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This is a planter made from a hollowed-out birch knot in the woodpile. Rather than burning it, I cleaned the hole and turned it into a planter. The plants are a sundew (drosera oblongata), a small bit of partridge berry vine, sphagnum moss, and a flowering weed I let grow. Hey, any flower is welcome …
On the morning of the thirty-first, I was about to shave when Marcus, my shoulder-jumping male kitten, decided to join me. Deciding it might make an interesting shot, I grabbed the phone and took this pose. Marcus cooperated and looked quite pleased with himself. I assume that he thinks this is his best side for …
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Over the years, I've discovered that carnivorous plants can surprise you with lovely flowers. I've had this butterwort for about a year. And never thought about its flower. It sat on a lower shelf near the kitchen sink under grow lights, and was happy enough to send up this lovely little flower. It is the …
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In my area, the small-town governments are constantly generating a flurry of articles in favor of or opposing development, schools, or issues that have people up in arms. It can make driving down the local roads enjoyable, seeing what political action signs are posted on the banks of the roadside. This sign and the one in the …
Let's just call this one snap peas in a downpour.
I'm out most mornings checking the garden and the woodland garden in the rear near the sanctuary. It's been so wet this year that it's been a big year for fungi. This little mushroom was the last photo taken in July.
The last Photo on the card - for May is a gall on a witch hazel leaf on the edge of the woodland garden. I was giving H.I.M. Xenia her morning stroll around the garden when I spotted it. Gslls have always interested me, and I'll watch this one as it develops.
It's not open yet, and I have no idea what it will look like when it does open.
One of the orchids flowered this last month and produced this new plant. It was the last on the card for the month.
Hmmmmm, probably some psychedelic goody or poisonous fungi. But who can tell?
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