Happy holidays
Honestly, the tree did not look this big out in the field. It’s an eastern red cedar, cut from a poor corner of pasture about 300 yards from the house. The full, bushy side of the growing tree faced southwest and...
Read MoreMonth: December 2007
Solstice salad
I slept through the actual moment of Winter Solstice, when because of the Earth’s tilt, the Northern Hemisphere leans farther away from the sun than at any other time during the year. It happened just after midnight here...
Read MoreBlankets for plants
I’ve been using floating row covers in the greenhouse lately to add an extra level of protection on cold nights. Jugs of water around what few tender plants remain in there help a lot, too. The water warms with the...
Read MorePrairie skies
Posted by admin | Dec 4, 2007 | Perspectives |
The view from the roadside across a section of prairie I pass on the way to town. It rained hard a couple hours after I took this photo. If you look along the horizon, you can see the heavy gray of the storm moving in from the...
Read MoreStrawberry joy!
Photographed November 30, 2007 – one very confused, but delicious ripe strawberry. You’d better believe I washed it off and ate it. Variety: Jewel Planted: September 2007 My supplier kept the dormant plants in cold...
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