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I walked to a farmers market today and saw these flowers on the way there!

Senecio Squalidus

A closeup of the pretty Nemesia blooms (Thanks @heirloomgal for the ID)

i can't upload to my website (for the past several days i've tried) and thought it might have been me not having the right setup or...

We saw a kinda cool/creepy event while out on the water. There was an eagle swooping back and forth super close to the water, swooping...

Monday my DD and family came in around 8 PM. I was worried all day about my baby birds. I was afraid they would leave the nest and fall...

Thanks for the help. was worried about chlorine too. The algae is a problem for swimming.... plus makes the bottom slippery.

Barley balls keep excess algae out of ponds, I think you can get them from pool supply places. Maybe. Actually I've never bought them...

I don't think a little algae would hurt a thing. Don't waste the water. New chlorine may not be too good for some plants but it...

Would there be anything wrong with using the water even if it had some algae in it?

I use old copper pennies in my bird bath. They have to be the older ones; the new ones aren't copper. They don't stop algae altogether...

Bought a little pool and wanted to reuse water later for my garden. Any ideas on how to keep algae out without making water toxic to my...

I went festive in my bathroom, with extra hand dry towels for family visiting for the fireworks, which a neighbor shoots off, while we...