Tag: wildflower
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August 30, 2008 05:29 PM EDT --
I haven't been able to have a flower garden for the past few years because of grasshoppers eating the shoots, so I decided to grow a virtual garden with wildflowers I found by the side . . .
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September 08, 2006 10:19 PM EDT --
(Seven photos, for those with dial-up...)
It had been several years since I wandered through the exquisite Eloise Butler Wildflower Garden and Bird Sanctuary along Theodore Wirth Parkway in the heart . . .
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September 08, 2006 10:48 PM EDT --
(Follow-up to Part I – Mushrooms)
(Ten photos, for those with dial-up...)
My apologies for not being familiar with most of the names, but a friend told me about the Turtlehead. Below you will find . . .
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June 01, 2007 05:04 PM EDT --
Planting wildflowers can make a wonderful, and completely natural looking garden. Wildflowers often attract birds, bees and butterflies too, plus they’re excellent to use for areas of your yard which . . .
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April 01, 2008 06:05 PM EDT --
What a beautiful day April Fools has been so far. The sky is blue and it's almost 50 degrees. What a wonderful day for a nice walk. To the pond I go. I want to check on the irises growth .
Just . . .
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March 30, 2008 02:50 PM EDT --
Bird life was scarce on yesterday's nature hike, but our tramp through the woodlands at Kenosha County's Petrifying Springs Park in Southeastern Wisconsin was still a huge success. Walking . . .
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July 30, 2007 11:38 AM EDT --
A wild-flower garden has a most attractive sound. One thinks of long tramps in the woods, collecting material, and then of the fun in fixing a real wild garden.
Many people say they have no luck at all . . .
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January 14, 2008 07:15 PM EST --
** Warning - This post is for informational purposes only. Using this plant medicinally could lead to health issues. Incorrect identifcation could lead to plant poisoning.
Common . . .
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March 31, 2008 11:18 PM EDT --
Seems everywhere I go lately I run into wildflowers.
All that delicate beauty. All those textures.
I just have to capture them. All were shot with my FujiFilm FinePix S700 during the month of March . . .
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August 08, 2008 06:29 PM EDT --
Cropping. It's a good way to get the most out of your photography. This is a series of crops I did of a single photograph to highlight different parts of the original.
Just about any photo editing . . .
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January 27, 2008 06:55 PM EST --
Black Cherry, Rum Cherry, Wild Cherry = Prunus Serotina
This tree is one of the largest and most important of our native cherries. One of my books suggest this tree . . .
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May 31, 2007 08:05 PM EDT --
"The rumbling sound of the waters as they tumble over the rock-paved rapids is at all times soothing to the ear" - John James Audubon in reference to the Falls of the Ohio
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June 16, 2008 12:10 PM EDT --
You did it: you changed wild lament into whirling dance; you ripped off my black mourning band and decked me with wildflowers. I'm about to burst with song; I can't keep quiet about you. . . .
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January 16, 2006 05:59 PM EST --
"There is no royal road to anything. One thing at a time, and all things in succession. That which grows slowly endures." These words, originally about "perseverance" . . .
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June 07, 2007 09:25 AM EDT --
While choosing the right plants and flowers for your garden is important for making it look beautiful, the best gardens also incorporate local wildlife for that special touch. Here are a few tips to help . . .
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October 30, 2006 07:53 PM EST --
Red Clover ( Trifolium pratense )
Almost everyone has seen this red flower at some point in their lives. This plant stockpiles protein in it's leaves and the flowers. The red clover can be used . . .
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May 28, 2007 03:04 PM EDT --
Check out MY heaven on Earth.
Where's yours?
~ Faith
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July 17, 2007 11:21 AM EDT --
Throughout my life a very special and thoughtful woman has been there… up until this past week when she died.
I didn’t see her every day, nor every week or even every month. . . .
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May 30, 2008 04:06 PM EDT --
Here are some pictures I took and then I played around with them. I hope you enjoy them. Please click on picture to find out more information on my editing. I used Graphics Convertor. . . .
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May 11, 2007 01:23 PM EDT --
Today we head for the Peloponnesus Peninsula in southern Greece to visit the ruins at Corinth and Mycenae and the Theater of Epidaurus. Pam and I are sitting up front in the coach as we leave Athens, . . .
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