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crocus photography

new shoots

4/23/2020

 
mottled hares. it has begun! robins, gulls, downey woodpeckers, nuthatch, chickadees, bugs, spider web, swarming cedar waxwings, crows, ravens, ladybugs, swans, geese, ducks, seeds, voles, rain ...

summer solstice

6/21/2018

 
the lovage is a metre tall. plenty of seedlings.
lovage herb
(apiaceae - carrot family)
soapwort will bloom soon. it actually can be used as soap.
soapwort
(caryophyllaceae, pink/carnation family)
see also soapwort seeds.

smooth blue

11/30/2016

 
Downy woodpecker, white rabbits, and smooth blue aster (Symphyotrichum laeve).
Symphyotrichum laeve
wildflower seeds

seeds (rhubarb)

7/12/2016

 
rhubarb seeds
Polygonaceae (knotweed, smartweed, buckwheat, dock, sorrel, rumex, rheum family)
Rheum rhabarbarum

eggshell project

3/12/2016

 
coyotes. gophers. winter eggshells, seedling starting pots. a branch of pussy willow that unexpectedly rooted. spring crocuses.
eggshells
borage seeds
willow cutting
lilies
garlic
strawberries
sedum
yarrow
rhubarb
crocuses
half of the half-eggshells were lost (to complete fracture) by poking holes in the bottom for drainage, but 48's enough. spring is sproinging. crunching shells when planting later, if there are plants, should work for root development.

radish

9/26/2015

 
seed pods. who knew? it's a prolific plant. pods in the summer. pods in the fall. edible pods. the ongoing multiple flowers ('raceme' inflorescences) are huge attractants for bees and butterflies.
green seeds
edible pod
it's a super-patch! plan to pull the plants later and hang them to dry, for seeds next year.
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