I finally got to mow! Who would have thought I'd look forward to mowing the backyard and piling grass clippings in the garden cart. The rain has...
Yes Toni, I have Silverthorne's book also. It is a good read, and I've even used it when doing childrens' library readings.
Syd, I was reading some flower history, and found that tulips were not known in the west before the reign of Elizabeth I. A founder of the...
We managed to get some mowing done--front yard and part of the barn yard on the riding mower for my husband, and half the back yard with the...
The Black-bellied Whistling Duck has a very limited range here in the USA. They are usually found in South America, and range into southern and...
We have an overabundance of rainfall, resulting in sporadic flooding of low-lying areas. The local lakes (really reservoirs, but if it has fish in...
FBG, it takes a real gardener to consider a week of planting, cage-making, and general gardening work to be a "vacation." I applaud you--and your...
What a fascinating glimpse of a bird that most of us will never see otherwise! Great photos--you must be a very patient person. Thank you for...
Thank you all! Sometimes the photo is so evocative . . . .
Our problem isn't cold, it's wet! I haven't been able to get into the big vegetable gardens for almost 10 days, and the grass is moving in at a...
We are on Blackland Prairie also, and I love the stuff! It sticks to you when wet, but grows veggies and flowers very well. I must admit that...
We thought that the "whistling" was optimism on the part of whoever named this duck, but they do make a somewhat whistling sound! They'll never...
What an adorable puppy! He is gorgeous, and has that "mischief" in his eye that puppies must have, and has come to a wonderful home. I'm so happy...
Good morning from the Texas monsoon season! We got rain Saturday, Sunday, and it's predicted for every day this week. We had ducks come from the...
On my way to the barn this morning, I saw this fine fellow sitting on the big stump in the field. [ATTACH] When he got tired of stump sitting, he...
Could you tell us what kind of tree it is? From all the small branches, it almost looks like a shrub.
Donna, your market stall looks wonderful, and delicious! Have you thought of making herb bouquets--cut herbs that compliment each other and a...
Hello Will, and welcome to the forum! We are doing what you did at 13, but about 50 years later. We purchased a small farm here in central Texas...
And Netty, what did you do in the afternoon?;)
Like Growingpains, I took the day off. My husband and I went to the Waco Zoo for Migratory Bird Day--a mini-festival celebrating all the birds who...
