From the monthly archives:

July 2001

Too many plants

July 16, 2001

The rain has been on and off all day, so we got in quite a bit of gardening, actually. The yard’s looking so pretty right now. The frogs are all over the pond, too. They make a huge racket every night. Quite the frog orgy out there, I think. To cheer myself up from teen [...]

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High Summer

July 14, 2001

Welcome to High Summer! I was a picture-taking fool today, but I can’t help it. The garden is absolutely beautiful right now. Such a change, suddenly. There are tons of colors all over the place, and everything, it seems, is in bloom. My window boxes in particular are all very full, draping down nicely. I’m [...]

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De-rocking the lawn

July 7, 2001

One of the things we’ve noticed when we mow the lawn is that there are many places where the tips of rocks are sticking out and catching the lawn mower. It’s made for a very bumpy ride, and we’re sure it’s not good for the mower. So today Frank went out there with a shovel, [...]

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The Water Lilies Bloom

July 7, 2001

No time for words, but look, pretty!

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And so starts July

July 6, 2001

I’m trying to see the big picture again, which is looking quite lovely, actually. I am in love with my yard, even though it’s fairly immature. Frank keeps reminding me that I don’t have to buy all the plants it needs *this* year. Right. The pond is actually looking quite gorgeous, with all the things [...]

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Scarlet Tanager

July 5, 2001

We had a deep woods bird (pair actually, but we only got pictures of the boy) come visit the garden today, a Scarlet Tanager. They were very nervous and skittish, but absolutely beautiful. They seemed to enjoy the waterfall the most, and much bathing fun was had. I wonder if they’ll continue to hang out [...]

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