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Tag Archives: sustainability
November’s Welcome
Sometimes, in our share of the Ohio River Valley, summer slams into winter without much autumn to buffer the shock. September and October days that seem more June-like keep us in shorts and flip-flops. Our sweaters pine away in the … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, beauty, climate, fall, family, flower, flowers, food, fruit, garden, gardening, halloween, joy, Kentucky, Kentucky urban farming, kids, life, nature, nostalgia, november, october, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, padron peppers, parenting, pepper, peppers, photography, rain, recipe, Suburban garden, suburban gardening, sustainability, vegetables, weather, Winter
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As Summer Slips Away
Summer loosens her grip on us reluctantly in our part of Kentucky, snug on the southern shores of the Ohio River Valley. The heat and humidity claw at us through the month of August and well into September. Occasionally, though, … Continue reading
Posted in Gardening, Uncategorized
Tagged backyard, bees, beneficial insect, bugs, compost, cucumber, daisy, Eleanor Perenyi, Ernest Dowson, fall, farming, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, garden, gardening, gardening tips, heirloom, heirloom tomato, Kentucky, lemon cucumber, Ohio, Ohio River Valley, organic gardening, photography, propagate, straw bale gardening, summer, sunflower, sustainability, tomato, tomatoes, vegetable, vegetable garden, zinnia
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Spring Stirs From Her Slumber-Wordless Wednesday
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Tagged beneficial insect, flower garden, flower gardening, flowering shrubs, flowers, Forsythia, gardening, ladybug, spring, suburban gardening, sustainability
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In A Vase…err…Pumpkin On Monday
And so Monday arrives with all the baggage she brings. The weekend is in the rear-view mirror, the work week begins. Five long days to slog through on our way to another glorious October weekend. Five more long days ’til … Continue reading
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Tagged autumn, backyard, bees, celosia, cockscomb, fall, flower, flower garden, flower gardening, flowers, gardening, gardening tips, in a vase on monday, photography, pumpkin, sustainability, Winter
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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
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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
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