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Archive for October, 2003

halloween cat

Posted: Thursday, October 30th, 2003 in ailurophilia | 3 Comments »

Here’s a picture of the black cat who has adopted us. It’s been difficult to get a good shot because she does not like it when I aim the camera at her. And no, we still have not given her a name.
These days I don’t get to spend much time in […]

collecting rainwater

Posted: Tuesday, October 28th, 2003 in nature and environment | 1 Comment »

For every 1000 square feet of roof and one inch of rainfall you could collect almost 625 gallons of rainwater, according to Vaughn Usener of Raincatcher Rain Water Harvesting.
Actually, it is not quite that easy to figure out much rainwater it is possible to collect. For instance, you need to know whether […]

time-lapse photos

Posted: Monday, October 27th, 2003 in nature and environment | Comments Off

Watch these time-lapse movies of plants and flowers. The ones of the flowers opening are especially amazing.

a change in the weather

Posted: Saturday, October 25th, 2003 in outside in the garden | 1 Comment »

Working outside this morning I did not believe the weather forecasts. It was warm and not a cloud in the sky. I went inside for a lunch break around one and when I came back outside things had changed! The wind had picked up and temperatures have been dropping ever since. […]

mountain sage

Posted: Friday, October 24th, 2003 in outside in the garden | 1 Comment »

A few weeks ago I showed a picture of Salvia regla or mountain sage when it first started blooming. However I believe it deserves another look now. The name “regla” is believed to come from the town of Regla in the Mexican province of Hidalgo. It needs pruning because […]

 

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