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Archive for February, 2006

watershed

Posted: Tuesday, February 28th, 2006 in land stewardship | 6 Comments »

We finally got some rains this past week. We got out to the property on Saturday afternoon when the rain was still falling.
In profile our property is shaped much like the right-hand side of a bell curve. Near the top, the land is almost flat. There are places where it […]

rosemary

Posted: Thursday, February 16th, 2006 in outside in the garden | 3 Comments »

We’ve had balmy weather the last few days, and now tonight another cold front is moving in with freezing temperatures. Our plants won’t understand what’s happening. I have seen rose buds on the Ducher and Rouletti both this week. Last weekend’s light freeze did not set them back.
But […]

close-up

Posted: Friday, February 10th, 2006 in ailurophilia | 3 Comments »


bulletin board

Posted: Thursday, February 9th, 2006 in outside in the garden | 3 Comments »

Since becoming president of the local chapter of the Native Plant Society, one of the things I have noticed is a lack of a sense of community. Maybe that is because we live in a big city. It seems like the most active chapters of the society are in smaller towns, where […]

end of the line for the gecko

Posted: Wednesday, February 8th, 2006 in ailurophilia | 4 Comments »

I have the sad duty to announce that Ms Gecko is no longer with us. She was found belly up next to the cats’ water dish this afternoon. She was minus a tail, but otherwise intact. She will be missed by all.
Well, you knew it had to happen.

 

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