This week, I finally got around to changing the hummingbird feeder, shamed into it, in part by reading that it should be cleaned every week and in part by the humming birds themselves, who would zip down to it then
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Tears in the Garden
Another beautiful flower has blossomed for eternity in the Garden of Heaven. My husband’s mother passed away at the beginning of this week. She lived in Hong Kong, and my heart broke watching my husband’s anguish over not being able
Pulling the chicks and other babes…
Just when you think you have your day nicely planned, Mother Nature sees fit to throw a spanner in the works. Monday, I was all geared up for a day at the computer, setting my world to rights – well,
We have lift off!
It is with great irony that I submit the following photo to June’s Picture This Photo Contest over at Gardening Gone Wild. Though this guy is our sworn enemy, I submitted this shot, from The Peas Treaty post because I
Living on a prayer
Our Sixth Form (Senior year in high school equivalent in the US) anthem was Bon Jovi’s “Living On a Prayer”. The lyric that really caught me was “Whoa, we’re half-way the-re Whoa-oh, living on a pray-er” We were
Guest Garden #3 – The art of gardening.
This garden is to gardeners what art galleries are to art lovers. Rossella and Jon hosted this months garden club under the beautiful Modesto Ash that provides a graceful centrepiece for their native/drought tolerant garden. The sunken fire pit surrounded
Picture This Photo Contest May 2010
I found it tough to make a decision as to which photo to submit for the May Picture This Photo Contest. Not that I hold much hope of winning, though I did get an Honorable Mention in the last one
Cold Season, Warm Season Game
In a panic to get my Roma tomatoes finally planted in soil, I hastily plopped them in amongst the struggling remnants of the winter veggies, such as the broccoli – which I’m still harvesting – though only enough for about
Picture This Contest – April 2010
Maybe I’m getting ahead of myself with my new camera, but I thought I’d enter this picture in this month’s Gardening Gone Wild picture contest. It’s “Peas In My Heart” from my last blog post – What on Earth is
Taking control of my part of the planet
The conversion of the front yard has begun! I’ve been doing lots of research about this conversion – reading up on it, online searches, attending talks and chatting to people who know about these things. The chatting part is always