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Category Archives: Photo Friday
Photo Friday: The Iris Parade
When we bought our place back in 2007, it came with quite a few irises already planted. Since then, my wife has added considerably to the collection, and every year we enjoy them as they come into bloom. Here’s a … Continue reading
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Photo Friday: A Few Feathered Friends from 2022
Today I want to share a few bird photos from around our place. Since we moved here in 2007, My wife and I have done our best to create an outdoor habitat that is beneficial to birds as well as … Continue reading
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Tagged bird feeders, birds, bluebirds, habitat, suet, woodpeckers
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Photo Friday: August Flowers
Today I want to show some of the things we have blooming here in early August. The pollinator garden (aka Wild Garden) is loaded with blooms right now. Everything there was planted to provide some sort of appeal to pollinators, … Continue reading
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Tagged allium, bee balm, bees, Brown-Eyed Susan, butterflies, coreopsis, hibiscus, Joe Pye Weed, rudbeckia, scarlet hibiscus
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Photo Friday: Late June Blooms
I’m taking a break from edibles today to showcase some of the things we have blooming here in late June. Every year I plant petunias all around Happy Acres in various containers and planters, and they are all in full … Continue reading
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Tagged bee balm, buttonbush, coneflower, Echinacea, petunias, Wave petunias, yarrow, zinnia
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Photo Friday: April Blooms
Today I thought I would share some of the blooming things we have here in early April. I shared a photo of our flowering cherry tree earlier this week, but our pie cherry tree is loaded with blooms too. It’s … Continue reading
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Tagged azaleas, blooms, blueberries, cherries, lilacs, phlox, violets
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