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• MP3 on the Post
  on Apr 20, 2010 in Garden News
  Left: Polly, 3, MollyRight: Ruby's the bully.Guess what I found when I was checking on the chickens this evening! Our three new chickens were perched on the post that John put up last year. He was sort of disappointed when the larger hens (Henny and...
• Tree Peonies
  on Apr 2, 2010 in My Flowers
  Spring time is one of my favorite season as it reminds me of pretty flowers and Easter bunnies. One of my tree peonies has started to show buds last week, and I am keeping an eye for it to bloom completely. This one has three gigantic flowers an...
• Front Yard: 8 Months Later
  on Mar 29, 2010 in Projects Landscaping
  Eight months ago we landscaped our front yard with shrubs, flowers, and bulbs. I am glad most of them survived the heat last year as our place tends to get hotter in the summer. These are some of the pictures that John took this morning.
• MP3!
  on Mar 28, 2010 in Garden News
  Left: Molly (yellow); Polly (brown); Penny or 3 (black w/white spots)Here's an update of our new flock of chickens. They are exactly a month and eleven days old, and we let them out with our other hen, Ruby in the backyard. This will helps...
• Spring is finally here!
  on Mar 15, 2010 in Gardening Tips/Resources
  The sun is up, the weather is nice, and OSH is having a sale! It would be a shame to sit at home and not to be out in the garden. I skipped breakfast and drove down to the store and picked up a tray of different vegetable seedlings--tomatoes, peppers...
• New Chicks for Ruby
  on Feb 17, 2010
  Last week our local feed store brought in a load of fresh chicks in time for Easter. I bought three little cuties of the different breeds: Barred Plymouth Rock; Orpington; and Rhode Island Red. Most of these birds lay light to medium brown eggs.
• Fresh Eggs
  on Feb 11, 2010 in Stories
  After a month long of the cold and wet season, Ruby our only hen is out and pecking around. Her feathers have started to come back and she seems eager to see me. I gave her a pat on her back when she ate from my hand. And to my surprise, I...
• Crocus Flower
  on Feb 5, 2010 in Poems
  This morning, I saw a row of purplish-blue flowers in one of the flower bed. Its bloom is still covered with droplets of the morning dew. The way how the leaves dropped, it seems to be waking up from its long sleep beneath the ground. Its give me a s...
• Front Yard: Before and After
  on Jul 31, 2009 in Projects Landscaping
  Our front yard in the neighborhood was not the greatest sight and I am sure it wouldn't be selected for any gardening magazine. For the past few months I spend  most of my weekends planning and visiting nurseries for ideas on landscaping ou...
• Doves on Mother's Day!
  on May 12, 2009 in Doves Stories
  Last Sunday, I found a pair of Mourning Doves gathering twigs to build their nest. It was perched up on top of the trellis by the side of our house among the Lady bank roses and Wisterias. The father bird was perched on top of our neighbor's roof gua...

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