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Well, I'm in a pickle. A rabbit has officially taken up permanent residence in the forest just past the edge of the garden. He's...

Thanks! :) I got it in a seed trade with a fellow who collects very rare seeds, lots of Appalachian beans and native varieties as well...

Our Illinois rain this year is SO SPOTTY!!! DH and I drove into C-U on Saturday, driving into and under a shelf cloud...

Three years of drought how awful. I hope the one year old drought we are having here doesn't go that long. We are in moderate drought...

I picked a couple of Apple Creek pods yesterday and steam cooked them. They were stringless. They are not growing in a good spot this...

What funny timing. He just showed up right at the moment I was going to take a picture of a flower. Normally I wouldn't be thrilled...

Hello! I am sitting waiting for the latest storm to rumble over and wondering if there will be a dry day coming up to dig the garlic. It...

The gardens are finally turning into Bean Town! :celebrate A very small number of the pole beans are developing pods, though most are...

Some more bean pics! The runner beans are just loaded with flowers! And there are itty bitty beans starting! I think they're up to...

On second cup of coffee, church this morning, I teach the kids class. They are fun. We don’t always stick to the script, tend to wander...

Starry Night

I could enjoy a slice of this with my coffee.

I love to stomp in puddles! Some kids never grow up. Got one inch of rain yesterday. Thirsty dry ground soaked it right up. There were...

If that is not a cosmos above, what could it be? It just does not look exactly like cosmos that I have. The leaves are slightly...