Category Archives: Gardening

Golden Day, otherwise known as Yesterday

Posted on October 25, 2012 by allyanne

Yesterday was amazing! Sunny, clear, WARM, beautiful! The leaves were glowing. It was a perfect day to pull out the tomatoes and denude my pole bean towers. And to rake the front yard. It was awesome at the time, but … Continue reading →

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More from Kingwood

Posted on May 13, 2009 by allyanne

It really was extremely lovely when we were there. My goal was to use up my entire memory card, which should have been fairly easy–1G card with camera set to RAW is only 178 pictures, but I only managed 110. … Continue reading →

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Messing around and stuff

Posted on May 9, 2009 by allyanne

      He wraps himself inlight as with a garment, he stretches out the heavens like a tent and lays the beams of his upper chambers on their waters. He makes the clouds his chariot and rides on the … Continue reading →

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Are these April showers or May flowers?

Posted on April 30, 2009 by allyanne

Both, probably.        

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April beauties.

Posted on April 7, 2009 by allyanne

hmpf.   Our garden/tent city. Doesn't it look ever so springy? But this was cheery yesterday:   And my mess is keeping me company.

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Spring at the Greenhouse

Posted on March 23, 2009 by allyanne

Heidi and I went to Pettiti's this afternoon and wandered around looking at all the beautiful flowers.     Ahhhhh. . . . We bought new rosemarys, as we do every spring. They smell like heaven, or like chicken, as … Continue reading →

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A Successful Experiment, September, and Clafouti

Posted on September 3, 2008 by allyanne

Ok, first of all, check this out! Something else I'm good at growing! Growing carrots is so exciting! You don't know what you've got until you start pulling them up, and then it is great cheering and rejoicing! Here they … Continue reading →

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Green Things Growing

Posted on May 16, 2008 by allyanne

The weather may be dreary, but the plants are loving the wet coolness. We removed the sod from the narrow strip between the walk and the driveway, because that is where we get the most sun. It was just wasted … Continue reading →

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