An early July tour of the back garden
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The evening of July 8th I walked into the back garden at just the right
moment, the sun was low and shining into the garden from the west, working
it's gol...
Dry + Lush
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Recently a friend suggested a blog post topic: Dry garden with a lush feel.
I had to really ponder which plants fit into the lush category as mine is a
pri...
THE WEIRDLY, WONDERFUL SAGUARO
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The saguaros ( pronounced sa-war-o) are in bloom and they look fabulous.
With their white-flowered bouquets held mainly on the crown they look
positively b...
Hayefield Happenings – 2025 So Far
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So much for good intentions of keeping up with my garden notes—it’s been a
while! Fortunately, I know all of you understand how crazy things can be in
the ...
Wednesday Vignette – horsemen and horseshoes
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Hey All, It’s been a while. I’ve been working a lot, but mostly I haven’t
felt I’ve had much of interest to say. Maybe I still don’t. Instead I have
consum...
Immatures and Migrants! 9-1-23
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A cool front and the Super Blue Moon on 8-30-23 helped to fuel migration!
So, what's up?
Let's begin with this little Barred Owlet, on its own one morni...
What Next?
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At the top of a back staircase in our house this variegated sansevieria has
lived for the last five years, requiring little care and growing happily.
A yea...
Moving Mountains
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There are at least two meanings to this blog title, which will become clear
as this post progresses. For the astute few that still check in on our blog
fro...
Man, I can't agree more!
Hahahaha this was great!
check out this spider:
http://spygarden.com/2013/04/09/i-spy-a-spider/
one of the craziest spiders I've ever seen!
Thank you for the laughs!
I also like spiders as they eat bad bugs. The ones that look dangerous that I don't like.