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Archive for March, 2007

first iris

Posted: Tuesday, March 13th, 2007 in outside in the garden | 7 Comments »

I’ve moved this iris several times. In my old garden three years ago it bloomed on exactly the same day of the year, considering that that year was a leap year. That amazes me since I dug it up last July, packed it off a hundred miles west and left it sitting around […]

gardening shoes

Posted: Saturday, March 10th, 2007 in outside in the garden | 9 Comments »

This is a selection of footgear that I can be seen wearing in my garden. I publish this picture in response to a challenge from Carol. I believe my shoes have more in common with hers than they do to this collection.
I have long admired gardening clogs in the shops, but have yet […]

more signs of spring

Posted: Wednesday, March 7th, 2007 in outside in the garden | 5 Comments »

Crabapples are flowering at the edges of the woods.
Yesterday evening we stood outside and watched flocks of sandhill cranes flying north to Nebraska, where they regroup and rest before flying on to Alaska. It was the sound that was the most amazing to me - a kind of high trilling sound. When the first […]

lenten moon

Posted: Saturday, March 3rd, 2007 in nature and environment | 12 Comments »

The last full moon of winter is called the Lenten Moon according to my calendar. If you were far enough east perhaps you saw it fully eclipsed this evening.
This photo was taken without a tripod. Someday I hope to get one so I can take a good shot of the moon reflecting across the […]

 

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