tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66552993375019122972024-03-12T21:18:20.244-04:00Tidewater Garden GoddessGardenGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01251734569971064810noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655299337501912297.post-31317938834055308122018-01-24T08:39:00.000-05:002018-01-28T08:48:40.825-05:00The Happiest Day in Winter<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">In recent weeks, we have been snow covered in the Tidewater, which while beautiful brought a host of annoyances. Once the melt took place my daily survey continued and today I was rewarded! Those hopeful, brave green shoots poking through the faded leaves of last year make my heart grow three sizes....just like the Grinch haha.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"Life is the greatest gift that could ever be conceived ... A daffodil pushing up through the dark earth to the spring, knowing somehow deep in its roots that spring and light and sunshine will come, has more courage and more knowledge of the value of life than any human being I've met." - </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Madeleine L'Engle</span> </div>
<br />GardenGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01251734569971064810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655299337501912297.post-75781136808827200632018-01-22T10:26:00.000-05:002018-01-28T10:28:02.473-05:00Not Gardeny, But Important to Me!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
I am not from the South, though I have been here for 12 years, I still consider myself a Philly girl. Going to the NFC Championship game was an amazing experience that I shared with my family. </div>
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Despite what you hear in the news media, most of the people who attend Eagles games are legacy families who have been season ticket holders for generations. Such a family are we. My father, now passed, had tickets several stadiums back. Some of my fondest childhood memories are sitting in stadiums with him, be it Eagles, Phillies, or the Big Five basketball, he and I were always at some game. I had no brothers, and was the oldest daughter, so love of sports came to me in all those hours of bonding. </div>
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I was present opening day of Veterans Stadium in 1970 and I was present the day they imploded it when "the Linc" was opened. Sitting in our seats always brings a rush of memories of all those years. </div>
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One thing I miss living in the Tidewater is that sense of oneness and community that comes from a major sports team, something we lack here. There are instant connections in supermarkets, at gas pumps, at schools, wherever, a part of something sometimes joyful and sometimes miserable. It was truly hard to leave the city the next day, knowing I would miss the city fervor in build up to the Super Bowl. </div>
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We are the "underdogs" and in spirited fashion my son donned the dog mask made "famous" by Chris Long and Lane Johnson.<br />
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There were a fair amount of Vikings fans in out tailgate lot. But for some jeering going both ways, and one bonehead who chucked his beer into that crowd, things we a lot calmer than the media has portrayed. Philly fans are used to being portrayed as savages.....mostly we are hard working folks who are joyful to be cheering on our team and spending time with family and friends.<br />
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The sun set over the Linc....it was almost game time. It was exciting and nerve wracking all at the same time!<br />
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A beautiful national anthem ceremony....always brings a tear. <br />
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It was the first day I really got out in the garden yesterday...I always feel hopeful about a new season and bleak about all the work to come all at the same time! I wandered over to the garden section of the big box store who had teased me with cool weather veggies when I drove in. I picked up two varieties of kale, Chinese cabbage, radicchio, and mustard to get started, oh and a flat of violas too. The whole garden sort of got away from me last year with too much school work and not enough garden time. There is a bunch of overgrowth that needs pulling. But I started with just a few of the boxes.<br />
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The plum is blooming its pretty white flowers which really stand out where there is no green.</div>
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Violas make instant cheer!!</div>
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The sky was glorious blue in contrast to the red buds appearing on the trees.</div>
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Four boxes planted with a feeling of satisfaction. A forecast of cold and rainy weather for the next few days will give them a good soaking.<br />
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Lazy dogs pretended they weren't keeping an eye on me....</div>
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A pleasant and satisfying day spent outside. :) <br />
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Punxsutawney Phil, the world's most famous rodent, popped out of his burrow Sunday morning and predicted six more weeks of winter, much to the disappointment of the crowd gathered at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pa. His prediction was: "A Super Bowl winner I will not predict, but my weather forecast you cannot contradict. Why that's not a football but my shadow I see, It's six more weeks of winter it must be!"</div>
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<span>I say, f</span>orget the groundhog...I have evidence that spring is coming! Gorgeous spring green moss was revealed when the snow melted under the warmish 56 degree sunshine.</div>
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Not too far from the moss.....while slightly out of focus, the daffs are 4 inches up. Take that stupid groundhog!<br />
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The sunset was once again spectacular with the entire sky streaked in large swaths of pinky orange. </div>
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My winter kale is quite happy in it's southern exposure. The camera didn't quite capture the true screaming violet color. They make me happy when I look at them. </div>
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The reliable Camellia's are blooming a pretty soft Valentine's pink.</div>
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I wandered to the beach...it was gorgeous! Sunny, warm.....<br />
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A couple of our beaches regular's came down to surf for a bit.<br />
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Loyal dog goes for swim. <br />
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Bedraggled but still hanging on, some leftovers in the beach garden still putting on their best faces...</div>
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Long gone are the peppers that grew nearby, the marigold, maybe from seed, looks sunny yellow on a grey day.<br />
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The asparagus fern looks downright festive with it's showy red berries.<br />
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And last but not least in a sunny, protected spot, these impatiens have been blooming since the summer, the coleus is spindly but hanging on. <br />
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I've been pretty sick the last few days with this ridiculously contagious respiratory crud. Coughing so much I have pulled muscles in my ribs, either that or it's Pleurisy! I decided a ride to the OBX oceanfront would do the trick. Riding is about all I am up for, no Mummer's strut for me. </div>
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Walked onto our beach at Avalon and as if on cue a large group of dolphins swam by in no particular hurry. I decided it was a good omen!</div>
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There was something downright magical about the light today...no sun, but these bright patches mixed with these twirling tubular clouds. Contrasted against the eerily calm ocean and sand, I wished I could paint...a camera must do.<br />
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Goddess Support and I walked a bit looking for treasures and marveling at the calm surroundings.<br />
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Inspired by Les at <a href="http://atidewatergardener.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: cyan;">A Tidewater Gardener</span></a> I took a trip through Picasa memory lane and picked my top pictures of 2012. Some gardeny some not so much but all bring a smile to my face...</div>
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I grew up in Philadelphia and spent a fair amount of time working in downtown Philadelphia hospitals as a younger nurse. I would see the touristy "Duck Boat" roaming the streets of Olde City with their quackers quacking. In 42 years, I never took the ride...until this year, returning to my "home," as a sort of tourist with my kids. One part of the ride is a "drive" into the Delaware River with views of the Ben Franklin Bridge that were spectacular!</div>
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I was attending a research conference in DC and decided to take a walk before dark. About a half a block away I spotted this riot of pansy color. As a walked closer the fragrance of PANSY!! was amazing and energizing on an otherwise cloudy and gloomy day. <br />
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A favorite spot, if in need of an instant pick me up, is the rose garden at<span style="color: cyan;"> </span><a href="http://norfolkbotanicalgarden.org/explore/collections/roses/"><span style="color: cyan;">Norfolk Botanical Garden</span></a>. According to the website there are "approximately 3000 plants in the genus <em>Rosa</em> representing 380 different species and cultivars." Again a riot of color...truly obscene roses of every size, shape and fragrance. You simply can't walk through it and be in a bad mood...<br />
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Back to DC...while I was there I decided to take a twilight tour of the city on one of those small buses. Totally worth the price, the tour guide was a font of information and it was cool to visit when there wasn't a hoard of people around. Snapped this from inside the Jefferson Memorial....<br />
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Sunsets and water, I have scads of pictures. This sunset was snapped on a pleasant summer evening as I was bumming around<span style="color: cyan;"> </span><a href="http://www.jennettespier.net/"><span style="color: cyan;">Jennette's Pier in Nags Head</span></a> with my step-daughter. We had a nice time together checking what people were catching, reading all the fishy information on the pier. Just one of those moments that make you smile.<br />
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I am lucky to speak each year at a patient safety conference in Las Vegas. I relish the chance to leave the strip and travel into the truly gorgeous countryside surrounding Vegas. This is an unretouched photo at<span style="color: cyan;"> </span><a href="http://www.redrockcanyonlv.org/"><span style="color: cyan;">Red Rock Canyon</span></a> about 17 miles west of the strip. The rock formations here are gorgeous and the 13 mile trip through the park is a manageable short trip on a tight time schedule and no matter what vehicle you are driving. There are paths to hike and rocks to climb and the bluest sky....just incredible. <br />
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Last New Years Day at Pea Island..no matter the season, a place that I love that is beautiful and soul-filling<br />
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I spend many hours on this beach each year, walking, reading, snoozing. The rickety, charming pier is part of our family history now. I have a huge collection of pictures here in all sorts of weather. A favorite pastime is to sit in my truck as a thunderstorm passes and get some pics of lightening striking the water. (This worries my husband a bit :))<br />
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I had the opportunity to travel to Malawi Africa this year on a medical mission trip for Physicians For Peace. My physician partner and I were teaching neonatal resuscitation and family planning in the Mwandama Development Village near Zomba. On our day off and along with my husband, we took a boat ride and a game drive. We rode in a smallish aluminum boat up a river filled with thousands of hippos, elephants, crocs, fish eagles and other things too numerous to mention. It was thrilling to see these hippos RUNNING towards the water as our boat moved passed. I read that one reason hippos kill is if you block their path to the water. This was just an incredible, indescribable experience in so many ways.<br />
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My Avalon Pier as the hurricane passed- two breaches :( She will be repaired and ready for the summer of 2013 I hear. <br />
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Lot's of time spent walking beaches always yields treasures. I particularly liked this vignette.<br />
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Another favorite beach, Cape May- the water on the rocks a contrast of colors on this grey March day.<br />
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A lazy day in the after Christmas energy lull. Spent the day working on projects, analyzing data, then took a ride to change the scenery a bit. Usually when I have a camera the eagle at the end of the road is no where to be seen. Today- a lucky day to have camera and eagle in one spot with a gorgeous blue sky behind.<br />
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It's the day before the full moon and again I was lucky to spy the just before sunset rise of the moon. It was such a pretty sight across the newly planted field of annual rye grass- contrast of bright green and sky-blue pink with the moon shining brightly even in the early twilight.<br />
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There is something about the moon that has me mesmerized.<br />
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The mailman brought a smile to my face with "The Cook's Garden" catalogue, setting off dreams of late February and March and getting out into the garden to prepare. These cuties caught my eye, "Cherry Stuffer" sweet not hot. Lots more goodies in this book, will take several reviews to catch them all.<br />
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After using a gift certificate from a friend at a favorite Thai place, I set about working on my mystery quilt. I am behind, but hopeful that the weekend of predicted rain will get me caught up to the current "clue." It's a scrappy christmas colored quilt. <br />
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Hoping the clouds and the tickle in my throat stay away this evening long enough for some full moon pictures once again!GardenGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01251734569971064810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655299337501912297.post-17270969419786588282012-04-08T20:43:00.000-04:002012-04-08T20:43:09.389-04:00Easter Sunday in the Garden<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
It was a gorgeous day to work in the garden...low 70's, low humidity, and breezy sunshine.</div>
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The Clematis is in full bloom on the trellis...<br />
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My experiment, a couple "French fingerling" potatoes. Hard to tell but there is about a 12 inch hill there.</div>
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Beets, Early Girl tomato, arugula, and lettuce.<br />
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A satisfying day in the garden followed by a delish ham dinner. Happy Easter!GardenGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01251734569971064810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655299337501912297.post-12522119543621221972012-03-19T12:18:00.001-04:002012-03-19T12:18:06.404-04:00You Know It's Spring....<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It started off a sunny morning...the ocean was clear tealy blue today with fog hanging just off shore.<br />
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With not a drop of Irish in me, I still was "lucky" to see Santa riding his bike on the Bypass near milepost 6! Where else would Santa be at this time of the year, but bumming around the Outer Banks!<br />
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A nice walk around the neighborhood revealed....some delicate tulips reaching for the sunshine.<br />
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The day was odd...creepy fog alternating with bright sunshine. The dew point and the temperature were neck and neck all day.<br />
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These geezers were oblivious to us...I was really trying to capture a pic of the Kingfisher that was on a post in the water, but no luck there.<br />
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A little of this, a little of that blooming...<br />
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Irises surprised me!!! They are surely early to be amongst the daffs and jonqs.<br />
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Things are starting to sprout...like the arugula...</div>
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The Red Sails lettuce and the parsley are enjoying the dappled sunshine.</div>
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The Welshie is in her pool, a sure sign of a warm spring day! (She is gonna smell like heck later!)</div>
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Most likely won't be able to walk upright tomorrow after plunging in for 4 hours to do major garden bed clean out! Got out the giant tub of seeds and found some good things to plant...<br />
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The Clematis has leaves! Must go back and compare to prior years...<br />
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Spinach is looking respectable...<br />
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Something (someone) has built a very substantial nest in one of our pines...<br />
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Red Plum is flowering and there were quite a few bees visiting today.<br />
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Over winter, the woodpeckers have been going to town on this stump!<br />
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Off to take some Motrin!GardenGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01251734569971064810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655299337501912297.post-19243831998347556292012-03-06T15:04:00.000-05:002012-03-07T15:51:08.063-05:00March 6 more like...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I suppose it's true to everything there is a season. A time to not blog and a time to blog once again.GardenGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01251734569971064810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655299337501912297.post-90038146400596272952011-05-11T16:13:00.000-04:002011-05-13T16:52:09.312-04:00Slacker...Spring has come despite my not paying much attention. Ebb and flow, tide in tide out, life goes on. Admittedly, my energy has been low for blogging and gardening. I suppose for everything there is a season!<br />
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These crazy pink and yellow moths are back looking like something out of a cartoon.<br />
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The Bleeding Heart is one of my all time favorites, and I swear it wasn't there yesterday!<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A now for a true sign of spring...horse babies!!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3VqMbNGdra0/TYfbM85zt7I/AAAAAAAAB6o/w22MFHngPY0/s1600/IMG_0687.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-3VqMbNGdra0/TYfbM85zt7I/AAAAAAAAB6o/w22MFHngPY0/s400/IMG_0687.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A brand new colt.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fqeh8qKIDQk/TYfbXD8rmlI/AAAAAAAAB6w/drr9Bd-Q8FM/s1600/IMG_0696.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-Fqeh8qKIDQk/TYfbXD8rmlI/AAAAAAAAB6w/drr9Bd-Q8FM/s400/IMG_0696.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Funny little blue eyed guy.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7t6BI80EXUI/TYfbXZrSQ5I/AAAAAAAAB64/_5k_GarJx7c/s1600/IMG_0700.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="342" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-7t6BI80EXUI/TYfbXZrSQ5I/AAAAAAAAB64/_5k_GarJx7c/s400/IMG_0700.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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Now back to the rascally rabbits...open to suggestion as to how to stay chemical free and REPEL rabbits at the same time.GardenGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01251734569971064810noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655299337501912297.post-10409879218977161502011-03-16T16:42:00.000-04:002011-03-16T16:42:52.019-04:00Garden Blogger's Bloom Day March 2011A little of this and a little of that blooming in the garden... so a post for <a href="http://www.maydreamsgardens.com/search/label/garden%20bloggers%20bloom%20day">Garden Blogger's Bloom Day</a>!<br />
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</div>Please don't speak of the rabbit....and the (formerly planted broccoli)...it is too much to bear!GardenGoddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01251734569971064810noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6655299337501912297.post-32096133339666443482011-03-14T19:54:00.012-04:002011-03-15T08:02:33.490-04:00GGGGGRRRRabbit!Is it just me, or would you be exasperated to see that some critter has chomped your newly planted broccoli?<br />
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For now I will just breathe...and focus on pansies until my rabbit anger dies down!<br />
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I can't think of anything more exciting!! <br />
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Life is good!<br />
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