Tag: pond
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full bore and full steam ahead
I wrote a rather lovely newsletter on Sunday. It is lovely. I really liked it. Go HERE to read. Leave a comment or a like there. I would really appreciate it. But I struggled to keep it linear. I kept going back and forth because my brain is still in full-bore gear. Flying out at…
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Hoses bomb the farm photos
Either a hose or a bucket. The hoses and buckets are the photo bombers on the farm. I am so used to seeing them strategically placed everywhere that I don’t notice until too late that there is either a hose or a bucket in so many of my shots. Homestead Farmers use lots of hoses…
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The Battle of the Pond
Creating a backyard pond without the use of chemicals is all about using running water and life forms to maintain a kind of pond equilibrium. A balance of fishes, frogs and plants and people and moving water. Ponds without a water source are not natural. Without a human helping, the pond will end up being…
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A little Sunday Story
It has rained and rained. Now it is snowing! Honestly it feels more like New Zealand than Illinois right at the moment. The cows are locked up off the sodden fields and have no patience when they see one of the ‘good’ bales come out. Not even waiting for me take the strings off and…
The Kitchen's Garden 