Merry Christmas 2021
Ha Ha. Typical me. Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas on 12/26/2021. Well, anyway, Merry Christmas!This is our Christmas tree. Last year was such a bummer, with the pandemic and all,…
Fall meanderings
Fall brings the fog, which always looks and feels so ethereal. I find it soothing after so much sun, heat, drought, and smoke. I know many others find fall depressing.…
Interlude #1
While I am working on that next post about plants that did or did not do well during our record heat and drought, here is a quick interlude on a…
Relief
Finally, after months of record drought and heat, a little relief. You might not be able to see it here, but there is rain falling from the sky. Two days…
What rolls down stairs?
If you will recall, last time we had just removed a Douglas-fir from our backyard. This opens up a lot of new sunny space in our backyard that is prime…
A tree falls in Oregon
Sort of a crazy summer between the record heat, record drought, the pandemic, some travel, and two (soon to be three) large projects around home. Here is one of those…
Patience lost
Sometimes the plant world surprises me. This pumpkin, for example... Any guesses when I bought it? I really like pumpkins, but this thing has been sitting in my office at…
Gardens in spring – part 2
I can't leave out my own garden, right? First up, a columbine that never opened up. Looks like a shooting comet. All of the other flowers on the plant were…
Plant dissections
Bleeding heart - dissected. Surprisingly, there wasn't any blood. Enjoy!
Random
Random plant photos from the last several weeks. First up, I liked the color of this iris at Portland Nursery from a few weeks ago. Sign of the times. This…