Garden Happiness(es)

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Weekend Projects

Weekend Projects

    Spring weekends are the best weekends.  Really.  Last weekend, in addition to spending time with friends, cooking and relaxing on the couch for a bit, we also got a lot done in the garden!  I up-potted a bunch of tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, luffa, broccoli, cabbage, tomatillos and pac choy while Tool Lady worked on our drip in the front yard.…
April 15, 2013
Garden Happiness(es) & Future Harvests

Garden Happiness(es) & Future Harvests

There's so much promise in the garden right now...Lemon CucumbersBlack from Tula TomatoesHubbard SquashSweet CornPearsApplesEggplantPeruvian Purple PeppersHopsTomatillosSpaghetti SquashI hope you're day (and garden) is full of promise, too :-)
August 4, 2012
Echinacea Spider

Echinacea Spider

While photographing our first echinacea, a caught a glimpse of the tiniest little legs ever...As I moved from left to right, squatted and stood up, played with macro and good ol' zoom, this little lady slowly moved from the top of her petal to the bottom of her petal in a continued attempt to escape my gaze...  Needless to say, it…
July 12, 2012
Songs of Summer

Songs of Summer

I plant sweet corn not only because I adore the taste of it...but because I am also in love with the way the wind dances through its leaves, singing its beautiful songs of summer...
June 27, 2012
The Flowering Carrot

The Flowering Carrot

I think this is what hooks one to gardening: it is the closest one can come to being present at creation.~Phyllis TherouxWishing you all a lovely weekend full of creation!
June 22, 2012