Pic taken this morning. Isn’t she beautiful. There are other buds that hopefully will open. The longer light and some sunny days will help. Also want to share a pic taken the night of Feb 12 of the crescent moon. Not a real clear shot but still cool. twixt purple velvetand lady luna’s bright…
Category: flora
Walk out back plus 020924
It’s sunny but chilly out there. When I went out to get the mail and fill one of the bird feeders, I decided to talk out back. The top pic shows some of the pinecones on one of the red pines. As the trees grow larger, so do the size of the pine cones. All…
Spring is wiggling its way…
It was sunny part of yesterday, and at 5:27p.m., it is still light out AND it was sunny all day today. First are pics taken inside of the African Violet (above) and the rosemary in bloom in the atrium. Next, are a couple of the prickly pear cactus plant. I believe every one of the…
FMG 013024
On Tuesday it was another drive to Grand Rapids to Frederik Meijer Gardens & Sculpture Park (FMG) to spend time with family. Since the temps got warmer, mixed with the snow, the drive over was very foggy. It looks like they are having musical event in what we call “the big face room” on Tuesday…
Doodads — micro and macro
The pics in this Doodads are from the last week. On Christmas Day older son and I took a walk around a lake that years ago was a mountainous dune. Somebody’s palms were greased and one f*cker has been allowed to mine all kinds of sand and polluted the groundwater while processing the sand for…
Doodads — yard this weekend
This had to be one of the most uneventful weekends of all time, which isn’t a bad thing. Low-key in a global realm of increasing chaos is respite. My only complaint is relentless grey cloud cover. Looking out today, there were a few cloud partings with brief headlights of sun. I see a bright cloud…
Doodads — Ant Project, witch hazel, etc.
All of the logs that have been lying under the apple trees have been debarked, moved by dolly, dried out, and are now stacked in the carport. I’m proud of myself for getting that part done. The bark is here and there. After letting bugs skeedaddle from one pile I put it in a growing…
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