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Continue reading “2024 vacation”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!
Continue reading “03/30/2024 Tharp’s spiderwort!”01/28/2024 TX home visit
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10/15/2023 thistle rosettes in the wild
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11/04/2023 saffron season
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10/14/2023 heath asters at home
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10/14/2023 horseherb in the wild
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![Briar the dog is laying on soil and sparse mowed grass in the shade of a pecan tree during the peak of an annular solar eclipse. The digital watch in the foreground reads 11:53AM. The dappled light through the trees leaves are all C-shaped crescents due to the pinhole effect created by the overlapping compound pecan leaves. This delightful light effect dapples the dog and the soil alike!](https://i0.wp.com/garden.eeclaire.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/img_1312-1.jpg?resize=525%2C700&ssl=1)
06/07/2023 first partridge pea flower
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03/30/2023 soil transplant
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06/23/2022 tomatoes at home!
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