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Hi, I'm Dave and thanks for visiting. I garden in Zone 6b in southern Indiana, and I blog here about gardening, nature and food.
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- A Little Bit Of Sunshine
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- Annie’s Kitchen Garden
- Bloom Bake Create
- Cold Hands Warm Earth
- Daphne's Dandelions
- Dave's Square Foot Garden
- Eight Gate Farm – New Hampshire
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- Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments
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- Shawn Ann's Home and Garden
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Category Archives: Photography
This and That
I’ve been busy the last couple of days doing inventory on my seed stores and planning my 2016 seed orders. I store most of my seeds in ziploc bags inside plastic boxes, organized into various groups like brassicas, salad greens, … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photography, Travel
Tagged Cats, Diamond Head, fermented food, ginger beer, Hawaii, seeds
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Photo Friday: Biltmore House and Gardens
During our recent trip to Asheville, NC, we toured the magnificent Biltmore Estate. This mansion was built by George W Vanderbilt II and completed in 1895. It is the largest privately owned house in the U.S., with 178,926 square feet … Continue reading
Posted in Photography, Travel
Tagged Asheville, Biltmore Estate, gardens, Photography, tour, Travel
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Monday Recap: Icy Edition
I thought I would start the week by doing an update on recent projects I’ve been working on. And let me say that while we were fortunate to escape much of the snow that blanketed the U.S. last week, we … Continue reading
Posted in Food, Gardening, Photography, Soap
Tagged art, cactus, chocolate, homemade, houseplants, ice, Photography, seed starting, soap
9 Comments
Photo Friday: Washboarding
I’ve read about it. I’ve even seen videos posted by other beekeepers. But yesterday I saw it for the first time with my own eyes. And it was right in my own backyard! Well, right on the front of my … Continue reading
Posted in Beekeeping, Nature, Photo Friday, Photography
Tagged beekeeping, bees, Photo Friday, Photography, washboarding
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Photo Friday: And Now, Something Completely Different
Shoot me, but I’ve not been keeping up with the Olympics. Though I can’t exactly escape it – Yahoo loudly screams the medal counts at me every time I go to check email. I try not to look, but it’s … Continue reading