Oh No! My Soil Report is in
The soil samples I sent to the lab for testing are in. Here is what I wrote earlier in Project 803 Step 3. Full of rich composted matter, sand and…
Garden
Day 2: I Spy a Blue Water Lily
Here is the same Lindsey Woods waterlily from yesterday. Notice that the stamens are now closed. Looks different from the photo from yesterday.
I Spy a Blue Water Lily
The experiment continues playing with aperature settings to blur the backgrounds. I took a few more shots of one of my favorite water lilies. I am using my Canon Digital…
Urban Water Lilies by Jacqueline D'Elia
To round out my water lily posts this week, I thought I would share a little essay I wrote in 2000 for my college English Composition class. If I remember…
Out of Body Experience For This Cicada
I am still trying to learn how to use my new camera, the Canon Rebel XSI. I am having a lot of fun experimenting with different settings. I went ahead…
Yuck! What is That?
These caterpillars (Armyworms) are eating my waterlilies alive in the stock tank. If you know what type of caterpillar this is, please post it in the comments section. Thank you…
Dallas Red is Hot
I love this Dallas Red Lantana (Lantana camara 'Dallas Red') I bought this summer. I had never seen this color before until I stumbled upon it at a local nursery.…
Showy Flowers of Summer: Rudbeckia and Calibrachoa
Rudbeckia (unknown) and Calibrachoa 'Superbells White' blooming in my garden. If you know what variety the Rudbeckia is, please post it. It is only about 1 foot tall now, very…
Water Lilies Waiting...
During the transition to the new garden (Project 802), I had to dismantle my old ponds and store the water lilies and little goldfish in the 6 foot stock tank…