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Wednesday Vignette - Change is in the Air
From an upstairs window as the sun rises in the east illuminating trees donning their autumn finery. Acer palmatum 'Bloodgood' on the right was deep burgundy all summer and gets a little greener like...
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A Community Garden - Food For Thought
The garden blogs of some English bloggers, have shared experiences from their allotments, Denise at A Growing Obsession has written about her community garden plot, and recently, Nadezda posted...
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Crawling Around My Garden One Day after Work
I love the sights and smells of my autumn garden but only get to enjoy them briefly before and after work. We've had some nice warm dry days recently making the dashes outside to do a few garden tasks...
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In a Vase on Monday
In a Vase on Monday is hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Do click here to see her vase this week and to find links to other participating bloggers' vases.While there are still blooms in my...
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A Quick Walk by Wright Park
Wright park is a five minute walk from my house so I usually approach the 27 acre space on foot from a different direction. However, on Saturday, returning from the Rhododendron Species Garden Fall...
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Wednesday Vignette - The Trees They Do Grow High
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by the fabulous Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to join the fun.Coming from a cold northern climate where trees are shorter, I'm always amazed by the height attained...
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The Pacific Bonsai Museum
Saturday was the beginning of the Rhododendron species garden autumn festival and plant sale. More on that in another post. Adjacent to the RSG is the Pacific Bonsai Museum.  "Nestled amidst towering...
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The Rhododendron Species Garden - My Walktober Post
I heard about the Walktober Meme on Eliza Waters'blog last year and decided it would be fun to participate. It's a wonderful bookend for Les's Winter Walk Off in March. Walktober is hosted by Robin at...
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In a Vase on Monday - No Tricks, Just Autumn Treats
In a Vase on Monday is graciously hosted by Cathy at Rambling in the Garden. Click here to see more Monday Vases!In the neighborhood near the church where I work there are a couple of maple trees...
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In Search of the Great Pumpkin
Once again this year, we visited a pumpkin patch. While the wide variety of squashes on display is the main attraction, watching the young families in attendance is an equal delight. How refreshing...
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Wednesday Vignette - Something Spooky is Going On
In Blogger land, something spooky is happening with my images. For some reason, Google Albums won't let me upload images and has removed some of them from my blog. I'll try again later to post what I...
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Leftover Thursday - An Autumn Quilt
Lots of us occasionally post a collection of random images that couldn't really fit into another post. There are lots of clever names for this like "Clippings" or "Monday Miscellany."  I haven't...
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A Promise of Something Wonderful
Growing up in a remote small town in Alaska, most of our shopping was done through catalogues as there were only a couple of small local stores. Sears, J.C. Penney, and Montgomery Ward wish books were...
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In a Vase on Monday - Clashing Colors of Autumn
Driving around town at this time of year is a visual delight as the foliage of deciduous trees is glowing with vibrant color. In my garden there are lots of colorful berries and seeds at the moment so...
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Autumn Progresses
It's November and some of the deciduous trees in my garden stand bare while others are are covered with colorful foliage and a few haven't started changing color at all yet. How nice it would be if...
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Wednesday Vignette - The Party's Over
Wednesday Vignette is hosted by Anna at Flutter and Hum. Click here to see more.In a dumpster in back.I wonder if this aloe will be left out back with all the acers?
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A Puddle of Sunshine on a Dark and Gloomy Day
Saturday last was a rather dark day, low clouds made the streetlights come on very early. On the way to Vassey Nursery, there's a Gingko tree that seems to loose it's leaves all at once each autumn....
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I Wasn't Going to Visit Watson's
On Saturday, someone locked himself out of the house. It was okay as I had a few errands to run and could do the weekly shopping, get a haircut, etc. and be home by the time Tom returned from work....
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In a (Not) Vase on Monday
To celebrate five years of In a Vase on Monday, Cathy, our fabulous host, issued a challenge to use anything besides a vase as a container this week. Yesterday was Armistice Day/Remembrance...
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When it's Too Dark to Garden - Restoring a Window for a Friend
Or - How to repair an old window in a few (13) easy steps and a month of Sundays...My friend and gifted musician brought me this window with several pieces broken and asked "Can you do anything with...
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