Garden Wisps...

I like some winter garden texture…

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Birds Depend On Deer In Winter...

In the last 24 hours we have had about 8-12 inches of fresh snow fall (snow, rain, freezing rain, then snow)...

I spread some Chickadee Mix (lots of nuts, sunflower seeds & such) bird seed in-between the snow in places that were less likely to get heavy accumulation (like under the tree, chiminea, patio table). But with the wind, that did little good...

But in came the night visitors - the deer...

Their keen sense of smell led them right to the seeded areas. They are but they also uncovered a lot of area for the birds to get to the seed this morning.

Thanks deer - I'll keep this in mind when I see you grazing in my garden when all is about to bloom...

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Such Pretty Snow...

The wet and stick to everything kind of snow...

Tonight is the Master Gardener's meet-up meeting for the applicants. With more snow, ice (freezing rain) in the immediate forecast, I am unsure if they will hold it…

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Snowflake...

Birds From Inside...

It is way too cold to be outside. So we put some extra birdseed out the back door and enjoyed watching them eat. Riley watches them so quietly...

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Snowy Inch Worm...

I feel like I have not spent even a lick of time admiring my garden this winter (well, not as much as I really want)...

Also my blogging about my garden has slacked as well. I have read a lot of things here and there that say short posts are ok (Dave always tells me short emails are okay as well but I have a hard time with that too).

So here it goes: my attempts at daily garden blog posts - for my own sanity!

Concrete Inch Worm sitting in some snow that fell overnight.
Lovely in the streaming morning sun...
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Frozen...

Just a quick post to share something cool found in a bowl that we had outside for collecting snow (& keeping it for a bit - outside).


I decided today was the day (I had my shoes on and it was not a normal chaotic morning) to dump it out and toss it in the dishwasher. And as you can see, not everything left in my feeble dump.it.out.while.going.in.the.door...
Totally fine by me - cool photo opportunity...

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Instagram App Photo Layers

Here are some pics I took with my SLR & my new macro lens.

I cropped them in iPhoto, put them back on my phone, then opened them up in the new Instagram phone app...

I thought they turned out pretty cool - don't you?

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Coneflowers Are Still Going...

It's been a while since I have participated in Garden Party Tuesday - but I thought that since Jami is talking seeds - these images of the seed heads of the cone flowers in my garden through winter was appropriate.

Their growing season is done for a few more months, but their seed heads are a food source for the birds…

And their great form and texture are inspiration for me...

I must get the digital SLR out with my new macro lens to get some better focused pictures…

Still love my Hipstamatic app for my iPhone!