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blooming.

March 1, 2012 by · 1 Comment
Juanita

our wishy-washy virginia weather has me wanting to do one thing:  garden. of course, adam & i think it's a bit too early to sprout seeds for the garden {we learned the hard way last year} and our backyard is such a mess right  now...and neither of us has the time to weed, mulch & fill in holes. yeah, fill in holes.  damn dogs. so, for now, i satisfy my green thumb by taking joy in the plants i have indoors... {tulips are one of my favorite flowers. i love, love, love them.} on the agenda for this week, well, weekend is repotting my newest addition... {her name is juanita.  why?  because that's what it said on the tag.} i know this coming weekend's weather will tease me, though.  it's supposed to be warm and i'll want to get outside.  after all, my … [Read more...]

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{semi} wordless wednesday: lil’ mantis.

July 20, 2011 by · 3 Comments

"mom, people are going to think that all you do is take pictures of bugs!"  {malia, age 10}yes, people, that is what i do. i take pictures of bugs & i post them for you to see every wednesday. or, so it seems {click here, here, here & here if you don't believe me}.last wednesday, adam & malia were in the backyard. malia found a little praying mantis on her leg. it freaked her out {read: therefore, i grabbed my camera}. when i got outside, adam had the lil' bugger & was placing him on one of our sunflower plants. the leaves of our sunflower plants are huge. and, this guy was, well, he's just very small. i wonder what kind of bug i'll post pictures of next week? … [Read more...]

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you are my sunshine.

July 14, 2011 by · 5 Comments

{source}do you need some cheer in your life?plant a sunflower seed.seriously. … [Read more...]

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{semi} wordless wednesday: butterfly garden.

July 13, 2011 by · 5 Comments

it's wednesday, again.  i'm going to talk about bugs, again. you know, because it's what i do on wednesdays {see here, here & here for proof}.our dill plant is pretty popular these days. earlier in the week, we noticed a couple of caterpillars on it. as of this week, there are six caterpillars on the plant. we think they're black swallowtail larva. adam & the kids want to bring the larva inside to protect them from the birds. i said no. what do you think?we're anxiously awaiting the formation of the first chrysalis. i can't wait to take pictures of it. i swear, our garden is not only providing us with food, but it's providing us with our very own science lesson {because the life cycle of a butterfly is part of my state's education curriculum}!speaking of butterflies, how … [Read more...]

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{semi} wordless wednesday: name that bug.

June 29, 2011 by · 10 Comments

since i posted about a dragonfly last wednesday, it only seems fitting that i continue with my wednesday bug theme...adam & i were in the backyard on sunday when we noticed this crazy looking bug flying around our butterfly bush.is it a bird? no. {interestingly enough, not long after spotting the bug in question a hummingbird flew in for a brief moment.}is it a bee? no. but it's color does remind me of a bumblebee.is it a shrimp? ha ha ha. no. but, adam thought that the bug's body was shaped like a shrimp.we're not sure what the heck it is. we watched it for a good 15 minutes as it flew from flower to flower on our butterfly bush. my guess is that it's a moth of some kind.for now, we are referring to this guy as a humming-bumble-shrimp. you know, until an entomologist can set us … [Read more...]

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