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Monthly Archives: July 2010
Saving boneset
The boneset returned this year even stronger, with more stems, than last year. (This photo shows the boneset plant from a year ago.) With the recent knock-down rainstorms, many of the boneset stalks toppled. After waiting for the boneset to … Continue reading
Pulling on the windchime
How odd . . . one of the windchime tubes is being pulled at an angle . . . and there is no wind blowing. Look! A huge spider web from the windchime over to the deck post. Let’s see … Continue reading
Posted in Spiders
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Lunch after the rain
After several weeks of hot dry weather, the vegetable garden suffered and I could not bring myself to pay it a visit. Then rain arrived – several downpours – and I still avoided the garden. The weeds which had grown … Continue reading
Posted in Vegetable garden
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Black swallowtails
A strong rainstorm blew through, followed by sunny skies. The black swallowtails were everywhere afterwards — drinking as much as they could — from butterfly bush flowers and puddles on the ground. If you look carefully at the next photo, … Continue reading
Posted in Butterflies and moths
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Black cohosh
For the past several years, whenever I walked down my driveway, I noticed and admired this plant. I have wondered just what it was. This summer it bloomed and I decided to identify it properly. Turns out to be black … Continue reading
Posted in Herbs
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More lily pollination
The above photo sets the scene . . . A lovely Turk’s cap lily which began blooming today. Note the small insect on the anther. Let’s get closer to that stamen. Looks like one of those metallic bees working on … Continue reading
Posted in Flowers, Pollinators
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