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Posted on July 4, 2024July 4, 2024

07/03/2024 scarlet pea success!

We had a lot of germination of Indigofera miniata this spring and around five individuals have survived to planting size and then nibbling by yard bunnies (one even grew back!).

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Posted on June 8, 2024June 8, 2024

06/02/2024 surprise!

Well I’m always surprised haha.

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Posted on May 11, 2024May 11, 2024

05/11/2024 supposed to rain tonight sadly

Why sadly? Well, it’s good for the new plants I just put out because the forecast is pretty firm about rain, but it’s going to obscure possibilities for more of a rare G5 geomagnetic storm that resulted in the aurora borealis visible FROM OUR DRIVEWAY. Check out the view last night at Texas home on Mom’s blog too!

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Posted on May 7, 2024May 7, 2024

05/07/2024

Spring keeps springing!

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Posted on May 5, 2024May 5, 2024

05/05/2024 giving up

I’m too far behind on photos to put on blog so I’m wiping the slate clean. (I will catch up on the spreadsheet though haha.) you can see how much is happening even today!

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Posted on May 3, 2024May 3, 2024

05/03/2024 Escobaria from seed to flower!

We missed the first bloom I think but we caught a flower today! The second smaller individual doesn’t have any buds this year so far.

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Posted on April 30, 2024April 30, 2024

04/30/2024 purple volunteers

The volunteer Venus looking glasses are blooming more.

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Posted on April 14, 2024April 14, 2024

04/14/2024 summer suddenly

It got warm suddenly. We got several new plants at a native plant sale yesterday but only planted one in the dark — it’s too warm and windy. We put the other two in this evening. Hopefully the forecast rain tomorrow night actually happens!

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Posted on April 5, 2024April 2, 2024

03/30/2024 Tharp’s spiderwort!

The dwarf or Tharp’s spiderwort in our yard started blooming and then I got to see their wild cousins blooming at home in Texas!

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Posted on April 4, 2024April 2, 2024

03/29/2024 oxalis volunteers en masse

Native Oxalis volunteers all over our yard but has really created a lovely ground cover in the front yard near the porch. I’ve tentatively identified it as Oxalis stricta.

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