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Tag Archives: Georgia
Candling
Early December is not when pine trees are supposed to candle.
But this loblolly is just one of many that are producing new growth because it’s so warm.
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Longleaf sky
Strolling the driveway one evening,
a pair of longleaf I did spy
Took their picture, saw them rising,
Candelabra to the sky.
The bog garden and the Brown Dog, August 2017
Start with floating bottom in a pond…
Gretchen picking some bog from the floating bottom
The bog she picked
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Halbaradleaf Halberdleaf Rosemallow: same plant, two different days
Mighty Mule gate opener closer
The old part was missing something. Can you spot it?
My compliments to Mighty Mule support for diagnosing this problem immediately on the telephone after I’d tried numerous other ways to fix it.
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Five weeks of a banana tree
Gretchen got a dozen or so sticks of banana trees. Here’s one that happens to be in front of a camera.
Solar meter running backwards 2017-05-12
If my electric utility paid me as much as I pay them for electricity, I’d be making a profit from my solar panels. As it is, I profit anyway by paying a lot less, the panels are paid for, and I get to watch the electric meter galloping backwards on a sunny day:
The little bars are moving to the left below the numbers, which means I’m selling solar power to the power company.
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Wren and Chicks 2017-05-11
The porch bucket wren chicks and their proud mama. Gretchen says it’s a Carolina wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus.
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