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Our Life As Seen From Outside Of It:
I like standing outside our life sometimes,to see what is usually too close to noticewhen living inside of it. From here it appears to beopen but private,surrounded with calm green. Life and growth,work and beauty,challenge and serenity. Ideal from here. … Continue reading
Pink Dogwood Tree
Dogwood (Pink) Cornus satomi Small deciduous tree. Attractive horizontal tiers of branches. This Asian dogwood is native to the islands of Japan as well as Korea. It was first seen and described by von Siebold of the Dutch East India … Continue reading
Views From My Hanging Chair
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Tagged acreage, ferns, garden, gate, greenhouse, hanging chair views, life in the woods, Trees, yard
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Bamboo In The Sun
Our first bamboo we planted in 1976 but blackberries and alder chocked it out, or so we thought. When we cleared that section of the yard years later, there we found a shoot of bamboo struggling to live. Now it’s … Continue reading
Around The Yard Again
The new Rhododendron bush out by the cabin has three beautiful blooms.We can see them from the house when the sun spotlights them. Lovely.
Around the Yard – Five
Oregon Grape Mahonia nervosa Natural. Barberry family. Wild, common coastal evergreen shrub to 2’ high grows throughout the woods.Flowers: yellow in clusters. Blooming May-June.Fruit: Look like tiny concord grapes with waxy hue on a holly bush. Acid, sweeter after first … Continue reading
Around Our Yard – two
Violet (Common) Viola odorata Sweet Violets have taken over the front part of the yard. I love their cheery faces. The flowers are edible and are used to make tea for chest complaints, consumption;to make jam, jellies, syrups and candied. Add to … Continue reading
Around Our Yard – One
Welcome to Hard-To-Come-By. Let’s take a walk around our yard and see what’s waking up in April.
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