Category Archives: Gardening

A Busy Summer …

Posted on August 2, 2015 by anniedm778

It’s been a busy summer for me this year, filled with travel, work and gardening. Before I headed out to Germany to visit my daughter, I planted my veggie garden.                     … Continue reading →

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Radishes! On This Longest Day of the Year

Posted on June 21, 2013 by anniedm778

I managed to slip outside before I left for work to pick my first batch of radishes and they didn’t disappoint me!  About every 10th radish is a different variety and I guess the seed packet wasn’t a pure mixture, … Continue reading →

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Babies

Posted on June 21, 2013 by anniedm778

I’ve been finding all kinds of babies in my garden and as of last February, a new baby grandson in my family. Baby rosebushes, aka ‘the Fairy’ – I brought the mother rose bush with me when I moved here … Continue reading →

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Black & White Photo Challenge – Nature

Posted on June 20, 2013 by anniedm778

Leaf ladders climb gracefully in gray green serrations …… This is my entry for the Black & White Photo Challenge – Nature http://sonelcorner.wordpress.com/2013/06/18/black-and-white-photo-challenge-nature/

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Weekly Photo Challenge – Curves – Solomon’s Seal

Posted on June 16, 2013 by anniedm778

I love the gently undulating curves of a Solomon’s Seal wild plant glistening on a            dewy summer’s morn…..                                                                                                         There’s rarely such a delicate plant in the forest as beautiful as this one . . .                                                                                                                                                  Blending into … Continue reading →

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French Blue Shutters

Posted on June 8, 2013 by anniedm778

As I love all things French, I love so much the colors of blue French shutters on the houses in France.  So, I’ve decided to paint the shutters the same color on my house.                         I tested one last night and … Continue reading →

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The Whole Dove Family Is Here

Posted on May 28, 2013 by anniedm778

I have been outside gardening today, pulling weeds and trimming shrubs.  Looked up and saw that Mr. Dove has joined the Mrs. & babies.  They sat quite patiently and let me snap a photo.

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Dove of Peace in My Backyard

Posted on May 23, 2013 by anniedm778

I have a little dovey visitor in my backyard: In actuality, she has returned from last year.   In the Spring of 2012, I was preparing to put some flowers in these hanging pots on my garage.  Imagine my surprise … Continue reading →

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Water Garden Memories

Posted on May 7, 2013 by anniedm778

What is it about a water garden that draws us to it?  The dewy dripping of a fountain or the texture of the plantings?  Perhaps it’s when we see fish in it and we hover over the water to watch … Continue reading →

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Gardening Genes Part I

Posted on May 2, 2013 by anniedm778

When I was born, I went to live with my grandparents Jasper & Bertha Ward on their farm/tree nursery with my other siblings, after they had raised 12 children of their own.  This was not their first farm, they originally … Continue reading →

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