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Flies and Spiders and Squirrels, Oh My!
I went on a safari on a Wednesday morning and came back alive. Not that I was ever in that much danger, although danger did pop up once. I just had a few minutes to kill as the family group … Continue reading
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The Spruce Truce, Or I Hope That Tree Will Enjoy Its New Home
Well, Audrey pulled the ace. She bought a tether ball pole, which she stated should logically be placed in only one spot. Right where the spruce tree is. And, blog friends, she probably was right. Looking around the back yard, … Continue reading
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Garden Plots and Dreams
Well, blog fans, a tree dispute is underway. When my wife acquired some spruce trees form the Arbor Day Foundation last fall, I planted one in our backyard. And she doesn’t like it, not there, probably not anywhere. She has … Continue reading
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Spring Is Busting Out All Over!
Well, when we returned to Iowa, our front lawn was trying to revert to prairie. Unlike England, Iowa had some rain last week, and the tall grass showed it. As did the flower-palooza that took over my lawn. Crocuses are … Continue reading
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Bugs, Birds, Poop and Other Signs of a Winter Thaw
I think it ‘s a thaw, and not an early spring. We’ve had a run of warm days lately, and it’s misting outside—wet stuff, not white stuff, is falling from the sky. But, average temperatures and lows are pretty … Continue reading
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Busy Drinking Butterfly Gone Wild
Drinking makes you stupid. A good rule of life, but who knew it applied to butterflies and nectar? A friend, a former student who goes by the nickname Mickey (due to her actual first name and the face that she … Continue reading
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A Trumpet Will Sound Soon
No, it’s not the end of the world, no matter what GOP Tea Party candidates might say. It’s the biggest news in my gardens since, well, since I discovered how photogenic coneflowers are. Anyway, despite Cate’s experience at her and … Continue reading
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The Garden, One Year Later
A year ago, I was putting in a new garden made necessary by my neighbor’s installation of a giant white plastic wall. One year later, how is it doing? Quite well. The mysterious blue flowers did not come back this … Continue reading
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New Summer, New Garden
Last year, it was the wall built by the neighbor that caused us to put in a new garden. This year, I don’t have such an excuse, the garden was mostly our idea. To be fair, Wally did have an … Continue reading
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Lillies, For the Most Part
While we were in Puerto Rico, a number of new flowers showed up in the gardens, many of them daylilies or the native Iowa “tiger” lily. I didn’t photograph them until Saturday, a day after we got back, so I … Continue reading
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Life musings ... My name is Joe Sheller and I'm an Associate Professor at Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. This blog is personal opinion and does not reflect the opinion of the college, it's administration, staff or board. I love to garden and often find my mind wandering when I'm pondering weeds or flowers. This blog is a pretty random mix of those thoughts, some on gardening, many on life in general.
