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What Kind of Sandwich?!?
We’re in the heat of tomato harvesting. And eating. BLTs, Caprese Salads, Fresh Salsa, Omelets, etc etc. I’m not saying I’m tired of fresh homegrown tomatoes. I’m just saying I’m looking for a little variety…spice of life, and all that. … Continue reading
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Tagged appalachia, backyard, black krim, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, nostalgia, Ohio River Valley, peanut butter, recipes, summer, tomato
51 Comments
We Are All Made of Stars
In response to The Daily Post’s writing prompt: “Muse.” What greater muse than nature? What finer inspiration than the natural world? I have to remind myself daily to take a few moments and consider all the purposeful little cogs of this … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, bees, beneficial insect, flower garden, flower gardening, gardening, lavender, photography, stars, summer, sustainability
23 Comments
Granny’s Bonnet and the Summer Solstice
We’re currently being drenched under the watery weight of Tropical Depression Bill as he expends his energy over the Ohio River Valley. And although we’ve had our share of rain this week, all the denizens of the garden could use … Continue reading
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Tagged aquilegia, beauty, bees, beneficial insect, birdwatching, columbine, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, gardening, granny's bonnet, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, nature, Ohio River Valley, photography, spring, summer, sustainability, urban gardening
25 Comments
Bees & the Future of It All
In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Vivid.” The vivid hues of this thistle let’s the honeybee know the kettle’s on. When I was a boy growing up on a farm in the Ohio River Valley, going barefoot … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, beekeeping, bees, beneficial insect, bugs, colony collapse disorder, coneflower, flower gardening, gardening, honeybee, integrated pest management, Kentucky, Ohio River Valley, organic farming, organic gardening, photography, pollination, pollinators, summer, thistle
43 Comments
Columbine (or Granny’s Bonnet) – Wordless Wednesday
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Tagged backyard, columbine, daddy blog, flower garden, flower gardening, garden, gardening, horticulture, Kentucky, Ohio River Valley, photography, spring, summer
18 Comments
Broken, but still beautiful.
“One of the first conditions of happiness is that the link between Man and Nature shall not be broken.” ~Leo Tolstoy In response to The Daily Post’s weekly photo challenge: “Broken.”
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Tagged backyard, broken, daddy blog, daisy, flower garden, flower gardening, garden, gardening, Kentucky, Ohio River Valley, Painted Daisy, photography, tolstoy
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Sharing the Garden-Passing Along Love & Blisters
I often think about gardening with my mom and grandmother when I was young. Time has softened the experience now, but the (hard) time spent in the garden as a wayward youth was usually as punishment. Failure to do chores? … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, beneficial insect, birding, birdwatching, bugs, corn, daddy blog, English Peas, family, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, kids, onion, parenting, Peas, photography, spring, sugar snap peas, summer, sweet corn, tomato, vegetable, vegetable garden
28 Comments
The Earth Spins & the Flowers Burst Forth
“And that all the things of the universe are perfect miracles, each as profound as any.” ~Walt Whitman If there was ever a season for miracles, it’s spring. Buds bursting forth into beautiful blossoms, bulbs revealing the fireworks they’ve been … Continue reading
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Tagged backyard, dutchmans breeches, flower gardening, flowers, garden, gardening, Kentucky, nature, Ohio River Valley, Perennials, photography
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Winter still. But, perhaps, in those brief slants of sunlight, we see the beginnings of spring!
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Tagged backyard, bird, birding, birdwatching, cold, farming, garden, gardening, gardening tips, Kentucky, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, photography, Winter, Winter Landscape
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