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Archive for June, 2006

sunflower patch

Posted: Saturday, June 17th, 2006 in outside in the garden | 3 Comments »

We think the sunflowers came into our yard from the bird feed. Anyway for many years now we have had sunflowers popping up here and there. Sometimes we yank them and sometimes we leave them alone. Last year I yanked up several that I had let get big. I threw them […]

what’s your inner flower?

Posted: Thursday, June 15th, 2006 in memes | 1 Comment »

I am an
Echinacea

What Flower
Are You?

It’s been a while since I took one of these tests, so why not? This one comes from This Garden is Illegal (who is a hydrangea) by way of Bookish Gardener (a violet).

dr pepper, texas

Posted: Sunday, June 11th, 2006 in another roadside attraction | 8 Comments »

I like small-town festivals. This weekend found Tricia and me in Dublin Texas for the 115th birthday party of the local Dr Pepper bottling company, which is said to be the only one that still uses sugar instead of fructose. If I drank sodas this would be the one I would drink. They even changed […]

memorial day

Posted: Monday, June 5th, 2006 in family | 4 Comments »

On Memorial Day a couple of the kids visited at the lake along with grandkids. The grandkids were hesitant at first because there might be snakes and also the water was not chlorinated. Soon enough though they were swimming and diving off the end of the dock.
We had a bit of drama in […]

sunday garden

Posted: Sunday, June 4th, 2006 in outside in the garden | 3 Comments »

Just a few garden flowers seen on a Sunday afternoon stroll.

 

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