Flower of the Day – Violets
March 19, 2025 The violets are making a carpet of purple underneath the trees.
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Apple, Peach and Pecan Trees Arrived
March 14, 2023 Oh, today is Pi day. What kind of pie should I make? I enjoyed seeing the flowers while walking around Blackberry Homestead yesterday morning. Yesterday, to make it easier to fill up holes in the yard with rocks, Bruce hooked up the cart to the mower. Nox wanted to ride the mower […]
Read More Apple, Peach and Pecan Trees ArrivedPlanting a Couple of Rhubarb Plants
March 7, 2025 After Nox woke up from her nap, Bruce asked me if there was something to do outside. My answer was yes, I wanted to build the rhubarb bed. Bruce thought that would be fun, so he got his circular saw out. I found the square for him and brought it and the […]
Read More Planting a Couple of Rhubarb PlantsFirst Hard Freeze
November 30, 2024 It got down to 23 degrees F last night. When I got up to take Nox outside, the backyard was still covered in frost. I took some close up pictures of henbit covered with frost. The frost had started melting in the front yard. I am not sure what these weeds are. […]
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October 25, 2024 As I was walking Nox this morning, I noticed the morning glories blooming.
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October 16, 2024 We have lots of honeysuckle on our property and this one was still blooming. Here’s a picture of Japanese honeysuckle aka gold-and-silver honeysuckle. I love how it has both yellow and white flowers on the same vine.
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October 12, 2024 We have some sky blue morning glories growing by our fence on the north side of Blackberry Homestead.
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August 14, 2024 After we got home from visiting the Wilson Dam Waterfall and Wilson Dam, Nox was ready to take a walk. I am pleased to report Nox seems to be getting around better and walking farther distances. We are being careful not to let her go down steps or jump down from the […]
Read More Surprised You, Didn’t I?An Interesting Bumblebee
July 31, 2024 When walking in Golden, CO on July 16, I noticed an interesting bumblebee in the Russia Sage. The bumblebee had an orange belt on her abdomen. A search determined she was a Hunt’s bumblebee. The Hunt’s bumblebee is an important pollinator and is used commercially to pollinate tomatoes in greenhouses in Western […]
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July 30, 2024 Georgia Boys BBQ in Longmont, CO had these Hot Wings Maples lining their walkway. These are seeds, not flowers, but they are as beautiful as flowers.
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