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daily-keitie: 毛むくじゃらだったこの子も、もうすぐ咲きそう？！

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:33:54 -0400

daily-keitie:

毛むくじゃらだったこの子も、
もうすぐ咲きそう？！

daily-keitie: 朝から、とっても綺麗に咲いてた(^^)...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:33:48 -0400

daily-keitie:

朝から、とっても綺麗に咲いてた(*^^*)
ほとんどの子が、朝は途中までしか見れないので、ラッキー♪

huntingtonlibrary: These illustrations of beautiful leaved...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:38:48 -0400

huntingtonlibrary:

These illustrations of beautiful leaved plants are from the Huntington Library’s rare copy of the fittingly titled Beautiful Leaved Plants (1861) by E. J. Lowe. These woodblock illustrations are the work of the talented Benjamin Fawcett (1808–93). Working from his business in the village of Driffield in East Yorkshire, England, Fawcett carved the designs (after the work of the naturalist artist A. F. Lydon) in relief on woodblocks. The designs were then printed in black and white, and elements of the design were then meticulously hand-colored. Fawcett was such a perfectionist that he even made his own colored inks! And wowie, LOOK AT THESE COLORS!!

fishmostly: I thought kihaku would like this~ <3 Nifty...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:21:43 -0400

fishmostly:

I thought kihaku would like this~ <3

Nifty eh?

This store is kinda like IKEA in that it sells cheap home-goodsy stuff but not like IKEA in that it is very small.

Those are always handy containers for plants <3

frolicingintheforest: Strawberries! :) I got to eat my first...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:20:00 -0400

frolicingintheforest:

Strawberries! :)

I got to eat my first strawberry of the year several days ago! =D

lewisginter: Bee balm! My favorite!

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:19:02 -0400

lewisginter:

Bee balm! My favorite!

theprofessor: Gasteria liliputana ox tongue

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:11:55 -0400

theprofessor:

Gasteria liliputana

ox tongue

OMG SHIRO-CHAN <3!!!! flailing and squeeing

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:33:25 -0400

Since I missed your LS yesterday I thought I’d take a look at the recording and see what you...

LAWN DAISIES! (Bellis perennis) I noticed them before I even got...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:58:40 -0400

LAWN DAISIES! (Bellis perennis) I noticed them before I even got out of the car to go to the river. They were naturalized and blooming in little clumps all over the park lawn. One day after my own are done spreading in my gardens, I hope to one day try to naturalize my own Lawn daisies into our own lawn x3

Photographed June 16th 2013

Some campion (Silene sp., either S. latifolia or S. noctiflora)...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:45:30 -0400

Some campion (Silene sp., either S. latifolia or S. noctiflora) flowering in the park gardens by the river. I guess the park gardeners were either too lazy to weed it out, or they just appreciated their unique beauty.

Photographed June 16th 2013

Water Forget Me Not (Myosotis scorpioides?) and Water Mint...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:08:19 -0400

Water Forget Me Not (Myosotis scorpioides?) and Water Mint (Mentha aquatica) growing along the water’s edge. I’ve seen wildflowers grow along this river before (such a s Joe Pye Weed) but these two plants were a surprise and a first for me. I tried to use some mint leaves as scent bait when fishing, though I’m not sure how much difference it made lol. Before we left I took a sprig of Water mint to take with us. It’s currently in a glass of water waiting to root.

Photographed June 16th 2013

Gardening in a small space

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 01:06:35 -0400

gardenscience: I got a great question from mistyinky about gardening in a small space and on a...

fishmostly replied to your post: Here are all of my fish...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:50:52 -0400

fishmostly replied to your post: Here are all of my fish photo…

can you post just the sunfish? pleeeeaseeee?

wish granted XD

Photographed June 16th 2013

Big Grumpy Crawfish was grumpy. It was literally holding onto...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:39:56 -0400

Big Grumpy Crawfish was grumpy. It was literally holding onto the bait with one of its claws and looked super pissed. I nudged it back into the river with a fishing pole once he let go of the bait (I wasn’t going to take the risk of him pinching me while fishing nearby) but it took some persuasion to get there. It even did a scary pose similar to a spider about to strike .__.;;;; fishmostly, I think I can understand your fear of crayfish, they can be pretty scary when they can’t swim away.

Photographed June 16th 2013

Here are all of my fish photos!…….. I really...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:31:54 -0400

Here are all of my fish photos!…….. I really should’ve taken more since we caught more fish than this, but it’s hard to take a photo while holding a fish (and a father who isn’t going to help with taking the photos, but oh well), but I tried to at least take a photo of each kind we seemed to catch. The bullhead catfish and the sunfish are the only fish in these photos that were brought with us to the farm (and they are still live and swimming)…… I wish I could make a tank for the pretty sunfish .___. but with what I have I can’t. I think the catfish in this set of photos is the only fish that I didn’t catch myself here XD

Photographed June 16th 2013

copperbettas: Betta by ~nguo

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:57:00 -0400

copperbettas:

Betta by ~nguo

Kihaku-Gato's Garden Blog: Fish help

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:53:54 -0400

Kihaku-Gato's Garden Blog: Fish help: fishmostly: fishmostly: kihaku-gato: Fishing report Now...

Fish help

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:37:00 -0400

fishmostly: kihaku-gato: Fishing report Now lets start about the fishing trip that I had mentioned...

wildestdreamsgardens: Organized Wild Roadside Planting: This...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:15:51 -0400

wildestdreamsgardens:

Organized Wild Roadside Planting:

This work in progress is slowly evolving. A dry, rocky, gritty slope supports only the most adaptable wilds and cultivars.

Yellow and Orange Hawkweed have been encouraged to flourish, along with Digatalis volunteers, Leucanthemum vulgare, wild Achillea, Potentilla recta, naturally occurring Sheep sorrel (Rumex) and other annual grasses mixed with rugged cultivated plants like Siberian Iris, and Hemerocallis fulva ‘Kwanzo Double’.

The key to the long term sustainability of the planting is finding the right balance of plants that can coexist together without one plant dominating the others.

brilliantbotany: Valeriana officinalis, Garden heliotrope. It...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:14:20 -0400

brilliantbotany:

Valeriana officinalis, Garden heliotrope. It was introduced to the United States from Europe, and the root has been used in treatment of nervousness, insomnia and hysteria. It was used medicinally as far back as in Ancient Greece, and contains a host of medicinally relevant compounds (including alkaloids, iridoids and flavanones).

Photos by brilliantbotany.

Excellent info, but I hate to tell you this, but that photo is not of a Valeriana officinalis, but instead it’s of an Achillea (A. millefolium? aka. Yarrow). They can look pretty similar but the differences are quite notable when compared to each other on google images.

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daily-keitie: 毛むくじゃらだったこの子も、 もうすぐ咲きそう？！

daily-keitie: 朝から、とっても綺麗に咲いてた(*^^*)...

huntingtonlibrary: These illustrations of beautiful leaved...

fishmostly: I thought kihaku would like this~ <3 Nifty...

frolicingintheforest: Strawberries! :) I got to eat my first...

lewisginter: Bee balm! My favorite!

theprofessor: Gasteria liliputana ox tongue

OMG SHIRO-CHAN <3!!!! *flailing and squeeing*

LAWN DAISIES! (Bellis perennis) I noticed them before I even got...

Some campion (Silene sp., either S. latifolia or S. noctiflora)...

Water Forget Me Not (Myosotis scorpioides?) and Water Mint...

Gardening in a small space

fishmostly replied to your post: Here are all of my fish...

Big Grumpy Crawfish was grumpy. It was literally holding onto...

Here are all of my fish photos!…….. I really...

copperbettas: Betta by ~nguo

Kihaku-Gato's Garden Blog: Fish help

Fish help

wildestdreamsgardens: Organized Wild Roadside Planting: This...

brilliantbotany: Valeriana officinalis, Garden heliotrope. It...

daily-keitie: 毛むくじゃらだったこの子も、もうすぐ咲きそう？！

daily-keitie: 朝から、とっても綺麗に咲いてた(^^)...

OMG SHIRO-CHAN <3!!!! flailing and squeeing