Scattered Shells There is little In Nature that compares to a walk on the beach. Regardless of what ails you or where you need to be, if you find a patch of sand, sitting next to the sea, step away from your world and enter paradise. If you happen to...
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Nor’easter I have been battling a cold, grateful it is not the flu; but last night I took two Cold-Tylenol’s; normally I am a pretty light sleeper, but when the fan went off and the alarm began to sound, I refused to open my eyes. It was 3:30 in the morning, and we...
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We Garden for Hope Gardening can break your heart. Having to pull out the shell of a plant that did not grow or thrive, for whatever reason, can be a very sad experience; and when some unknown, unwanted, or uncontrollable element impacts your garden, and runs wild, well that can almost be...
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A Baby Coconut Palm When we bought our house in South Florida, one of its strongest selling points, at least for me, was that the large yard was undeveloped. There were a few shrubs near the house and a few succulents; but otherwise I had a clean canvas to work on!...
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Is this a Winter Wonderland? I cannot imagine anyone in New England, wanting to take a walk in our winter wonderland, at the moment; the weather is much more frightful than delightful. We had talked about having a campfire for New Years and lighting sparklers; but currently doubt either happening, this year. ...
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You’ve Got Mail The 91st Street Garden At Riverside Park New York, New York Let me start by confessing that despite more than a bit of grief from all of the tech people, in my life, I still use AOL, though its latest version may be the beginning of the end...
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Cotton I spent my freshman and sophomore years of high school in Delano, California; where oddly for only living there two years, we managed to live in two different homes. When I walked to school from the first house, which was on the “right side of the tracks”, I passed a large...
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Tobacco There are moments when I am feeling bolder than others, on this particular day, I spotted these men hard at work, in a tobacco field, and decided to stop and ask them if I might photograph them and their labor – they all kindly said yes. I am sure...
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The Tree – Yes, That Tree As spring came into focus, this year, we decided it was time to deal with a few of the trees that were too close to the house, including The Tree. The Tree in our life, the infamous tree, is the tree that was involved in Kate’s...
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Riverbanks Botanical Garden “And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.” ~ Frances Hodgson Burnett ~ The Secret Garden I love gated gardens with architectural features that invite you in to explore their treasures. It was particularly nice to have this garden to myself. One of the things I...
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