/steak.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">MMM steak! Spotted a nice Bambi roadkill on my way to work recently... put it on the truck and turned back around... shared some with the kitties.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAndsToBY5TpOTbS_oamSk6Mk69PSQg6S79TqaeeHpGapd6Yu-JPiD8ADuHVimAV4F3LRsxMUSt6H4RDUzinifW6rrXy8NC3LE6C6sL9QrhJQ7CdHFDofu9-hvXB8dRfN6av7tdVLGak/s800/sunflower5.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGAndsToBY5TpOTbS_oamSk6Mk69PSQg6S79TqaeeHpGapd6Yu-JPiD8ADuHVimAV4F3LRsxMUSt6H4RDUzinifW6rrXy8NC3LE6C6sL9QrhJQ7CdHFDofu9-hvXB8dRfN6av7tdVLGak/w400-h300/sunflower5.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Helianthus angustifolius...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_f0-o1VAzZ_8wcr7GjEs5KLVYudWcKjpmRTgV_U7c66LClMERPo9DugClKbfDpdXxi3hNYckg8jEYW7JFYNnQohhrUpR5VHiszl3PEX7MpRhF1Rxt99C7YbTwPy0HLXFVU0Jhk_BMKw/s800/mums.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_f0-o1VAzZ_8wcr7GjEs5KLVYudWcKjpmRTgV_U7c66LClMERPo9DugClKbfDpdXxi3hNYckg8jEYW7JFYNnQohhrUpR5VHiszl3PEX7MpRhF1Rxt99C7YbTwPy0HLXFVU0Jhk_BMKw/w400-h300/mums.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Daisy mums...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Light frost this morning... most of my plants remain unfazed, but the chickens are enjoying the spiny cucumber vines...</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /> <p></p>Gardens-In-The-Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373144762759568415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700036966187866042.post-42391754106418926472020-09-21T16:20:00.002-04:002020-09-21T16:20:24.964-04:00Some more pictures.<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRdQomOSfMwYJLY2HO9SvK9VRXXW_fqxiwuTlBrf5QBafgMlzJbEwKZFTmEd2tNd2W8ggm6VstAsxSkSf6TDgvLW5SDAoH274rkU1gVxNqiu-WivjTOuv4cVfTvtYPkWDJYLbUHoJ7d4/s800/imperial-moth.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioRdQomOSfMwYJLY2HO9SvK9VRXXW_fqxiwuTlBrf5QBafgMlzJbEwKZFTmEd2tNd2W8ggm6VstAsxSkSf6TDgvLW5SDAoH274rkU1gVxNqiu-WivjTOuv4cVfTvtYPkWDJYLbUHoJ7d4/w400-h300/imperial-moth.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /> I'd previously seen the<a href="https://stonethegardener.tumblr.com/tagged/imperial-moth-caterpillar" target="_blank"> horned devil caterpillar</a>... Neat to see the imperial moth hanging out on a cosmos plant next to the garden path.<p></p><p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG89Nh6Zf9yOK8V3uXnl36EkPeYyTvaYWZjRtRhfpFn8gHnASF2NjMPizQ0gbceYgcdeMm2lO_JWs05DaZM1n_IN7ARZAK77rOnfm4nBAZcMOOD2et4UtCn-bzLmHC1bVVOMEHO52rCBE/s800/monarch1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG89Nh6Zf9yOK8V3uXnl36EkPeYyTvaYWZjRtRhfpFn8gHnASF2NjMPizQ0gbceYgcdeMm2lO_JWs05DaZM1n_IN7ARZAK77rOnfm4nBAZcMOOD2et4UtCn-bzLmHC1bVVOMEHO52rCBE/w400-h300/monarch1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>I don't often get monarchs... I grow several kinds of milkweed but, when they don't fly in, they don't lay eggs. I saw the mama monarch laying eggs, and then saw 3 of these guys... Now, I need to look for those green chrysalises.<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SU-29IK2UnZOmUy7J8mVVPio7K7RQ5Qjdwau35Zgl4km7LZA03zDgdurKHiqNKw-9uIiT3pLfLVAFKr3s_zzOcafIoNU1CQ_IZOu15wL0dr9kurhEgpouCGjBoDT3bJLNVFmpKA6uzA/s800/passaflora.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4SU-29IK2UnZOmUy7J8mVVPio7K7RQ5Qjdwau35Zgl4km7LZA03zDgdurKHiqNKw-9uIiT3pLfLVAFKr3s_zzOcafIoNU1CQ_IZOu15wL0dr9kurhEgpouCGjBoDT3bJLNVFmpKA6uzA/w400-h300/passaflora.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">There's two gulf fritillary caterpillars in above picture... Earlier this summer, I had zebra longwing caterpillars on my passiflora</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvInB1BI0qe5Qi75Dc0XNgwnZt6boogQZ8edeDInWyQFbM-RxyGwfO96hf9nsV8g2s3XnhugZVumLIQq7bacv_P6KMXAyOSgJIKQpE03Ja40ASXh06dcrcLgSsowel1_RPh7tR_P2K84E/s800/pickle-worm.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvInB1BI0qe5Qi75Dc0XNgwnZt6boogQZ8edeDInWyQFbM-RxyGwfO96hf9nsV8g2s3XnhugZVumLIQq7bacv_P6KMXAyOSgJIKQpE03Ja40ASXh06dcrcLgSsowel1_RPh7tR_P2K84E/w400-h300/pickle-worm.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>You gotta look close to see the cucumber worm on the stem of my squash flower... really difficult to get any squash with these guys inside all the blooms before they even open!</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxDRWCq6ibZF4W_-wNQ-I1AiN5zNYK0MTDoYgpC5KJW6wc6M7sepvBwr1gIu09Ljrt4-nqnIFzJ4C744-rvDhyphenhyphen6X1mokPfhkBdW5PVO4zqHetjkdpkrm0-ZiKsoo3jEt4eXLywLCoR8o/s800/rat1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwxDRWCq6ibZF4W_-wNQ-I1AiN5zNYK0MTDoYgpC5KJW6wc6M7sepvBwr1gIu09Ljrt4-nqnIFzJ4C744-rvDhyphenhyphen6X1mokPfhkBdW5PVO4zqHetjkdpkrm0-ZiKsoo3jEt4eXLywLCoR8o/w400-h300/rat1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Good kitty! Something is eating my sweet potatoes and cow pea plants... I don't see rabbits... I suspect the rats.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zs_uM_xv5uo-uGkTa7hDs_roIUygcSPBU8lod5L7l0ZafB4h6N6E2yiVAPsDUg6aziNPazj7bGAFIoXn03s-tgJqxbBGyr69n98duY_3tyaumS9JqneNesVSGFq6zPMrtSchtJxr2tY/s800/zebra.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4zs_uM_xv5uo-uGkTa7hDs_roIUygcSPBU8lod5L7l0ZafB4h6N6E2yiVAPsDUg6aziNPazj7bGAFIoXn03s-tgJqxbBGyr69n98duY_3tyaumS9JqneNesVSGFq6zPMrtSchtJxr2tY/w400-h300/zebra.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div>Zebra longwing. Really mild winter last time... I've had a ton of these all season... most years, they don't even get here till nearly autumn.... I think they were able to winter over... </div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDf54RDw3Sm2DaQlrNGMEaBjMVuArrDsg9fL1d5Lrgz2-OroOMS3AGE1YA_K0-jtTPj61ttqo_MaV9n_xYKLPpIPeUnGkWn_zBgvFAeshcxqKkgam0aIhtjwAvNxIeTxWOBHFnAtB5go/s800/soldago.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiDf54RDw3Sm2DaQlrNGMEaBjMVuArrDsg9fL1d5Lrgz2-OroOMS3AGE1YA_K0-jtTPj61ttqo_MaV9n_xYKLPpIPeUnGkWn_zBgvFAeshcxqKkgam0aIhtjwAvNxIeTxWOBHFnAtB5go/w400-h300/soldago.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">licorice goldenrod (Solidago odora)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAY3M_3rhXQ211CZ6aJt67RVxdr0_SxCq0MAhQ4GDisGagwumF3rNl4YNTgaucmSx5u1ikLPS_IBEYXCYMzEnb53DbLHR45He2CKUuuj9YE2QH-x51Uv_AwVK1cAgUS-rcnFNS7IxAT3M/s800/sand-bean.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAY3M_3rhXQ211CZ6aJt67RVxdr0_SxCq0MAhQ4GDisGagwumF3rNl4YNTgaucmSx5u1ikLPS_IBEYXCYMzEnb53DbLHR45He2CKUuuj9YE2QH-x51Uv_AwVK1cAgUS-rcnFNS7IxAT3M/w400-h300/sand-bean.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>sand bean (Strophostyles helvola), I tried cooking with it recently... Gotta tell ya, you gotta pick those beans small... Let them get anywhere near their full size and it was like trying to eat bark... So... some were edible... some, not so much.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoEGaI0wAjzMofJBI2WV8VI5CUd-yLg7FPtBNvi4I0bhHyIY-JGi3uDIPPH4IyFKjDc6ZdWN-U8yka_1INnKlCepjE5sdinPqnq64HpMC-E489UIzplulKn3DSe3hziUqlFpg8cFBIXw/s800/hardy-orange-tree.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJoEGaI0wAjzMofJBI2WV8VI5CUd-yLg7FPtBNvi4I0bhHyIY-JGi3uDIPPH4IyFKjDc6ZdWN-U8yka_1INnKlCepjE5sdinPqnq64HpMC-E489UIzplulKn3DSe3hziUqlFpg8cFBIXw/w400-h300/hardy-orange-tree.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Oranges on my hardy orange tree.... I've already had some fresh squeezed lemonade... from above fruit.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMXxzZeZSBsQ-nF-NU9a_ruSJYWrGvzZ2VDhdQK1koahI27dCYR6tGCSxtVhaZ9iGGtXy3MAjkw2fycV37_5Kv23dtAT6Q_4eN_T4G4AdPydxB84oWn7yoZj7yfBoejHAPqyrPw1IX4w/s800/chickens.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQMXxzZeZSBsQ-nF-NU9a_ruSJYWrGvzZ2VDhdQK1koahI27dCYR6tGCSxtVhaZ9iGGtXy3MAjkw2fycV37_5Kv23dtAT6Q_4eN_T4G4AdPydxB84oWn7yoZj7yfBoejHAPqyrPw1IX4w/w400-h300/chickens.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Another pic of my biddies... I crossed a Silver Laced Wyandotte rooster with some tetra tint hens, and ended up with these gorgeous pullets! Oughta be a breed theirselves!<div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdyCODlQtzkj9TaixgR2m9_u68mPdyHsO4fRhlIr05v9qn4nUqa5ALZaiE2jwvc4564lhIYrTEx3Dphjz8efJWPjEdJ0M2csyGxvsxDmZ-DZ41rUA7_uMT1rxRPxiZP2yuy2sFR638SY/s800/ghost2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="600" data-original-width="800" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfdyCODlQtzkj9TaixgR2m9_u68mPdyHsO4fRhlIr05v9qn4nUqa5ALZaiE2jwvc4564lhIYrTEx3Dphjz8efJWPjEdJ0M2csyGxvsxDmZ-DZ41rUA7_uMT1rxRPxiZP2yuy2sFR638SY/w400-h300/ghost2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>3 year old ghost pepper plant... Personally, I think these peppers are about as good as I can ask for when cooking... Of course, you may not want to use the entire pepper...<br /><div><br /><div><br /><p><br /></p></div></div></div>Gardens-In-The-Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373144762759568415noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700036966187866042.post-72657700026853686152020-05-03T14:23:00.004-04:002020-05-03T14:23:51.790-04:00Stay SafeSorry that I haven't posted since last Autumn...<br />
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Covid-19 hasn't really affected me much, but... with no internet at my house... posting from my truck is tedious.<br />
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Some beautiful weather this year at my house... It never got cold enough last winter to put up plastic over my windows... and... this Spring, more warm weather, rain in due season....<br />
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Of course... people out in the clay soil... might have felt like they were getting too much of a good thing! . <br />
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It's April and the poppies have been pretty as usual...<br />
I didn't plant any last winter, so... They have all been self sowed .<br />
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Patch of Canada columbine... last month...</div>
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Here's something I didn't expect to see... rumex with root knot nematodes... I was also finding these beasties on Pokweed... unfortunately, I didn't get a picture...<br />
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Rose that I grew from a cutting... 2 years old. </div>
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Another rose... also grown from cutting 2 years old. </div>
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I have brown thrashers acting like they are setting up house keeping in the Cherokee rose...</div>
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Tiger swallowtail visiting lemon blossoms...</div>
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Poppies again....</div>
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Had beans... they were sweet and succulent, not stringy and tough like when temps were in the hundreds in September and October.... one good freeze, and no more beans...</div>
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Hot pepper plants were nearly 6 foot tall, and covered in flowers... no more..</div>
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Pepper plants... Tall plants are grown inside tomato cages to prevent sprawl.</div>
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Assorted peppers... ghost peppers and carolina reapers.</div>
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Spiny cucumbers...</div>
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Cat eating spiny cucumber... the chickens also eat them...</div>
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Chickens eating lambsquarter (chenopodium) seeds off the stalks.</div>
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A monarch! I'm seeing them a number of times this summer...</div>
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If the monarchs would only find the milkweed... being enjoyed by the black form tiger swallowtail.</div>
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Picked a 23 pound watermelon this morning for breakfast...</div>
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<span style="color: #444444; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14px;">In the early 1920s, Art Combe, a Southwestern plant expert and amateur prospector found a small woven pot filled with bright red watermelon seeds in an abandoned sandstone cave in Arizona’s Mogollon Rim. The red seeds are believed to be hundreds, if not thousands, of years old!</span></span></blockquote>
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I keep trying to find stuff that will tolerate the conditions out here... There is a bit of difference between drought tolerant and... humidity and drought tolerant...<br />
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When I cleared paths through the thicket, a lot of deerberry (Vaccinium stamineum) bushes came back.</div>
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People walking on my paths... ask me if these are blueberries... same family... but different.</div>
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After the berries colour up... I pick and eat by the handsfull...</div>
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When I search deerberry, to see what other people say about them... their assessment seems mostly negative... on the order of ... eaten by wildlife... and that's all their worth...</div>
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when The berries are ripe... very tasty...</div>
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But... they don't all ripen at once like blueberries... picking these is like picking mahonia berries... a few ripen at a time... gotta visit a buncha different bushes each day.</div>
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Eaten fresh, it's like a burst of taste in your mouth... they're so fruity that it's almost like perfume...</div>
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I finally got around to making pancakes... tasted like blueberry pancakes... with an occasional burst of flavour.</div>
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Trail of tears beans and Swamp hibiscus (hibiscus coccineus).</div>
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Beauty berry caterpillar (Manduca rustica)</div>
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Monarchs came by in their migration... I seldom get visited...</div>
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So many monarchs! 5 at one bush, 5 at another, and more in the flowers behind me!</div>
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Tibouchina.... planted as a stem cutting back in the winter of 2012... and mostly ignored ever since.</div>
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How about these swamp sunflowers with the purple daisies in back?</div>
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Double rainbow at first light this morning... Sadly, zip for rain...</div>
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I'm enjoying the glass gem corn... </div>
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ipomea alba volunteer...</div>
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I figured out how to make that Monarda stand tall.... I've got it inside a tomato cage...<br />
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Checkered frit with bumble bee on echinacea.</div>
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Ok... click this one... The colour bleeds away in the sun... but still... pretty.<br />
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New section of vegetable garden going in... remember those piles of manure that I posted?<br />
The manure did the work of killing the vines and loosening the soil... now... turn with shovel and plant beans and tomatoes...Gardens-In-The-Sandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13373144762759568415noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4700036966187866042.post-25182588115419809872018-03-07T14:53:00.000-05:002018-03-07T14:53:22.557-05:00Another Early Spring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
It's another early Spring here, and my heart goes out to all the people living in blizzard country.</div>
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We set records in February for heat... 5 days of 80 ° +. The previous record was like 2 days.... 3 of those days of 80+ broke all-time records... definitely global warming here...</div>
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They burst open to become these anemone stinkhorns. (Aseroe rubra)</div>
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Sandhill cranes flying.... 13 seconds of video of their calls.</div>
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Just to show that I had them... The daffodil are pretty much finished....</div>
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I saw video of the interstate traffic on the news this morning... looked like a still shot... glad I wasn't out there!</div>
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Some beauty in the garden as a result of the cold, though...<br />
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Winter seedpods are always attractive.... Round-headed Bush Clover (Lespedeza capitata) above and bluestem below.</div>
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Camellia before the deepfreeze... they're brown now...</div>
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Loquat tree... flower before the freeze... also brown now...</div>
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Cyclamon and hellebore, neither are bothered by the cold...</div>
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Mustard greens after the deep freeze... doesn't look real appetizing now...</div>
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Greens before the freeze.... Also.... pickup full of horse poop.</div>
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Poop.... each hump represents a truckload brought in.... I'm finding that dumping it out in piles allows it to loosen the sand, and importantly to kill the japanese honeysuckle and muscadine grape vines... those vines can be problematic when working on a new section of vegetable garden.<br />
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here's a section of the vegetable garden... maybe a quarter of the whole....<br />
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another picture of frostflower... richardia.<br />
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Fuse box full of wasps....<br />
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As pretty as these peppers are, they aren't what I ordered... when I bought seed.<br />
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Long tailed skipper visiting richardia (Mexican clover)</div>
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Sux to be a baby caterpillar.... when the wasps live nearby...</div>
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