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Netty — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:44:06 -0500

Author: Netty
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:44 pm (GMT 0)

What a wonderful shot! It looks like it should be a Christmas Card

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Netty — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:42:02 -0500

Author: Netty
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:42 pm (GMT 0)

Beautiful! What a lovely surprise!

Under the weather for 12 days. (reply) :: The Village Square

gfreiherr — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:42 -0500

Author: gfreiherr
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:15 pm (GMT 0)

Love the photo...sorry you were ill, glad you are better.

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Frank — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:15:26 -0500

Author: Frank
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:15 pm (GMT 0)

Get well soon Kildale
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gfreiherr — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:13:28 -0500

Author: gfreiherr
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:13 pm (GMT 0)

That is a surprise in Minneapolis this time of year, what a pretty face!

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glendann — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:08:18 -0500

Author: glendann
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:08 pm (GMT 0)

I'm glad to hear your on the mend Kildale.Sorry you have been ill.
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glendann — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:04:59 -0500

Author: glendann
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 8:04 pm (GMT 0)

He sure is a handsome fellow.He seems to be posed for you.
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glendann — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:33:35 -0500

Author: glendann
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:33 pm (GMT 0)

What a beautiful surprise you had.I do love the color.
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glendann — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:29:55 -0500

Author: glendann
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:29 pm (GMT 0)

My daughter has two huge Blue Spruces one in her front yard and one in her back yard and the inside limbs die off and they are trimmed back each year.Itlooks like your tree is fine.
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More 2009 blooms enjoy........ (reply) :: Flower Gardening

bsewnsew — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:17:10 -0500

Author: bsewnsew
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:17 pm (GMT 0)

Glenda thanks , here is another one blooming indoors today.

I never seen before..Looks like matchsticks.
Bromelaid it is .
Enjoy.

b

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Kildale — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:15:08 -0500

Author: Kildale
Subject: Under the weather for 12 days.
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:15 pm (GMT 0)

Did you miss me? Had one of those bugs that is going around, still not 100% but getting there.

( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
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Kildale — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:10:25 -0500

Author: Kildale
Subject: My Christmas bird.
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 7:10 pm (GMT 0)

Yes, it was in a wreath that I hung out last Christmas.

Christmas Jay. ( photo / image / picture from Kildale's Garden )
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Toby growing up (reply) :: Pets

glendann — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:43:20 -0500

Author: glendann
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:43 pm (GMT 0)

I'm glad Toby made it through his ordeal fine.He is duch a cutie .
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Karen B — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:39:31 -0500

Author: Karen B
Subject: Daisy Surprise
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:39 pm (GMT 0)

Back at the beginning of September, one of our condo owners asked if we could use some plants that he had been trying to grow on his patio with little luck. Since our gardening committee operates on a very tight budget, I quickly said yes, we would give it a try. There were seven very sad looking dwarf English Daisies. Because it was past the time that they are expected to bloom (spring and early summer), I planted them and just hoped that they would survive until next spring.

Four are planted in a large garden and now covered with mulch. The other three I planted in a small garden by the parking lot with some hostas and coreoposis. They somehow managed to survive the early freeze that we had and were looking just okay.

This morning as I was leaving to do some shopping, there was a single pink daisy looking up at me. It is about 1 1/2 inches across and about 2 inches above the ground. Couldn't wait to get back from shopping to take this pic.

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glendann — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:38:12 -0500

Author: glendann
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:38 pm (GMT 0)

Barb I'm always amazed at your beautiful blooms.
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glendann — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:34:53 -0500

Author: glendann
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:34 pm (GMT 0)

They really are nice and green and their blooms are so pretty.Unusual place to grow for sure
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Karen B — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:13:50 -0500

Author: Karen B
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 6:13 pm (GMT 0)

What a treat!
We had a mallow growing in a crack in the sidewalk by the street this summer. There were half a dozen flowers on a plant that was barely 5 inches tall. When I went out to take a picture of it, someone had run over it with a bike or stepped on it. It is still growing but not enough blooms to make it picture worthy.
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Droopy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:14:52 -0500

Author: Droopy
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:14 pm (GMT 0)

Gorgeous colours. I'd love that top "plant", several of them too. Well caught Barb.
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Droopy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:11:53 -0500

Author: Droopy
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:11 pm (GMT 0)

I had to chuckle. Volunteer plants show themselves in the funniest locations sometimes, don't they? We've had wheat growing out of a hole in a stone. We left it there, since it was green and pretty and seemed to get enough moisture with all the rain we had since July. We've harvested the wheat now.
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Droopy — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:06:49 -0500

Author: Droopy
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 5:06 pm (GMT 0)

Poor little Toby. Awww. But it will be better for him in the long run, and for you too. I really disliked it when my tomcats went walkabout for days on end and came home with scratches, bites and what-not after fighting. We've had both our cats done since I think that's the sensible thing to do.
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whistler — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:41:49 -0500

Author: whistler
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:41 pm (GMT 0)

Our hard work? Ha ha! I did all the weeding, put the landscape cloth down, and shoveled the bark mulch. Oh well. My husband runs his own business so while he's off making the money, I'm at home, so it evens out. He did buy landscape ties over a month ago and he wants to put them in. But they're still sitting there. To be fair we've had a lot of rain over the past month. Who wants to do garden work in that? What you can't see in the photo is part of the front garden that I didn't put landscape cloth and bark mulch on. That's where my Icelandic poppies grow and reseed themselves. Also have hens and chicks in that area. And some tulips that I hope will show up in the spring. The section in this photo I plan to put in a couple more rose bushes, inbetween the rhodos and whatever that tree is in the corner. We're going to put some planters with pretty colored plants in the bare spots. That will be more manageable and then we can put the planters in the shed when the flowers are done. The next project is in the back yard where we're going to be tackling the jungle and putting in raised beds and growing veggies and replanting our blueberries and raspberries into them. I got the inspiration from someone on here who posted photos of their raised gardens and showed them to my husband, who of course said, "I can do that." I know he can do it. The real question is when. I'm sure if I start hammering some boards together he'll take over real quick!

The Good Morning All Thread (reply) :: The Village Square

wannabe — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:37:28 -0500

Author: wannabe
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:37 pm (GMT 0)

Good Morning. It is sunny but cold,32 this morning. But we haven't seen sun for awhile so it is nice. Not much planned today. Enjoy yours. wannabe

Toby growing up (reply) :: Pets

eileen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:25:27 -0500

Author: eileen
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:25 pm (GMT 0)

So pleased you have little Toby back Pat and none the worse for his little trip to the vet.
We never stitched a cat up after a castration either as the wounds are so small they heal really well. The only reason for keeping him in for a couple of days is to safeguard against any infection.
I'm sure he'll appreciate being indoors at the moment anyway as it's not the best weather for exploring outside with all this rain and the high winds is it?
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eileen — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:19:37 -0500

Author: eileen
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:19 pm (GMT 0)

It always amazes me where plants find to root themselves. Your impatiens seem to like the spot they've chosen and, I have to admit, they look rather pretty there.
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toni — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:18:57 -0500

Author: toni
Posted: Fri Nov 20, 2009 3:18 pm (GMT 0)

Good morning all. We must have had a wingding of a storm overnight, I slept right thru it but it woke the rest of the family and there is 1.75 inches of rain in the gauge this morning that wasn't there when I went to bed.
Nice too, we have been dry and way too sunny for almost 4 weeks.

The school my grandsons attend and where my oldest daughter teaches has a yearly event called Grandparents Day. Yesterday we went to visit our youngest grandson, watch some performances and see his classroom. Today I have lunch with the oldest grandson and watch more performances.
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