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When the Sun Goes Down 7 Aug 2013 | 07:29 am
When the sun finally dips down below the horizon the sky is a brilliant blue and all the neighbors are out walking their dogs. We all complain about the summer but I realize it is nothing like 2011 w...
Got All Our Digits Back 1 Aug 2013 | 04:34 pm
For the last day of July.... in the shade on a sunny street Officially the day will be recorded as 102 degrees F. Hope you are comfortable where ever you are.
Our "Urban Heat Island" Seems to Be Broken 16 Jul 2013 | 03:17 am
"Urban Heat Island" where the built up heat from buildings and pavement make metro areas at least 10 degrees warmer than the surrounding countryside. (Photo from EPA's website.) "Urban Heat Island" ...
Then and now - the mailbox area 28 Jun 2013 | 05:06 pm
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Can You Mash a Bug? 27 Jun 2013 | 07:39 pm
I don't mean a cute little ladybug, but maybe a spider or a beetle (chewing on your tomato)? Ok, this rant is not for the faint of heart. I would like to know exactly how we differ. Really. No tur...
It's Not You, It's Me 24 Jun 2013 | 04:46 am
Ok, ok, so once I did sit down I learned Google Reader has disappeared. So fancy new smartphone in hand I just knew I could find an app to switch all my feeds. Went through a couple and decided upon...
The Anti-Social Gardener 23 Jun 2013 | 07:34 pm
In dawn's early light, after I take the dogs on their rounds, it is nice and cool outside. (Well, we call 76 degrees cool, still.) I go up the hill to check on the plantings at my neighbor's place. ...
Rusty Springs, Population 5* 10 Jun 2013 | 03:46 am
A couple years ago, creeksiderummager (who has since quit blogging) had a photo of one of her gardens using bed springs as a support for her vines. Well, having spent much of my previous life scaveng...
Rusty Springs, Population 5* 10 Jun 2013 | 03:46 am
A couple years ago, creeksiderummager (who has since quit blogging) had a photo of one of her gardens using bed springs as a support for her vines. Well, having spent much of my previous life scaveng...
What If There Was a March and No One Cared 27 May 2013 | 09:12 am
I am a pretty conservative girl and tend to not push my views on those of you in my circles. I don't have bumper stickers on my vehicles to save whirled peas or baby snails so when I joined a march o...
