tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4898301450808876162024-03-19T02:17:02.958-07:00Anne and Connie's GardenThis is a blog for us to record the progress of our garden.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-3973117263110814052020-06-02T19:19:00.003-07:002020-06-02T19:19:51.450-07:00Late Spring: Lots of lettuce<div>
Our garden is looking great--it always looks great in Spring.</div>
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We've done pretty well, all things considered. Here are a few shots:</div>
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Those are lettuce and spinach plants in the front of that bed.</div>
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We've already had lettuce and spinach from the garden, and there's clearly more than we can harvest.</div>
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That's a new raised bed from <a data-original-attrs="{"data-original-href":"https://www.gardeners.com/buy/cedar-raised-beds-2ft/8586754VS.html?SC=XNET0348#q=raised%2Bbed&simplesearch=submit&start=3"}" href="https://www.blogger.com/#" target="_blank">Gardener's Supply</a></div>
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grabbed a Sharpie marker and dated the bed so that when it falls apart
in, oh ten or twelve years, I'll remember when I put it together.</div>
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put the little "greenhouse" in the garden with the herbs that Anne started indoors from seed. They are ready to be hardened off.</div>
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The bed in the bottom left is kale--very delicious kale, I might add.</div>
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The bushy looking plant near the greenhouse is a strawberry plant that overwintered beautifully.</div>
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And finally, below is a panoramic shot of the garden. It probably won't look this good for very long!</div>
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How's your garden coming?</div>
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-34812254216779739002020-04-26T16:47:00.001-07:002020-04-26T16:47:37.272-07:00Finally, a day in the garden!<br />
Yesterday
we were able to work in the garden. I was so happy to just be out of
the house! We removed the row covers that we put on last week when we
had a frost warning. The radishes and greens look fine.<br />
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We planted all of the herbs that we bought at <a href="https://hilltophanoverfarm.org/farm-products/csa/" target="_blank">Hilltop Hanover Farm.</a> After a couple of years of not belonging to a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) we belong to two: Hilltop Hanover and <a href="http://fablefoods.com/csa/" target="_blank">Fable</a>
We joined these two because they are CSA's that issue you a "card" and
you can shop whenever you want and buy whatever you want. We are
experimenting with this model--it allowed us to get organic herb
starters for the garden that we didn't know we were going to have.<br />
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The
plan was to travel this summer--Ha!--and not have a garden. "Man plans,
God laughs" goes the old Yiddish saying and it apparently applies to
women also. Once we realized that we would be around all summer it made
sense to plan a garden. We can't get to <a href="https://www.whiteflowerfarm.com/" target="_blank">White Flower Farm</a> for our tomatoes this year and we might just give up on tomatoes anyway. The <a href="https://www.almanac.com/" target="_blank">Old Farmer's Almanac</a> is predicting another wet summer for this region.<br />
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We've had so much rain that I don't think I'll need to take advantage of the <a href="https://www.dripworks.com/garden-bed-irrigation-kit-medium" target="_blank">DripWorks</a> irrigation system that I put in a few years ago.<br />
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So how's your "sheltering in place" going?Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.com0Ossining, NY 10562, USA41.1795084 -73.853668341.083911900000004 -74.0150298 41.2751049 -73.6923068tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-11536777865908396732020-04-14T12:39:00.001-07:002020-04-14T12:45:24.088-07:00Gardening in the time of the novel coronavirusWe haven’t posted in, oh, six years, based on the date of the last post ;) And we weren’t going to have much of a garden this year because we had travel plans. Mensch plans, God laughs.<br />
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So when it became clear that we weren’t going to be going anywhere we revisited our garden plans. A really bad snowstorm in March of 2018 collapsed the garden fences. Here’s a “before picture” of the collapsed garden. The fences were rebuilt that Spring.</div>
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Our microclimate is changing. These past couple of summers have been so wet that the tomatoes basically drowned. We thought long and hard before we picked this years plantings.<br />
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We’ve planted radishes and lettuces from seed on April 4th. These plants will do okay even if the weather is cool. You can just see the seedlings coming up in these pictures taken today, April 14. Ten days of a mix of rain (like 2 inches yesterday) and sun seem to be doing these seedlings good.<br />
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We marked each row with the name of whatever it was we planted (the “we” in that sentence is Anne).<br />
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And now we just watch and wait!<br />
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Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-51733160985055441922014-07-25T10:25:00.000-07:002014-07-25T10:25:00.617-07:00Tomatoes!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhvEzoKB5IyIntyPOH9xE1xidt2A46K3AXSzmUASU5m9h-Ezv37pOu6gfHef8iROolPUoSzPJomutlVxv7tMXxx5hmteI10hGq5OWXvNzdlOxqB7ex-VYS2nwdfDfYxuyNXKIvPEZzBAI/s1600/IMG_2151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzhvEzoKB5IyIntyPOH9xE1xidt2A46K3AXSzmUASU5m9h-Ezv37pOu6gfHef8iROolPUoSzPJomutlVxv7tMXxx5hmteI10hGq5OWXvNzdlOxqB7ex-VYS2nwdfDfYxuyNXKIvPEZzBAI/s1600/IMG_2151.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtVdOY9W6EQ7xt6p20YDQR6ghHeWEVqvGrtg8wUnV88pPCW6OK-JaG9cBFPXYCSwOv3jfE5tLhGnLfUnFbeyHdsdJuVWZEQDjp09I1fyO4ri1tewaGn2RIYXz-FR_Om2wV4jSNkEfyrMl/s1600/IMG_2195.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKtVdOY9W6EQ7xt6p20YDQR6ghHeWEVqvGrtg8wUnV88pPCW6OK-JaG9cBFPXYCSwOv3jfE5tLhGnLfUnFbeyHdsdJuVWZEQDjp09I1fyO4ri1tewaGn2RIYXz-FR_Om2wV4jSNkEfyrMl/s1600/IMG_2195.jpg" height="200" width="150" /></a>And cucumbers, and green beans, and marigolds. But first, our new tree! And second, a new place for our picnic table.<br />
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The tree: a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kousa_Dogwood" target="_blank">kousa dogwoo</a>d planted coincidentally the morning that Anne's mother Ruth died. We've ordered a plaque with her dates and the tree will be in her memory.<br />
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And the picnic table is now nearer the porch (duh!) and much more "user friendly." We've already had folks over for bbq's and are enjoying the new set up immensely.<br />
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And the garden! Let's hear it for garlic-planted last fall and harvested at the end of July. Four different kinds-China Dawn, Russian Red, Georgia Fire and Leningrad. Some large, some smaller, all delicious and very special!<br />
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<br />Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-89908551785151984172014-07-23T10:16:00.001-07:002014-07-23T10:16:06.796-07:00What happened to the summer of 2013?Well, we got married in October of 2013 and that sort of took precedence over the garden. And of keeping the blog updated.<br />
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So in the <b>next</b> post I'll bring us up-to-date!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-5864805026500842412012-04-07T09:04:00.002-07:002012-04-07T09:05:26.298-07:00Spring? Who can tell, the weather has been so weird!Last fall we had Mary Ellen of <a href="http://verdesign.net/about.html">Verdesign</a> develop a plan for our garden. She did an amazing job and we've been so pleased.<br />
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She suggested that we plant spring bulbs in the front and back of the house. We hesitated-and now that they are up I can't imagine why.<br />
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This is a shot taken from the back yard, looking up at the vegetable garden. We never had flowers here - we never really thought of it as part of our garden. We put the bench there to look down the ravine, and the "seasonal stream" which in the past few years has been more like an ongoing marsh.<br />
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We have yellow daffs, daffs with orange trumpets, all facing south as they strain to reach the sun.<br />
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This is a shot of the front of the house, looking to the right of the front door as you face the house. The vegetable garden is in the upper right. The andromeda have great color; the forsythia in the back pick up the yellow of the daffodils in the front.<br />
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Before the daffodils bloomed we had snow drops-starting on New Year's Day for heaven sake!<br />
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The "piece de resistance" was our magnolia tree, which Mary Ellen moved to the back of the house and which got a lot of sun this year. Here's a shot before the frost killed the flowers :(<br />
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We counted 11 flowers and then we had frost. Every magnolia in the neighborhood looks as though the flowers were burned-all brown and shriveled.<br />
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I think my favorite new view is the view of the center circle (which is really an oval). The ferns that will arrive later in the spring are sending up their fiddleheads, and in a few days it will be full of grape hyacinths, but right now it's a profusion of daffodils.<br />
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This picture doesn't really show off the sun dial in the center but I hope you get the basic idea.<br />
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Happy spring, everyone! And happy gardening.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-63099498252236369722010-08-07T18:17:00.000-07:002010-08-07T18:23:11.937-07:00Images from the garden before the heat wave<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBBPsQB7zUy_vLkzDicEJc-qugpxtzCXxb6Vof16Oo6GezOgSbjCm60lXvtAWA0DUrJsJO3b46Q0TPo5wWtTmbcUneKv6CfguMi3CHg2M95HCL6gBXC5Iu4KLEMG168hlYyMJnolilZY/s1600/IMG_7992.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqBBPsQB7zUy_vLkzDicEJc-qugpxtzCXxb6Vof16Oo6GezOgSbjCm60lXvtAWA0DUrJsJO3b46Q0TPo5wWtTmbcUneKv6CfguMi3CHg2M95HCL6gBXC5Iu4KLEMG168hlYyMJnolilZY/s320/IMG_7992.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502842877550321794" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fTwNkoRxY5F45U9iiHNaIYJZ3kMLpO7UtLYJr-C49yamg1dOloDf0dHOAiyFBXWeNTQDcsRewVg9LeDhexzDQkStFveMB-i2q1BBuixq6G1V2uAW_vjheX7_jZdj5We5qF-zmlWrDrk/s1600/IMG_7990.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-fTwNkoRxY5F45U9iiHNaIYJZ3kMLpO7UtLYJr-C49yamg1dOloDf0dHOAiyFBXWeNTQDcsRewVg9LeDhexzDQkStFveMB-i2q1BBuixq6G1V2uAW_vjheX7_jZdj5We5qF-zmlWrDrk/s320/IMG_7990.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502842876429427602" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHJI11b1rzn89jbbo8u7xS9KBMz_5UIEqkniu7hG_qOQt3LWzBjWHXpkPnVr7vw86t8oHoQ8Pq7nvOKDbQxQLdWmmdoa0upj4fCrVAmdEIPbswvuC71kuW_5fnjRMU_uN88-zDOs8LM0/s1600/IMG_7983.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKHJI11b1rzn89jbbo8u7xS9KBMz_5UIEqkniu7hG_qOQt3LWzBjWHXpkPnVr7vw86t8oHoQ8Pq7nvOKDbQxQLdWmmdoa0upj4fCrVAmdEIPbswvuC71kuW_5fnjRMU_uN88-zDOs8LM0/s320/IMG_7983.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502842862827235874" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eYotiev9f6KG2FpTKOhhUF-BCUg6lNqHIxnOvcRvEIF9vhD7lq61wzmAax3m-qC4ZlF2cAAlg91hOjDpXp4-fLox8PSk5qbYpqmqhobvevKaxtAwVhf0NbOWWkumKXZxGB1UBPg7GZQ/s1600/IMG_7955.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-eYotiev9f6KG2FpTKOhhUF-BCUg6lNqHIxnOvcRvEIF9vhD7lq61wzmAax3m-qC4ZlF2cAAlg91hOjDpXp4-fLox8PSk5qbYpqmqhobvevKaxtAwVhf0NbOWWkumKXZxGB1UBPg7GZQ/s320/IMG_7955.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502842854337156130" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_w186_muOvmIHj_BCLUPGnXwCFMVceG3XT_kPebiifhxsTQ81ecWkYj_xgxaXCscR1ntBBfl_ZdT3FUUzLxeE1pxZxsihZZ20WV5I0DlCHFlQU8wE8lTNAb2ZXxDMurpM4NAC1ZE10M/s1600/IMG_7954.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiE_w186_muOvmIHj_BCLUPGnXwCFMVceG3XT_kPebiifhxsTQ81ecWkYj_xgxaXCscR1ntBBfl_ZdT3FUUzLxeE1pxZxsihZZ20WV5I0DlCHFlQU8wE8lTNAb2ZXxDMurpM4NAC1ZE10M/s320/IMG_7954.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502842846425951778" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Things were coming along best before the heat of early July, and then all the specialty bugs, worms, caterpillars and who knows what else. You know--plant asparagus, get asparagus beetles, plant squash, get squash borers. ETC. Anyway, these are pretty pictures.</span>Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-63624042736059222732010-08-07T18:13:00.001-07:002010-08-07T18:17:12.157-07:00Garlic!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQWh31ZDZQ_I0uQ7GtrK5OIOiYZzf7-cs4f0cuKNLCUFCkCn-2PCww4lAffwgEi9_U9xlO29RNn5HVbJCTCjA_M2_xfR8XP5bdqBMEhe6PXqkRPwRvlBLy0tH8t0huAdlCyIKHOCaXi0/s1600/IMG_8031.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgQWh31ZDZQ_I0uQ7GtrK5OIOiYZzf7-cs4f0cuKNLCUFCkCn-2PCww4lAffwgEi9_U9xlO29RNn5HVbJCTCjA_M2_xfR8XP5bdqBMEhe6PXqkRPwRvlBLy0tH8t0huAdlCyIKHOCaXi0/s320/IMG_8031.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502841443490995602" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Softneck and hardneck. </span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q5KiDWzyqfzho4tMYdd18x5x4u82e0tVfvomXUdQWDx_s4GeW4-o5RNz8FMyMIqc-qa8rt-uZ2i0hrvi8pZnaRGjzg7BFJtAKHr4jGyJfitAFxAIJ5C1TwvS4Z7lPa9ASw45d1dGFx0/s1600/IMG_8015.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6q5KiDWzyqfzho4tMYdd18x5x4u82e0tVfvomXUdQWDx_s4GeW4-o5RNz8FMyMIqc-qa8rt-uZ2i0hrvi8pZnaRGjzg7BFJtAKHr4jGyJfitAFxAIJ5C1TwvS4Z7lPa9ASw45d1dGFx0/s320/IMG_8015.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502841438128322098" /></a>Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-37985713783829906582010-08-07T14:09:00.000-07:002010-08-07T14:42:05.605-07:00August: the garden is at its peak<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvVKO6WYEJbpCaTdq4aPXAaWEFYoc-TubXAso6SQ5niApS-Tiq97jdy4W4qjijW7ri_U_x7QqWLFTRk78cszAjF4W3m_B7iPVvZmFljJfAUSTEwI76hOGSrc5M3nN8rSN4MTr9H0awtva/s1600/IMG_2466.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKvVKO6WYEJbpCaTdq4aPXAaWEFYoc-TubXAso6SQ5niApS-Tiq97jdy4W4qjijW7ri_U_x7QqWLFTRk78cszAjF4W3m_B7iPVvZmFljJfAUSTEwI76hOGSrc5M3nN8rSN4MTr9H0awtva/s320/IMG_2466.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502786457293922146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZ4fmLrg0BEthSftSDycSvD2Rsf3TSuPIpUau9oOwF3G4QwfdbKJj1H9mwKaZi56ScmTtUGfSOMbH-85-6GQyQVl5_6pIoA5ZXDh0fsBlWV1MtSLw7gzVvDtyaDXNDy3w24uZvm7LM60V/s1600/IMG_2461.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbZ4fmLrg0BEthSftSDycSvD2Rsf3TSuPIpUau9oOwF3G4QwfdbKJj1H9mwKaZi56ScmTtUGfSOMbH-85-6GQyQVl5_6pIoA5ZXDh0fsBlWV1MtSLw7gzVvDtyaDXNDy3w24uZvm7LM60V/s320/IMG_2461.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502785995953917890" border="0" /></a><br />We have a ton of stuff from the garden, even though we lost our zucchini to squash borers and most of our cukes. These pictures tell the story-that's a huge head of cabbage, from which we hand picked a ton of cabbage worms<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRX1OZ-1tYL68ishNlcqlVlai9TC-gR3vRrRM-Ck-1uenSVl2oiYkS-XHvHRkDayVv66aWAKbqAvcHTZw1iyc3ygz8pjZlUnq2XA1yiPz4ijoCkRfeJivtw6wDBoEzhAOWcedE_Tkub4Y/s1600/IMG_2451.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRRX1OZ-1tYL68ishNlcqlVlai9TC-gR3vRrRM-Ck-1uenSVl2oiYkS-XHvHRkDayVv66aWAKbqAvcHTZw1iyc3ygz8pjZlUnq2XA1yiPz4ijoCkRfeJivtw6wDBoEzhAOWcedE_Tkub4Y/s320/IMG_2451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502778442218531234" border="0" /></a> and drowned in soapy water (and we probably ate some, too).<br /><br />We're still getting strawberries (you can see them in front on the cutting board but some critter got most of them-not sure which critter).<br />We've harvested Black Krim heirloom tomatoes - those are the ones with the little bit of a crack in them. They were fabulous. Note the two types of <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3EzS8NOeRPK55c_tqAGy6dsq_Vmv5B_spLuH0zpBdQLv7zRi3qzsHo4G2Hg9HUY9Xx3ecRDMovxYPKW9agAZkNEohIgRdLym_gu1GnZpCy4ME8AUAMzBroKH9CeIavmJOT6eIOOmttIS/s1600/IMG_2456.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3EzS8NOeRPK55c_tqAGy6dsq_Vmv5B_spLuH0zpBdQLv7zRi3qzsHo4G2Hg9HUY9Xx3ecRDMovxYPKW9agAZkNEohIgRdLym_gu1GnZpCy4ME8AUAMzBroKH9CeIavmJOT6eIOOmttIS/s320/IMG_2456.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502779003070671506" border="0" /></a>potato-red and yukon gold.<br /><br />And the real surprise? Banana peppers, all from one plant. Anne has become convinced that Mel Bartholomew might really know what he's talking about: <a href="http://www.squarefootgardening.com/">Square Foot Gardening</a> here we come!<br /><br />Our garden doesn't look like his-yet. We've got the raised beds, all we need now is the plan.Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-22138087915163317532010-08-07T13:53:00.000-07:002010-08-07T14:09:07.554-07:00July photos<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EFc-17sFmqBhj7hLbznNi-epJwOM8XwrOz6Me8DVJlGLLiRlxV9K9EP9hXvVEFMxc_cvwNNKlDa1MOh2g8A6cbZ3pKckLxfqDJfbVfbsnYWXrbx6hdovJ4pQuOn7vq0as7Bef7PfrT08/s1600/IMG_2437.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-EFc-17sFmqBhj7hLbznNi-epJwOM8XwrOz6Me8DVJlGLLiRlxV9K9EP9hXvVEFMxc_cvwNNKlDa1MOh2g8A6cbZ3pKckLxfqDJfbVfbsnYWXrbx6hdovJ4pQuOn7vq0as7Bef7PfrT08/s320/IMG_2437.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502774696921299826" border="0" /></a>No pictures of the garden, just of the bounty of the garden: potatoes! What a surprise this was (even though we planted them, neither one of us expected that they would really grow!). Look at how happy Anne i<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJm-lQf95MVVObRSQkgBXk_uTsO-alN-lUGZh6yHeAMyXm0EhlJIoLzLkb3_Kcqt81OYmd7YLC4MJPBtgnzVE1pHaci-lLOTB9u0mKqpnM1rMie7DQz2Ep37FIhNUXDMMSmIbk4cDfmwD/s1600/IMG_2446.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQJm-lQf95MVVObRSQkgBXk_uTsO-alN-lUGZh6yHeAMyXm0EhlJIoLzLkb3_Kcqt81OYmd7YLC4MJPBtgnzVE1pHaci-lLOTB9u0mKqpnM1rMie7DQz2Ep37FIhNUXDMMSmIbk4cDfmwD/s320/IMG_2446.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502774971258654354" border="0" /></a>s with our 2 1/2 pounds of red potatoes. They were delicious and very, very special.<br /> <br />We also got beans, both green and purple. These have been fabulous, and I've really enjoyed making a green bean and potato salad with a mango yogurt dressing (last night with a cumin yogurt dressing!) from <u>Moosewood Low Fat Favorites Recipes</u>, one of our favorite cookbooks. Here's a link to the <a href="http://http//www.moosewoodrestaurant.com/index.html">Moosewood Restaurant</a> site, if you're interested.<br /><br />This has been the best garden year yet!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-27245141253473564532010-08-07T13:40:00.000-07:002010-08-07T13:53:13.389-07:00Where has the summer gone?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvl5YYYAYQ5M1nI7HYOQUIjTcJt2yGakSGFCqO9uWsl9_8ilr1nou5wIE9KSLdK0_Sxq-pHalaTfwri6lHi1-aFbwsI8N2lw47-AAiGi_YtATizgkraoYsIk4Aern1vkfaLFRig2KqBvom/s1600/IMG_2361.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvl5YYYAYQ5M1nI7HYOQUIjTcJt2yGakSGFCqO9uWsl9_8ilr1nou5wIE9KSLdK0_Sxq-pHalaTfwri6lHi1-aFbwsI8N2lw47-AAiGi_YtATizgkraoYsIk4Aern1vkfaLFRig2KqBvom/s320/IMG_2361.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502773565392893426" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5mIhwNv79SC7Zc8DPeMNmCkRdV-ooCtfvHNDFb8MCfnaXN4Gh0mE-hEEXhrozfuWEz8di_TFKjF3_Xm1pH9AA4F8iYbCxuFrPtep-C20q-nSjtVZXf-ujMUp4GDwEsMHpWz8EYOpOW_b/s1600/IMG_2358.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV5mIhwNv79SC7Zc8DPeMNmCkRdV-ooCtfvHNDFb8MCfnaXN4Gh0mE-hEEXhrozfuWEz8di_TFKjF3_Xm1pH9AA4F8iYbCxuFrPtep-C20q-nSjtVZXf-ujMUp4GDwEsMHpWz8EYOpOW_b/s320/IMG_2358.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502773180281113858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeMWyp2aKfVOKs8mSd55PE9I87OniSgjW_Rmuq0JdI6JwQyLECx-ktDeW2pV8sDTe1oPmMWk8uunkdnq6B5JssR1gp7AXqmnqnQVjoxg0UJ8NfO4L5LN87WCiCxHLk_rHJJscBbp3Ruc0/s1600/IMG_2291.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMeMWyp2aKfVOKs8mSd55PE9I87OniSgjW_Rmuq0JdI6JwQyLECx-ktDeW2pV8sDTe1oPmMWk8uunkdnq6B5JssR1gp7AXqmnqnQVjoxg0UJ8NfO4L5LN87WCiCxHLk_rHJJscBbp3Ruc0/s320/IMG_2291.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502771882412389538" border="0" /></a>So here are some pictures of the garden-it's now August and I somehow didn't even post one picture all of June and July, so I'll just post highlights (but not the squash borers or the asparagus beetles-more pleasant highlights).<br />So here are a few June shots-on the left is the cucumber obelisk (with a Gerber daisy on top-thanks to Betty Torrance, thanks Betty!) before it was overrun with too many cucumbers.<br />And before bugs got most of them.<br />The tomatoes are a much happier story, so here's a shot of them from early June (above) with a whole mess of (I think) Johnny Jump Ups in front of them.<br />One last June shot, the one in the center above-look at how neat everything looks!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-60512944450419257162010-06-01T06:05:00.000-07:002010-06-01T06:43:45.835-07:00Spring, or should I say, summer?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasRaygk5zjLbbzhCzs81qQchJ_sx2wXv-dZIQ5JsBlB0FZFGis-uJg6ce93Slo9hR-sKVZ9Qsf-bsMSfXCVS9v7J33FR6IAV2HCfoUNh3TXgH7id9LswnfsWzvXA1ToaOnQavCJJgEYjB/s1600/IMG_2186.JPG"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhasRaygk5zjLbbzhCzs81qQchJ_sx2wXv-dZIQ5JsBlB0FZFGis-uJg6ce93Slo9hR-sKVZ9Qsf-bsMSfXCVS9v7J33FR6IAV2HCfoUNh3TXgH7id9LswnfsWzvXA1ToaOnQavCJJgEYjB/s320/IMG_2186.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477791289010303346" border="0" /></a>One of the nice things (perhaps the <span style="font-weight: bold;">only</span> nice thing) about the storms of the winter is that we now have "partial sun" in our vegetable garden, which is a huge improvement over the "partial shade" that I believe that we had last year.<br />I only know this because we bought a <a href="http://www.cleanairgardening.com/sun-calculator.html">Sun Calc</a> light meter that tells us this. And the garden is looking great. This is an early picture-note the fencing at the very top.<br />This is a new addition to keep woodchucks out of the garden. Bill Alexander in this excerpt from <a href="http://williamalexander.com/64dollarTomato/inside.cfm?page=excerpt">The $64 Tomato</a> tells the story of the woodchuck in his garden who waited for the pulsing on the electric fence to stop and slipped through the two electric wires. Bi<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9L01nPH7mBQ7mVFc9qcIdC_5HsqsVnjmCuH1tvWTP8s_q8dNRO92irS3NtbGPZVIBkXf8h_5fsNygB8nzHWang7u5u-9jx_-w-kpeCp87rOrF3DmLFFKT-VNmzvQTmNl2WKGWShiaf8CX/s1600/IMG_2280.JPG"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9L01nPH7mBQ7mVFc9qcIdC_5HsqsVnjmCuH1tvWTP8s_q8dNRO92irS3NtbGPZVIBkXf8h_5fsNygB8nzHWang7u5u-9jx_-w-kpeCp87rOrF3DmLFFKT-VNmzvQTmNl2WKGWShiaf8CX/s320/IMG_2280.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477796747835450338" border="0" /></a>ll Alexander called him "Super Chuck."<br />Made me glad I didn't bother with the electric fence this year. Anne wasn't too keen on it since it only takes one time for the batteries to go, or for the grounding to come undone, and the woodchuck has salad.<br />Everything is very lush-look at this, taken over the Memorial Day weekend-those are the snap peas on the pea fence from <a href="http://www.gardeners.com/Expandable-Pea-Fence/VegetableGardening_Supports,35-061RS,default,cp.html">Gardener's Supply </a>(our favorite place for garden stuff). And the raised beds are last year's model from <a href="http://squarefootgardening.mybisi.com/products/garden-supplies">Square Foot Gardening</a>. My nephew Michael got this year's model-tool-less! When these fall apart, and they will, I'm going for the "tool-less" kind. We used Mel Bartholomew's book, <u>Square Foot Gardening, New Edition</u> as a guide. I especially like the revised "Mel's Mix."<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4xDAxSi8g1_UKJ2PilPn86oAK4sfqEHgXNDeWuBxnIBGT1H7mTCoyAMbCI_653rd7pC7Mbu1QjJHxM1DcUxgch9KZurLLIjaHXLAk57xhNfXxQrwq21Qy4fAA7g_SKuW3D0la-cb-jk9/s1600/IMG_2302.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie4xDAxSi8g1_UKJ2PilPn86oAK4sfqEHgXNDeWuBxnIBGT1H7mTCoyAMbCI_653rd7pC7Mbu1QjJHxM1DcUxgch9KZurLLIjaHXLAk57xhNfXxQrwq21Qy4fAA7g_SKuW3D0la-cb-jk9/s320/IMG_2302.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5477799495939267186" border="0" /></a><br />Let me tell you about the strawberries-Anne harvested this pint on Saturday. They are amazingly sweet, and amazingly soft-if you make a fist with them in your hand you'll have squished berries.<br />So far, so good. Let's hope it stays this way!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-18158701845529815952009-06-26T14:44:00.001-07:002009-06-26T14:47:12.639-07:00Lots of Rain, Little Sun<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMUUDghZb3vHjG6jGX2aD4XYms7cC6tv0yDpSgNBs4mN7eU59OCBeqwIQMLkdwX9mfdm573KiptgCBxgto0ufK05Hy7jazsG4REl1-PT4aNvIpNFWr304KFmBB_Z0L5NRI-KQCAanIxI/s1600-h/IMG_5830.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglMUUDghZb3vHjG6jGX2aD4XYms7cC6tv0yDpSgNBs4mN7eU59OCBeqwIQMLkdwX9mfdm573KiptgCBxgto0ufK05Hy7jazsG4REl1-PT4aNvIpNFWr304KFmBB_Z0L5NRI-KQCAanIxI/s320/IMG_5830.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351755787802111522" /></a>Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-2184531326375987832009-06-26T14:42:00.001-07:002009-06-26T14:43:58.745-07:00Aerial View of Garden, June 25 '09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxbBbCb9OCcBNPDc6dMazHmCHOGhFWLJ_O7emwNtK8OinU8R532bEcX4xnoN9ppT3LpFw0FEAa4ITgD7Z5Sw_SzBVRXc8MGE5tDgrykotDGaKCjxcZnPvUmathOow2JY1GdT5f-xbnbs/s1600-h/IMG_5853.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbxbBbCb9OCcBNPDc6dMazHmCHOGhFWLJ_O7emwNtK8OinU8R532bEcX4xnoN9ppT3LpFw0FEAa4ITgD7Z5Sw_SzBVRXc8MGE5tDgrykotDGaKCjxcZnPvUmathOow2JY1GdT5f-xbnbs/s320/IMG_5853.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351755260147814594" /></a>Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-27570108530526462192009-06-09T06:17:00.001-07:002009-06-09T06:35:34.738-07:00Flora in Ptown!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-8xB7m9yXmvzmIzisYvB8ribyRnTdeWznMxVJPSxbAKec9pYZQ-e8b7EfySuw1nzB3iep6cEuxI8zBTzvjDEvlYswTeE9eD6ZM_5LB6-wP3KV7jahOgZq_uxr23ZId4sVAPIKxRi28M/s1600-h/IMG_5777.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-8xB7m9yXmvzmIzisYvB8ribyRnTdeWznMxVJPSxbAKec9pYZQ-e8b7EfySuw1nzB3iep6cEuxI8zBTzvjDEvlYswTeE9eD6ZM_5LB6-wP3KV7jahOgZq_uxr23ZId4sVAPIKxRi28M/s320/IMG_5777.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345320163996137826" /></a><br /><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Ladyslippers all over the Provincelands...<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6IwJxwsKgg7c-5HgjVflWwRz-wGsfntbeUv7MItQAXW2vzDuKlSCprWbFaVH74SfBF4ZMv7123A95wcqD4YerCESuJxbPjU7r_8H5MMyHtwjzldGTqaioymIf8ADyuyZvw9EA4Bc_gY/s1600-h/IMG_5738.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY6IwJxwsKgg7c-5HgjVflWwRz-wGsfntbeUv7MItQAXW2vzDuKlSCprWbFaVH74SfBF4ZMv7123A95wcqD4YerCESuJxbPjU7r_8H5MMyHtwjzldGTqaioymIf8ADyuyZvw9EA4Bc_gY/s320/IMG_5738.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345319188363300706" /></a>And scotch broom (with Connie)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSt91TszY5gpEKWvztV4R2vwleFQ4qI7vxn6BTCRKFKcFupw5FfJ99cWfgbdz5bDabIAjZgHzd0vLvaDZQkndKUQBS45Gs2DSjIcXmFQcy0Jl7pXJb6-N-VizVcUs5IsYx9r9HhFZRYQ/s1600-h/IMG_5796.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPSt91TszY5gpEKWvztV4R2vwleFQ4qI7vxn6BTCRKFKcFupw5FfJ99cWfgbdz5bDabIAjZgHzd0vLvaDZQkndKUQBS45Gs2DSjIcXmFQcy0Jl7pXJb6-N-VizVcUs5IsYx9r9HhFZRYQ/s320/IMG_5796.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345318802461709698" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7As8XwmqiR9UtnWqJOG4-XEfiWNmdAMMtXWWEQFwRZ9tcTax_M-hvjzykKUn2Tp3z3PL4vZYHZP6Dt-hEJm1aphdF9M605G2XYgz1kug2on_gIXC_vwEuTe6c00XsyHs0olckCA6m_g/s1600-h/IMG_5803.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZ7As8XwmqiR9UtnWqJOG4-XEfiWNmdAMMtXWWEQFwRZ9tcTax_M-hvjzykKUn2Tp3z3PL4vZYHZP6Dt-hEJm1aphdF9M605G2XYgz1kug2on_gIXC_vwEuTe6c00XsyHs0olckCA6m_g/s320/IMG_5803.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345317921948709602" /></a><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;">Clematis on a fence.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="white-space: pre;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Golden Chain tree as trellis.</div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeFaO9xxBBpLIDjwTt_CLNi3daBGWeUpfoS__x7eKS9Pgbb-drJphlnOUHYoplYpPPgUMKgTK-a8d7JSqlTQRIGttFleL8AEonBF8ukniwp_cpyHejL4lLsYZe8IpEXAYmbFZJqsG280/s1600-h/IMG_5798.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixeFaO9xxBBpLIDjwTt_CLNi3daBGWeUpfoS__x7eKS9Pgbb-drJphlnOUHYoplYpPPgUMKgTK-a8d7JSqlTQRIGttFleL8AEonBF8ukniwp_cpyHejL4lLsYZe8IpEXAYmbFZJqsG280/s320/IMG_5798.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5345317543915483458" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Looking down toward the bay.</div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-28833167149662675902009-05-27T20:00:00.001-07:002009-05-27T20:03:22.408-07:00Other areas, late May<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmzkdmCt_uk0qA1abRsRKCYpIbv0EZ7uUr0VpcOWeNsLwR6DSXImN6Em6d2jwZjRtSPULgzXiJ-jROYabiHYCcbTQ_qA1rKUv2zbwAejCKuGxJLZNSlyKFYuvuuj2cPtsUdpCtRXR0Qgo/s1600-h/IMG_5676.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHCGuu4RNyyocHQRFHPkYgRZ2E6fpAYTPvN43foGL-gzH_cCGtbIjY4ZtMGzUdqOqE8uHMfHmkk1tiRhoAwH7_eDEluc4u8C4pvSSMt5gsOR9GQo4qX2cizR1NpZwsrA00klghB-iisvw/s320/IMG_5673.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340704965241579698" /></a>Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-30847557019384491902009-05-27T19:55:00.000-07:002009-05-27T20:00:12.683-07:00How does your garden grow--late May '09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdu-SnVMxWY-t7V6l5JWKtEulRaXsUsv4YEuOBe-1SluEcv0ZhvOuNe7OYk5Fh10cIV1dSR0iT_vM6qq2sSJ7T4YvZvb1ft1TwZi7Z0Rd8zCLssTKtCty5j-l_JTBmsRb2hlJAi20yauQ/s1600-h/IMG_5628.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSow2gxkxEgme5_DACd9_7hBjwJfNVdgM3VoXmiB3icML5mkaqg59vzcYwUPIKFdzIC1yijuT47LhsoighT9Y0ElIk2-Rfm8D61yLzl3ypLw3yIfTNxH-wxGu84ITbxkYeaElyfmm_QOA/s320/IMG_5631.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340703828760607922" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUqRbuzKq1hOOY6lPLzHbWsXYeUrrx_qP7ajH4Tl0hcR6w2dkA8R9S6WJRTCq79tiuaSAKNWppKAi_-mfIUDexSpIckQAAgxl-blwjUfzH6gaGTxcpKllH9I8XEEWD_ASK6yAXkHz5pg/s1600-h/IMG_5630.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRUqRbuzKq1hOOY6lPLzHbWsXYeUrrx_qP7ajH4Tl0hcR6w2dkA8R9S6WJRTCq79tiuaSAKNWppKAi_-mfIUDexSpIckQAAgxl-blwjUfzH6gaGTxcpKllH9I8XEEWD_ASK6yAXkHz5pg/s320/IMG_5630.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340703824377443026" /></a>Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-85088293111322304482009-05-04T07:40:00.001-07:002009-05-04T07:54:17.666-07:00Other Areas in Early May<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9KZq36y7mNWMPaRBanHTTYGIgLJee9x2MkjSCsYhrhCabHQ7m1dGbMNdz8ky92N-ZFyAvpyymgaqtqAd3CxDbSFkVw-Pv3zW1UGW6mHBi67RQeQ6rIuaKJxkD8jyiwZE2n4Gw-0qfCg/s1600-h/IMG_5551.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL9KZq36y7mNWMPaRBanHTTYGIgLJee9x2MkjSCsYhrhCabHQ7m1dGbMNdz8ky92N-ZFyAvpyymgaqtqAd3CxDbSFkVw-Pv3zW1UGW6mHBi67RQeQ6rIuaKJxkD8jyiwZE2n4Gw-0qfCg/s320/IMG_5551.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331981638575604626" /></a>Close-up of white bleeding heart and Jacob's ladder by back door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOP_dNLwnmiq33AJGYD69ae4PgxnbV6BfzQ_WQ6D0LXgcJaeHJaQcfudtt5ymSBBIiSW7LcLcrqjedEOu1oe9JIubsBu0SbM5t7GVzpnYTG_7Rrxhvl-sYs1jT7fGARQmBPvigE349-s/s1600-h/IMG_5556.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSOP_dNLwnmiq33AJGYD69ae4PgxnbV6BfzQ_WQ6D0LXgcJaeHJaQcfudtt5ymSBBIiSW7LcLcrqjedEOu1oe9JIubsBu0SbM5t7GVzpnYTG_7Rrxhvl-sYs1jT7fGARQmBPvigE349-s/s320/IMG_5556.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331981633501185458" /></a>Violets under trellis.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJaOEplYRfcAO6yUzfwAaWr5EG8UJ25fSVcuOductDUvHsNbGs6b8LXDSpuAEI4koe612eYgkTMEzLDH-uRCaMEvN0z3vEFlx-DMZdAfAUSFxhzThzYj9pEul_CV5jd5dW4jSVoguwl8/s1600-h/IMG_5555.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglJaOEplYRfcAO6yUzfwAaWr5EG8UJ25fSVcuOductDUvHsNbGs6b8LXDSpuAEI4koe612eYgkTMEzLDH-uRCaMEvN0z3vEFlx-DMZdAfAUSFxhzThzYj9pEul_CV5jd5dW4jSVoguwl8/s320/IMG_5555.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331981626041449426" /></a>White violets by back door.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTRlsWmvjlmlW1Sq694A3F6FXQbcrWsW7qchSnrkoaFBfkkDBiQbRiKz4NxVBM0cal9dhr2tZ1OmsoFUfsx-Msq4mJb_5eAMSjVWQjowaRpEJ0QKLrBFLKSI2cgHlKZ2_-FhmE0MxVQk/s1600-h/IMG_5554.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCTRlsWmvjlmlW1Sq694A3F6FXQbcrWsW7qchSnrkoaFBfkkDBiQbRiKz4NxVBM0cal9dhr2tZ1OmsoFUfsx-Msq4mJb_5eAMSjVWQjowaRpEJ0QKLrBFLKSI2cgHlKZ2_-FhmE0MxVQk/s320/IMG_5554.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331981620690920210" /></a>Wild columbie<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3i1YPdc3yc1jefbNqQKE_pgnpWobDIAD_P5Q_8ecGZr4aCNbkZ0RJehlZ0-ivFJAxvGCsSuv2ecOfeBOUZsG-LhA8NfPgnfsC2wDYyXddfRQcNeWJsXFSIsqySimz-MXG3Iahfg1yT0/s1600-h/IMG_5552.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3i1YPdc3yc1jefbNqQKE_pgnpWobDIAD_P5Q_8ecGZr4aCNbkZ0RJehlZ0-ivFJAxvGCsSuv2ecOfeBOUZsG-LhA8NfPgnfsC2wDYyXddfRQcNeWJsXFSIsqySimz-MXG3Iahfg1yT0/s320/IMG_5552.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331981613634093874" /></a>Bleeding heart and Jacob's ladder.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCmDeE-dw3GGj9pjSnQDwv43DNm7qyMeNM1Xh184ZigvBFj6xGo2HOenTite68welz8WgPJ5wqD9VzSXv-DCGV3CEKDWIxmCnhfxJam3HHNl5dr0xARbpMgXtJ1YISztXgU7kw2rJNj8/s1600-h/IMG_5558.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlCmDeE-dw3GGj9pjSnQDwv43DNm7qyMeNM1Xh184ZigvBFj6xGo2HOenTite68welz8WgPJ5wqD9VzSXv-DCGV3CEKDWIxmCnhfxJam3HHNl5dr0xARbpMgXtJ1YISztXgU7kw2rJNj8/s320/IMG_5558.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331980861710562642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQzEg1qSUFrp3P3voKh1dEYZ7t8YNXINgg6wfRo06CuII7ZMJxQJ9ElKJgup-6l6cqq_-06M0YrGQqZbdpOy-pe2TwvSCTeu29RRMjYWeKTDKqEWQI3o-Ug6YOQ8LE-T0dDsezPyIWbA/s1600-h/IMG_5557.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMQzEg1qSUFrp3P3voKh1dEYZ7t8YNXINgg6wfRo06CuII7ZMJxQJ9ElKJgup-6l6cqq_-06M0YrGQqZbdpOy-pe2TwvSCTeu29RRMjYWeKTDKqEWQI3o-Ug6YOQ8LE-T0dDsezPyIWbA/s320/IMG_5557.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331980851988503634" /></a>This is the area we call "Astilbe Hill."<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4J6eydPqYG0GzMLleVQGDcyfL4yKujuGjYA4xPH10Y2DqIw6DSqAieGfbFCDbHpZXfOCMl54bcvM8oCv9kQu57PmoHZPyI5YypfWRekhwtamhMwXyrU5zdIBhGsEnlYuLk68hsyk6Tg/s1600-h/IMG_5549.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH4J6eydPqYG0GzMLleVQGDcyfL4yKujuGjYA4xPH10Y2DqIw6DSqAieGfbFCDbHpZXfOCMl54bcvM8oCv9kQu57PmoHZPyI5YypfWRekhwtamhMwXyrU5zdIBhGsEnlYuLk68hsyk6Tg/s320/IMG_5549.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331980473396081202" /></a>Flame andromeda.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYvqAlUclostXYs4Z5kUL8taYQHr0AFQJ_Nph1yfA1DLFV0Yh_SDy3DPPiXaWDAN50JqPD4F2ipX5m0XWcYAA4jo38RwLXoog7jCI2Dng_yGIjNDk6tkp_3N8dvG7SpNiQ6ryYqA5Ph8/s1600-h/IMG_5550.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDYvqAlUclostXYs4Z5kUL8taYQHr0AFQJ_Nph1yfA1DLFV0Yh_SDy3DPPiXaWDAN50JqPD4F2ipX5m0XWcYAA4jo38RwLXoog7jCI2Dng_yGIjNDk6tkp_3N8dvG7SpNiQ6ryYqA5Ph8/s320/IMG_5550.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331979796491095714" /></a>Phlox doing great this year with more sunlight.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmybv50llubg4d4bZUeDTTHyjRYToSmoWo7_id9_3gsB5V1ln0bvTuesO3izy_Bgq1HU3WZKIN2GXitFKF0fHJSrOWRxShC8iCatqZQolh-wYQshj2-BApgKeS9ZVNAiSAw59x1MKrvA/s1600-h/IMG_5545.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSmybv50llubg4d4bZUeDTTHyjRYToSmoWo7_id9_3gsB5V1ln0bvTuesO3izy_Bgq1HU3WZKIN2GXitFKF0fHJSrOWRxShC8iCatqZQolh-wYQshj2-BApgKeS9ZVNAiSAw59x1MKrvA/s320/IMG_5545.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331979356213933986" /></a>Pink tulips to match the magnolia--except we only got one magnolia flower. Can't figure out what that tree needs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyl7tQFULjE-QTXSVRGII7J8jzxfr9BdFAYSR7desuy2UIh5pGAx5lagmOVbN4EP71mVxjznyN4e62kQsO9xwZ2u_vGV4TdxkXNneX-pDSAqYK8wmbEG3Kih_NFTTG5YRcGV-Tgb0gwWQ/s1600-h/IMG_5543.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyl7tQFULjE-QTXSVRGII7J8jzxfr9BdFAYSR7desuy2UIh5pGAx5lagmOVbN4EP71mVxjznyN4e62kQsO9xwZ2u_vGV4TdxkXNneX-pDSAqYK8wmbEG3Kih_NFTTG5YRcGV-Tgb0gwWQ/s320/IMG_5543.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331979033864968514" /></a>Two late daffs are growing through the bleeding heart by the front door.Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-43835190902126860432009-05-04T07:37:00.000-07:002009-05-04T07:40:12.064-07:00Asparagus Oblivious<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3fHaxccvv2uQ9xXs2A1oP6lULukK78K72q_unQixU4HEJ6bsbLd7KIbQ1RkGYtEQQ3V8Ns2NtoRrTeUvYtA-gbM8VwVvJw8ZRmwNeen5H2WJN3RcAVsCfkBYRDsMo6BnA64vcBYJPKI/s1600-h/IMG_5560.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW3fHaxccvv2uQ9xXs2A1oP6lULukK78K72q_unQixU4HEJ6bsbLd7KIbQ1RkGYtEQQ3V8Ns2NtoRrTeUvYtA-gbM8VwVvJw8ZRmwNeen5H2WJN3RcAVsCfkBYRDsMo6BnA64vcBYJPKI/s320/IMG_5560.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331978556435936306" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmfXtRcgDMD3690ELJgh3_cgfDGR83IVaHQBDl-TZkj8lafY4lESEhoStDyoGS3qKDmO1JfAZLWZIUiaxS-O7P_cfqkGEJZGMJDo7lGuamPgwkhbijXPqlAUCngbmg6JuMrwb0esNmpo/s1600-h/IMG_5561.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXmfXtRcgDMD3690ELJgh3_cgfDGR83IVaHQBDl-TZkj8lafY4lESEhoStDyoGS3qKDmO1JfAZLWZIUiaxS-O7P_cfqkGEJZGMJDo7lGuamPgwkhbijXPqlAUCngbmg6JuMrwb0esNmpo/s320/IMG_5561.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331978548753426482" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;">We are getting some asparagus shoots. Guess they do not have traumatic stress disorder from how they were planted.</span>Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-14215142124290787522009-04-29T05:41:00.001-07:002009-04-29T06:06:03.640-07:00Further Progress on the Raised Beds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKu6R_SoH6PJC0U6mL37m8yXtQ4qIT7_aVhT3XkVFSzyrBYB_AN6zxsEN6Ozc_Y8eYLO_fqV3hry94ea3ttZd8WoDg1QLlKUDP9s0IMQyTQxmE_NhaKZ13zj-4dmlmq59wN4ShGXBaMw/s1600-h/IMG_5484.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitKu6R_SoH6PJC0U6mL37m8yXtQ4qIT7_aVhT3XkVFSzyrBYB_AN6zxsEN6Ozc_Y8eYLO_fqV3hry94ea3ttZd8WoDg1QLlKUDP9s0IMQyTQxmE_NhaKZ13zj-4dmlmq59wN4ShGXBaMw/s320/IMG_5484.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330095256734827314" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Bean Pole. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcoLAdPoclSkqFjMYh_cGBOpRnPGkE4dCuKBsLL2hBcDvmeJN6R7jmDEqyJcQOaSdp1HfKYKNI-pRTeK1uqF8zUPl4103Svt0LBbWRSgXO1mZl20EWVIM5y5jHHMkHB2SoTFcVts84M0/s1600-h/IMG_5507.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBcoLAdPoclSkqFjMYh_cGBOpRnPGkE4dCuKBsLL2hBcDvmeJN6R7jmDEqyJcQOaSdp1HfKYKNI-pRTeK1uqF8zUPl4103Svt0LBbWRSgXO1mZl20EWVIM5y5jHHMkHB2SoTFcVts84M0/s320/IMG_5507.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330095249886422434" /></a>Asparagus replanted.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Connie with her new toy--a really powerful cordless drill.<br /></div><div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmHlr_7QN0cGqSRBb8uXI0O31uOgfVTTkXn7x8OD5bHMq-mTfaOCHOXUnGxG3svQnSJxwWimZHy-_zL_cWf3qrqj41rMb9fdCRVIKUZQiVedyGunNWuUx_AXDJ3iPh_IzhDByAFz_ic8/s1600-h/IMG_5520.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkmHlr_7QN0cGqSRBb8uXI0O31uOgfVTTkXn7x8OD5bHMq-mTfaOCHOXUnGxG3svQnSJxwWimZHy-_zL_cWf3qrqj41rMb9fdCRVIKUZQiVedyGunNWuUx_AXDJ3iPh_IzhDByAFz_ic8/s320/IMG_5520.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330095244484097218" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljGsZD39N2Eqj6n8rxU28YkamYwkTWqzXgy_v8PiJInKlyqT8RRcdZhi5o6FQeTA_DDV-XK3_cvCeKJDioKi3x_tA_u3pgsdDs5Br2wdVs44B2cNbQeTysG_ghbVVjVuhNfpTEtItzGY/s1600-h/IMG_5482.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhljGsZD39N2Eqj6n8rxU28YkamYwkTWqzXgy_v8PiJInKlyqT8RRcdZhi5o6FQeTA_DDV-XK3_cvCeKJDioKi3x_tA_u3pgsdDs5Br2wdVs44B2cNbQeTysG_ghbVVjVuhNfpTEtItzGY/s320/IMG_5482.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330094561150945634" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 102, 102); font-size:17px;"> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: medium;">The roots sticking up are the upside down asparagus crowns. Any child could see that the roots were in the air. Unfortunately, we had no child around and I did not get it. Did replant correctly however.</span></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuUbG0S21-B_t7etc5zNUnB-3ZX08FADDgjd-Ie42Q_DYZFfbb0W7MQfGRkyeeR1ANPTtbozo_eFZCu7-jHZi_ndSQ48rgtigKIG0sFCzz11AUggQ6ztxLuFLmNjoDa6m45ZIFXEcgR4/s1600-h/IMG_5517.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuUbG0S21-B_t7etc5zNUnB-3ZX08FADDgjd-Ie42Q_DYZFfbb0W7MQfGRkyeeR1ANPTtbozo_eFZCu7-jHZi_ndSQ48rgtigKIG0sFCzz11AUggQ6ztxLuFLmNjoDa6m45ZIFXEcgR4/s320/IMG_5517.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330094555289833970" /></a>Here I am planting strawberries. Seascape, Jewel and Earlyglow. We have a net to put over them so the birds and chipmunks do not get the berries. We have more systems in place than Homeland Security. In fact, Janet Napolitano is scheduled to visit next week...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaA0PDIXozxGACM2ZuhCu7aJL_RQ83kLN0rJ3Btp2ZljgOk-IwbHjulTnn_OQyRgkIo759gAyu1oEaDcQTOUPJ9-xn58_HvKT6X3L-E64UEYZrG9jmDKoqF_QuMFwsyiIQpmvTXmXsE8/s1600-h/IMG_5521.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIaA0PDIXozxGACM2ZuhCu7aJL_RQ83kLN0rJ3Btp2ZljgOk-IwbHjulTnn_OQyRgkIo759gAyu1oEaDcQTOUPJ9-xn58_HvKT6X3L-E64UEYZrG9jmDKoqF_QuMFwsyiIQpmvTXmXsE8/s320/IMG_5521.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330094551322007074" /></a>Putting together a 2x8 bed. The inside piece was tricky.<br /><br /></div></div></div>Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-72274249567662243662009-04-29T05:32:00.001-07:002009-04-29T05:40:47.709-07:00Amazing Daffs This Year<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJtna4DZJVEEt4uuBBZeBotuo-jaEbWNTx78PCFIYkrpnkoHmKRLcJ-Nz40AlSovzLAgQmfF1pmoWwYITh4LSm2UnazxRh-ARHnTeWoDQ-U-Bec0uQ4mmgIwC1fjLko3_P20lQTPJ3U0/s1600-h/IMG_5495.JPG"><br /><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLJtna4DZJVEEt4uuBBZeBotuo-jaEbWNTx78PCFIYkrpnkoHmKRLcJ-Nz40AlSovzLAgQmfF1pmoWwYITh4LSm2UnazxRh-ARHnTeWoDQ-U-Bec0uQ4mmgIwC1fjLko3_P20lQTPJ3U0/s320/IMG_5495.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330091678240914642" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpO3O6ADP0zaVvwTglqgc3A09NNrxt-aHPZXYGCNrioCjShQCaY7QztBlQZGdPR5yJlPflj6ZdC7zQVGfkDXcHrJEoChjCrZciknvANuIJIPbiN62o4O7G2yqhvifMrM29ILO0TlAhguc/s1600-h/IMG_5502.JPG"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuW3sHOPF8w62hmxcbFdwyHj0HQUfERaprxXUPIbqeOUkYELqWo56LGQEmS_wcWnT8TBL1zbWoz8QjwLGFJD4f0zc3b4EY1Hm1Bkcki8H3j6bI8qnjm0av2pHj4A8oqN5jQ39ap2vo2I4/s320/IMG_5468.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330091021212417602" /></a>Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-27312999744973366592009-04-18T17:38:00.000-07:002009-04-19T04:00:57.832-07:00Constructing the Raised Beds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E9eubtkndyjgFi2uvPE0omDzWNxyOUifTJlPAKcGkzd6tn7DPgyaPG9LjEGkXLRwxoALDM5_aB8xZoRjK9A3i9BMQdXvQDvNl08oNJhWYg56d6M7r9mggV6i-zOP-TVeEdNPdxsCDog/s1600-h/IMG_5438.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3E9eubtkndyjgFi2uvPE0omDzWNxyOUifTJlPAKcGkzd6tn7DPgyaPG9LjEGkXLRwxoALDM5_aB8xZoRjK9A3i9BMQdXvQDvNl08oNJhWYg56d6M7r9mggV6i-zOP-TVeEdNPdxsCDog/s320/IMG_5438.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326196820384971810" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcXRD5RvfRM4-dP9mEJGwRapILwGCDc-hRaSechTkiO9pwu1wHiqxGYYBnBkbMdtmhQG7bjqEDGae5-b7cCvUq-jKQygKj8DTamF5bfke2z1eIhBrrtWYp7SNH_CTN7714fBNGzgkc8A/s1600-h/IMG_5439.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEcXRD5RvfRM4-dP9mEJGwRapILwGCDc-hRaSechTkiO9pwu1wHiqxGYYBnBkbMdtmhQG7bjqEDGae5-b7cCvUq-jKQygKj8DTamF5bfke2z1eIhBrrtWYp7SNH_CTN7714fBNGzgkc8A/s320/IMG_5439.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326196827797212722" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhQGJRzvejqLQekCGcHPvY757Qtdsc6alKcJnkV0z6GSXE0-n8xG_ptJC16GEKGLtKDPGbQNArolEDFIWs7EgU759zc8VmPBMyG5krT-YDJtf-K0bd3pKc9OxzWhIZk48z1UAGPFweX8/s1600-h/IMG_5444.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglhQGJRzvejqLQekCGcHPvY757Qtdsc6alKcJnkV0z6GSXE0-n8xG_ptJC16GEKGLtKDPGbQNArolEDFIWs7EgU759zc8VmPBMyG5krT-YDJtf-K0bd3pKc9OxzWhIZk48z1UAGPFweX8/s320/IMG_5444.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326196832147414866" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj105nK5eiR94Tw_1tnC-tblz402ZcZi916k53rq-v0YsT6RyVOP18DfXKu7-tr6QENXEs7e9MDcBd7oCRl5vKA17GQiUr-G8cOUh8Alx1YHkXRjHS2wft-I-VRm8fNPb2dlnsRi-IwPxg/s1600-h/IMG_5451.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj105nK5eiR94Tw_1tnC-tblz402ZcZi916k53rq-v0YsT6RyVOP18DfXKu7-tr6QENXEs7e9MDcBd7oCRl5vKA17GQiUr-G8cOUh8Alx1YHkXRjHS2wft-I-VRm8fNPb2dlnsRi-IwPxg/s320/IMG_5451.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326197556848165954" border="0" /></a><br /><br />The packages arrived today from Square Foot Gardening--wooden pieces to construct 7 raised beds. It was a warm sunny day and AFTER going to the farmer's market, working out at the gym, and going to the library, we came home to find that FedEx had delivered the beds. Spent all afternoon in the hot sun working on them. Of course the 12 foot one had to be taken apart and done twice, since there were no instructions and it was not clear how to connect the pieces. I guess the tree work really worked--there was not one bit of shade!Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-8152566062712942732009-04-18T17:33:00.000-07:002009-04-19T04:01:25.218-07:00Mid-April<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFRM7iCK7cf5eajqa75FPTovUlHRo3X9Fu2liiMa9ez_d25UpXtozzlAQHqwjPhYQCxOEqquhIkrk9YWncHVkaKjWHHEndahozK6n-k1Sf8Bgek_b2EikWUbBX43Nou6J1DOr4gOKd-M/s1600-h/IMG_5430.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCFRM7iCK7cf5eajqa75FPTovUlHRo3X9Fu2liiMa9ez_d25UpXtozzlAQHqwjPhYQCxOEqquhIkrk9YWncHVkaKjWHHEndahozK6n-k1Sf8Bgek_b2EikWUbBX43Nou6J1DOr4gOKd-M/s320/IMG_5430.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326195286794640818" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AEKo4akBEeaAS-tCzdOX2wBPiTOA5tJ7aCcRexUxnhhcBC14GdJy5ZVQzdhpSNE5x8BMUfFE7ntk6VyLCfb4ViCpVdcN9-EvRXqJgGQEJJ0NoE5DeMMKW5xaZizd3ndHNTAu7x807uM/s1600-h/IMG_5428.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2AEKo4akBEeaAS-tCzdOX2wBPiTOA5tJ7aCcRexUxnhhcBC14GdJy5ZVQzdhpSNE5x8BMUfFE7ntk6VyLCfb4ViCpVdcN9-EvRXqJgGQEJJ0NoE5DeMMKW5xaZizd3ndHNTAu7x807uM/s320/IMG_5428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326194815702693234" border="0" /></a><br />More daffs.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-hRl2oN8GkgiiQWHTnbi4mEWPcdhZwnQhZVc0qpTYtZk1X50Ec9NLCy34tEp1NpAth8g8aREn-5fKxHSHD4Jkao14Z8ApijQnl3l6DFYi60hPHQL5-unr-x7HgXx_zZr-LS45HUBpZA/s1600-h/IMG_5431.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7-hRl2oN8GkgiiQWHTnbi4mEWPcdhZwnQhZVc0qpTYtZk1X50Ec9NLCy34tEp1NpAth8g8aREn-5fKxHSHD4Jkao14Z8ApijQnl3l6DFYi60hPHQL5-unr-x7HgXx_zZr-LS45HUBpZA/s320/IMG_5431.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326194529023240738" border="0" /></a><br />Forsythia almost in full bloom.Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-37516402169352318182009-04-18T17:22:00.001-07:002009-04-18T17:33:38.455-07:00Early AprilFirst daffodil in the bed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa76_WmUafeZTq04jCp3tTQUDJQCjHRmh2nuZIiPlCa0UZ86S9Ne2lgPg0M3AJ5AIlSyBTlNx2GooUWFN8jrAzSmRHy2vKVxg5GI3lRwS_Pv1miqNT4otkUCmSEPi0av44f8ItOdhASQ/s1600-h/IMG_5412.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpa76_WmUafeZTq04jCp3tTQUDJQCjHRmh2nuZIiPlCa0UZ86S9Ne2lgPg0M3AJ5AIlSyBTlNx2GooUWFN8jrAzSmRHy2vKVxg5GI3lRwS_Pv1miqNT4otkUCmSEPi0av44f8ItOdhASQ/s320/IMG_5412.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326194009725634946" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_6lbxRsEDj6ZEzJjmi11Wko2sX0fKPKU6FRmRh-Vk0o1uMn6oD0_jCDnl_H8bwyyWhl1C-ZY1JUoCEiyYX37yRWkrjDxMY5rAlUGz8NB9y7cGEsJIbGLsctkplL_wMN-5RNQRsh8rfo/s1600-h/IMG_5415.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH_6lbxRsEDj6ZEzJjmi11Wko2sX0fKPKU6FRmRh-Vk0o1uMn6oD0_jCDnl_H8bwyyWhl1C-ZY1JUoCEiyYX37yRWkrjDxMY5rAlUGz8NB9y7cGEsJIbGLsctkplL_wMN-5RNQRsh8rfo/s320/IMG_5415.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326193319444788322" /></a><br />The first haze of yellow on the forsythia.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Z_frcqrr6hYSOTQwRbNMK_ucY175i5C2Z9Erv9cpnBlNpHrqOcdeLWwHIX-noMVaSLcenGQvRIL3VtmzBxH2NRTVylPbR9lv3SJGPcUl1VTQdEfyMNxRTaUF3X6kJOSC888fEopDFJ0/s1600-h/IMG_5403.JPG"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Z_frcqrr6hYSOTQwRbNMK_ucY175i5C2Z9Erv9cpnBlNpHrqOcdeLWwHIX-noMVaSLcenGQvRIL3VtmzBxH2NRTVylPbR9lv3SJGPcUl1VTQdEfyMNxRTaUF3X6kJOSC888fEopDFJ0/s320/IMG_5403.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326192608286883762" /></a><br />The white flower is bloodroot, a native wildflower which I dug up from a hill down the road. Sanguinaria has a root that is red and was used as a dye. The leaf is first wrapped around the flower stem. Deer resistant and shade loving!Anne Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10082456752773333271noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-489830145080887616.post-73964796170063535822009-04-04T14:42:00.000-07:002009-04-04T14:46:23.858-07:00Purple Haze<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuutkdOzK2y_V1QWdrEE2XNzFG9IyeNPUkuvmnaFwKbCQz6E99NHw4lRZ-jDGppCQ6-s1GDHFLbYOZ0dF0PB_UbGzWiI_wrnusw9SfJUj5H2lseL2nThdmpAaT49gXccX3sILWWLL9OIMP/s1600-h/IMG_1343.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuutkdOzK2y_V1QWdrEE2XNzFG9IyeNPUkuvmnaFwKbCQz6E99NHw4lRZ-jDGppCQ6-s1GDHFLbYOZ0dF0PB_UbGzWiI_wrnusw9SfJUj5H2lseL2nThdmpAaT49gXccX3sILWWLL9OIMP/s320/IMG_1343.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320955337424420050" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zv41XXH8oUP0HsCrDeumL-kULEhKmNXryiquLaQXK0ITBvcHkWjoGw_GXVDii9xxFhOq-v88RROWhBK25N0v_EqBe-jTkRAvPrsQ-71Rlqj5pqG5eomfGxFUeQkQpUK8l2XAz58_0CTy/s1600-h/IMG_1340.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1zv41XXH8oUP0HsCrDeumL-kULEhKmNXryiquLaQXK0ITBvcHkWjoGw_GXVDii9xxFhOq-v88RROWhBK25N0v_EqBe-jTkRAvPrsQ-71Rlqj5pqG5eomfGxFUeQkQpUK8l2XAz58_0CTy/s320/IMG_1340.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320955154581693602" border="0" /></a><br />This has been a fabulous Spring for purple flowers. The crocuses are gorgeous, and here they are on the path up the hill. The glories of the snow that Anne posted the other day have spread so much from last year that they give the entire front yard a "purple haze" - Jimi Hendrix would be proud!Conniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06251307402033401433noreply@blogger.com1