Eighth of an Acre Bounty

Random thoughts and anecdotes on cooking, critters, gardening and life on our small city lot.

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Entries Tagged as 'Gardening'

I Caught One!

July 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The bee balm is in bloom and the hummingbirds wasted no time in gathering their dinner. Every year I watch them from the patio. The lilac is always their first source of visible food in our garden. Once the lilac blooms fade they spend several weeks flitting about and dive bombing our heads until the […]

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Tags: Gardening · Wildlife

Sunshine makes me happy…

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Finally! After a cold cold spring complete with snow in April, hailstorms and a false start of a couple 90 degree days it seems that the sun has finally decided to grace us with its presence for more than a day, rather than peeking out then running away laughing. The past several days have been […]

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Tags: Animals · Gardening