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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>I don't blog often, but continue to garden and take photos like a madwoman. I've planted 29 containers with flowers and vegetables. Most likely there will be more. </strong></span><br />
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<br />donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-35842878689691727312012-04-30T18:42:00.000-05:002012-04-30T18:42:53.160-05:00Don't Do This<strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;">If you want to be a garden blogger, don't do this. Don't put your camera on the back of the car and then drive away. The camera won't survive and the spring blooms won't wait for you to buy a new one.</span> </strong><br />
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<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Of all the daffodils growing in our yard, the Poeticus-Actaea are a favorite of mine. Also known as the "Pheasant's Eye" daffodil because of the small yellow cup edged in red. The flowers have a spicy fragrance. A little past their prime in this picture.</span></strong><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>My Valentine surprised me with a container of daffs, crocuses, tulips, hyacinths, an amaryllis and a pretty little Foxglove. The amaryllis 'Ludwig Goliath' is now 15" tall.</strong></span><br />
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</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Three days later the hyacinths were blooming. </strong></span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">The pink in the background is a Kalanchoe</span></strong></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">from Valentine's Day 2011.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyQiW3mM7ixWkFz2FlXLs_nztGDN1N2FJF5zhqZb7PHMiA3cd2oZP8IAGXoXm2mdu90-p72EXouz6yxztgcQu3o_pY97GFar8EAB8b17QfYpsUK3ZIMNUaGXP4znd2Zm3Mk2XO2IDzj0/s1600/036.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyQiW3mM7ixWkFz2FlXLs_nztGDN1N2FJF5zhqZb7PHMiA3cd2oZP8IAGXoXm2mdu90-p72EXouz6yxztgcQu3o_pY97GFar8EAB8b17QfYpsUK3ZIMNUaGXP4znd2Zm3Mk2XO2IDzj0/s400/036.JPG" width="400" /></a><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>This is the first winter since being planted</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>in 2004 that the grasses growing next</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>to the driveway haven't been flattened </strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>to the ground by heavy, wet snow.</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> </strong></span><span style="font-size: large;"><strong><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"> Love this winter look!</span></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmcmR0pY4vSVMW78aIxXNHwpEyN3WRUeuDtLfoZZrIzWuOsiCbuYNK0tvwv7yElFtB3IPdXJRUOSgZGUVkOgcCyNGA5DRZZ7QZpCSgaum0QN0IpbX1Rz2KhA0D7o3CiMDtUR4cmv-ERk/s1600/047.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVmcmR0pY4vSVMW78aIxXNHwpEyN3WRUeuDtLfoZZrIzWuOsiCbuYNK0tvwv7yElFtB3IPdXJRUOSgZGUVkOgcCyNGA5DRZZ7QZpCSgaum0QN0IpbX1Rz2KhA0D7o3CiMDtUR4cmv-ERk/s400/047.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Early one morning after some fresh snow had </strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>fallen during the night, I noticed two sets of tracks</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>going down the sidewalk. One belonged to a deer</strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>and the other a cat. No, not a cougar. </strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTl0aWsesKlXrigdSHFQr04mN4XrpWtG2DsIyPwxQMvxY9rptnuytwJKTalGD4OWyI5-EK5lxuQVxWkfpYcQvcNQUyTkWYdfD_IGEKM29i5oqeMBsnaH2oyoOl7RtaJTYL4-YyoUu7QA/s1600/043.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRTl0aWsesKlXrigdSHFQr04mN4XrpWtG2DsIyPwxQMvxY9rptnuytwJKTalGD4OWyI5-EK5lxuQVxWkfpYcQvcNQUyTkWYdfD_IGEKM29i5oqeMBsnaH2oyoOl7RtaJTYL4-YyoUu7QA/s400/043.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" style="text-align: left;"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>They eventually parted ways, </strong></span><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">going off in different directions.</span></strong><br />
<strong><span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS; font-size: large;">Very sweet sight. </span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWNl5O_lTLBiNDYTEZaAM5I6xiH8JeKhQRdgJKRI8BgUdoCob_dWP067w0vy8JTzFhoOyTL1zxd1_jBDX1v8suEorUuEE7DlOOUteQwotH66S9k2xjpGRRLdXiXyVZxfJI_tD_0UsD-U/s1600/046.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" lda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcWNl5O_lTLBiNDYTEZaAM5I6xiH8JeKhQRdgJKRI8BgUdoCob_dWP067w0vy8JTzFhoOyTL1zxd1_jBDX1v8suEorUuEE7DlOOUteQwotH66S9k2xjpGRRLdXiXyVZxfJI_tD_0UsD-U/s400/046.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-30775198271902092382012-02-13T07:14:00.000-06:002012-02-13T07:14:18.361-06:00Valentines for the Birds!<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Everyone is looking for a little love, even our feathered friends. The Coo Coo Kid and I made these Valentine bird treats and hung them outside. Whether or not the birds find them tasty is yet to be determined. Here's what you'll need to make them.</strong></span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>3/4 cup birdseed</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>1T. flour</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>2 T. water</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Cookie cutter (inside wiped with oil)</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Foil-covered cookie sheet</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Straw</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Red ribbon</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>9-year old boy</em></strong></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Have the boy mix together the birdseed, flour</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>and water until well moistened.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuOuW0Rq9QEbxeiPZ7exi5s3T3WMVdyumnTU-b0a3tFz3LfR1VGcPDLE7gjAlDaw7Bl-qM0Qx9CUSDhf8AlajC_Xq1jVJrTEDvj2ONCX8LgkfLIdf8GJSD7XliI4HCjOL3YinDja889A/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="281" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuOuW0Rq9QEbxeiPZ7exi5s3T3WMVdyumnTU-b0a3tFz3LfR1VGcPDLE7gjAlDaw7Bl-qM0Qx9CUSDhf8AlajC_Xq1jVJrTEDvj2ONCX8LgkfLIdf8GJSD7XliI4HCjOL3YinDja889A/s400/008.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Next, pack the mixture into the cutter, </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>inserting half a straw near the top</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>to create a hole for hanging.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z7ibNf2c5MIwAd8j3cBIz97E23JwZwn2ws100w2HwJT8BDXj2ZXjqCm6NRFbXCJkqn3MWudwwst3eWVorg368RygLUQ0_0kwlGBTFKNwbD7GzeU_DkvbpQC-FQa45sENDQmPkiDTUrY/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8z7ibNf2c5MIwAd8j3cBIz97E23JwZwn2ws100w2HwJT8BDXj2ZXjqCm6NRFbXCJkqn3MWudwwst3eWVorg368RygLUQ0_0kwlGBTFKNwbD7GzeU_DkvbpQC-FQa45sENDQmPkiDTUrY/s400/010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7PHjPUig2mfb_i1LvEnd8batNB4_mM3mES47aVTsrLHcVX6J9Yz76H47bBx4diHgtVCmssEwiKO-Pv260UgIRbvFRY5qrrqj9b3H7Jo8N0NGMe9bK941Fien55PuG8oyDBnfTV0Siis/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit7PHjPUig2mfb_i1LvEnd8batNB4_mM3mES47aVTsrLHcVX6J9Yz76H47bBx4diHgtVCmssEwiKO-Pv260UgIRbvFRY5qrrqj9b3H7Jo8N0NGMe9bK941Fien55PuG8oyDBnfTV0Siis/s400/011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmExbQYVkb8fI_oe4O-oreMt7AwUOc44f9hTmW_QWJgMR53U8kMKZwMsTvKQzZwExs6O2CZCSRGc2QqI6b-6CyND0RZsRK-SgiC72_cAnwPaYMBlf8oYJc-yWwwnSyVJJ3Ibzq-8wUls/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKmExbQYVkb8fI_oe4O-oreMt7AwUOc44f9hTmW_QWJgMR53U8kMKZwMsTvKQzZwExs6O2CZCSRGc2QqI6b-6CyND0RZsRK-SgiC72_cAnwPaYMBlf8oYJc-yWwwnSyVJJ3Ibzq-8wUls/s400/014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Bake the biscuit (with the straw) in a 170-degree</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>oven until the biscuit is hard, about an hour.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Let it cool. Remove straw and cookie cutter. </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Thread a ribbon through the hole</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>and hang it outside.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDhJe10GreaKYqJxjszq5D-0dqsLYqHdvOj5XKNvlrfqsllEHN71qaXm2c9_lamPLwKLOL8yesbCkMuS-jRWInD10mUnX9UgE3mIx48Ji-eqX8nrsSd4SNmcwEyiz2Cx0VOWL9hujvxI/s1600/040.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVDhJe10GreaKYqJxjszq5D-0dqsLYqHdvOj5XKNvlrfqsllEHN71qaXm2c9_lamPLwKLOL8yesbCkMuS-jRWInD10mUnX9UgE3mIx48Ji-eqX8nrsSd4SNmcwEyiz2Cx0VOWL9hujvxI/s400/040.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCK9IY7CAtUfVat7HtLGQqGJhWyoAWgQM5jMpN6ereBO6eg0zuPJWZ7ES6nY_Fm9EHdhSdGQQZ5safJyg-4XzRiW18z-ftD_iKR5d4jPJ1xGHRgpecwj57UxOhvuTtquVnblI1sCb2Eg/s1600/044.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" sda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOCK9IY7CAtUfVat7HtLGQqGJhWyoAWgQM5jMpN6ereBO6eg0zuPJWZ7ES6nY_Fm9EHdhSdGQQZ5safJyg-4XzRiW18z-ftD_iKR5d4jPJ1xGHRgpecwj57UxOhvuTtquVnblI1sCb2Eg/s400/044.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(Recipe from <a href="http://www.familyfun.go.com/crafts/birdseed-biscuit-675113">FamilyFun</a>)</div><div align="center"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>May your Valentine's Day be simply wonderful!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br />
</div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-79254521991033157042012-01-19T07:52:00.000-06:002012-01-19T07:52:25.849-06:00One of Life's Pleasures<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Storefront sign in downtown historic Cedarburg, WI.</strong></span> </div><br />
<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>"I could give up chocolate, but I'm not a quitter"</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif;"><strong>(Borrowed from Virtual Chocolate's Quotes)</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tA8v3-qzCxK4xs7ESTzc9Q1cO-Caumz1GKUpYBnHJyqmUkk2ZRGLlLBSBbrU1dZYn2Ny5Xkkn2wgfjkmYoxE4UkwWhRXSuAE-Smp8pqGDjIlhamfyFkVxQWf9pmKBGQmbvPiRt3nJSc/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" nfa="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4tA8v3-qzCxK4xs7ESTzc9Q1cO-Caumz1GKUpYBnHJyqmUkk2ZRGLlLBSBbrU1dZYn2Ny5Xkkn2wgfjkmYoxE4UkwWhRXSuAE-Smp8pqGDjIlhamfyFkVxQWf9pmKBGQmbvPiRt3nJSc/s400/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>For many more signs, visit Miss Lesley at </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.signs2.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>signs, signs</em></strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>. </em></strong></span></div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-44212859792009986902012-01-11T08:13:00.000-06:002012-01-11T08:13:25.799-06:00Temperature Does Matter<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>I bought a small Aeonium Decorum at a succulent class back in April, 2011. It's a plant native to the Canary Island of La Gomera. I wasn't able to duplicate the tropics inside my house, but it did survive until the warm weather of May arrived when I put it outside in a container along with an Escheveria Princess Katena, the taller plant in the back. There's also a small donkey tail in the pot. As the temperature and sunshine increased, so did the rosey-pink edging of the leaves. It quickly became my favorite new find for 2011. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Fall arrived and the temperature started to drop. I brought it back into the house, but between our cat and the lack of bright sunshine the pretty plant started to suffer. Last week when it became clear that it wouldn't make it until May, I set it back outside to let nature take its course and it did just that. </strong></span><br />
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</div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com19tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-18892645348573976512011-12-01T07:06:00.000-06:002011-12-01T07:06:35.058-06:00Keep The Kids Home<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Another day another sign. To see more, visit Lesley at </strong></span><a href="http://www.signs2.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>signs, signs</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>. </strong></span> <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Note to Self:</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Remind the kids to stay out of the park! </em></strong></span></div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORSwkVDBZmmd31zceR9DjTar_AHRthA_NGeHQcqt4uRrupfhvfqDVTwTP10eCuQEa3Pcpgl57_C5n27BeuslcnCfQ4zxlSaLmEckzVnrh2NhC1jsmKi-RQitolAszNdV5h_yk1-zHaDw/s1600/045.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" hda="true" height="298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiORSwkVDBZmmd31zceR9DjTar_AHRthA_NGeHQcqt4uRrupfhvfqDVTwTP10eCuQEa3Pcpgl57_C5n27BeuslcnCfQ4zxlSaLmEckzVnrh2NhC1jsmKi-RQitolAszNdV5h_yk1-zHaDw/s400/045.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>This is the sign in front of a haunted house not far from my house. It's in a 1920s school building that's next to a church and a graveyard. The school was used as a morgue after an influenza epidemic in 1929 left many people dead. Mysteriously, the deceased bodies disappeared and zombies took over the building and continue to live there today. </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The official hair stylist for the zombies is also my hair stylist. This fact both fascinates and frightens me! </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> </div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com21tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-12733781953971929012011-11-08T15:05:00.000-06:002011-11-08T15:05:25.538-06:00The Pinhead and Her Fungus<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>I've been referred to as a pinhead before, but never has it been more apparent than in this photo of my shadow. Here I am with my big body and little head flanked on both sides by a couple of mysterious-looking fungi. I know nothing about mushrooms/fungi, so maybe someone can identify them for me. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The bucket garden has been put to rest for the winter. Gardening this way was both fun and successful and I'll do it again next year. I grew tomatoes, watermelons, cucumbers and 3 different kinds of pumpkins. Will add a couple additional buckets next year. </strong></span><br />
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<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Not many blooms left this time of year.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>This is about all I have left for color and they've</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> been moved to the back of the house for the winter</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>along with all the other containers.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yPspRLWtjWAfUk_n_g3veTQVX-YXafHbF0I6SoZz3Q3RCr4lhAzufdKH7W3A7XMwP9aZFLIZepJIVOp1Qg_MzTuuJ4MbvUdborGEFtMg7WmQ7e-FZITwF4CSW0YGBIBzIkt97vbQBBg/s1600/041.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3yPspRLWtjWAfUk_n_g3veTQVX-YXafHbF0I6SoZz3Q3RCr4lhAzufdKH7W3A7XMwP9aZFLIZepJIVOp1Qg_MzTuuJ4MbvUdborGEFtMg7WmQ7e-FZITwF4CSW0YGBIBzIkt97vbQBBg/s400/041.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The pretty colored leaves are gone, too,</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>but the big, brown Oak leaves hang around forever.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzzNcWFQKHbE0UE1I7UcalejN3PVSm_RJErwX-vEWvWNBCDGhw5TlroLKl9bBhy6rtSdCPVbrTOyijN-1x_9e4-BNL-IycJIdXPoCb__lTBPRUMmNphzL-1upjI48vh8p4LP9Wd7Ee_0/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZzzNcWFQKHbE0UE1I7UcalejN3PVSm_RJErwX-vEWvWNBCDGhw5TlroLKl9bBhy6rtSdCPVbrTOyijN-1x_9e4-BNL-IycJIdXPoCb__lTBPRUMmNphzL-1upjI48vh8p4LP9Wd7Ee_0/s400/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The Coo-Coo Kid is still a big part of my life. </strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>He talks about working on his blog,</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>but wants to include YouTube videos.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Trust me...the videos are not about gardening:)</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>We're still debating the issue.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>He makes me HAPPY!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br />
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</div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-10754981087322281402011-09-10T14:24:00.000-05:002011-09-10T14:24:00.056-05:00Try To Remember.....<div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>"Try to remember the kind of September</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>When life was slow and oh so mellow</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Try to remember that kind of September</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>When grass was green and grain so yellow....</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>A September day at Kimberly's Point with my mother.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Bless her!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMHFmFngyU50ipQ-2fB6AtuiD4tUzOHESaRFqpmiE19uIGF_JShCLYwcDGz3FcSKsKD0teN43azjDXJS7_oAUqknC7VLz1tykIqBFKxgcunu5WegAx5oWJYC2-x6uLJxZb73o5UgKIH4/s1600/028.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJMHFmFngyU50ipQ-2fB6AtuiD4tUzOHESaRFqpmiE19uIGF_JShCLYwcDGz3FcSKsKD0teN43azjDXJS7_oAUqknC7VLz1tykIqBFKxgcunu5WegAx5oWJYC2-x6uLJxZb73o5UgKIH4/s400/028.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYLKZ6M9YxfFOJCrqx1g9COsefcRwbnQ-fOLf0IBRsXreTD7nQqUKXBcih6AiOP1ibLYW-1HXn3zCweC8ojuoqpE7DWhbGjFaIe_loXzsejiROony4Y-yvRzCptE9FuU0mLaK3Ul80CY/s1600/030.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" nba="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEYLKZ6M9YxfFOJCrqx1g9COsefcRwbnQ-fOLf0IBRsXreTD7nQqUKXBcih6AiOP1ibLYW-1HXn3zCweC8ojuoqpE7DWhbGjFaIe_loXzsejiROony4Y-yvRzCptE9FuU0mLaK3Ul80CY/s400/030.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Try to remember the kind of September</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>When you were a young and callow fellow</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Try to remember and if you remember</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Then follow--follow, oh-oh."</strong></span></div><div align="center"><div align="center"><em><strong>Try to Remember, Lyrics by Tom Jones and Harvey Schmidt</strong></em><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>A random fellow at Riverside Park.</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>He used his wheelchair to reach the water.</strong></span><br />
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</div></div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-89807368372694781012011-09-06T19:40:00.000-05:002011-09-06T19:40:23.700-05:00Pumpkin Pleasure<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Who knew I'd be the recipient of so much pleasure attained simply by growing pumpkins. My blogger friend, Julie, gave me the idea of growing vegetables in 5-gallon buckets. You can find Julie and all her good ideas in Florida at </strong></span><a href="http://www.asucculentlife.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>A Succulent Life</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>There are three different kinds of pumpkins; Super Freak Goosebumps, Connecticut Field and Rockafellow. We'll be cutting them from the vine before the first frost, which will be soon. Each bucket needed a couple gallons of water a day because of the hot summer we experienced, but it was worth the effort.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>My bucket garden also included Early Girl tomatoes, 3 kinds of peppers, Iznik cucumbers and Shiny Boy watermelons. Everything was delicious although the 4 watermelons haven't been harvested yet. I've been tapping and listening for a dull sound, but not hearing it. The spot where the melon touches the ground is turning white/yellow, so maybe we're getting close.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>It probably wasn't ideal to plant Star Gladiolus in a container, but it worked better than anticipated and produced about 3 dozen blooms. This was the first. The first bloom on any plant is always my favorite.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The Iron Cross Shamrock has been a container favorite this summer. The green clover-like foliage with purple cross-shaped markings intrigues me and the pink flowers are pretty. This "good luck plant" will be in my garden again next summer.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Back in early June, Debbie, passed along to me a flat of Oxalis plants. I forgot to ask her the name of them, but judging by the bright pink flowers they might be 'Rosea'. Because she was generous in sharing so many plants I was able to give some to my gardening neighbors. Thanks, Deb! My plan is to surprise her with some of my Iron Cross Shamrocks next spring. Of course, it won't be a surprise if she reads this. </strong></span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Are you in the mood for wine? Then you're sure to enjoy this Oxalis 'Charmed Wine' as much as I do. They're really much prettier than how they appear in this photo. The photos are from earlier in the summer and the plants are bigger now and very impressive with the burgundy foliage and delicate white flowers. They are drought tolerant and require no deadheading which makes them a true Proven Winner. I bought them in 4" pots back in April at a greenhouse and grew them as houseplants until late in May. Plant stand, courtesy of neighborhood yard sale - $1.00.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The container grown lettuce has been eaten and I'm still waiting for a flower on the Moonflower vine. The book </strong></span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Moonflower-Vine-Jetta-Carleton/dp/B0014Y2MXO"><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The Moonflower Vine</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> by Jetta Carleton turned me on to wanting my own plant. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Trebuchet MS", sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Hey, it feels good to be back in blogland. Be looking for me to visit you soon. I've been having trouble leaving comments on some blogs where I used to comment on a regular basis. I need to check that out and get it corrected. Or maybe I'm just out of the club! </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Back in early April my friend, Debbie, and I took a "Fun With Succulents" class lead by Jan. In addition to being smart and creative, he had a great sense of humor and it was my pleasure to be part of the group that evening. </strong></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>An important aspect of a garden center</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>is the accessibility of wagons. </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>How else does a gardener transport all</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">of his/her plant loot to the car? </span></strong> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7THBa2bPLFQ30KraK2prf9_cF-rpqYTGQuHxRwAQCzO2jjfiCzu7o4O2yPO-W-uRUkHkO5urP_ccSjWTlMcxogBZiaezLplhqL5uEyqe6R2v2WijpRbIf-z_kbDF3wCsR7BHK3NhgeOU/s1600/055.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="297" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7THBa2bPLFQ30KraK2prf9_cF-rpqYTGQuHxRwAQCzO2jjfiCzu7o4O2yPO-W-uRUkHkO5urP_ccSjWTlMcxogBZiaezLplhqL5uEyqe6R2v2WijpRbIf-z_kbDF3wCsR7BHK3NhgeOU/s400/055.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Memories of Jan Wos will make people smile.</strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>That's a good thing!</strong></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-28992607713464250132011-05-01T11:17:00.000-05:002011-05-01T11:17:17.626-05:00Slow To Grow<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The growing season here in Zone 4 has gotten off to a slow start, but that doesn't mean I've lost hope. There are a few lovelies making pretty in the yard in spite of the weather.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>These are a beautiful white crocus known as 'Jeanne d'Arc'. They are supposed to have a pencil-thin purple line running up from the base, but even with a magnifying glass I don't see it. I planted the bulbs (or are they corns?) last fall and I'm thrilled to see them bloom for the first time. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Glory-of-the-Snow is an early bloomer that appears not long after the Snowdrops. The blue flowers are star-shaped with glistening white centers. The plants are only about 6-8 inches tall and require very little attention. Deer and rodents do not find them to be tasty.</strong> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>I've lost track of the name of these daffodils. Mount Hood, maybe? Or Ice Follies? Very pretty, no matter the name.</strong></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>These yellow daffs I recognize, Dutch Master. They were planted in 2005. All of my spring bulbs would benefit from some fertilizing. Should they be fertilized after flowering or in the fall? I am careful about not cutting away the foliage until it's turned yellow. </strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>One of the smallest daffodils grown is the Tete-A-Tete, the flower stems are only about 3 inches tall. Planted nearby but not in the photo is another hardy spring flower that's not yet blooming, Muscari armeniacum. They are a small grape hyacinth with a height of 6-8 inches. Would be really pretty if they bloomed together, but they don't and so I enjoy them one at a time.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The critters must have been hungry because they feasted on some of the Asiatic lilies, Cote d' Azur, that had just started to show new growth. Last summer these plants stood tall in the garden and had pretty pink flowers. I've not seen any rabbits this spring, but we do have a pair of Mallards hanging around, so maybe they are the culprits.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>I know a lot about eating rhubarb, but not much about growing it. Our neighbor gave us a couple of transplants last year. It survived the winter, so that's a good thing.</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>This Mourning Dove was sitting on our deck railing wishing it would stop raining. Cool fact that I found at </strong></span><a href="http://www.birds.cornell.edu/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>http://www.birds.cornell.edu</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>. "Mourning Doves feed their nestlings crop milk or "pigeon milk" which is secreted by the crop lining. This is an extremely nutritious food with more protein and fat than is found in either cow or human milk. Crop milk, which is regurgitated by both adults, is the exclusive food of hatchlings for three days, after which it is gradually replaced by a diet of seeds." </strong></span><br />
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</div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com22tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-91359880455679546032011-04-15T06:51:00.000-05:002011-04-15T06:51:32.601-05:00Milk-White Flowers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The Garden Snowdrop is such a pretty little flower. According to </strong></span><a href="http://www.theplantexpert.com/"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The Plant Expert</strong></span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">, the flowers look like three drops of milk hanging from a stem. This accounts for the Latin name <em>Galanthus</em> which means "milk-white flowers". I found this one blooming on April 4 in the natural area on the west side of our house.</span> </strong></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Crocuses are very popular and with good reason. They come back year after year, slowly muliply and come in beautiful colors like purple, yellow, white, mauve and blue. These have been in my garden since 2008. They started blooming about a week after the Snowdrops. Last fall I planted white crocuses that haven't bloomed yet, but I'm looking forward to the show.</strong></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfj4KMk_KxOTbNzs4sW8moE6wt4BG9TVVAZyK5aw-cjxoGH1___tX1KC1sXLcGQ4NXSpALTmSp0vbwsUDwinN4eHQLg0wzli3t-NEsp2RFLrDZm27svBiPSdH5zZz6oO3UQv2MSeKCx8Q/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfj4KMk_KxOTbNzs4sW8moE6wt4BG9TVVAZyK5aw-cjxoGH1___tX1KC1sXLcGQ4NXSpALTmSp0vbwsUDwinN4eHQLg0wzli3t-NEsp2RFLrDZm27svBiPSdH5zZz6oO3UQv2MSeKCx8Q/s400/005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="left"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>No, I didn't climb the tree to get the photo of this nest. I used my zoom...being the zoomer that I am. We were driving along the Fox River and spotted this nest up high in a very tall tree on the river bank. It's common for bald eagles and ospreys to nest along the shores of Lake Michigan and the Fox River. I can't say for sure that this nest belongs to either one of those birds. It's just my guess. Darn birds...they could at least put out a sign identifying who lives there. </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhWBvwL5KJWSJuS4eKmZkBeMGNNNi_IyZsMAcU883eZ7KzGA4Pi4tgGWKz5tljNbbamyjRrZSuNgbJ0kt90ghGBZzbDydVmYm6Ex1GdY7sAUKEaEk3jVi3CrAi68mfR6Rdxq08FNAV0U/s1600/004.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmhWBvwL5KJWSJuS4eKmZkBeMGNNNi_IyZsMAcU883eZ7KzGA4Pi4tgGWKz5tljNbbamyjRrZSuNgbJ0kt90ghGBZzbDydVmYm6Ex1GdY7sAUKEaEk3jVi3CrAi68mfR6Rdxq08FNAV0U/s400/004.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The Coo-Coo Kid had a birthday last weekend. His sweet mother made this Dirt Cake for his friend party on Saturday. She served it up with a plastic shovel and the kids loved it.</strong></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ph3_otsX7a7PiNj-wh11nmtQ-4gkRxkHMbZZZP6bzPL0UXc4UDBjJJuGDRI6eRz3aLJMLUmk8Kf7G8KZH6koX2SNDtxFVTvwzsRRiuZdklEHMDyRyeXKkSzAXHm7GEFEPfsz0EPhHsk/s1600/207283_1797411269398_1663240765_1726002_6517813_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0ph3_otsX7a7PiNj-wh11nmtQ-4gkRxkHMbZZZP6bzPL0UXc4UDBjJJuGDRI6eRz3aLJMLUmk8Kf7G8KZH6koX2SNDtxFVTvwzsRRiuZdklEHMDyRyeXKkSzAXHm7GEFEPfsz0EPhHsk/s400/207283_1797411269398_1663240765_1726002_6517813_n.jpg" width="395" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>The next day the family gathered to celebrate our much loved brown-eyed boy and there was another cake. It was his ninth birthday. He asked recently if anyone had left a comment on his blog. I told him that he needed to publish a new post in order to get new comments. He has something in mind. Stay tuned. </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETAOuNa8KvM8yVK7pbSecciDMzhTCkCDUQbgdHfbwE3HD1kXEqLH3FdGoMXET5a4pCU3PjeF0sIv7bJa0s8LvGEaurxBwTj56zz6zgO6MBHGOpbrQJ8Q-dwCUgHvIOOT_1Y0HkFbpuzs/s1600/216636_1797423429702_1663240765_1726038_7343030_n.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjETAOuNa8KvM8yVK7pbSecciDMzhTCkCDUQbgdHfbwE3HD1kXEqLH3FdGoMXET5a4pCU3PjeF0sIv7bJa0s8LvGEaurxBwTj56zz6zgO6MBHGOpbrQJ8Q-dwCUgHvIOOT_1Y0HkFbpuzs/s400/216636_1797423429702_1663240765_1726038_7343030_n.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"></div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-7166881555917767292011-04-01T06:34:00.000-05:002011-04-01T06:34:41.356-05:00This Is No Joke<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Today is April Fools' Day, but this is no joke. We still have <u>ALL</u> this snow in our yard. No, that's not a movie star in the photo. It's me standing out there wondering what happened to spring. Covered with snow and waiting to make an appearance are daffodils, muscari armeniacums, hyacinths, glory of the snow, anemones, allium, camassia quamash and crocus.</strong></span> <br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>This picture of my mother was taken on March 17. It was a mild day with a light rain that was washing away the last of the snow. We were leaving the nursing home after visiting my dad when she spotted this plastic Frosty buried in a dirty snowbank. She's had a rough nine months, but still manages to smile. One week after this photo was taken, we had another 17.8 inches of snow.</strong></span> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8d6bWJ6Aflttvima-Ah3V3u0y29RNjCc5uG31p90JpSP2dFGhK2VmJ2-E1PGCar7YtO-a5ReQaeDLkTPGm8BippJmH8kf4w3Y1cXR-k3NOj5TDWWM7w-pyEnbW1AWHzNYcxKa4hxYdr8/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8d6bWJ6Aflttvima-Ah3V3u0y29RNjCc5uG31p90JpSP2dFGhK2VmJ2-E1PGCar7YtO-a5ReQaeDLkTPGm8BippJmH8kf4w3Y1cXR-k3NOj5TDWWM7w-pyEnbW1AWHzNYcxKa4hxYdr8/s400/003.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Let the mating season begin! For wild turkeys, that is. I found this male courting a hen. The males are polygamous and will form a territory with as many as five hens. The eggs are incubated for about 28 days and hopefully for the little poults the snow will be gone by then.</strong></span> <div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG9veRLCSi8Z43HWRJnJsuriCvLLDNwHpZe5hOjHA2OyuktsnI-xWexJY87e-TenGgQLTYnKQNwgoR4FXQvNx3VhyphenhyphenSJxC9VE5-hKTdf6WYh56w2flHZPfqkH9FOP2UMUOhPL2v3i84UI/s1600/081.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLG9veRLCSi8Z43HWRJnJsuriCvLLDNwHpZe5hOjHA2OyuktsnI-xWexJY87e-TenGgQLTYnKQNwgoR4FXQvNx3VhyphenhyphenSJxC9VE5-hKTdf6WYh56w2flHZPfqkH9FOP2UMUOhPL2v3i84UI/s400/081.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSREpSGyhb0rKUBSUjZWmyre97879zDPGButBPPTkgJAP0d7qds5yIN5XWO6cUFmI6YWRFSgXDPtIB-Z8ybiB0dutQoLlMVwrTxjTDHyGjq-Ze1vHxi2iI1bEpJx_jGvef2JpBkex87PM/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSREpSGyhb0rKUBSUjZWmyre97879zDPGButBPPTkgJAP0d7qds5yIN5XWO6cUFmI6YWRFSgXDPtIB-Z8ybiB0dutQoLlMVwrTxjTDHyGjq-Ze1vHxi2iI1bEpJx_jGvef2JpBkex87PM/s400/001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Lots of leaves.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>No flower stalks.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Poor me.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>What did I do wrong? </strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqK1hwtI05eQFq_vVMCHoJ2In5W2cf9AhS96RhIrLAQhKwwaCJQJEVKKpGQJrGA1gUsuKi__T8BX5VvPZeOvqSqwCJpVtsjUDnkVTS6QhaWGLAcSBAGBIlwrSLusTxX6gcqbRvQD6vnA/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEqK1hwtI05eQFq_vVMCHoJ2In5W2cf9AhS96RhIrLAQhKwwaCJQJEVKKpGQJrGA1gUsuKi__T8BX5VvPZeOvqSqwCJpVtsjUDnkVTS6QhaWGLAcSBAGBIlwrSLusTxX6gcqbRvQD6vnA/s400/010.JPG" width="300" /></a></div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-59349870591332131192011-03-09T10:00:00.000-06:002011-03-09T10:00:06.530-06:00Don't Be Fooled. It's Not Over.<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Winter should be over when you've</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>worn out the knees of your snow pants.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmyFniNxmj-F8BhEAI80hPDfZN88O3NpBe1X1q867GeJlOM4wXx7iUmXivyUpTPXdbgjvcJXxy0dAZNVMo4FxnogkmGAW_eaLQr7-smYiQdFGujcTuyI-JgNY9psr7LE3cMFRfAS3mXM/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRmyFniNxmj-F8BhEAI80hPDfZN88O3NpBe1X1q867GeJlOM4wXx7iUmXivyUpTPXdbgjvcJXxy0dAZNVMo4FxnogkmGAW_eaLQr7-smYiQdFGujcTuyI-JgNY9psr7LE3cMFRfAS3mXM/s400/011.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>When your mittens fall apart,</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">that should mark the end of winter.</span></strong></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyfS8H36J47bAuw336iaUf2eHAojFgdrVOZVsMEPiLK0cavtzlIJ5_eSDonXeRqFVTq9kGNj8CCIDy-77KEc4Igmu6coHu_ArWuFpphfSVzmkwTBhE8_rRr0ao-lSEIenDhI60Kp39o8/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPyfS8H36J47bAuw336iaUf2eHAojFgdrVOZVsMEPiLK0cavtzlIJ5_eSDonXeRqFVTq9kGNj8CCIDy-77KEc4Igmu6coHu_ArWuFpphfSVzmkwTBhE8_rRr0ao-lSEIenDhI60Kp39o8/s400/014.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>But it's NOT gone. It hangs on!</strong></span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmxG4bwI3UwCYNrcBDBr5PKMxz5BNmDEp1oSDKjlWX5DJLftHKLFbXLxQ_bblwbNOxS0Oje3GwyzSX0XYo43WRwMTFZ61jkeD5oEEJbMDXIvVJ5_tebCyxVn7D-sQFmaQYXplYApzttU/s1600/027.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgmxG4bwI3UwCYNrcBDBr5PKMxz5BNmDEp1oSDKjlWX5DJLftHKLFbXLxQ_bblwbNOxS0Oje3GwyzSX0XYo43WRwMTFZ61jkeD5oEEJbMDXIvVJ5_tebCyxVn7D-sQFmaQYXplYApzttU/s400/027.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>There ought to be a law against the </strong></span></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">view from our front porch looking</span></strong></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">like this on the 9th of March.</span></strong></div><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylBePrbNj0UAI3RSX23lgEQZNRMjN76pHVvW6Xep1DdUy935q-eX1HdyL4Mbngr4WKvsO9JxOHvpRVm8H_ReUZ71lj9QKhd4jIwFR0K4WaxIaFerXfaIbW-ehjbxQ6JCHYo7w9ofB1JY/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="293" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiylBePrbNj0UAI3RSX23lgEQZNRMjN76pHVvW6Xep1DdUy935q-eX1HdyL4Mbngr4WKvsO9JxOHvpRVm8H_ReUZ71lj9QKhd4jIwFR0K4WaxIaFerXfaIbW-ehjbxQ6JCHYo7w9ofB1JY/s400/002.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Hungry for guacamole?</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">Come back in four years,</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">when our tree sets its first fruit.</span></strong></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1Qa_dVGTZdmJHItEM7lbGdHcJGMrxPNAFuvPceqqrHEUHc-mVhv7BxGL757n5VN-YKPbghJw4TfiT4k87X-XzyZ7VU4uUeciijG8Im5Ry7n9pakN8M9fVq4WDSTIaEl_fG3TWwASl3Q/s1600/016.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT1Qa_dVGTZdmJHItEM7lbGdHcJGMrxPNAFuvPceqqrHEUHc-mVhv7BxGL757n5VN-YKPbghJw4TfiT4k87X-XzyZ7VU4uUeciijG8Im5Ry7n9pakN8M9fVq4WDSTIaEl_fG3TWwASl3Q/s400/016.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx0g1VUEjQ3KZilHYXtSwgpGELk2iB_DA3PCCwyzRI8EX1MZrs4kyFzzl1DSA-vxECsIVlBZodXld1btG7SHhLDSTOPCYfswyk0vMxCfnlYmAAo7GYu8HwIu6BQl1smrjBD8n1kpKQV8/s1600/057.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" q6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpx0g1VUEjQ3KZilHYXtSwgpGELk2iB_DA3PCCwyzRI8EX1MZrs4kyFzzl1DSA-vxECsIVlBZodXld1btG7SHhLDSTOPCYfswyk0vMxCfnlYmAAo7GYu8HwIu6BQl1smrjBD8n1kpKQV8/s400/057.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><div align="center" class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Pretty sad situation when my only gardening topic is an avocado pit. It could be said that in the month of March gardening in Zone 4 is the pits. </strong></span></div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-24194108472311165622011-03-01T19:41:00.000-06:002011-03-01T19:41:17.582-06:00This Is What The First Day Of March Looks Like<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>This is what it looks like in my neck of the </em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>woods on the first day of March.</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>The closest thing to spring </em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em> was this bit of melting taking</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><strong><em><span style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: large;">place in the downspout.</span></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Lovely, isn't it?</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOLljnVw16mq29k679eOYfAtKriVaDK4ClFgenJ6REoVO57Ta5PHpRGePgHuk9a6OhYhuSM1AHELqzoyEoiUw4V4pkQ_rK899rrgTlvnTRF7-bvBwR2JvAw1clELz3ppXQBVsgIWbNUg/s1600/010.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmOLljnVw16mq29k679eOYfAtKriVaDK4ClFgenJ6REoVO57Ta5PHpRGePgHuk9a6OhYhuSM1AHELqzoyEoiUw4V4pkQ_rK899rrgTlvnTRF7-bvBwR2JvAw1clELz3ppXQBVsgIWbNUg/s400/010.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>Most everything is still blanketed in snow.</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOql3RJRdF9fRVMNZeWoJ0aKFJS2Wj2uq-D3bYUODaBN0MxygCfSavYHTNX2gmDBQWKhCQCmGT2ET2IzbDlwcDAzqZvVbS0uWwlPIjdJQ4TV5eBTwc4u2fLZm3HMPuyINENASGfA1JXw/s1600/013.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="295" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOOql3RJRdF9fRVMNZeWoJ0aKFJS2Wj2uq-D3bYUODaBN0MxygCfSavYHTNX2gmDBQWKhCQCmGT2ET2IzbDlwcDAzqZvVbS0uWwlPIjdJQ4TV5eBTwc4u2fLZm3HMPuyINENASGfA1JXw/s400/013.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>The tall grasses are struggling</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>with the wind and snow.</em></strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em> </em></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSki7pwA-I-zby8CBKYjwPOuhtSTPxkgrCw942bQwHX28yx3CCFvhNlKME-QrqeB_Gz0mk3r79XSACC2on9_T6g6qUyVQT9atok3tz8pxzrpbET6qLXaGkPQ2Udg0Vi9qcc9jZxh7eelU/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" l6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSki7pwA-I-zby8CBKYjwPOuhtSTPxkgrCw942bQwHX28yx3CCFvhNlKME-QrqeB_Gz0mk3r79XSACC2on9_T6g6qUyVQT9atok3tz8pxzrpbET6qLXaGkPQ2Udg0Vi9qcc9jZxh7eelU/s400/011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>The Coo Coo Kid escaped to a</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em> warmer land where he was able </em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>to leap over sand castles.</em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>No wonder he has no time </em></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong><em>to update his blog.</em></strong></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Nothing alarming happened today to make me post this. No need to worry, it's just another way for me to remind myself to live in the present. Wisdom is all around us, even in the comics. </strong></span></div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1466749561761906021.post-10083525381278402912011-02-17T16:53:00.000-06:002011-02-17T16:53:40.070-06:00What's a Zone 4 Gardener To Do?<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-large;"><em><strong>Wait - Plan - Dream</strong></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>That's all this gardener can</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> do in the month of February.</strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCcz8g6d_W8pPwwj38P-n_R387Vb9CLlxfm_saQb0JWaKnYNWxnuNhZu7FxvxjA81G1dz1Szqmr3X39IpKRcfbkn9y37vY45huanfXIl8IOqhrpmc0qoihLVoMFQsv4Cy8hKeXxZbDx8/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTCcz8g6d_W8pPwwj38P-n_R387Vb9CLlxfm_saQb0JWaKnYNWxnuNhZu7FxvxjA81G1dz1Szqmr3X39IpKRcfbkn9y37vY45huanfXIl8IOqhrpmc0qoihLVoMFQsv4Cy8hKeXxZbDx8/s400/001.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em><strong>"One little chickadee sitting all alone.</strong></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><em><strong>He flew away and then there were none."</strong></em></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">(From a preschool nursery rhyme)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Black-Capped Chickadees are</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> year-around residents in Wisconsin.</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>This one was basking in the heat</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> being radiated from the sun-warmed </strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><strong>bricks on our house.</strong></span> </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHNsX1BLroNFIFBgbi9ra9XLDpHbC9IuIESM4HvHMXdP2lKwk7Jl0DJmobxxNYQlkrLccW6v4fCF53tmj3V2u0epAcEQuF3ZiJxwAoPCSGRy6zFgem1a2XVLzCobcK5VuvH2Fv5Eygr0/s1600/001+%25282%2529.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="298" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsHNsX1BLroNFIFBgbi9ra9XLDpHbC9IuIESM4HvHMXdP2lKwk7Jl0DJmobxxNYQlkrLccW6v4fCF53tmj3V2u0epAcEQuF3ZiJxwAoPCSGRy6zFgem1a2XVLzCobcK5VuvH2Fv5Eygr0/s400/001+%25282%2529.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>A Red-Bellied Woodpecker is<br />
checking out my homemade suet cakes.</strong></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZubHt1Fn29zK4La-V7DVmIWt7x9HV_M8f3q7RnHgvpg40vCed-zoynf8AJo2_U2EOtUcdgS23rLDMiB0g3dgmnV-ElmnOQ4boZjMR6ByZGbllTSnEq4wzgHiaeuHBkBfdP7MuRBVDGi8/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZubHt1Fn29zK4La-V7DVmIWt7x9HV_M8f3q7RnHgvpg40vCed-zoynf8AJo2_U2EOtUcdgS23rLDMiB0g3dgmnV-ElmnOQ4boZjMR6ByZGbllTSnEq4wzgHiaeuHBkBfdP7MuRBVDGi8/s400/005.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong>Doesn't absolutely everyone have a</strong></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: large;"><strong> cat sleeping in their bathroom sink? </strong></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CbCLKovj8ZSPJAw7O5BRxR5595CL9u-0aqAuxTCz2-ENA2iBn0WmL_j__lwcLv1MdPTNc25Mz0o6DjlAOkE5oUMEgdQZgMAqcgLklZa0lzFKmwV-Lny1X_p9jC5vRJEirPSPGlXVil0/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" j6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8CbCLKovj8ZSPJAw7O5BRxR5595CL9u-0aqAuxTCz2-ENA2iBn0WmL_j__lwcLv1MdPTNc25Mz0o6DjlAOkE5oUMEgdQZgMAqcgLklZa0lzFKmwV-Lny1X_p9jC5vRJEirPSPGlXVil0/s400/011.JPG" width="400" /></a></div></div>donnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06950476333013336671noreply@blogger.com24