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Comet Tsuchinshan–ATLAS - *Comet C/2023 A3 (cafuego. Wikimedia Commons)* Comet C/2023 A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS has been visible in the evening for me for the past week or so. It's in...
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First Day of Fall - It’s the first day of Fall here at the Cactus Jungle and the California native grapes are tart and the sun is perfectly aligned behind the palm tree acro...1 month ago
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Oh the Glory of Morning Glories! - You’ve seen these baby Morning Glories before, I planted them in the tiny dirt strip on my patio back in June and posted about them. Itty bitties! I’ve bee...2 months ago
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Garden Theme : How to Maintain a Low Maintenance Plants for Busy Working Lifestyle - Garden Tips - *What a Long Break : June 2023 - July 2024 From Blogging* I'm so surprised that time just few just like that. A lot had happened during these time frame. F...
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Power Lines - Today, my morning walk found me thinking of power lines. I see them every day on my drive to work. I grew up knowing they were essential to keeping th...
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Sedum: Stonecrop - Confessions of forager: In a general sense I have known for many years that “Stonecrops” were edible. I avoided them as they were usually associated by ...2 years ago
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A very late season roundup from 2021 - Chocolate Sprinkles Tomato (bought on a whim from Home Depot): type: chocolate cherry. harvest started 5/15/2021. total tomatoes: 107. Plant removed...
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Inside The Eye Of My Hurricane - I'm still here. I'm still alive. Just took a break from Las Aventuras for awhile. There's a sharper edge. A sense of direction. A sense of hope. ...
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On This Special Day.... - ...I Honor Thee It's been almost four months since we've lost our Mom. And those passing months have felt like an eternity. We (my four siblings ...
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7 Tips How to Improve Your Garden Style - DIY - This year you probably will feel like spending more time outside than inside of your home. And even if you haven’t planned too many changes in your garden,...
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MaryAnn Is Blooming! - Long before I knew the correct way to pronounce it, my bulletin board held a picture of a Saguaro (suh-wah-roe) representing my dream of moving to Tucson....
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The Fun Guys .... - Fungi .... ok lousy pun. Some random pictures of these ephemeral and often overlooked plants Very striking red ones dotted a hill in Mersing Found this...
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Announcements - One: the article I mentioned writing last year for the Old Farmer's Almanac Garden Guide is out; print copies have been available on their website for a fe...5 years ago
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Neighborhood - The changing seasons of NC have kept me from longing for the Beautiful AZ sunset/sunrises that I so loved. I’m still in awe of the beauty of the color ch...
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Our New Liesegang on Life - Gaining a new "Liesegang" on life Southern Illinois is nothing if not rich in photogenic rock formations. These particular sandstone ledges on a trail in...
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Hello! - Anyone out there??? I am thinking about blogging again! WHAT??? I know, it's weird, even to me! Facebook is fast, but lacks the personal touch. I hate s...
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The Beast. - Had one of these, last July: Am still painting, a few minutes here, 1/2 hour there. Life is good. Different, but very, very good. :-)
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Succulent Extravaganza 2016 - Holy cow Candy is writing a blog post. Where have I been and what have I been doing? Well, lots of health problems and family issues have kept me away. ...
8 years ago -
Busy start to 2016: From Events & Wedding Caricatures & Silhouettes to Garden Visits in Harrogate, Ripon, Knaresborough, York & all over delightful North Yorkshire to Northumberland!! - A wonderfully busy & varied start to 2016! From sunlit panoramic views in North Yorkshire ... ... to visibility almost nil driving through blizzards...
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Jam’en At Fox Paw, Literally … - Yesterday “The Jim” and I both had the day off, well from the day jobs anyway. So “The Jim” got it in his head that it would be a perfect day to harvest ...
9 years ago -
Time To Say Goodbye - My husband has not been well for quite some time, and is now unable to do much at all. He needs a lot of care, so needless to say, trying to maintain o...
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Yards: Turn Any Outdoor Space Into the Garden of Your Dreams - My book doesn't come out until March, but in the meantime, you can catch a few enticing minutes of video to get you ready. Preorder now at Amazon, Barnes&N...11 years ago
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It takes two to tango! - You know that life is chugging back to its wonderful old leisurely pace when things start happening the way they used to happen. Finally I have been abl...
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Monsanto's GM Drought Tolerant Corn - DroughtGardTM maize will be the first commercially available transgenic (GM) drought tolerant crop if it's released in 2013 as planned. Hybrid seed sold u...12 years ago
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Seedlings! - Although the last few days have been a bit wet, this summer has been quite warm for Calgary. Most of my seeds have already sprouted. I'm still waiting on...
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ReplyDeleteLovely flowers. I love all things cereus! Chris Las Aventuras
ReplyDeleteYour cactus is flowering just beautifully.
ReplyDeleteLooks like the ol' college try did work. ;)
The pictures turned out pretty good.
Whoa!!! Awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteMine bloomed last night with the full moon and I missed it!!
ReplyDeleteAiyana
Hi Claude! I have to admit that I have never fully appreciated succulents until I started "lurking" on your blog. You have opened up a new world for me. I guess I better invest in some band-aids...
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