Author Archives: Lorena

An Un-planned Day

Our neighbor, Linda, called last night and asked me to help out today at the library plant sale. I really would have preferred to stay home and ready a book from the library, which rather got to the heart of … Continue reading

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Today at the Homestead, September 18, 08

This afternoon the sky was grey but it was still warm. Carl, who is at Dhamma Makaranda in Mexico, has been after me to take a picture of his first grapes, so he could see how big they are. So … Continue reading

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The last few days around the homestead

Here are a few pixs of the last few days. The yellow Rudbeckia are in full bloom below the library windows With the lovely warm weather we’ve had the last couple weeks, it looks like the blackberries are finally going … Continue reading

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Bees on the False Bamboo

False Bamboo or Knotweed, which is growing ‘wild’ in several places turns out to be a favorite bee flower in the fall. The bees don’t pose very well, but here’s a few photo attempts.

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Cherry tomatos

I was headed out to sit under the apple tree and drink a cup of iced coffee, but I didn’t get past the hanging cherry tomatoes. I’ve kept up with eating the sungold cherry tomatoes as they ripened. But the … Continue reading

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