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Berry Pretty

Yum - fresh strawberries from the garden! (Pre-washing)

And one of my white poppies. Just before I took this photo, there was a honeybee buzzing this flower. His whole body was purple from the pollen. Of course, he was gone before I could grab the camera.

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What’s Blooming in the Garden

1. Rock Cress, 2. Pink Penstemon, 3. Strawberries, 4. Purple flowers, 5. Johnson’s Blue Geranium, 6. White Poppy, 7. Pea flower, 8. Sage, 9. Caraway Thyme, 10. Yarrow, 11. Nepeta, 12. Red and White “Jupiter’s Beard”, 13. Salmon Poppy, 14. Snow-in-Summer, 15. Dianthus ‘Tiny Rubies’, 16. Pink Poppy
OK, so the strawberries aren’t exactly “blooming”. But […]

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Eye Candy Friday

Finally! Some iris blooming in my yard that isn’t dark purple! (Not that I don’t like the dark purple ones, but a little variety is nice.) I attempted to arrange an iris swap at my office a couple of years ago. I needed to thin mine out, and thought it would be nice to trade […]

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In the Garden

Because Norma shamed me into inspired to start working in the garden yesterday (well, OK, the sunshine had a lot to do with it, too), I got out and started the huge task of weeding. Yes, I should have covered my garden beds with landscape fabric or newspaper or something last fall. Don’t remind me.
Anyway, […]

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Eye Candy

Spring is definitely here! I have iris in bloom (and yes, Susan, I even dug up the dandelions!)

Borage in flower (Gin & Tonic, here we come!)

And the promise of delicious berries to come!

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