The game cam is triggered by heat, so when the air is warm there's not much action. These photos are from the last two months.
We thought this was a fox at first, but it's a reddish coyote instead. Here's how you tell the difference: Foxes have black "leggings" and ear tips, and white tips on their tails. . . .
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Posted by Rurality Reblogged by Old Roses to wildlife on 2007-10-11, 18:19:36
One of the highlights of the autumn gardens is a little thing affectionately known as the toad lily (Tricyrtis sp.). Not a very pretty name, but oh what a pretty bloom it has! They remind me of little orchids growing in my shade gardens.
This year, I had one cultivar bloom as early as August, which is not normal, but then there was nothing normal about this year's growing season either. 'Tojen' is still managing to eke out some blooms, but it was in its prime about a month ago.
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Posted by Kylee Reblogged by Old Roses to lilies on 2007-10-11, 18:19:13
Every year, I am asked how and why the leaves change to such brilliant colors. It's a facsinating corner of nature. Here is a blog posting of mine from last year that explains it all. Rather than saying the same thing, I've presented it again. I hope you don't mind. Nothing has changed here!. . .
Richard seems to have spent almost every minute of the last few weeks either lying or kneeling on the ground or hard, cold concrete whilst building brick retaining walls, tank stands and now, a boardwalk pathway.
The boardwalk is made from old palings taken from the boundary fence before the new one, which you can see in the background, was built last year. The palings have been trimmed and stained and now screwed to battens underneath. The network of battens are held in place with concrete and the spaces filled with sand.
I think it looks terrific and it's lovely to walk on, too.
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Posted by Alice Reblogged by Old Roses to landscape on 2007-10-11, 18:17:59
Tricyrtis hirta is an elegant and graceful plant; tall, with lovely, arching foliage and nicely proportionate and well-spaced flowers. Mine-no-Yuki, a Japanese-bred hirta hybrid, is especially beautiful; pristine flowers that remind me of a white-gloved debutante, with pink anthers and a light dusting of purple spots. My plant is growing in a spot that is too shady by half, under a dogwood tree; this would give most hirta types a severe case of the flops, but Mine-no-Yuki is more sturdy and upright than its sisters, and stands tall, flowering nicely even in the gloom. Its summery white and pastel flowers glow against its dark green foliage. If I had a Japanese garden this would be the one toad lily I'd have in it for sure.
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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to lilies on 2007-10-11, 18:17:30
Garden catalogue prose is sort of a language unto itself; like a doting grandmother trying to put a positive spin on everything her wayward grandchildren have done, catalogue writers attempt through their descriptions to spiffy up the resume of their potted charges, to get them out the door. Two notable phrases I've always looked out for, are "airy flowers" and "unaccountably neglected by gardeners"... the former (in English) means "tiny flowers with lots of space between them", and the latter means, "gardeners won't buy these plants, and I'm stuck with a whole greenhouse full of them". . . .
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Posted by IBOY Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-10-11, 18:17:18
Traditional painting in Mixtec style by San Miguel artisan Ferman Rodriguez
Although we saw plenty of modern walk-in farmacias in Mexico — staffed with qualified and sympathetic pharmacists who listen attentively as you describe your symptoms, then promptly sell you antibiotics or whatever your particular ailment might require — there was also a brisk trade in [...]
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Posted by valwebb Reblogged by Old Roses to herbs on 2007-10-11, 18:16:56
Rebsie of Daughter of the Soil sent me a couple of tubers of this potato which I grew this year in a pot on my roof. What you see in the picture is my entire harvest! 9 potatoes in total, about 500g or a pound. All of the other potatoes I grew this year did [...]
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on Oct 10, 2007, 1:39PM
Posted by Patrick Reblogged by Old Roses to potatoes on 2007-10-11, 18:16:47
This past weekend was not the best weekend of the summer, to say the least.
As I posted earlier, we had a big storm at 3:00 am on Saturday morning. As a result, we lost two trees, lots of big and small branches, plus our electricity. On Sunday, after finishing cleaning up the branches, washing windows, sweeping, etc., I took the dog out for a quick walk before we were going to go over to my parents for a shower (the power was still out, and we have an electric water heater). . . .
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on Aug 14, 2007, 12:03PM
Posted by Talbin Reblogged by Old Roses to trees on 2007-10-11, 18:16:28
This fall I'm going to be planting a large area between the street and the fence for the vegetable garden. The planting will be part edible and part native - with some of the edibles being natives, too. . . .
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on Aug 3, 2007, 5:13PM
Posted by Talbin Reblogged by Old Roses to trees on 2007-10-11, 18:16:04
I’m a big fan of restaurant dining. Plate it up, kitchen, and dot that sauce around the rim.
I’ve been known to plate a meal or two at my own house, for sure, but I have to admit…I’ve never served myself up a flower salad. That always seemed a little too, I don’t know, high-brow? Or maybe I was just afraid I’d eat the wrong flower. . . .
A few weeks ago, I mentioned that the leaves on the tree outside my window were changing colors. Now most of them are scattered on the sidewalk—although for some reason the leaves on the trees across the street are still on their branches and green as can be.
Whether your trees look like mine or the ones across the way, it’s time to start thinking about what you’re going to do to get rid of or preserve all those falling leaves. . . .
I bet you thought I dried up and blew away! I’m still here – just been so swamped I haven’t had a chance to post even a sentence here. From the GreenFest DC all weekend to the Open Garden I hosted here on Monday, I’ve been on the run to one appointment after another. All self-inflicted of course and I hate that about myself, over-scheduling and over-extending are my downfall. . . .
Finally, the horrid heat wave is over. fini. All the things I loved about October were evaporating in the July-like heat (one of my least favorite months), but now all is back to normal. Now I can direct you, dear reader, to my October gardening tips, and let you know about a frost date selector ( no, it won't let you select your own choice...just your area;). That way you are prepared for frosts which, though we know they are coming, just seem to sneak up on us. . . .
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Posted by Ilona Reblogged by Old Roses to books on 2007-10-11, 18:12:07
Used Starbucks Coffee Grounds
I was having problems with my roses. They were getting rust from getting their leaves wet from my sprinkler system. Last summer, they looked terrible so I cut them...
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on Oct 10, 2007, 8:27AM
Posted by Green Talk Reblogged by Old Roses to mulch, roses on 2007-10-11, 18:10:39
Most tulips are show-stoppers the first year, and then dwindle quickly until nothing comes up except some foliage. You might wonder what went wrong with them. The truth is -- nothing.
In our climate, tulips aren't reliable returnees to the garden. In fact, botanical gardens and commercial properties typically plant thousands -- sometimes hundreds of thousands -- of tulips each fall and then yank them out when their blooms have faded. . . .
To me, spring-flowering bulbs are no-brainers. They're easy to plant, they don't require much in the way of care, and their color and vibrancy is not only welcome at the end of a long, gray winter -- it's downright necessary to end my suspected case of seasonal affective disorder.
Check out this video on How to Plant 100 Tulip Bulbs in 30 Minutes. That's really all there is to it. Then scroll down past the viewer for more details.
If you're installing a mass planting in a large area, just dig up the whole site to about 6 to 8 inches deep. It's best to lay out a tarp or a few large green trash bags nearby for holding the soil while you plant. This way, your lawn won't get wrecked. . .
Many of the blogs I enjoy reading at Garden Voices are from some wonderful Canadian gardeners. Until I got interested in garden blogging I didn't know much about our Canadian neighbors and especially their love and knowledge of gardening. I have learned much from all of them. It's amazing how many plants we have in common. . . .
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Posted by Bev Reblogged by Old Roses to Gardening on 2007-10-11, 18:09:05
This is interesting! In one of my recent posts I showed this photo of Salvia Pitcher's Blue Sage (flopping on ground) and could not identify the yellow plant. I had an idea it was some kind of a false sunflower. This weekend I received an email newsletter from High Country Gardens, and would you believe it? Both of these plants were featured. It was great to get some information on them, as I was unable to find anyone at the nursery who could fill me in. Here are the photos and information as they appeared in their newsletter:. . .
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Posted by Bev Reblogged by Old Roses to sage on 2007-10-11, 18:08:39
From Pats Garden, A rain drenched Pot Marigold or Calendula besides the Dusty miller. I watched ground force doing a nursing homes garden. Alan Titchmarsh said that older eyes see bright yellows and Oranges easier than other colours! Mum had these in our first Cheltenham garden, and they self seeded magnificently. I always tried to transplant them around the garden. I like their claw like seeds which just need the soil turned to germinate them. They must be one of the longest lasting seeds that will germinate years after being produced. No good news on the house. The Snappy one is being forced to stay untill December. The best laid plans of Mice and men...
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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to calendula on 2007-10-11, 18:08:07
Mid-October, and now it gets interesting to see who has what new blooms in their fall garden. Who has carefully planned to have something new as the season ends, like these toad lilies (Tricyrtis sp.) which are now blooming in my garden?. . .
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Posted by Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to flowers on 2007-10-11, 18:07:47
I can now report, after six months of trial, that both of my hearing aids not only work very well, but they have changed my life. I can now understand dialogue at the movies and I've lost the ability to avoid doing chores because I could claim I didn't hear what Nancy said.
I'm wearing hearing aids because just this time of year, many years ago, I ran tons of leaves through my 8-horsepower chipper-shredder and cut wood for the woodstove with my large chainsaw. I did this for a number of years without using any hearing protection. Now I call that just plain stupid. It's embarrassing to think I did something that dumb. And once the damage was done, there was no going back -- the hearing loss is permanent. . . .
Finally cooler weather!! The only thing that still looks good in my garden is the sedum, everything else is burned up or burned out. All the rain has gone around us, so I am still watering to at least keep everything alive. . . .
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Posted by vonlafin Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2007-10-11, 18:06:23
This is a eyewitness blog color report typed live from Watauga/Avery, North Carolina. I ventured to the summit of Grandfather Mountain this morning where I was nearly blown away, not necessarily from the vivid colors, but by the wind. Sheesh. It was cold and windy up top. I stopped in the middle of the road on the way back down to take this photo of a rather attractive golden tree. . . .
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on Oct 10, 2007, 1:41PM
The photo of this garden wasn't taken in Florida it was taken on the west side of Chicago and you're eyes are not deceiving you those are Bromeliads and Crotons planted in the ground. From time to time I have the opportunity to pass by this home and I aways have to chuckle at the plant selection I find planted in the raised bed. . . .
During our visit to Hungary we were surprised at the number of unfamiliar tree cultivars of Hungarian origin. I suspect that during its 44 years under communism the country did not have full access to the genetics of the West, and thus nurseries developed their own selections. We saw a good many Hungarian selections of Ginkgo biloba. Here are three Hungarian selections (above) that we had never heard of before venturing into this Eastern European country. . . .
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Posted by Tim Wood Reblogged by Old Roses to trees on 2007-10-11, 05:59:28
After a month of regular storms and heavy rain in September, here we are, a third through October, with temperatures around 29C and needing the fans on at night in the study and bedroom. So winter seems a long way away. . . .
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Posted by ladyluz Reblogged by Old Roses to weather on 2007-10-11, 05:58:28
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