tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43875612815780626632024-02-07T16:31:41.350-05:00The Great Wall of Lutz Follow along with us as we attempt to turn our semi-rural Florida plot of land into a tropical paradise.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.comBlogger384125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-57463905485903238532014-01-19T17:11:00.000-05:002014-01-19T17:11:25.394-05:00We've moved......<span style="font-size: large;">to here.....</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Too many issues with blogger,so TheGreatWall has moved.We're still under construction,soooo bear with us,please.....</span><br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-76592138409010033142013-10-26T17:51:00.001-04:002013-10-29T13:05:50.627-04:00Remember……..<div align="center">
<span style="font-size: medium;">……..<span style="font-size: large;">this</span>…….?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> After today,it looks like ……….</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">……….<span style="font-size: large;">this</span>……</span><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-eqfixYHIMq4/Umw5WJif2ZI/AAAAAAAALQY/g00ucEjNoeM/s1600-h/IMG_0680%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0680" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-ZISUpUXSo8A/Umw5W1XSUHI/AAAAAAAALQg/XuJhOtMQJuU/IMG_0680_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0680" width="644" /></a><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"> ………….and <span style="font-size: large;">this</span>……………</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The gravel,leading to lake,is larger rock on a layer of small,pea sized gravel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Even though the weather has turned cooler,it has been slow going. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">As the pathway is widened,the gardens, on each side, have been weeded and thinned out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I like the cleaner look. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Plants (Agapanthus,Farfugium,variegated Flax Lily,etc.) have been divided,transplanted,or just tossed out.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Some were just not working,anymore.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Some were planted when<em><strong> </strong>TheTree</em> was there,and they just could not handle the almost full sun that now exists in the garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The rock border has been reworked.Now,it sits on a layer of gravel.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Hopefully,that should stop the erosion from the upper garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Pots of annuals for pops of color.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And a new seating area has been added.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">But……</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">there is still much to be done……</span></div>
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There’s always one more thing…………..</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-52421320326833257872013-10-18T18:15:00.001-04:002013-10-18T18:22:37.342-04:00Garden Reno………<div align="center">
<span style="font-size: medium;">One of the after effects of the kitchen renovation,was the garden and its pathways,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">to say the<span style="font-size: x-small;"> least</span>, </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">were left a <span style="font-size: large;">mess</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Everything had settled.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Dirt covered everything.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Now that the weather is much <span style="font-size: large;">cooler</span> in the mornings,it was time to get out there and re-do <span style="font-size: large;">everything</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The pathways, which I had put in after <em>TheTree</em> went down, were never quite right.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">It was difficult to maneuver the garden wagon through the pathways.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The garden hose kept getting caught on <span style="font-size: large;">everything</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Plants included.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Plus,there was still some grass that needed mowing.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I <span style="font-size: medium;">hate </span>mowing!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Soooo,</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">working slowly……</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">baby steps</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">I have started….</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Still to be done…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Drainage, in the garden, is important here.So everything has to slope towards the lake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">And there is quite a difference,in height,between the house/pool area and the lake.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">So,I need to have “levels.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">But</span> the water run off from the gardens needs to filter through gravel.Or rocks.Or plants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">The above photo shows a rock/gravel drain-pathway to the lake.No chemical fertilizers are used at <em>TheGreatWall,</em>but I do tend to have an erosion problem.Because there is quite a slope in the yard,the gravel pathways slow down the erosion problem.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">…..and when this is <span style="font-size: large;">all</span> complete there should be <span style="font-size: large;">NO</span> grass left in the back yard….</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Nothing </span>to mow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">I <span style="font-size: medium;">hate</span> to mow!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Thanking the gardening Gods for cooler weather!</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-56948746629937901532013-10-14T15:56:00.001-04:002013-10-29T15:30:19.197-04:00What is this…..?<div style="text-align: left;">
<span style="color: red; font-size: large;">Edited to add:This blog will be moving.Stay tuned.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">It’s been at least a year since I have meandered thru the far back corner of the yard.All of the house construction has taken up my attention.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Today,I thought I should,at least,give it a glance.Even if just to see how bad it had gotten back there.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">It was bad!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">But I found this growing…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">What is it?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">The leaves and the “flowers”….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: small;">The branches and trunk are red…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">It is growing along the bank of the lake.The ground stays damp most of the time.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Any ideas as to what it is?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Should I let it grow?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Or should I rip it out?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Bueller?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: small;">Bueller?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">Bueller?</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-59896300624210483242013-10-06T17:14:00.001-04:002013-10-06T20:38:25.586-04:00Signs of Autumn………….<p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus">1). Football is <font size="5">back!</font></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus"> The Bucs…..<font size="2">no comment</font>….</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus"> The USF Bulls <em><strong>finally</strong></em> won one….</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus"> The Gators…..<font size="5">oh yeah!</font></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Andalus"> Though I am a USF Bull,my money went to Gainesville,with Erich,the Younger</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="2" face="Andalus"></font> </p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus">2). Every morning,I can feel the start of Autumn.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus"> It seems cooler.</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus"> <font size="2">……Or else I’m living in a dream world…..and I’m pretty good at that…..</font></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus">3). The veggie garden is in full Fall mode…..</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">The first Roma tomatoes……</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-W52USusylNU/UlHSlhFfVBI/AAAAAAAALLM/HY7JiD8KmzE/s1600-h/IMG_0626%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0626" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0626" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-B8Tz2EihGi0/UlHSmLQLuMI/AAAAAAAALLU/iv5BX0WaIUg/IMG_0626_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="404" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">The Kale is growing…..</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-AfQVaoSq8Sg/UlHSm3GpL1I/AAAAAAAALLY/dMZ04nWf1dY/s1600-h/IMG_0628%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0628" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0628" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nDxhQ5iCTvA/UlHSnX4U7BI/AAAAAAAALLg/nNZCQgX_76c/IMG_0628_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="384"></a></font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus">4). Though I’m not much in to seasonal decorating</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Andalus">except for Christmas-</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Andalus">oh,Hell.Yes I’m into seasonal decorating</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus"> the front entryway has been decorated….</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-4Brnl5EC5Wo/UlHSn2oc-CI/AAAAAAAALLs/RB0hHsQSC3g/s1600-h/IMG_0606%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0606" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0606" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-40a2lWYeLwc/UlHSoRTMTzI/AAAAAAAALL0/h2z56yHLNVw/IMG_0606_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="499" height="484"></a></font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">When Autumn seems to be in the air,I do it.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Maybe because it reminds me of when I lived in New England.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Andalus">….And I was always good at pretend….</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-J3xl-75xAU8/UlHSo_FBgsI/AAAAAAAALL8/DhTrxO8_Uwk/s1600-h/IMG_0638%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0638" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0638" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-uZoNrkXiESM/UlHSptPnoOI/AAAAAAAALME/ddK2v7WAuwc/IMG_0638_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="552" height="484"></a></p> <p><font size="4"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GEqoWH-blYo/UlHSqNSVjuI/AAAAAAAALMM/9-BBS3v0Hkc/s1600-h/IMG_0618%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0618" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0618" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PTI9OysfyO0/UlHSq8s3FUI/AAAAAAAALMQ/vkgQ-G_QELU/IMG_0618_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Andalus">Photo bomb by the flamingo….</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Crotons just scream Fall,don’t they?</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus"></font> </p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus">5). An arrangement from the garden,with Fall blooms…..</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-4A5kJDCp36A/UlHSrdeH_gI/AAAAAAAALMc/AMYhN3PpQKw/s1600-h/IMG_0634%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0634" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0634" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-8pVPOLz9O4U/UlHSr63kgEI/AAAAAAAALMg/EJ7anGwe0uI/IMG_0634_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Andalus">Pine Cone Ginger,Vitex,Plumbago,Hyssop,Sweet Almond in an antique blue Mason jar</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus"></font> </p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus">6). The urge to make Butternut Squash Soup……</font></p> <p align="left"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-ZHx9TI2DKXE/UlHThhgp30I/AAAAAAAALNA/Y-3jT2dQ2Js/s1600-h/IMG_0614%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0614" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0614" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-_GpMc7SANyY/UlHTiAd403I/AAAAAAAALNE/tEKW7xMVEbc/IMG_0614_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="406" height="291"></a><font size="4" face="Andalus"></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus"></font> <font size="3" face="Andalus">so easy to make,and so dee-lish!</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus">7). The cats are loving the return to cooler weather…..</font></p> <p align="left"><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-OSdamg_x4yE/UlHSsnRwmpI/AAAAAAAALMs/l8p8pPmEyPk/s1600-h/IMG_0639%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0639" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0639" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-c5gsrkwI2kI/UlHStNMyB0I/AAAAAAAALM0/4-5RuQ4Pt2o/IMG_0639_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="515" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">……..Maybe,I spoke too soon……</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus"></font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-62885915230889785632013-09-17T19:55:00.001-04:002013-09-17T19:55:41.536-04:00What are ya gonna do?<p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">When Hillsborough County<em><font size="6"> finally</font></em> goes to these?</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Andalus">took ‘em long enough…..</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-qkA2diT27NU/Ujjr66WrenI/AAAAAAAALKU/sWGUfH2bFKY/s1600-h/IMG_0598%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0598" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0598" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-bedsPdsEmYM/Ujjr7v336jI/AAAAAAAALKc/DtX0rULTQJ0/IMG_0598_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="526" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">……and leaves ya with 3 of these?…..</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Andalus">Covered with paint,and held together with duct tape……</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-Fp3wtav9qi4/Ujjr8esmVpI/AAAAAAAALKk/rTuFQh2Hrg8/s1600-h/IMG_0597%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0597" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0597" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PbktcKYWc3I/Ujjr9uLxA8I/AAAAAAAALKs/EH2tZq4HcW8/IMG_0597_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2" face="Andalus">yep,I use them for painting stuff on…..don’t judge…..</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">If you’re like me,you think<em>,”those would make great gardening containers…”</em></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Drill some holes in the bottom with a spade bit.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Line the bottom with weed blocker.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Fill ‘em up with good soil.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Pot ‘em up with broccolli starters,and some lettuce seeds.</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ngX702qhG_o/Ujjr-PWGYBI/AAAAAAAALK0/WbJwuxI-gWk/s1600-h/IMG_0596%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0596" style="border-top: 0px; border-right: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; border-left: 0px; display: block; padding-right: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0596" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-cLlYMjfyuOw/Ujjr-_njstI/AAAAAAAALK8/n4yiVRyQErs/IMG_0596_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="424"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="6" face="Andalus">Recycle!</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">….yep,that’s how I roll…..</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-4585977556404771132013-09-14T18:46:00.001-04:002013-09-16T19:34:18.237-04:00Bees!!!!<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">….on the Vitex….. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><em><a href="http://www.floridata.com/ref/v/vitex_a.cfm">Vitex agnus-castus</a></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">…not feeling too successful at that,so I'll probably just let it grow as a large shrub…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">and a moth…ID?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">….on the Sweet Almond Bush….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><em><span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><a href="https://www.blogger.com/ww.flmnh.ufl.edu/butterflies/plants/sweet_almond_bush.htm">Aloysia virgata</a></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">….also trying to train into a tree….</span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">….doing <span style="font-size: medium;">much</span> better as a tree…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: small;">potted on the left is native Wild Olive,<em><a href="http://www.floridata.com/ref/o/osma_ame.cfm">Osmanthus americanus</a></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">…. photo bomb by a wasp….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">and just because…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">:: peace ::</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-68165286861578399722013-09-11T20:20:00.001-04:002013-09-11T20:20:18.165-04:00Where were you……<p align="center"><font size="4">…..when the world stopped turning?</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I will <font size="5">always</font> remember where I was….</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I remember what I was wearing.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Turquoise shirt with white crop pants.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4">I was still working in the surgery scheduling office at Tampa General Hospital.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Someone came into the office and said that a plane had crashed into a building in New York City.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4">…..Little did we know…..</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4"> …….and it was on the Today Show.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4">Little did we know…..</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4">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.</font></p> <p align="center"> </p> <p><font size="4"></font> <a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-X4OoamJUWLg/UjEIvowLSqI/AAAAAAAALG8/49-N127ADXw/s1600-h/9.11-3%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="9.11-3" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="9.11-3" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-keFUK6LPbLQ/UjEIwCtMHqI/AAAAAAAALHE/OXM2CrU-OvI/9.11-3_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="434"></a></p> <p><font size="4"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4"><font size="4">We looked at each other and said<em>,</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"><font size="4"><em>”What the fuck was that?Did you see that?”</em></font></font></p> <p align="center"><em><font size="4"></font></em> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4">……Little did we know…….</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-44465480507524320302013-09-03T18:24:00.001-04:002013-09-03T20:00:04.827-04:00Interesting Website for birdwatchers……<p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">I found this <a href="http://badbirdz2.wordpress.com/">website</a>,through <a href="http://www.backtenfeet.com/">The Back Ten Feet’s</a> Facebook page…..</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Interesting in that it has birds moving south<font size="5">,</font></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus"><font size="5">already</font>…..</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Could it be an early,<font size="5">harsh </font>winter for us Southern gardeners?</font></p> <p><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-IYObsGWLPq0/UiZhkQkgQEI/AAAAAAAALGk/GJPvd0Elojg/s1600-h/birds%25255B3%25255D.gif"><img title="birds" style="float: none; margin-left: auto; display: block; margin-right: auto" alt="birds" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-1FZle5SaBUM/UiZhmiXYnlI/AAAAAAAALGo/kZbTGcyZlEk/birds_thumb%25255B1%25255D.gif?imgmax=800" width="480" height="480"></a></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://badbirdz2.wordpress.com/">Check it out……</a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">What I have found interesting,</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">this summer,</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">is very few Caroline Wrens,</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">an incredible number of Cardinals and Blue Jays.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">And the number of Pileated Woodpeckers has dropped off.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Though I have changed nothing in the birdfeeders.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">After an absence of a few years,I have noticed more Swallow Tailed Kites this year.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">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.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">The Marsh Rabbits have been in abundance.Actually,they seem to be quite unafraid of me.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus"></font> </p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">You notice anything?</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Is this a freak of nature?</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">A natural occurrence?</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Global warming?</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Thoughts…..?</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-18152630786838287782013-09-01T17:52:00.001-04:002013-09-01T20:05:42.060-04:00The Fall Vaggie Garden~~~~~~~~~~~~<p align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">I know,I know…</font></span></p> <p align="center"><font size="4"><span style="font-size: medium">I really,really need to do something about</span><span style="font-size: large"> this…..</span><br></p></font><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-ioLHN-8uzpo/UiO3DLFf2rI/AAAAAAAALD4/jTvMVzaCdYY/s1600-h/IMG_0538%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0538" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0538" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-NEsSJ0XHJCA/UiO3D05xYII/AAAAAAAALEA/B5q15nWIhnA/IMG_0538_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="594" height="484"></a></span><br> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: small">I can’t believe I let it get this bad…</span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">…..but I had an interruption….</font></span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"><font size="4">It was</font> <font size="5">Me!!!!!!</font></span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"><font size="5">Emma!!!!</font></span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">I turned just turned</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">….. <font size="5">three!!!!!</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"></span><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-BhMXomh6Vto/UiO3Ehxhs9I/AAAAAAAALEI/q_mm8aJwpZY/s1600-h/IMG_0552%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0552" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0552" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-GoDVgygFbnY/UiO3FGnj74I/AAAAAAAALEQ/UccBGolEY6A/IMG_0552_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="569" height="484"></a></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">Can you believe it?</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">I used to look like this….</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-C-IRunPOVJM/UiO3Flvy70I/AAAAAAAALEY/-yIQyjEk_lM/s1600-h/IMG_0340%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0340" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0340" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-HwMSNgXlUY8/UiO3GBOxF8I/AAAAAAAALEg/YG6TsfC8cpI/IMG_0340_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="435"></a></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">but this is me now….</span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-9cyuO5Sts1Y/UiO9qXlqjqI/AAAAAAAALGM/nW6zjYn2Keo/s1600-h/IMG_0541%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0541" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0541" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-57oldxIiLSA/UiO9rMsIN8I/AAAAAAAALGU/gNeNDIZCFZs/IMG_0541_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="291" height="484"></a></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">I’m a <font size="5">big </font>girl.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">I go to school ….</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">….and<font size="5"> everything</font>…..</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"></span> </div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">I got a swing set from my MeMe and Boppa</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: jokerman">(They live in West Palm Beach,not at TheGreatWallofLutz)</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-dkL5kOxW_2c/UiO3G1n2W_I/AAAAAAAALEo/ZsGMB1lZeYk/s1600-h/IMG_0539%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0539" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0539" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-65Na0c5JtnU/UiO3HeS-xMI/AAAAAAAALEw/WErot0XYR_Q/IMG_0539_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="383" height="484"></a></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">I <span style="font-size: large">love </span>the slide! </span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">and I got <span style="font-size: large"><font size="5">bubbles!!!</font></span></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjli9-nXy63KeUalCqhipM5Z0QiFcn0EAjZadpzl3krMa8XduSPacU1OSJ9RC0tx0h7MyyIxoK5ulmfUPYdkU-ZPQ-GhOKziEmg4ccHVz5-RBhy2esEktNm9agLELMZB1_msmDWle21RRQ/s1600-h/IMG_0546%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0546" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0546" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-hOkFTj_N95s/UiO3IfaTi7I/AAAAAAAALFA/GNeweGIFglM/IMG_0546_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" height="484"></a></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-DsHdCHusj0c/UiO3JB4FGjI/AAAAAAAALFI/p-2-XgNo-0o/s1600-h/IMG_0542%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0542" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0542" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AJjbRMaVAKY/UiO3Jw6orhI/AAAAAAAALFQ/wi9HlyWXHdE/IMG_0542_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="287" height="484"></a></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font face="Jokerman"></font></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">and a<font size="5"> <span style="font-size: large">cake!</span></font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">with <span style="font-size: large"><font size="5">candles!!!</font></span></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-uOAFSnSVGyU/UiO3Kbygq9I/AAAAAAAALFY/X_DDr_3a3Qw/s1600-h/IMG_0549%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0549" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0549" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-PGdKj8xJ3Nc/UiO3LAGr1yI/AAAAAAAALFg/_UspmYJ2e3E/IMG_0549_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="402" height="484"></a></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: jokerman"><span style="font-size: medium"></span></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-family: jokerman"><span style="font-size: medium">It was the best birthday </span><span style="font-size: large">ever!</span></span></div> <div> </div> <div align="center"><font face="Jokerman"></font><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-HzDlghFhXOM/UiO3LxzdH0I/AAAAAAAALFo/gzrRQIDbLUc/s1600-h/IMG_0557%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0557" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0557" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-DhGoiLJ_WnY/UiO3MoiAQeI/AAAAAAAALF0/Vq3QxjtjPWg/IMG_0557_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="583" height="484"></a></div> <div> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">Now,Gramma….</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">….you really need to think about that<span style="font-size: large"> mess</span> in your veggie garden…….</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: jokerman">Just sayin’,Gramma…..</span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">I’m working on it,Emma…..</font></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"></span> </div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><font color="#ff0000">Edited to add: </font><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Jokerman">Gramma,it’s “BaBa” not Boppa….</font></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><font color="#666666" size="4" face="Jokerman"> <font face="Calibri">Sorry,Emma……………..</font></font></span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-31989728608747301922013-08-28T16:58:00.001-04:002013-08-28T19:52:51.502-04:00Sometimes………….<div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: andalus"><font size="4">The stars <span style="font-size: large">align</span>….</font></span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: andalus"><font size="3">….or I take my time and remember to focus the camera….</font></span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: andalus"><font size="4">Whatever <em><font size="5">it </font></em>is,</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: andalus"><font size="4"></font></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: andalus">….<span style="font-size: large">sometimes </span>….</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: andalus"><font size="3">notice I said </font><font size="4"><em>sometimes</em></font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: andalus"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: andalus"><font size="4">the photos come out <span style="font-size: large"><font size="5">perfect</font></span>…..</font></span></div><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-up1uaboqerM/Uh5kNAyNRhI/AAAAAAAALBg/R34irNvf-vU/s1600-h/IMG_0511%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0511" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0511" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Qm5x2eqe9A4/Uh5kNvG4-0I/AAAAAAAALBo/kd7V7I12YbE/IMG_0511_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="403" height="484"></a><br><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-SiGaioTbRY8/Uh5kOftDAJI/AAAAAAAALBw/4tPl1q6nXXo/s1600-h/IMG_0514%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0514" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0514" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-vzfIlfS3ttI/Uh5kOznidzI/AAAAAAAALB4/HjZyeAYGfsU/IMG_0514_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a><br><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hIOBzVxdLVY/Uh5kPcuTL8I/AAAAAAAALCA/jhP_c4SagUs/s1600-h/IMG_0515%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0515" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0515" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1wbU2C2qqAI/Uh5kP8T5JOI/AAAAAAAALCI/5ncG9UxtBYI/IMG_0515_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="456" height="484"></a><br><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-Ujdof9jubYY/Uh5kQsz09AI/AAAAAAAALCQ/AwZDHSQuBhI/s1600-h/IMG_0516%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0516" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0516" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-D1LWJSY7uKw/Uh5kRJF0W5I/AAAAAAAALCY/KFuIm6UTVj8/IMG_0516_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="522" height="484"></a><br><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-1YAacwyaDIA/Uh5kR_s-deI/AAAAAAAALCg/t4euxuD3J1o/s1600-h/IMG_0520%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0520" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0520" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-3nQaE5xQXos/Uh5kSY8ZWoI/AAAAAAAALCo/oW9WkcOph1I/IMG_0520_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a><br><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-qPIK175DMcI/Uh5kTPlXqKI/AAAAAAAALCw/gcIoxtSvA4U/s1600-h/IMG_0521%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0521" style="border-left-width: 0px; 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font-family: andalus">It’s better to be <span style="font-size: large"><font size="5">lucky</font> </span>than <font size="5">good</font>…..</span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-48628268095110160062013-08-18T18:52:00.001-04:002013-08-20T19:40:53.315-04:00Florida Wild Poinsettia…..<h4 align="center">
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Painted Leaf, Wild Poinsettia</span></h4>
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<em><span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Poinsettia cyathophora</span></em></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">image from </span><a href="http://mangrove.fnpschapters.org/index.php/garden/whats-up-in-garden/202-wild-poinsettia"><span style="font-size: x-small;">here</span></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I had one growing last year,but something ate it…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">A little internet searching led me to fact that it was the host plant for the <a href="http://www.butterfliesandmoths.org/species/Erinnyis-ello">Elio sphinx moth</a>….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">….<span style="font-size: x-small;">stoopid moth ate my plant!!!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Turns out they find this native plant quite tasty.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">… Okay,I’m over it now….</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: large;">But it has returned this year!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">Bigger</span> and better than ever!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">It’s hard to keep a good poinsettia down….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">….stoopid moths better stay away this year!</span></div>
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<span style="color: red; font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I know they can be considered invasive,but they are a native wildflower,and as long as the moth caterpillars keep them in check,I don’t see a problem.</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-84348526174228965372013-08-12T18:07:00.001-04:002013-08-12T18:30:49.337-04:00Is it hot?<span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-IWBwoFjDXL4/UglcrE3J6AI/AAAAAAAAK_8/-HatV1z1YcY/s1600-h/IMG_0508%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0508" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-KTLEyL-_4Dc/Uglcry4NLYI/AAAAAAAALAE/86DFDqEQcPo/IMG_0508_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0508" width="364" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Damn straight it is!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">taken at 6:00PM…….</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">On a screened lanai……</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">In the shade….</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Under a ceiling fan…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">A big ass ceiling fan,I might add….</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Where is Fall?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: small;">by the way,I didn’t even attempt to garden,today…..</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-69117052088167435772013-08-04T17:47:00.001-04:002013-08-04T19:01:36.540-04:00Sometimes they just won’t pose….<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-OZOSwbRAWwY/Uf7LtPpSNmI/AAAAAAAAK-E/mGj1_1MHhJo/s1600-h/IMG_0495%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0495" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-kjKl97amdc4/Uf7Lt_qnH-I/AAAAAAAAK-M/Hu05qqmJyk8/IMG_0495_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0495" width="602" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I chased this Gulf Fritillary (<em>Argraulis vanillae</em>) <span style="font-size: large;">all </span>over the garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">Between the rain storms….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Zoomed in.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Whatever…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">It <span style="font-size: large;">wasn’t </span>happening…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">bad hair day?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: large;">But……</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">sometimes they like to be show offs….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Zebra Longwing (<em>Heliconius charithonia</em>)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">and the Plumeria can always be counted upon….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">the Hostas like to show off,too….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I’m <span style="font-size: large;">so </span>ready for Fall,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">…..and the dry season……</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: large;">You?</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-21826258294099779572013-07-30T16:52:00.001-04:002013-07-30T18:03:40.470-04:00The Cat Days of Summer….<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">When it’s <span style="font-size: large;">90+ degrees</span> in the shade…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">…note to self:turn off the solar pool heater…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">…with <span style="font-size: large;">no</span> cooling afternoon rains…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">…and even at 8 AM it’s<span style="font-size: large;"> too</span> hot and humid to do much in the garden….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">…what else can you expect from the <span style="font-size: large;">Chief of Security</span>…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">…… but <span style="font-size: large;">this?</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">….can you blame her?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">:: stay cool :::</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-76941777388789146372013-07-16T19:30:00.001-04:002013-07-30T18:03:02.238-04:00Mid-July Blooms….<div align="center">
<span style="font-size: medium;">This morning was cool,as July Florida mornings go.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">It motivated me to get to work on getting the gardens back into shape(after the contractors made a mess).</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">It’s been awhile since I took an early morning stroll,camera in hand,through the garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Orchids in bloom…</span></div>
<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-8kus2Syz_Pw/UeXXRqWOiqI/AAAAAAAAK6A/Qzd6fujlWX4/s1600-h/IMG_0443%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0443" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-nNaE4BL1oQc/UeXXSSucF3I/AAAAAAAAK6I/RpBMGGhYF18/IMG_0443_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0443" width="567" /></a><br />
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took this one up to the lanai,to enjoy the blooms</div>
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this one,too</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Ground orchids…</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Bromeliads…</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Jamaican Wild Coffee…</span></div>
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<em>Casearia sylvestris - Flacourtiaceae</em></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Simpson Stopper/Twinberry (<em>Myrcianthes fragrans</em>) blooms….</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">and berries….</span></div>
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the birds are having a field day with the berries….</div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">Blue Butterfly Bush</span></div>
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<em>clerodendrum ugandense</em></div>
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<span style="font-size: medium;">and the Plumeria are still going strong….</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>What’s blooming in your mid-July garden?</em></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-32249822815459896252013-07-13T08:40:00.001-04:002013-07-15T16:49:04.597-04:00Remember…..<span style="font-size: medium"> when the kitchen looked like </span><span style="font-size: large">this?</span><br><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-hJ1jb57l4gk/UeFKdWIQm9I/AAAAAAAAK2o/ZZuuuQhdLIM/s1600-h/kitchen3.jpg"><img title="kitchen" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="kitchen" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-1mGwDH1USSo/UeFKd5Q-QoI/AAAAAAAAK2w/ncvlccZsBr0/kitchen_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="636" height="484"></a></span> <p align="center"><font size="2"><font size="4">no </font>counter space.</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="2">Screams 70’s,doesn’t it?</font><br></p> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium">Now,it looks like </span><span style="font-size: large"><font size="5">this….</font></span></div><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-sCaQsDdzVD4/UeFKehAORlI/AAAAAAAAK24/tTks32KdmTc/s1600-h/IMG_04294.jpg"><img title="IMG_0429" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0429" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/--vyart_noNA/UeFKfMqMCMI/AAAAAAAAK3A/yh1WVLJvsJo/IMG_0429_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></span><br><br> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium">and </span><span style="font-size: large"><font size="5">this….</font></span></div><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-0e3glgpD_Vc/UeFKfpvr9LI/AAAAAAAAK3I/oAod88GGj1A/s1600-h/IMG_04313.jpg"><img title="IMG_0431" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0431" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-5IxwGjDbVfI/UeFKgLeQfPI/AAAAAAAAK3Q/_ZzUHPnnHgM/IMG_0431_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="437"></a></span><br> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium">and <font size="5">this…</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-UJBIid2osbA/UeFKguUuunI/AAAAAAAAK3Y/P85XBb42IzQ/s1600-h/IMG_04304.jpg"><img title="IMG_0430" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0430" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-jejGcLW3IZM/UeFKhaqbX7I/AAAAAAAAK3g/tUIuxD75Fyo/IMG_0430_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium">and</span><span style="font-size: large"> this….</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-S8P_wE-Gh5o/UeFKh9h99BI/AAAAAAAAK3o/_8gL3wX3gnk/s1600-h/IMG_04384.jpg"><img title="IMG_0438" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0438" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-w4CJHREpWcE/UeFKicVJvGI/AAAAAAAAK3w/8FuKfVGEYHo/IMG_0438_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" height="484"></a></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium">The antique lights were an eBay find.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium">The new laundry room looks like </span><span style="font-size: large"><font size="5">this….</font></span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Zln1e_J5Jlk/UeFKjP4tYrI/AAAAAAAAK34/rtScy1E_cHE/s1600-h/IMG_04393.jpg"><span style="font-size: x-small"><img title="IMG_0439" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0439" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-PDCJrSfZh4Y/UeFKjaHlJOI/AAAAAAAAK4A/KsgwEq40mJM/IMG_0439_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="331" height="484"><span style="font-size: small; color: black"></span></span></a></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: small">One of my <font size="3">favorite</font> things,</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: small">a print from Erich,the Younger,</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: small">that he brought back from his recent trip to England….</span></div><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-VABlqWeDAPk/UeFKkOSwINI/AAAAAAAAK4I/6qMQIMNcFc8/s1600-h/IMG_04424.jpg"><img title="IMG_0442" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0442" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-fkclUC0KxT4/UeFKkpqQnzI/AAAAAAAAK4Q/yJuUPR4cisQ/IMG_0442_thumb2.jpg?imgmax=800" width="388" height="484"></a><br> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium">and<font size="5"> </font></span><span style="font-size: large"><font size="5">this….</font></span></div><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LD1-KiM67_w/UeFKlMYhDhI/AAAAAAAAK4Y/LQTHfKLgux0/s1600-h/IMG_04413.jpg"><img title="IMG_0441" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0441" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-e_Kf0WV10A4/UeFKltLe28I/AAAAAAAAK4g/9HeuuRlwnN8/IMG_0441_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800" width="366" height="484"></a><br> <div align="center">things still needed to be done,in <span style="color: red">red</span>…The cabinets were put together by #1 grandson,Kyle…..</div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">A few of my favorite things……</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4"></font></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">the new window sill…</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-V2Js3VuiJlw/UeFKmd6bf7I/AAAAAAAAK4o/W8OCQW3f3y8/s1600-h/IMG_0436%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0436" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0436" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-FhR8Sk2Z3Cw/UeFKm5KCcqI/AAAAAAAAK4w/FTg_vxMB4yo/IMG_0436_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></span></div> <div align="center"> </div> <div align="center"></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium">Display space…..</span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-4A0YYkHb77g/UeFKnjNwXKI/AAAAAAAAK44/9nW17aQ5zFY/s1600-h/IMG_0433%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0433" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0433" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-1THzw5z2Rgc/UeFKoHTw3RI/AAAAAAAAK5A/IgW8xh_u0cM/IMG_0433_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="644" height="484"></a></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium">The new sink and faucet….</span></div> <div align="center"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-KutTL4mlNnw/UeFKo0EHeII/AAAAAAAAK5I/0nXxc27DReA/s1600-h/IMG_0432%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0432" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0432" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-pJf2taX7HGE/UeFKpcrWcSI/AAAAAAAAK5Q/jyh8uDS8qCA/IMG_0432_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="602" height="484"></a></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium">And <font size="5">this….</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-oMWDh-5AZJU/UeFKpzgfJcI/AAAAAAAAK5Y/UZ0udRTPGRo/s1600-h/IMG_0428%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0428" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0428" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-djRbYT26mPc/UeFKqAcQqPI/AAAAAAAAK5g/E_O10nfnW74/IMG_0428_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" height="484"></a></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><span style="font-size: large">the</span><font size="4"> door!</font> </span><span style="font-size: x-small">from a salvage yard,the hardware was bought on line.</span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium">and <font size="5">this….</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-t6TuM1PwmFk/UeFKq_hX3SI/AAAAAAAAK5o/sRFKwoN9eZM/s1600-h/IMG_0425%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0425" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; display: inline; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px" border="0" alt="IMG_0425" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-onk3xX6p6PI/UeFKrTDc50I/AAAAAAAAK5w/PmvK88bJ8Mg/IMG_0425_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="604" height="484"></a></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">A tempered glass cutting board.A gift from a friend….</font></span></div> <div align="center"><font size="4"></font> </div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">Some thoughts on kitchen renovation…</font></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">~ it will take longer than the contractor says.</font></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">~ no one shows up when they say they will…….</font></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">~ be prepared for bumps in the road.We had quite a few.Broken pipes,floods,etc.….</font></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">~ doing dishes in the bathroom is<span style="font-size: large"> not</span> fun….</font></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">~ just keep thinking how great it will be when all the trades are out of your hair,and gone</font></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">~ the yard and garden will be torn up,too.Trades have a habit of walking right straight through your garden….</font></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">~ have everything ready<span style="font-size: large"> before</span> they start the renovation.To avoid delays,our contractor had me order the appliances,lighting,sink and faucet,drawer hardware,etc. before they even started working on the kitchen.Of course,everything was stored all over the house,but it did help avoid delays.</font></span></div> <div align="left"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">~ dust,dust,dust <span style="font-size: large">everywhere!</span>It’s unavoidable.Just do what you can.</font></span></div> <div align="left"> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">Sooo…</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4"></font></span> </div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">now,</font></span></div> <div align="center"><span style="font-size: medium"><font size="4">I need to get to work on the yard………</font></span></div> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-64434532147788789022013-07-07T17:22:00.001-04:002013-07-14T14:38:35.647-04:00Hold the phone!!!!!<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">…..but the plumeria are <span style="font-size: large;">blooming!!!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Not one…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">No sirree,Bob….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">But<span style="font-size: large;"> three</span>….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Three <span style="font-size: large;">different</span> ones….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Three different<span style="font-size: large;"> colors</span>….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: large;">All at once!!!!!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">…..never,ever happened before…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">The <span style="font-size: large;">white</span>….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: small;">First time for this one,and I’ve had it for over 5 years…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">The <span style="font-size: large;">yellow</span>….</span></div>
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<a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-9-j8v2i9uik/UdncFp0GxXI/AAAAAAAAK2A/nbU8xzjopT0/s1600-h/IMG_0419%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0419" border="0" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-wphfUDhoO2U/UdncGHykdZI/AAAAAAAAK2I/g0VW5lWRXmw/IMG_0419_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0419" width="615" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">Third bloom for this one</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">….and the deep <span style="font-size: large;">pink</span>….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">Second bloom for this one….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Now,if only the orange, and the orange and white striped ones would bloom…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Mistral; font-size: x-large;">Life is good….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">p.s.: the kitchen reno is almost done.Just the fine tuning left to be done.Stay tuned for a photo tour.</span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-13039647248050989702013-06-24T18:24:00.001-04:002013-07-14T14:45:03.626-04:00Finally,……<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: large;">We have cabinets!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">.It’s been a looong,sad saga regarding the cabinets.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">They were lost,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">not on the truck,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">”Oh.They’re in Miami.”</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">But----</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: large;">Finally </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">they are here!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">However….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">the cabinet guy measured wrong…..<span style="font-size: x-small;">figures</span>….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Sooooo,they had to be re-worked…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">there was no way I was gonna go thru this again!</span></div>
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-jX3D4_5mA9c/UcjG_Cxrg_I/AAAAAAAAK04/4COTVR82OQU/s1600-h/IMG_0350%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0350" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-LULmFtpNoZQ/UcjG_0lL8kI/AAAAAAAAK1A/DdiFf6zDB4A/IMG_0350_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0350" width="644" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">But,they are <span style="font-size: large;">here</span>….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">and installed…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Today,they templated for the granite…<span style="font-size: x-small;">took 3 hours</span>…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">The counters should be installed next week.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Getting there……………</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-52134884050013491272013-06-20T17:43:00.001-04:002013-07-14T14:44:42.266-04:00Kitchen Reno Update~~~~~<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">The past 3 months the garden has taken a back seat to the kitchen renovation,which I posted about <a href="http://www.thegreatwalloflutz.com/2013/02/here-we-go.html">here.</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Sooooo,after a few times of hair pulling,temper tantrums<span style="font-size: x-small;">(oh yeah-I have lost my temper quite a few times….),</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">blah-blah-blah…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">This is where we are,today.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">The dining room is finally finished,and back together….….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-qKc1vC7kuGg/UcN3ar63vGI/AAAAAAAAKz4/aCmfRkpUi3I/s1600-h/IMG_0347%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0347" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-xAdA50agVJw/UcN3bDyLnDI/AAAAAAAAK0A/0XdKS9xQHcU/IMG_0347_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0347" width="644" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Walls had to be torn out to install 2 new laminated beams.One in the kitchen(between the old kitchen/laundry area),and one between the living room/dining room.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">My favorite thing<span style="font-size: x-small;">(besides the open feeling),</span>in the dining area….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">a photo of the grand kiddoes feet, I took, and then had enlarged.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">It hangs over my Uncle’s</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: small;"> (my Uncle Dewey-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: small;">-who deserves his own post,by the way-</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: small;">Every kid should have an Uncle Dewey,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: small;">-but I digress)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"> </span>antique desk,which has become command central.Where the laptop,iPad,and phone are plugged in.</span></div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-k3PHil5_eLY/UcOlDVD4TuI/AAAAAAAAK0g/kYmhWo6nEEc/s1600-h/IMG_0348%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0348" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-6BNCR1LPNw4/UcOlEFkAAGI/AAAAAAAAK0o/yPzKR7ikP-k/IMG_0348_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0348" width="320" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I will share the new laundry room in another post.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">But I’m loving it!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Still waiting on the kitchen cabinets……….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-size: large;">Don’t</span> ask about the kitchen cabinets……</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-31258367470617317592013-06-16T17:44:00.001-04:002013-07-14T14:39:31.008-04:00On Father’s Day……<h5>
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I posted this a year ago when my Dad passed away.</span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">On this Father’s Day,feeling kinda nostalgic,I thought I would repost it….</span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: large;"><u>Saying Good Bye….</u></span></h5>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">In a previous post I wrote about the passing of my Dad.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">My gardening guru.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">The man who taught me everything I know.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">This past weekend,family and friends gathered to say a final good-bye.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">On Friday,May 25th,on what would have been his 93rd birthday,we gathered at Ft. DeSoto Beach to spread his ashes.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">At the North Beach…</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">The same spot he and my mother loved visiting.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">We put his ashes in a sand pail and waded out as far as we could,with the little ones.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">When no one could find the right words to say,</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Emma took charge.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Almost as if to say<em>,”Let Grandpa go home,big people!”</em></span></span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">….she grabbed a fistful of ashes out of the pail and threw them into the wind.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">And she kept doing that…</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">…until we all joined in.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">It felt peaceful.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">As if Dad was at peace,</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">… at home.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Later that evening,we all had dinner,</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">and told stories of Dad….</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">…and Kyle got to blow out the birthday candles for the both of them…</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">They kinda/sorta shared the same birthday….</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I think he would have liked that….</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Miss you Dad….</span> </div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-86930263030900148402013-05-23T18:42:00.001-04:002013-07-14T14:42:45.542-04:00Look!<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">what’s <span style="font-size: large;">blooming</span>…..</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/--rETBEMoOY0/UZ6bWMMqf2I/AAAAAAAAKzM/WrPWV22jTPI/s1600-h/IMG_0223%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0223" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-5CtcZHwX9l8/UZ6bWy56YnI/AAAAAAAAKzU/GiP1mWp1bcs/IMG_0223_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0223" width="622" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><strike>Tossed</strike> placed out into the garden after Christmas,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">Actually,I forgot to plant it in the garden…</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I thought it wouldn’t bloom <span style="font-size: large;">again</span> ….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">…..until next <span style="font-size: large;">Spring</span>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: large;">But</span> ….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">here it is……</span></div>
<a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-t05o4AzdpbI/UZ6bXpUmGqI/AAAAAAAAKzc/JyzzEQD01HM/s1600-h/IMG_0224%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0224" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-r4jAECheakk/UZ6bYB-WfCI/AAAAAAAAKzk/eQuM14U9kWU/IMG_0224_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0224" width="644" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">in all it’s <span style="font-size: large;">Christmas glory</span>….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">What do I know ?</span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-32415222780188291202013-05-21T18:45:00.001-04:002013-05-21T19:31:03.375-04:00Pathways….<p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">at <em>TheGreatWall</em> serve a purpose….</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-xqokiBk_0DM/UZv4ZVPbeTI/AAAAAAAAKyU/pwbSBRy7b_U/s1600-h/IMG_0219%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0219" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0219" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-lvONEZ0l2r8/UZv4almhwiI/AAAAAAAAKyc/qh8NhUnGWCY/IMG_0219_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="501" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">To divert run-off from rains,to the lake…..</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">They run through pine needles…</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">gravel and </font><font size="4" face="Andalus">reclaimed concrete,</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">repurposed into stepping stones….</font></p> <p><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-vaDy8ig2wRs/UZv4bmMZK1I/AAAAAAAAKyk/_3kkOoTub_U/s1600-h/IMG_0221%25255B4%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0221" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0221" src="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-R7IKHMG_BO0/UZv4cl5MI9I/AAAAAAAAKys/2FQoJyrxlWo/IMG_0221_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="325" height="431"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">and melaluca mulch….</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus"><a href="http://lh6.ggpht.com/-Z2EVaCyfxGE/UZv4doLonYI/AAAAAAAAKy0/yoJHjiPLZDI/s1600-h/IMG_0222%25255B6%25255D.jpg"><img title="IMG_0222" style="border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; background-image: none; border-bottom-width: 0px; float: none; padding-top: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-left: auto; display: block; padding-right: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; margin-right: auto" border="0" alt="IMG_0222" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-pt2rOE8x7Nc/UZv48wi4yzI/AAAAAAAAKy8/LIRNuNtd0bo/IMG_0222_thumb%25255B2%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" width="364" height="484"></a></font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">Paths to no where</font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">sometimes </font></p> <p align="center"><font size="4" face="Andalus">lead to somewhere……</font></p> Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-67771918921551796762013-05-17T18:35:00.001-04:002013-07-14T14:39:51.708-04:00The first of the plumeria…<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">……have <span style="font-size: large;">bloomed!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-6EZK0qIy7j4/UZawbV4HmOI/AAAAAAAAKw8/TW3DTFmPXgY/s1600-h/IMG_0212%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0212" border="0" src="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-q26WnN8gn0Q/UZawch8ny-I/AAAAAAAAKxE/tyuy7ohqk6E/IMG_0212_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="467" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0212" width="644" /></a></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">This one is usually cream with yellow,but for some reason,this year,it is more yellow with just a touch of cream….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Could it be the past two warm winters?</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;"><a href="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-AUA1wrGUnV4/UZawgVPPz3I/AAAAAAAAKxc/QdtkvvVfN4A/s1600-h/IMG_0215%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0215" border="0" src="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-5ak93aChbVo/UZawhx4zzPI/AAAAAAAAKxk/425fKVCSAMI/IMG_0215_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="474" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: block; float: none; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0215" width="644" /></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">The scent is overwhelming…….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">…………an interruption for an Emma alert………</span></div>
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<a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/-jedqNcDH-Q8/UZawjFiWlkI/AAAAAAAAKxs/Po9ajet_RYY/s1600-h/IMG_0076%25255B3%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0076" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-Ln0Q7g7lQE4/UZawke6LFTI/AAAAAAAAKx0/hSadWirr9-4/IMG_0076_thumb%25255B1%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0076" width="300" /></a></div>
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<span style="font-family: Jokerman; font-size: medium;">Hi!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">I may be prejudiced but I think she’s cuter and prettier than the plumeria……….</span></div>
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<a href="http://lh4.ggpht.com/-rT4CS1YTcew/UZawldoAMbI/AAAAAAAAKx8/E4JC1iErSiI/s1600-h/IMG_0214%25255B7%25255D.jpg"><img alt="IMG_0214" border="0" src="http://lh3.ggpht.com/-p_2lPro5kh4/UZawmFz0EUI/AAAAAAAAKyE/_bIx2bSh09o/IMG_0214_thumb%25255B3%25255D.jpg?imgmax=800" height="484" style="background-image: none; border-bottom: 0px; border-left: 0px; border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="IMG_0214" width="644" /></a></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08302610545871593886noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4387561281578062663.post-2951052312797246602013-05-05T16:16:00.001-04:002013-07-14T14:43:31.354-04:00Who knew ?<div align="center">
<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">That is was so easy to get <span style="font-size: large;">excited</span> by an electrical panel?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">All<span style="font-size: large;"> correctly</span> labeled,too.The one on the right is for the tankless hot water heater.The water heater has caused a slight delay,as it wasn’t in the original plans/permitting.It turns out you need a separate permit and inspection,not mention the separate electrical panel, just for that(at least in Hillsborough County ).Who knew?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: x-small;">….learned my lesson to not change my mind mid-project…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">or <span style="font-size: large;">new </span>windows….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">The sink will be under the middle window.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">or recessed plumbing/electrical for the washer/dryer….</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">Now,the washer and dryer will sit right up against the wall.It’s all about the floor space…..</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">It’s the little things in life……</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: medium;">:: sigh ::</span></div>
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