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Photobooks

Category: Sharing Garden photos | Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 2:41 pm

Since I bought my digital camera I have loaded more than a thousand photos to my computer. I post some of them to My facebook, the Garden Stew, Smilebox and I do print some. I don't print a lot because I am not good at putting them in albums!

This year I started making photobooks on-line. There are many options on-line. My personal experience has been with Shutterly and Snapfish which I also use to print my photos. The photobook I have posted the link for is from Shutterfly and it is an 8x8 hardcover book of my garden photos. After you open the link, click on the rose and in the right hand corner is a button for full screen to view larger.

http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/projectdetail.sfly?fid=422e0495ad683b930031ecd658bfd733&sid=8AYs27Nu1buWHO

I have also made soft cover books of family pictures, my nephew's wedding and of course my garden.

I like the quality of the Shutterfly books. After you join (its free) they run specials all the time. You also get 50 free 4x6 prints just for joining. The photobook sizes run from 5X7 to 12x12. There are over 500 background designs and layouts to choose from. You can also use the Simple Path or autofill option and then make changes.

Just something to think about when you are looking for a project while your garden is hibernating.



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Cheeky, our acrobatic squirrel

Category: Sharing Garden photos | Posted: Tue Dec 08, 2009 2:24 pm

Based on this photo I have determined that our acrobatic squirrel is female. So I have named her Cheeky.


Cheeky ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )

I thought maybe if I wired my reindeer flag to the pole it would work like a scarecrow and keep her off.



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W R O N G !






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It just gave her a better grip and just the right height!






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She is fun to watch and the chipmunks and ground feeders are happy when she spills the seed. I let her eat for a few minutes and then chase her off.


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Tropical landscapes

Category: Sharing Garden photos | Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 10:07 pm

We just returned from visiting our daughter in Tampa, FL. The townhome complex she lives in is beautifully maintained by a landscape service. I enjoyed seeing all the tropical plants and palm trees on our morning walks knowing I would soon be returning to the barren landscape of my TN garden.


Entrance to townhouse complex ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )






coleus at front entrance ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )






Banyan Tree ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )






10 feet tall bougainvillea ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )






Palm trees along the walking trail ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )






unidentified tropical plant ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )






close up of tropical plant? ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )






live oak ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )






galphimia ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )






bougainvillea ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )

It's going to be a long winter!





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Thanksgiving Visitors

Category: Sharing Garden photos | Posted: Mon Nov 23, 2009 12:24 pm

I had not planned to post a blog today because we are leaving for Altanta at noon. Our golden retriever Molly started barking like crazy and when I looked our the window this is what I saw.






Thanksgiving visitors ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )
And they just kept coming...






Following the leader ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )
If you don't have your turkey, I know where you can find one.






It's turkey time! ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )
Happy Thanksgiving!




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Colorful blooms in my autumn garden

Category: Sharing Garden photos | Posted: Fri Nov 13, 2009 10:31 pm

According to the forecast our Indian summer temperatures will be around for another week, sunny skies and 70 degrees (farenheit). The falling leaves keep covering up the remaining blooms. I am including some photos of blooms uncovered after a day raking leaves. On beautiful days like today I don't even mind raking leaves.


Knock out roses ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )






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Encore azalea 'Autumn Rogue' ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )






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Daisy mums ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )





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The Monarch Migration

Category: Sharing Garden photos | Posted: Thu Nov 05, 2009 12:42 pm

I was delighted and surprised to find 3 Monarch butterflies fluttering around my garden today. It seemed rather late for them to be this far north (Knoxville, TN) in November. So I went searching the internet to check it out. I discovered that the Monarchs cannot fly when the temperature is below 50 degrees on a sunny day or below 60 on a cloudy day. They roost close together in pine, fir, & cedar trees on cool autumn nights and after they are warmed by the warm sunlight they continue on their journey south. On the Monarch Watch website they said all the rain we have had may have slowed down their migration.

Several years ago I attended a lecture on the life cycle and migration of the Monarch butterflies given by a volunteer who spends 2 weeks in Mexico when the migration is at its peak. If you are interested in watching a short video on their migration, here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFoSpaNqqeQ&feature=related

There are also many websites on the migration. This is just one that I viewed:
http://www.fs.fed.us/monarchbutterfly/migration/index.shtml


November Monarch ( photo / image / picture from gfreiherr's Garden )





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