"I'm not really a career person.I'm a gardener,basically.".....George Harrison

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

What are ya gonna do?

When Hillsborough County finally goes to these?

took ‘em long enough…..

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……and leaves ya with  3 of these?…..

Covered with paint,and held together with duct tape……

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yep,I use them for painting stuff on…..don’t judge…..

If you’re like me,you think,”those would make great gardening containers…”

Drill some holes in the bottom with a spade bit.

Line the bottom with weed blocker.

Fill ‘em up with good soil.

Pot ‘em up with broccolli starters,and some lettuce seeds.

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Recycle!

 

….yep,that’s how I roll…..

Saturday, September 14, 2013

Bees!!!!

….on the Vitex…..                                                                                                                                     


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that I’m trying to train to grow into a tree….
…not feeling too successful at that,so I'll probably just let it grow as a large shrub…
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and a moth…ID?
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….on the Sweet Almond Bush….
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 ….also trying to train into a tree….
….doing much better as a tree…
potted on the left is native Wild Olive,Osmanthus americanus
on the right is an orange and white plumeria cutting

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…. photo bomb by a wasp….

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and just because…..
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:: peace ::

Wednesday, September 11, 2013

Where were you……

…..when the world stopped turning?

 

I will always remember where I was….

I remember what I was wearing.

Turquoise shirt with white crop pants.

 

I was still working in the surgery scheduling office at Tampa General Hospital.

 

Someone came into the office and said that a plane had crashed into a building in New York City.

 

…..Little did we know…..

 

…….and it was on the Today Show.

 

Little did we know…..

 

I had a question about a certain doctor’s surgery schedule,so I wandered into the doctor’s lounge to ask him about it.As we looked up at the giant flat screen TV,on the wall,the second plane hit the second Tower.

 

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We looked at each other and said,

”What the fuck was that?Did you see that?”

 

……Little did we know…….

Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Interesting Website for birdwatchers……

I found this website,through The Back Ten Feet’s Facebook page…..

Interesting in that it has birds moving south,

already…..

Could it be an early,harsh winter for us Southern gardeners?

birds

Check it out……

 

What I have found interesting,

this summer,

is very few Caroline Wrens,

an incredible number of Cardinals and Blue Jays.

And the number of Pileated Woodpeckers has dropped off.

Though I have changed nothing in the birdfeeders.

After an absence of a few years,I have noticed more Swallow Tailed Kites this year.

And,though I hear the Red Shouldered Hawks,I haven’t had any land in the garden,as in previous years.Though I have had an abundance of aggressive squirrels.

The Marsh Rabbits have been in abundance.Actually,they seem to be quite unafraid of me.

 

You notice anything?

Is this a freak of nature?

A natural occurrence?

Global warming?

Thoughts…..?

Sunday, September 1, 2013

The Fall Vaggie Garden~~~~~~~~~~~~

I know,I know…

I really,really need to do something about this…..

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I can’t believe I let it get this bad…
 
…..but I had an interruption….
 
It was Me!!!!!!
 
Emma!!!!
 
I turned just turned
….. three!!!!!
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Can you believe it?
 
I used to look like this….
 
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but this is me now….
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I’m a big girl.
 
I go to school ….
 
….and everything…..
 
 
I got a swing set from my MeMe and Boppa
(They live in West Palm Beach,not at TheGreatWallofLutz)
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I love the slide!
 
and I got bubbles!!!
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and a cake!
with candles!!!
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It was the best birthday ever!
 
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Now,Gramma….
….you really need to think about that mess in your veggie garden…….
 
Just sayin’,Gramma…..
 
I’m working on it,Emma…..
 
Edited to add: Gramma,it’s “BaBa” not Boppa….
                         Sorry,Emma……………..

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