tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16748836772839969212024-03-12T21:23:05.407-06:00Gardening into Thin AirI'm gardening in the dry brown of Boulder, Co. My garden helpers include a herd of deer that let me know which plants are wildlife resistant. We get blizzards, thunderstorms, hail, lightening, occasional tornados, drought, floods,& hurricane-force winds here so it's a challenge. Oh, and the soil is rocky.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger83125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-70271990640949843412015-07-25T07:22:00.000-06:002015-07-25T07:22:32.696-06:00<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our lot has a ditch between us and the road that has been mostly dry for the last 30 years. Ever since the Great Flood of 2013 there has mostly been a steady stream of water throughout the year (except in the dead of winter). I like the changes that the flood brought - a higher water table, little streams that were never there before, constant sump pumping by my neighbors who built basements. Everything is lush and bigger and flowering like never before. The air feels fuller and carries scents, unlike the dry air that I've lived with for years.<br />
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Hollyhocks, chicory, and sweet peas - whatever wants to find it's way in that protected area along the fence can stay and grow. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-15645622391118633412009-07-25T09:14:00.004-06:002009-07-25T09:24:21.880-06:00Summer<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqWrlxgTCgDMJbwg6-HKBCoO_tGZMRy_anQzWtQgcAEfed0FOdlOKXsQ7sj-iewMa4dGmXnu9RgRuqdsSJjZa_P0UqaNbGShlV9EDkkk0TRW0iMWb6cyZKreyNXBx47h_E4U98iZnVK4/s1600-h/DSCN1498.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicqWrlxgTCgDMJbwg6-HKBCoO_tGZMRy_anQzWtQgcAEfed0FOdlOKXsQ7sj-iewMa4dGmXnu9RgRuqdsSJjZa_P0UqaNbGShlV9EDkkk0TRW0iMWb6cyZKreyNXBx47h_E4U98iZnVK4/s320/DSCN1498.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362418481227070098" /></a>Well, I've been out of town for several weeks and I'm just now getting back to the gardening, or rather the extensive weeding. The year that I choose to leave in early summer is the year that has the most rainfall (ever?). The chicory is 5 feet high, the hollyhock finally bloomed, the grape actually has a few little balls of fruit, the scrub oak added a couple of feet of branches.<div>We have a nightly deer visitor who is sporting a line of christmas tree lights in his antlers and I fear he has a broken leg. But he seems fine otherwise, munching on the greenery. The baby goat up the street has grown and has a pal to play with. Hummingbirds abound.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-33534131233343479402009-03-28T08:40:00.002-06:002009-03-28T08:44:13.574-06:00After the Boulder County Fire<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmT95FVcob2QSgoC4XeI2lrj0eLW94YNCaOcUXeM-wbBMIPbpA-2Gi6tbtTXgkQIt5CUYUEgGcBN5WvMz9Or7Mueqh_FukFDT8ZQbl4HRAFTaySZnYkHktYBSPq0iM-qSxO51c3AuBnsI/s1600-h/DSCN1412.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmT95FVcob2QSgoC4XeI2lrj0eLW94YNCaOcUXeM-wbBMIPbpA-2Gi6tbtTXgkQIt5CUYUEgGcBN5WvMz9Or7Mueqh_FukFDT8ZQbl4HRAFTaySZnYkHktYBSPq0iM-qSxO51c3AuBnsI/s320/DSCN1412.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318248798973066338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6saVeZVNTLTv0JEL7zalgY-s_AN4Wp8TlXeTo-T6WDXKbsoIiFniEzLg_GLwpGEA771zo7nOehrAF4iZlDHrDvGlCS8YR0whdbSljuOkqGXHCqTfrTNNMdwnMI_1BMyNkzTAuJxfezo/s1600-h/DSCN1413.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhF6saVeZVNTLTv0JEL7zalgY-s_AN4Wp8TlXeTo-T6WDXKbsoIiFniEzLg_GLwpGEA771zo7nOehrAF4iZlDHrDvGlCS8YR0whdbSljuOkqGXHCqTfrTNNMdwnMI_1BMyNkzTAuJxfezo/s320/DSCN1413.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318248791884055954" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0f-OuAhO0Z9QeGNV60D4jzP95ZtKUovNj5-NcNU6rRqemXNJQFYOYxSrJUR7-aKYsRKR7wzTllBD957TRV5wxM46evE06p1Piprn8uqwjqy8UayyGIYSwtfKjPSSejZnq91GsfY-KYwE/s1600-h/DSCN1410.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0f-OuAhO0Z9QeGNV60D4jzP95ZtKUovNj5-NcNU6rRqemXNJQFYOYxSrJUR7-aKYsRKR7wzTllBD957TRV5wxM46evE06p1Piprn8uqwjqy8UayyGIYSwtfKjPSSejZnq91GsfY-KYwE/s320/DSCN1410.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318248793986614802" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here are some photos of the area north of town that was burned a couple of months ago. It's really greening up, even with the dryish winter we had. After this 2 feet of snow melts, it's going to grow like crazy!<br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-5947224344802278962009-03-14T16:01:00.001-06:002009-03-14T16:04:29.575-06:00Everybody's Hungry!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0GS9RzgloEbeMlH1K76VrS37pXgLethle8eW_Bm_-rFY7NHO8BAI2HBaQ4NqtP-jT6WLVOaDOQKQGBzdDIBHAqzUHSYvZzOY0xuaQ_afOTaLJ_JBgfjMj0yFx1x0t7E-9uTmoGRswAo/s1600-h/DSCN1402.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij0GS9RzgloEbeMlH1K76VrS37pXgLethle8eW_Bm_-rFY7NHO8BAI2HBaQ4NqtP-jT6WLVOaDOQKQGBzdDIBHAqzUHSYvZzOY0xuaQ_afOTaLJ_JBgfjMj0yFx1x0t7E-9uTmoGRswAo/s320/DSCN1402.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313167351015084674" /></a><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Go for it. I put it there for you anyway. Just leave the seeds alone, ok?</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-39983027021364048062009-01-19T15:43:00.003-07:002009-01-19T15:48:12.753-07:00January Thaw in Boulder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwSdZ-UAa9EY7KG63RxwxKbmdV4BKNkC_Oc_Cm0EbE12lCYBGUsqStrhU9ugKaga8YTW-PdQ4v5y_bICpwvAnR5sTR97PbM-Dhp9YkssWuiC3yDayjfLH-XBwlz3p0xPTYmUSmaAU2CQ/s1600-h/DSCN1355.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpwSdZ-UAa9EY7KG63RxwxKbmdV4BKNkC_Oc_Cm0EbE12lCYBGUsqStrhU9ugKaga8YTW-PdQ4v5y_bICpwvAnR5sTR97PbM-Dhp9YkssWuiC3yDayjfLH-XBwlz3p0xPTYmUSmaAU2CQ/s400/DSCN1355.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5293140023682346482" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Neither one of us can wait for warmer weather to start digging into the dirt.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-62431309393386298962009-01-05T11:32:00.004-07:002009-01-06T08:32:31.966-07:00Placeholder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSQAyhruTmGtxpnPwIyOBI4jsIIcbqfJJC8VZCq1jEa9ps7IUtm8fWFr-g-4YJf4KFAWSQ91Fran1a9dK2w0sbqRhOJih8_BcIn1gxkT4B1g977WKPW7x-14EC1gK7jouTS4JIhdqnrU/s1600-h/DSC02947.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 132px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguSQAyhruTmGtxpnPwIyOBI4jsIIcbqfJJC8VZCq1jEa9ps7IUtm8fWFr-g-4YJf4KFAWSQ91Fran1a9dK2w0sbqRhOJih8_BcIn1gxkT4B1g977WKPW7x-14EC1gK7jouTS4JIhdqnrU/s200/DSC02947.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5288204008288510098" border="0" /></a><br />I don't have any outside photos because nothing is going on in the yard except for occasional finds of bags of leaves that we haul home to compost. Our neighbor down the street is doing a number with leaves - he solicited with a sign and must have had 100 bags in his driveway for a couple of months. They appear to be forming new garden beds now. I think we got about 30 this year which suffices for us.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-44244681889062284192008-12-18T09:22:00.002-07:002008-12-18T09:28:03.514-07:00Snowy Yarrow<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyODgQfCqYlAqd8t1wMYzA3RWnbupM1L7CXQRPvAcFbWVXt5CiGAxXQXEHRtYc35kbg-2p8QAbDF_EHseisZkvzKn2cGYjEeQvtN6L7KvYQz0yaOf-RoDFn-m_pkjpnxwGEIEZ3i3g4aU/s1600-h/DSCN1329.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyODgQfCqYlAqd8t1wMYzA3RWnbupM1L7CXQRPvAcFbWVXt5CiGAxXQXEHRtYc35kbg-2p8QAbDF_EHseisZkvzKn2cGYjEeQvtN6L7KvYQz0yaOf-RoDFn-m_pkjpnxwGEIEZ3i3g4aU/s400/DSCN1329.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281166551091193698" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Yarrow is good in just about any season. The flowers stand out and last a long time. Some people can predict the future with them. If I fall down on the sidewalk on the way to the mailbox and start bleeding, I can just grab a bunch of the leaves and it'll stop the hemorrhage.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-38972865828731306062008-12-15T08:53:00.005-07:002008-12-15T09:00:47.748-07:00Record Cold Denver<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqRljMlL0V3nUivDjOJnv-_9-J0Ac9IUZ1mnkEojdl0FsQi9zMel5WNb4y_PWSdyCCvjLU94EW3lppJu-jYh_db_VDK-g1uF4-Zv9m1XStn5XOMJWl5yNTbAdH0jdzhbkPtFb1QIJgN8/s1600-h/DSCN1304.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAqRljMlL0V3nUivDjOJnv-_9-J0Ac9IUZ1mnkEojdl0FsQi9zMel5WNb4y_PWSdyCCvjLU94EW3lppJu-jYh_db_VDK-g1uF4-Zv9m1XStn5XOMJWl5yNTbAdH0jdzhbkPtFb1QIJgN8/s320/DSCN1304.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5280045749853701234" /></a>Not much time for gardening lately, just composting and responding to the zoning complaint about our at-home business. I think digging up half of our front yard for gardening was just more than one of our new neighbors could handle. No matter, we had a good run for 15 years and it's just a matter of moving up the street.<div><br /></div><div>Plus my yard man and I have a been busy with new members of our pack! One of the sons is preparing a lady to be his wife and in the process, they took on a puppy named Honey. My grandpuppy.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and it is cold out there. -15º in Denver last night! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-38478341902428972612008-12-10T07:58:00.003-07:002008-12-10T08:23:32.765-07:00Gettin' Close to Winter in Boulder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYxceHRkaViS-y4t0L8sJiP4FWnS_kzSdffBgSTxX2Mwi1ErjUmn1TgzBN3TWdCLdekao07jvDAfS-u50c1-RdEbG26_E5n10FdjnHyg4iFn8X7VbKmau3BMasfyZh4SbYzK2vFZ3ros/s1600-h/DSCN1297.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxYxceHRkaViS-y4t0L8sJiP4FWnS_kzSdffBgSTxX2Mwi1ErjUmn1TgzBN3TWdCLdekao07jvDAfS-u50c1-RdEbG26_E5n10FdjnHyg4iFn8X7VbKmau3BMasfyZh4SbYzK2vFZ3ros/s320/DSCN1297.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278176324931960338" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2DDrchMKkcVV7VQ5BtFkStKa6C-dSN9fvH_69jvVD2w3nmlmMjBSSNF8hMAPsbvf5Qh_-dgJtPaKYhqv_JUEaCT3kt5dESpwObEYKCaZ72PS9H4WACumRfdipLtJ3vi9C0omfHAtcXg/s1600-h/DSCN1298.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi2DDrchMKkcVV7VQ5BtFkStKa6C-dSN9fvH_69jvVD2w3nmlmMjBSSNF8hMAPsbvf5Qh_-dgJtPaKYhqv_JUEaCT3kt5dESpwObEYKCaZ72PS9H4WACumRfdipLtJ3vi9C0omfHAtcXg/s320/DSCN1298.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278176316974865266" /></a><br />We took a one gas tank trip up I-70 for a dip in the <a href="http://www.hotspringspool.com/" target="_blank">Glenwood Springs pool</a>. That stretch of the I-70 is gorgeous and it was pretty clear, even over snowy Vail Pass. The pool's mineral water never fails to satisfy.<br />On the way back, we stopped at the <a href="http://www.butterhornbakery.com/" target="_blank">Butterhorn Bakery</a> in Frisco on the way back for some yummy soups. <br /><br /><div><br /></div><div>The next day, we were dumped on as you can see with the Sultan of Barbeque picture.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-73312377028490329512008-11-30T08:09:00.002-07:002008-11-30T08:22:38.502-07:001st Snow in BoulderThe balmy fall days are gone for a while. We woke up to some snow on the ground that melted right away. The mountains are being dumped on, though which is great for the <a href="http://lh5.ggpht.com/_DzHjaDa6yQQ/R6_SqlBjwWI/AAAAAAAAAZM/YxzHRycFgN4/DSCN3909.JPG" target="_blank">water supply</a>. Most of the systems are going south of us.<br /><br />I remembered some greens I had planted in September - kale and turnip greens, I think. Those are covered now with a plastic cloche. <br /><br />My Yard Man and I did get the new garden area roughly dug before the moisture hit. The plan is to let the water seep down into the deeper soil and break it up with freezes and thaws. I still haven't gotten used to the look of the fence but the dogs are loving the extra area to run around. <br /><br />Some time after that 6' high fence went in, our Scottie went tearing out the open door into the back yard. There was a full grown buck, something I haven't seen since the fence went up. He could have gored her with one of his antlers but she is such a fierce little presence and that sent him running off to the front yard. She tried to go after him down the side yard but I stopped her so she settled for scolding him through the front window.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-56163677631239067132008-11-21T08:55:00.003-07:002008-11-29T20:06:39.812-07:00Front Yard Gardening<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OjdN4jw5geuvgWa3rhoctdpWz3YEJfv2wZ9zD8OQIHKKw3sF2zLy1RVF6Tld5-LhA0xVs83UuXDnmgS0RxxcHv9eRMKPioJCikC7Dtcu1OnTy32XbdWT20dAlg43ZuGu0fyYUCW6bQY/s1600-h/DSCN1254.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8OjdN4jw5geuvgWa3rhoctdpWz3YEJfv2wZ9zD8OQIHKKw3sF2zLy1RVF6Tld5-LhA0xVs83UuXDnmgS0RxxcHv9eRMKPioJCikC7Dtcu1OnTy32XbdWT20dAlg43ZuGu0fyYUCW6bQY/s320/DSCN1254.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271140327764399426" border="0" /></a><br />I started my yard man on a project that I have mixed feelings about. I've been wanting to grow more vegetables and flowers in the the sunny front yard but the deer have the final say on what stays and what is eaten. In order to keep the deer out, we decided to take drastic measures in terms of fencing.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdY8Fe7LXXjMzc_c5NfbgDNRVKQVvU5WaN2hEcz643hTsF-KFOZtd31PW4ZOVzAwd1XDDFZZHwIwrP6K3fIqVZl0MeiacPgmuY4h86qFNzLJqm2k8M1THR24xhp31bk6udnnv6EfxTbpw/s1600-h/DSCN1259.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdY8Fe7LXXjMzc_c5NfbgDNRVKQVvU5WaN2hEcz643hTsF-KFOZtd31PW4ZOVzAwd1XDDFZZHwIwrP6K3fIqVZl0MeiacPgmuY4h86qFNzLJqm2k8M1THR24xhp31bk6udnnv6EfxTbpw/s320/DSCN1259.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271140318007726370" border="0" /></a><br />This side yard is a perfect area spatially, but the fencing is so big and obvious. The yard man wasn't willing to dig a bunch of holes for wooden fence posts (he's still a little pooped from painting the house this summer) so here we are. Next Spring I can install some plants around the fencing to de-uglify it but will just have to grow love it throughout the winter.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-51464825169046349092008-11-08T15:03:00.003-07:002008-11-08T15:10:07.346-07:00This is Where Your Bags of Leaves Ended Up<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZybgdXistGNX_ECedF8i58VkB-6uWVkfbadL0ECdAL_8lCDYT4k3V9lzCyTsuVRwpL2vNiQ17cl4agYpP-Cek1aJhVNezaqVx3lWinklrn0qmqyEjDgl7x67U4KuU9jLAV9YAi6Wc44/s1600-h/DSCN1237.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZybgdXistGNX_ECedF8i58VkB-6uWVkfbadL0ECdAL_8lCDYT4k3V9lzCyTsuVRwpL2vNiQ17cl4agYpP-Cek1aJhVNezaqVx3lWinklrn0qmqyEjDgl7x67U4KuU9jLAV9YAi6Wc44/s320/DSCN1237.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266412378892934834" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>I've been collecting leaves from all over town and filling the front yard and the new back yard compost heaps. They are so light and fluffy now before the snow weighs them down. Can't beat leaf mold.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-41847174181680390522008-10-26T11:25:00.002-06:002008-10-26T11:33:39.425-06:00Teller Lake, Boulder County<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5Obz4czLxl2XJqcDbM0bmCLH9b484tCXLWg8Yw4EGaVSYpk0MIH_J52Yn0AzPeNJ3MbqBF4HRwe2X9R-NhdMPpIesG1nM9Mbh1wdm0QCI9BLGix8dHLkuIhMqULQDIwBHSSGxUc6orE/s1600-h/DSCN1212.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio5Obz4czLxl2XJqcDbM0bmCLH9b484tCXLWg8Yw4EGaVSYpk0MIH_J52Yn0AzPeNJ3MbqBF4HRwe2X9R-NhdMPpIesG1nM9Mbh1wdm0QCI9BLGix8dHLkuIhMqULQDIwBHSSGxUc6orE/s320/DSCN1212.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261516250470050978" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">My yard man and I went for a ride in the county to Teller Lake.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpv8eI7s1iK9Lk5UC8G-3uSJJ1RXWdquPQR7l0Iy30w5ukUXrIwBKv_OnLtr7J9lQ9JZ6I9ZFc1uOFXNu1aLIJKe5J0ivSJzOAnAU4QDgd_naXryNyo41wnaxUbQQNvMfHRa4H9APyMc/s1600-h/DSCN1220.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinpv8eI7s1iK9Lk5UC8G-3uSJJ1RXWdquPQR7l0Iy30w5ukUXrIwBKv_OnLtr7J9lQ9JZ6I9ZFc1uOFXNu1aLIJKe5J0ivSJzOAnAU4QDgd_naXryNyo41wnaxUbQQNvMfHRa4H9APyMc/s320/DSCN1220.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261516241541066562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous day.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnA2Qdzx1q8TqtEB5Gj4URm3yb3lky-VZglR-02U0po8vT75BsLUTl6i2IyBmZzpnlToGmYJ1EEnRVv_M9RN4CLwpw5qJsPSs87iRBXql3Fh3ttVJPLYAWFZXL9JJ4-Ayf3zwsnYRhEk/s1600-h/DSCN1208.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYnA2Qdzx1q8TqtEB5Gj4URm3yb3lky-VZglR-02U0po8vT75BsLUTl6i2IyBmZzpnlToGmYJ1EEnRVv_M9RN4CLwpw5qJsPSs87iRBXql3Fh3ttVJPLYAWFZXL9JJ4-Ayf3zwsnYRhEk/s320/DSCN1208.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261516225459417554" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">More gorgeosity.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1zbxHud0GKpHphwbsqB6FRQrqNBnM16F_xRkD3TQ_DRE-ExPUKwYwl1MoGxooqtMAjxtSLBt7UBx0YDJ3PXvtBdr7zHS-lXnKtijqZr0WriszRM9jNoGUhNNa2O9zQkVXqJg4iiW8I0/s1600-h/DSCN1224.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiw1zbxHud0GKpHphwbsqB6FRQrqNBnM16F_xRkD3TQ_DRE-ExPUKwYwl1MoGxooqtMAjxtSLBt7UBx0YDJ3PXvtBdr7zHS-lXnKtijqZr0WriszRM9jNoGUhNNa2O9zQkVXqJg4iiW8I0/s320/DSCN1224.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261516215551162306" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Coming back on Valmont we saw a farmer getting his hay in. There's some snow way up there on the mountain tops.<br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRg2gRoMTDQ58v25n93RObnL-NuiiVAhUvvFP42ejqh5AZgqIibMZQwxypPlEnCBDs4Z6ZbD7GX1DwDbpzesQA1Fgx3sfw4RxoCTGVDPYYzU8FYR2GbbqyaauvmiIBqZYV7LRAk6B-kU/s1600-h/DSCN1226.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTRg2gRoMTDQ58v25n93RObnL-NuiiVAhUvvFP42ejqh5AZgqIibMZQwxypPlEnCBDs4Z6ZbD7GX1DwDbpzesQA1Fgx3sfw4RxoCTGVDPYYzU8FYR2GbbqyaauvmiIBqZYV7LRAk6B-kU/s320/DSCN1226.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5261516201111904562" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We ended up at KT's on Arapahoe for some yummies. <br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-44737960158392550502008-10-19T18:02:00.001-06:002008-10-19T18:05:48.647-06:00It's Orange Outside<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOHBULlrsIjRSPQqZE1Wdr_5QXI_6P8L8SSpSyaOYUkAFmdeKEm7PET2OO2yZrD3v9JllvlZyOFvS9oaFZOsf1g677CXMJB4GVS294OZn2dK9liP6sPY_GUgRIlxZwrq_FsjxfdodMJI/s1600-h/DSCN1225.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUOHBULlrsIjRSPQqZE1Wdr_5QXI_6P8L8SSpSyaOYUkAFmdeKEm7PET2OO2yZrD3v9JllvlZyOFvS9oaFZOsf1g677CXMJB4GVS294OZn2dK9liP6sPY_GUgRIlxZwrq_FsjxfdodMJI/s320/DSCN1225.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259020126716924946" border="0" /></a>Munsons on Valmont and 75th<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENtzM4Uek_4pJ37w8VI6blFfI0JjGw4T3T5uzaOgqftaAGcZJa_Z7enKTtThBrh_6a0nb-iksPcHrmrn9Lj4HVbW5CQgfxgzaJUJdGLWt7ob9xnMgWyGqreOq2cvqv8bYrT-OzxGYIFo/s1600-h/DSCN1228.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENtzM4Uek_4pJ37w8VI6blFfI0JjGw4T3T5uzaOgqftaAGcZJa_Z7enKTtThBrh_6a0nb-iksPcHrmrn9Lj4HVbW5CQgfxgzaJUJdGLWt7ob9xnMgWyGqreOq2cvqv8bYrT-OzxGYIFo/s320/DSCN1228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259020138202868818" border="0" /></a>Red Oak near the Red Cross HQ in Denver<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2NOA_E3U3NAAdsLQcSZwp2YtRjsfL_34YjfvGSj9glUbhUqx-Ni7P__hnoe84ZVeXgMzDS90IzpIsVx2dGwiBGxO-0ELcQhyphenhyphenn3qj0GXk3uABvdtiwl3jQbDbCJ-DJGZRoOWCRx9SEv4/s1600-h/DSCN1232.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL2NOA_E3U3NAAdsLQcSZwp2YtRjsfL_34YjfvGSj9glUbhUqx-Ni7P__hnoe84ZVeXgMzDS90IzpIsVx2dGwiBGxO-0ELcQhyphenhyphenn3qj0GXk3uABvdtiwl3jQbDbCJ-DJGZRoOWCRx9SEv4/s320/DSCN1232.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259020145009166098" border="0" /></a>Cherryvale Road<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-26843140738019550842008-10-16T08:43:00.001-06:002008-10-16T08:46:28.690-06:00Burning near BoulderIf you see or smell smoke north of town, the city says:<br /><br />Prescribed burn at Heil Valley Ranch scheduled to occur during second half of October<br /><br />The Boulder County Parks and Open Space Department will ignite prescribed burns at Heil Valley Ranch on several occasions between the dates of October 17 and October 31. The open space is located north of Boulder, off Lefthand Canyon Road.<br /><br />Heil Valley Ranch Open Space picnic area and trails will not be closed during the prescribed burn, but due to safety concerns, no visitors will be permitted in the controlled burn area.<br /><br />There may be heavy smoke in the air during the prescribed burn. Visibility may be impaired for short periods of time. If your home is in the area, you may want to leave your windows closed during the prescribed burn and leave your pets indoors. If you’re a frequent visitor to Heil Valley Ranch, check the department’s website at www@BoulderCountyOpenSpace.org for updated information before you leave home. Due to smoky conditions, you may want to go to an alternate open space property to hike or ride that day.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-35954246423133566362008-10-12T12:27:00.004-06:002008-10-12T12:31:12.983-06:00Road Trip<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh1VyH2kY5CqcpcQtdJo6yGnaLn_el8lysr83A36n574mcQXt4BssaKuvRKEFEXKc_qvSRawRnFWIgGPFnZeocdCCq4AuZckKBigiDz5WsB6EXRuyGL7b7MgjWYWxXtBlVcS5VcnPkbk/s1600-h/DSCN1134.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlh1VyH2kY5CqcpcQtdJo6yGnaLn_el8lysr83A36n574mcQXt4BssaKuvRKEFEXKc_qvSRawRnFWIgGPFnZeocdCCq4AuZckKBigiDz5WsB6EXRuyGL7b7MgjWYWxXtBlVcS5VcnPkbk/s320/DSCN1134.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256335969805655074" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mBeE0UjvagJrHP5xJE6-CYy6sYZa4Lq3sF1na3WzGzInRXYRZTx2cisKjMGrha58h5Q6Gw4ca8SX3xF1NquyldpD9ErJm3sPunI3gzOhXzvPmlgycTnAlXKQ84ds5P7DSgoqEWMVYw0/s1600-h/DSCN1138.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2mBeE0UjvagJrHP5xJE6-CYy6sYZa4Lq3sF1na3WzGzInRXYRZTx2cisKjMGrha58h5Q6Gw4ca8SX3xF1NquyldpD9ErJm3sPunI3gzOhXzvPmlgycTnAlXKQ84ds5P7DSgoqEWMVYw0/s320/DSCN1138.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256335975242964098" /></a><br />My Yard Man and I made a little delivery north and east of town the other day and saw some spectacular scenery. There's a lot of land devoted to agriculture in Boulder County so birds are stopping in to graze the fields on their way down south. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />We stumbled onto this old cemetery that was built in the late 1800's.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-75233013318084692942008-10-10T09:39:00.003-06:002008-10-10T09:48:24.444-06:00More Fall in Boulder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPt4cOU6Pf5iMIiUxJYlTNFg-QVlKPHWdD6CArX-iHZRMJxCeTLHSqM2dHgBNb6w9Xss3PyQAm-UVAkwaEEr6i6BfQbWchf2YhQPHOPV4gaDrNOhtdw0szlFw6XXC_9TuUr7tN_N1340/s1600-h/DSCN1113.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCPt4cOU6Pf5iMIiUxJYlTNFg-QVlKPHWdD6CArX-iHZRMJxCeTLHSqM2dHgBNb6w9Xss3PyQAm-UVAkwaEEr6i6BfQbWchf2YhQPHOPV4gaDrNOhtdw0szlFw6XXC_9TuUr7tN_N1340/s400/DSCN1113.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5255551741702323234" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The solitary bee condos and Maximilian's Daisies are new additions to the yard. I got daisy seeds from Plants of the Southwest and the Sunflower project but none of them sprouted so I bought these potted up plants that did not disappoint.<br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-7173496400199749562008-09-20T13:21:00.002-06:002008-09-20T13:27:04.207-06:00Surprise Potatoes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbn346fus9tmuDvBvosRH1GHq2RRVNCa90Sz862ZFedRHn5s6oeThl7mBopIL7AAxQ4IxdlKXhNQc03qCULKN7hyphenhyphenaSCYuDg_d1SFndwWkIuVe6ouhln4vXHY5k-26cHYVKcAqTX_Ww3WQ/s1600-h/DSCN1088.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbn346fus9tmuDvBvosRH1GHq2RRVNCa90Sz862ZFedRHn5s6oeThl7mBopIL7AAxQ4IxdlKXhNQc03qCULKN7hyphenhyphenaSCYuDg_d1SFndwWkIuVe6ouhln4vXHY5k-26cHYVKcAqTX_Ww3WQ/s320/DSCN1088.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248186104286130658" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpubu4lB038z0MwX40zAML9qLBGEWCBjidMXuoPSGAyWzkJ1J6lYw3fLDzJdAniTqMpwtldYM6W74ZEf1foY3YZL1LTDG_p6MgXnfkleooCyF4qpvyloh6iF3-uwj-fSIKdDfYulqvpxc/s1600-h/DSCN1089.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpubu4lB038z0MwX40zAML9qLBGEWCBjidMXuoPSGAyWzkJ1J6lYw3fLDzJdAniTqMpwtldYM6W74ZEf1foY3YZL1LTDG_p6MgXnfkleooCyF4qpvyloh6iF3-uwj-fSIKdDfYulqvpxc/s320/DSCN1089.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5248186107354940914" /></a><br />Probably the most successful thing I do in the garden is compost. Nothing fancy - I just pile it on and let it sit. The other day I stuck my hand into the back of the heap to see what the volunteer potatoes had to offer and my hand just kept going down, down, down into the cool rich darkness of the new soil. Growing potatoes is so easy, just dump some peelings on the heap and ignore. Next year I intend to actually grow a crop. Oh, and they were yummy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-48261020293495340332008-09-17T08:29:00.002-06:002008-09-17T08:37:11.766-06:00Nearly Fall Color in Boulder<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxGc1BGvlYPxXSBmdyw-WKb3Od5VJ6zhyLIM0JdkHuP5MYZQWCqMM6ilS1Cq21mWmgZQOSffhMUEHafjX1WK4ONtMQ6XQmCtr9GLUGi0AOyKZL8FXHdiqSh09EihV0o6SJBrrMAgA2gM/s1600-h/DSCN1100.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVxGc1BGvlYPxXSBmdyw-WKb3Od5VJ6zhyLIM0JdkHuP5MYZQWCqMM6ilS1Cq21mWmgZQOSffhMUEHafjX1WK4ONtMQ6XQmCtr9GLUGi0AOyKZL8FXHdiqSh09EihV0o6SJBrrMAgA2gM/s320/DSCN1100.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246997745798013362" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5LqvJ2eloD1KT1uWH8tGzmgDU3WnrpwL6Qj2JEav-ZEQl8l8yjCRSr-mcr3jlq514j9VXDCcdX1wzr-uP0HWO1CR8JlrpktV9U2CpOEZ-avt2SJLULi_aS4M51WN8_ntYuDzIY9h1bI/s1600-h/DSCN1093.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij5LqvJ2eloD1KT1uWH8tGzmgDU3WnrpwL6Qj2JEav-ZEQl8l8yjCRSr-mcr3jlq514j9VXDCcdX1wzr-uP0HWO1CR8JlrpktV9U2CpOEZ-avt2SJLULi_aS4M51WN8_ntYuDzIY9h1bI/s320/DSCN1093.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5246997755926488994" border="0" /></a><br />Here's the color from my back yard these days. The impatiens won the 'Amazingly Steady Prolific Bloomer' award for 2008. I found them at an evil gigantic discounter in June, full of color and put them right into the ground. They have maintained the color through the whole droughty summer, including 2 weeks of high 90's.<br /><br />The rose is one of 3 that I got for Mother's Day from a big grocery corporation. They bloomed well, then rested and now, they are blooming again. The smell is heavenly.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-35244118122103813112008-09-05T14:18:00.002-06:002008-09-05T14:28:02.376-06:00The Fruit Dilemma<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7X0VepQd1yLvZXQTFggkSey1yY5PAXLuPryY7Ovy3k9eFeYwcu1CaIypnA2XKDTywzEVWYRGRb8GHmELDUW4cDZFxYqViMNDCHSUSvJTzpRZM6jV3Y_-vtXPR0teMsmoolVkEgGoDVec/s1600-h/DSCN1069.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7X0VepQd1yLvZXQTFggkSey1yY5PAXLuPryY7Ovy3k9eFeYwcu1CaIypnA2XKDTywzEVWYRGRb8GHmELDUW4cDZFxYqViMNDCHSUSvJTzpRZM6jV3Y_-vtXPR0teMsmoolVkEgGoDVec/s320/DSCN1069.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242634492312015074" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbCawAbIsrVx4JPcW7I2cyD_kYfxRMF7Tbu5SOsqV9ELHZvG9nPsnT2Ah6EhkkjAXI4pKgZ9Np6dzRwa_WDLEJNy_3hmyzw2ElSve-5dY9I3As8boFx4aT90_04h94EgqrOSNaH4NSDc/s1600-h/DSCN1067.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdbCawAbIsrVx4JPcW7I2cyD_kYfxRMF7Tbu5SOsqV9ELHZvG9nPsnT2Ah6EhkkjAXI4pKgZ9Np6dzRwa_WDLEJNy_3hmyzw2ElSve-5dY9I3As8boFx4aT90_04h94EgqrOSNaH4NSDc/s320/DSCN1067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5242634497492996914" border="0" /></a> Ok, I love the idea of fruit trees in the yard. I love the sour cherry that is on the edge of the lot that the birds and deer decimate every year. I loved my plum tree before the frost and wind sapped the life out of it. But the apple tree and the peach tree in front are testing me this year.<br /><br />Remember the peach tree I was so proud of earlier this year? The volunteer that rarely blooms did so abundantly this year and the peach crop was so huge that we had to pull hundreds off last weekend so that the branches wouldn't break. The bad thing is that the peaches have no flavor. It's a cruel joke for this peach loving lady.<br /><br />The apple tree normally blooms and fruits but the crop this year was also plentiful so for the last month I have been dealing with apples on the sidewalk outside the front door. This picture was taken a couple of minutes after I cleaned them all out. The squirrels are still taking one bite out and then throwing them on the ground. It's hard to beat the taste, though, of a warm apple just fallen from the tree.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-7190943565751624092008-08-21T17:38:00.003-06:002008-08-21T17:45:41.761-06:00Deers and Apples<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.michigan.gov/images/deer_teeth_1yroldnorepl_26615_7.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.michigan.gov/images/deer_teeth_1yroldnorepl_26615_7.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a>The apple tree near my computer is dropping a lot of fruit this year. The squirrels act like it's a Whitman's Sampler, taking a bite out of one then dropping it and going to the next. <div><br /></div><div>The Deer Mom and her fawns were just having an early supper on the grasses and apples. I noticed the little one was having a hard time getting hold of the apples which aren't that big. He got it into his mouth but couldn't grab onto it so it would roll out onto the ground. Finally he got a good grip on it and smashed it up and gulped it down. No incisors, apparently.</div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">Photo from michigan.gov</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-65667635223432783902008-08-19T18:19:00.002-06:002008-08-19T18:24:30.737-06:00Zinnias<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zWWUkhJQpkXzOX7aSYdK0XRhOx8rn30aub39E0hdK3EAzHF_t0ljdznzP-8MFsagUldSM0tRq3QlWVt0_CZthtOQ3DoF_zGgZzwD1pD-h9KjBdqb0gKbNtsHQFgAO9YW1RIjk87uH14/s1600-h/DSCN1058.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3zWWUkhJQpkXzOX7aSYdK0XRhOx8rn30aub39E0hdK3EAzHF_t0ljdznzP-8MFsagUldSM0tRq3QlWVt0_CZthtOQ3DoF_zGgZzwD1pD-h9KjBdqb0gKbNtsHQFgAO9YW1RIjk87uH14/s400/DSCN1058.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5236388089708250034" /></a> I get excited about zinnias like I used to get excited about candy shops. I have all these great perennial flowers that I've been stuffing into the yard and the ones that the deer don't eat are great to see every year. But the one annual that I'll go to the trouble of seeding the ground with are zinnias. I love 'em, love 'em, love 'em. I want a huge field of them next year.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-80647594248321461922008-08-17T10:18:00.003-06:002008-08-17T10:25:23.241-06:00Highly Unusual Boulder Rain<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvhQp1GYqXPkjnLzOKZKYwB972-3db7ShCB4Dxo92n_QRsNYfnKfsVGts6YchGlArrxi8KWYEPDCdeBQGGi7PNDRn1iLnfw1g1Hk2_DXl_a8vJIpLQ-_2ML_86m6JqAi2770nusFch_Q/s1600-h/DSCN1056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvhQp1GYqXPkjnLzOKZKYwB972-3db7ShCB4Dxo92n_QRsNYfnKfsVGts6YchGlArrxi8KWYEPDCdeBQGGi7PNDRn1iLnfw1g1Hk2_DXl_a8vJIpLQ-_2ML_86m6JqAi2770nusFch_Q/s400/DSCN1056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5235521923905343746" border="0" /></a><br />This highly unusual puddle maker is winding down. We had steady rain and rain showers for the last 2 days. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Monsoon" target="_blank">monsoon</a> was a little out of whack this year with that 2 week + dry heat wave we had. I think we're catching up on our deficit now, though Denver's pretty far behind.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1674883677283996921.post-57690117609881640182008-08-14T13:43:00.003-06:002008-08-14T13:53:29.156-06:00My Computer Garden<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqWWppAR8VxQX4VbtIqPEu0323596hlh1gTc8NgsJ0SCVZ0UCDyWTkJOCIbjK0TVCFdhPVH0URD-31dwIHzbbiKVzrXvPFx6kUTe53fRDUtWOsmlrqTrCsj-vaIDqV9FXAvEcADELNFQ/s1600-h/DSCN1044.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCqWWppAR8VxQX4VbtIqPEu0323596hlh1gTc8NgsJ0SCVZ0UCDyWTkJOCIbjK0TVCFdhPVH0URD-31dwIHzbbiKVzrXvPFx6kUTe53fRDUtWOsmlrqTrCsj-vaIDqV9FXAvEcADELNFQ/s400/DSCN1044.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5234461503078637698" /></a>I don't think there are any documents that will expose me in this photo. The concrete wall in the window is my neighbors' house. I put some brown nylon screen up to shade against the summer sun. I had the little Reverewear pot when I was a little girl and somehow it followed me here. That hoya plant - I can't remember where I got it but it has to be 25 years old. A good bloomer. The boots belong to my Yard Man - his mom took the trouble to bronze them for him. The meditating elephant I got near Cambria, CA (made by www.dsgardenshop.com); the Santa type face I made in a pottery class with my then-toddler; the Mardi Gras beads came from Whole Foods; the gargoyle from West End Gardener was in my son's garden when he had one; and the robin came from a Hobby Lobby sale. There, I think you know all about me now.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com