tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24461160156707866662024-02-20T16:55:36.278-05:00Greenie GardensGreenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.comBlogger91125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-17026433113772208942010-10-13T16:44:00.004-04:002010-10-13T17:16:32.825-04:00Scarlett and the Rock<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0206.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0206.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />This is our friend Scarlett. She is a bit of a bad-tempered diva. Lately, Scarlett 's favorite toy is her lava rock. This may be lava but it is heavy. The game is to detach the snap and then wildly swing the rock in any direction and let her rip. Below are pictures of the process.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0207.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0207.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0208.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0208.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />This is Scarlett unhooking the rock.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0219.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0219.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Safely in her grasp she moves to the hurling platform.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0220.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0220.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0221.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0221.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />She checks for proper balance.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0222.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0222.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Woops! She drops it.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0227.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0227.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Good recovery!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0228.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0228.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Whew!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0229.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0229.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />And the wind up!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0230.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0230.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0231.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0231.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />As Scarlett says "WOW"!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0232.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0232.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Want to see that again? We do it about 20 times anyway.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0233.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0233.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0234.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0234.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_0236.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_0236.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Yep, this time it's really gone!Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com40tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-9795689675370366862009-07-31T18:01:00.004-04:002009-07-31T18:19:24.387-04:00Zoo Day!Thursday we went to the zoo. It was such a great day!<br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9533.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_9533.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />We started out with tons of energy! Lots of interesting things to see...<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9543.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_9543.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9544.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_9544.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9545.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_9545.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Some of us weren't overly impressed!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9551.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_9551.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />We found these cute little goats at the petting zoo.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9552.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_9552.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />These great zebras were in the Safari section.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9583.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_9583.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />This guy and his amazing tongue was also in the safari section.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9590.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_9590.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9593.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_9593.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />But, after a long day we were ready to go home.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/?action=view¤t=IMG_9618.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/birds/IMG_9618.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />All of us!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=IMG_9567.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/IMG_9567.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-14074620854468116902009-07-29T08:08:00.000-04:002009-07-29T08:09:18.242-04:00Grrrrrrrr- New ComputerI was gonna wow you with pictures of my daylillies and star-gazer lillies. No cigar.<br />My old laptop (3 years old or less) gave up the ghost- taking with it all my photos on the hard drive! I guess if I can't convince my son to do it, I will have to have the overpriced Geek Squad take them off for me. Heather was shocked that I don't back up my pictures onto a disk - hey she's seen my housekeeping - why would my computer keeping be any better? So since I'm feeling whiney anyway I post about my farmhouse.Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-49239757495998459422009-07-29T08:03:00.001-04:002009-07-29T08:09:18.515-04:00Crazy<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=132_3228.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/132_3228.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=132_3229.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/132_3229.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />This is how the farmhouse looked shortly after we bought it.<br />Below is a list of the work we have done on the farmhouse over the last 3 plus years<br />in no particular order.<br /><br />Replaced door to basement<br />Replaced pantry door<br />Added porch and stair rails<br />Replaced stairs to three porches<br />Removed and shored up ceiling in livingroom<br />Removed carpet and refinished existing pine floors<br />Added two upstairs bathrooms in one of the bedrooms<br />Replaced toilet in downstairs bathroom <br />Painted interior of house<br />Fenced area for dogs<br />New wood floor in master bedroom<br />Built arbor over gate<br />Built arbor with swing<br />New wood floors downstairs<br />Rebuilt chimney<br />Repointed stone foundation<br />Replaced faucets in downstairs bathroom<br />New countertops in kitchen<br />New sink and faucets in kitchen<br />Moved stove and added fan and pot filler<br />New exterior door in livingroom<br />New exterior door in familyroom<br />Hung pot rack in kitchen<br />Shored up doorways in livingroom and entry hall by adding headerboards<br />Planted fruit trees, roses and hedges<br />Planted hosta bed behind garage<br />Relandscaped circle near garage<br />Added upstairs laundry room<br />New mantle over fireplace<br />Added R.O. water system<br />Covered dry well in basement and added moisture barrier<br />Removed and pruned black walnut trees<br />Added warming drawer in kitchen<br />Added garage shelving<br />Relocated bats and red squirrels from attic<br />Added locks to windows<br />Changed hardware and painted kitchen cupboards<br />Added battons to plywood siding on garage<br />Painted garage<br />Replaced side door to garage<br />Added locks to front and side doors<br />Added curtains throughout<br />Added drip irrigarion system<br />Changed address on house from one city to one I liked better (that was a trick!)<br />Changed garage from one big door to two smaller ones<br />Added fire alarm system throughout house<br />Upgraded electrical system - grounded outlets<br />Added cupola and weathervane to garage<br />Supported floor in livingroom, kitchen and other downstairs rooms<br />New appliances except dishwasher<br />New furnace <br />Added airconditioning and removed window units<br />New light fixtures throughout<br />Constructed walkways and patio<br />Insulated attic and basement<br />Rebuilt porches (3)<br />Screened in one porch<br />Painted exterior with special paint which is now coming off in sheets<br />Replaced missing corbels and woodwork on exterior<br /><br />Still to be done.<br />Repaint one upstairs bedroom<br />Renovate closets in two bedrooms<br />Reglaze and repaint windows<br /><br />All this and the house still looks about the same. There are still draughts in the winter. Basically, I bought the house twice with the cost of repairs but could only sell it for a lot less. Would I do it again? I don't think so. Next time I would like to build a reproduction house and have some idea of what the costs and problems would be.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/farmhouse/?action=view¤t=IMG_4788.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/farmhouse/IMG_4788.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/farmhouse/?action=view¤t=IMG_4785_1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/farmhouse/IMG_4785_1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-29875322100683628612009-07-17T10:10:00.003-04:002009-07-17T11:51:08.678-04:00The Strong SurviveEarlier this week I went to see a garden belonging to one of the Garden Club ladies. I had been grousing about the fact that nothing was blooming in my garden right now. Here with the long winter and short growing season- you just don't want to waste any "green" time. I went out to see her garden on the lake and was blown away by it's beauty. She had hundreds and hundreds of daylilies and some basic perennials. I came home inspired and immediately ordered a hundred daylilies. For now though, here's what's happening in the garden.<br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=004-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/004-8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=008-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/008-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=006-9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/006-9.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=010-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/010-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=018-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/018-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=021.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/021.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=025-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/025-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=029-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/029-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=034-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/034-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=037-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/037-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-29313652354798219852009-07-13T17:01:00.003-04:002009-07-13T17:12:12.033-04:00One Down, Eight to Go<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/cats/?action=view¤t=017-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/cats/017-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Today Fradie Cat used up one of his nine lives. He was diagnozed with lymphoma and hadn't eaten in two or three days. I tearfully accepted that this was the end of the line and drove him to the vet this morning to be "put down". He had an ugly growth on the right side of this face and I'm nor sure that he could have eaten even if he'd have wanted to. For the last couple of weeks he was getting IV fluids under the skin and I promised him yesterday that it was the last time I would poke the little guy. After a sad arrival at the vet we prepared to have him put to sleep and the young vet came in. She took one look an said-- you know this looks like an abscess! Would it be ok to try to clean this out and put him on antibiotics? And so Fradie missed the bullet. We're holding good thoughts for him and we'll know if he'll make it in a couple of days. Good luck Fradie!Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-58299373716151028102009-07-07T11:13:00.004-04:002009-07-07T11:29:21.011-04:00BrodyBrody has been transformed from that annoying stray dog to the much admired new kid on the block. Sad to think of all the dogs who don't get to go down that road. Our guy is settling in and becoming more comfortable with his new life every day. We brushed enough hair off him to cover several dogs amd he really seemed to enjoy it. Adam and Violet, two of our other three dogs, still don't play well with him so we may have to let them out separately. From these pictures it's easy to see why we've fallen in love with him.<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=002-16.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/002-16.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=007-9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/007-9.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=017-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/017-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=026-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/026-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=029-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/029-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=019-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/019-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-40412325791744838642009-07-04T08:03:00.003-04:002009-07-04T08:21:26.065-04:00The Dog Days of Summer<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=005-7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/005-7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />For us this has new meaning since the day about a week ago when a dog we called Homer started hanging around our yard. Always a sucker for an animal- we fed him. We noticed he didh't have a collar and were concerned that someone was missing a pet. He shyly accepted the meal and trotted off. We checked with all our neighbors and found out that he had been around for a while and was thought to be a "dumped" dog. We fed him a few more times but I couldn't get the idea out of my mind that he was a gray muzzled dog and, if picked up, wouldn't be adoptable. We could continue to feed him and just let him stay outside - but winter comes and I spent a sleepless winter last year worrying about the dog tied outside up the street. Our dogs (Adam and Faust) are not getting along and are kept separately so I just didn't know how that was going to go. Happily, the dog we were calling Homer got along with Adam and Violet and could stay in the kitchen. We booked a vet appointment for a few days later and Homer settled in. Yesterday, I took him to the vet and he was the hit of the waiting room. He was showered with cookies and compliments! They decided to check for a chip and --- he was chipped! Turns out he belonged to a lady in a town about 10 minutes away. Upon contacting her, the vet learned that he was named Brody had been given to "Joe" about a year ago. Well Joe hadn't had a dog for at least six months and he gave the other dog to a guy - but he couldn't remember the guys name and didn't know anything about him - we're thinking good old Joe is the dumper. So we now know much more about Brody and he is vaccinated and sleeping on his bed in the kitchen eating area. We also found out the our "old" dog is only in fact 4 or 5 but has had a hard life. So we learned a lot from a vet visit and now are a 4 dog family! Welcome Brody!Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-46227797601604495552009-06-24T15:26:00.004-04:002009-06-24T15:36:04.087-04:00TreasureI had a successful trip to the antique show last weekend. I had been wanting someting cast iron for the rose garden area for a while and-- viola! It wasn't quite that easy, though. I have spent the last two days scraping peeling and cracked paint off the rusting urn. Two coats of primer and one coat of paint later - it's just right. Oh! and the roses are blooming! and check out my delphinimum!<br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=006-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/006-8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=003-7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/003-7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=011-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/011-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=012-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/012-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=014-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/014-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=016-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/016-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=019-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/019-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=025-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/025-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=027-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/027-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=022-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/022-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=031-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/031-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-16010400924794604682009-06-11T09:42:00.003-04:002009-06-11T09:51:34.485-04:00Passionate for PeoniesAs a California transplant to the Midwest one of the things I can brag about to the folks back home is the fabulous Spring we have this year. I froze through the winter and listened with envy to the 90' temperatures in San Diego- but I'm finally getting the upper hand here. The lilacs were amazing, the iris were the best yet and finally the peonies are blooming!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=002-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/002-11.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=028-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/028-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=044.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/044.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=033-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/033-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=037-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/037-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=035-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/035-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=042-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/042-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-43091273456315154022009-06-04T17:25:00.004-04:002009-06-04T17:40:56.767-04:00And Still More IrisAs I may have mentioned IT WAS A LONG WINTER this year. Having waited so long for Spring-- and having made such good use of my Schreiner's catalogue -- I just can't help myself- more iris!<br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=001-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/001-3.jpg" border="0" alt="2009"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=002-10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/002-10.jpg" border="0" alt="2009"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=004-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/004-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=012-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img 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Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-82814617602043309442009-06-03T07:30:00.000-04:002009-06-04T07:40:54.544-04:00Bird-O-Mania<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=002-15.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/002-15.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=004-14.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/004-14.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />My little Mango. Such a cutie!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=018-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/018-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />This is Duncan (prenamed by the pet store) who is our Mama bird.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=017-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/017-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Tiki- Duncan's first chick.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=012-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/012-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Papa bird ,Cederic, in front and Kiwi, the other chick. <br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=014-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/014-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=004-15.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/004-15.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=001-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/001-11.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-64349818910516531112009-05-28T12:06:00.001-04:002009-05-28T12:07:39.769-04:00SPRING!I thought it would never get here! I just love Iris- could you guess?<br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=034-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/034-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=052-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/052-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=041.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/041.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=009-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/009-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=011-5.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/011-5.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=021-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/021-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=027-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/027-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=025-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/025-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=010-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/010-8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=008-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/008-8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=009-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/009-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=042-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/042-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=011-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/011-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=012-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/012-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=021-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/021-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-50733732721675562412009-05-26T10:47:00.001-04:002009-05-26T10:52:17.906-04:00Our Princess<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=004-11.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/004-11.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Our little princess had her first dance recital. She was fantastic and cute as can be!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=005-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/005-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=008-7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/008-7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-57338253738359275412009-04-20T09:45:00.003-04:002009-04-20T10:02:56.329-04:00Coming Out PartyMy last blog I mentioned Cedric and Duncan- our misnamed couple- were nesting. This morning Tiki made his entrance to the world- not too gracefully - by tumbling out of the nest box. He was able to make his way to the top of the cage and we got some photos of him on top of the box with his sibling- Kiwi still inside. Mango still remains skeptical about the whole incident.<br />This is the happy couple<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=023-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/023-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />The proud and hardworking Papa<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=035-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/035-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />The tired Mama<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=052.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/052.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />The party. Tili is on top of the box and Kiwi is still inside- maybe tomorrow for him/her.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=004-10.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/004-10.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=001-9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/001-9.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Mango- the observer<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=025-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/025-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=022-4.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/022-4.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=023-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/023-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-45428195488154110012009-04-08T11:16:00.004-04:002009-04-08T11:37:20.344-04:00Love In A Little PackageMeet Mango, the Sun Conure. He came to live with us last Sunday and it was love at first sight! He is very social and would happily spend the whole day attached to me!<br />Our other two conures, Cedric and Duncan (who should be renamed) laid eggs and have raised two baby conures. Cedric is a Blue Crown and Duncan a Nanday so I had no idea such an alliance was possible but- live and learn! They have been excellent parents even though this odd pair has a huge age difference with Cedric being in his twenties and Duncan a youngster about three. Both take turns feeding the babies and Cedric stands guard outside their box to defend them. I'll post photos of the babies when they are out and about.<br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=019-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/019-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=021-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/021-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=020.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/020.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=008-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/008-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=022-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/022-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=009-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/009-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=024-3.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/024-3.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-78588198060768685202008-10-25T10:37:00.001-04:002008-10-25T10:41:31.426-04:00Happy Birthday!<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=017-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/017-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Happy Birthday to our own little professor!Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-45071212113656625802008-10-15T14:15:00.000-04:002008-10-15T14:16:44.823-04:00Happy Birthday!<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=022-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/022-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Happy Birthday to our very own princess!Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-75909283452849530752008-10-09T09:25:00.003-04:002008-10-09T09:28:24.054-04:00Happy Birthday!<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=021.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/021.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br />Happy Birthday-- may the force be with you now and always!Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-85456051715840094442008-09-08T12:09:00.003-04:002008-09-08T12:19:47.658-04:00This and That Continued<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=016-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/016-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Summer is almost over. It's just lovely weather now, not a speck of humidity and lovely fresh mornings.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=007-7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/007-7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/?action=view¤t=002-9.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/garden/002-9.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />This weekend Sam stopped by with the kids. I have to say, he's an amazing father. I don't know of another man who would take a 4 year old, a six year old and a 7 week old voluntarily - and still be able to smile!<br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/?action=view¤t=042.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/042.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />I think this little one knows something we don't!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/?action=view¤t=012.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/012.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-13203248882814717042008-08-29T12:46:00.002-04:002008-08-29T12:50:53.273-04:00Topsy<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=045.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/045.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Sometimes it's just hard to be little. My granddaughter was really upset (as you can see) that she couldn't stand on her head.<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=046-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/046-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />Fortunately, she's got a lot of spunk and gave it a go!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=047-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/047-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />I think she's almost got it though--maybe next year!Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-74658480009952312532008-08-15T21:24:00.003-04:002008-08-15T21:31:45.442-04:00In theGarden<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=102-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/102-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />These were taken in the garden yesterday. Things are growing so nicely right now. We've had lovely weather without any humidity. I hope you all have a great weekend!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=095.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/095.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=093-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/093-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=098.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/098.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=046-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/046-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=058-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/058-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=035-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/035-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=029-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/029-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=028-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/028-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=039.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/039.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />More goodies for the garden. <br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=001-7.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/001-7.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-63891272700878213712008-08-14T08:37:00.002-04:002008-08-14T08:43:50.713-04:00Creativity at WorkAs we all know-- a picture is worth a thousand words! We're in the middle of a glorious summer and loving every minute!<br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/?action=view¤t=003.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/003.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/?action=view¤t=002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/002.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/?action=view¤t=004.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/004.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/?action=view¤t=009.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/009.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/?action=view¤t=020.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/020.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/?action=view¤t=019.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/019.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/?action=view¤t=014.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/014.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/?action=view¤t=021.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/family/021.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2446116015670786666.post-58646352305599633812008-08-07T15:30:00.001-04:002008-08-07T15:32:59.817-04:00In Bloom<a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=004-8.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/004-8.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />I just thought I'd share a few of the things blooming in the garden. What a great year for the garden with the wet Spring!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=007-6.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/007-6.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br />I just love hydrangeas!<br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=025-1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/025-1.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a><br /><br /><a href="http://s204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/?action=view¤t=023-2.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb258/greeniegardens/023-2.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>Greenie Gardenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00078355948383996590noreply@blogger.com3