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Other news: I went outside and walked around the yard. Was going to clean out one of the bluebird boxes and got it open only to discover there was a strip of wood missing from the back wall of it. I pulled it out of there and installed one of the three new houses I bought that were locally made and for a really fair price.
1 of 3 new ones and the first one ready to go
I just did a search to learn more about woolly thyme and none of the pictures show it being this color. Now I just went to the plant identify website and it isn’t in there. Anyone who can tell me whether or not this is woolly thyme (that’s the label it had on it when I got it.) will have a poem written on their choice of topics (within reason!)
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A very good post and nice pictures
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Thank you, Henrietta!
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U are welcome
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Is there anything better than seeing things grow?
Lovely.
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Well-said, Dale. There is something healing in the regarding…
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Oh yes. Playing in the dirt, for me, is rather meditative.
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Looks like, dare I say it, spring is in the air! 🙂
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It’s getting here, but still so cold. Those outdoor plants were alive like that all winter. Isn’t that amazing.
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I love seeing all the life sprouting in your house and yard. (K)
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Me too!
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Lovely developments.
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Yes 🙂
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🌷🌷🌷
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One place I looked – but no clear answer;
https://uswildflowers.com/wfquery.php?State=MI
Maybe here: https://www.thespruce.com/herbs-for-rock-wall-garden-1762047
Looks a bit like Creeping Thyme (perhaps dead over winter?)
My Romaine lettuse, celery and scallions in water are growing nicely – indoor afternoon sun. Some Daffs, mini Iris are up. Just this morning I found a smll branch with live from my Willow on the ground so I brought it in and stuck it in water.
Good luck with your seeds. I knew a guy who just to see if he could took a pinecone apart to see if he could grow a pine tree. Not sure what became of it though.
I’ve a relative that has a bunch of different birdie homes. A completely protected fenced in (with roof) – area. Hung old boots for small birds to nest in. The birds make it through the fence, but the racoons and bigger birds can’t. I watched Bluebirds eating meal worms last time we visited. 🙂
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I think it is a creeping thyme of some kind, that one site said they come in different colors. Will wait for it to bloom this year to see if it helps with ID. Very nice to hear about your hydroponics. I have several sprigs of rosemary in a jar trying to root them to give to friends. I read where you can turn a pine cone upside down in dirt and it will sprout babies, and I’ve got 3 that I’m experimenting with since the fall. So far nothing yet. Nice idea with a protected bird home. The neighbor across the street let’s rangy cats range over here and I’ve seen feather evidence that they get lucky. They have also exterminated the rabbit population around here. Can’t remember the last time I saw a rabbit and they were all over the place when we moved here 10 years ago. Never thought about old boots! So very awesome every time a bluebird is sighted 🙂
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I’ve got BlueJays, but not regular blue birds. One year I had a traveling Indigo Bunting.
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ooh!
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😀
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