Another Iris

I just got a compliment on an iris photo. so I have to post another.

This is the Iris Ellene Rockwell, but really it is a frog picture. I will use any excuse to at all to sneak in photos of frogs. Click on the picture for a better view.

Bob

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November 17th, 2008 | Category: Flowers, Wildlife | Leave a comment

Collecting Basil Seed

Basil is a delightful grace in the yard, and fairly easy to grow as long as you have good seed to start with.

I am quite sure that someone has a much better way to collect basil seed, there is no way that what I am doing would work commercially. I will however share the […]

November 12th, 2008 | Category: Flowers, Gardening, Seed Saving | 2 comments

Keeping Cats out of Pots

One of my feral cats goes out of his way to destroy the surface of any pot that I plant seed in. Here is how I have learned to protect young seeds from him.

Chopsticks.

Bob

November 5th, 2008 | Category: Gardening | 2 comments

Planter/Bench, Part 2

Previously I showed the skeleton of a planter/bench.

Here it is finished and in place!

The slats were from the planter/table that remained only a table. I did not use them on the table, fit nicely inside another planter to finish it.

Now I will fill this with leaves, let them breakdown a bit […]

November 4th, 2008 | Category: Gardening, Woodworking | Leave a comment

Supper, Beneath the Trees, Beside the Pond, In the Garden

As the election of 2008 comes close, this is my attempt at a subtle statement of support.

I was out collecting seeds in the garden, and maintaining a presence to keep the hawks away, when my delightful wife brought me supper. A simple plate of spaghetti, noodles, tomato sauce and Parmesan cheese, is a delightful […]

October 31st, 2008 | Category: Chemistry, Gardening, Husbandry, Injustice | One comment
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