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Hello everyone!
Sharing a few photos of my garden creatures each day for the next several days.
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Welcome, Bean. I love garden whimsy.
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Welcome, Bean.
Very nice garden friends..it is nice of you to share with us.
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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My plan for this weekend will be to photo document (and share) the hiding creatures in my yard.
I've been reading AGF for the past year. Decided to finally join.
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We are very happy that you did join. I think you will be happy here. We are a friendly & helpful group.
When you are ready, please come down to Banter Hall & tell us a bit about yourself. Banter Hall is where we come to share our day & what is happening.
Again, Welcome.
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Hi and welcome Bean...thanks for sharing your pics with us.
~~Tam~ You can bury all your troubles by digging in the dirt.
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A few more, from the side yard.
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very nice. They made me smile.
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I purchased 5 of these "Japanese Note" stones from Lowes around 2011. They each have a different note on them; Love, Hope, Dream, Believe, Smile, etc. They are in the sun for most of the day. About the summer of 2013, each just started exploding. Not a huge explosion, but enough to make a pop and break up the whole stone in to several smaller pieces without anything flying. I would walk out and find the stone looking like a Doritos potato chip that someone stood on. The "Love" stone is the only one of that set left.
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That is cute, Bean. So much of the stuff they make for outdoors has a date with death.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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The big one is very good. I like them.
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Hi Bean! I've seen those Dragons before, I love them :)
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Hey bean , awesome.. Dragon an a fairy to watch over that. Where ae you located? Looks like awesome garden area.
PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..
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Tina & Dodge, The Dragon was a beast to get home. Had two guys lift it out of the back of my car. Almost 150 lbs! The fairy was much easier to deal with, as she is just a small amount of copper.
Happy Sunday!
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PS... My horse isn't here, this is my Nitemare..
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Such a healthy Asparagus fern. I am impressed. I love the new pictures. Happy Sunday to you !!
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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You have Frogs !!!
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You have Frogs !!! Just a few. I keep spraying them away, but they come back again There are some owls and many hawks who like to hang out on the phone pole just above the garden shed, but I don't think they like stone froggies too much
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Heavens Carol needs a frog............ Carol I seen the largest an fattest toad yesterday mowing lawn.. OH was he fat. Just like you would love...............I think he looked at me. LOL Yipes he said
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I have several frogs that I have made in ceramics. One is least 14 inches long. if I ever get my new camera loaded onto this lap top, I will show you guys all of my Frog friends.
________ Life isn't about how to survive the storm, but how to dance in the rain!! .....
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The sun is new. Needed something for a huge blank wall, and the sun seemed all too perfect
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That is pretty, Bean. How big is it?
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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That is pretty, Bean. How big is it? From Lowes, this is the one http://www.lowes.com/pd_278847-85418-O8-O5-O1_0__?productId=3664540I'm not sure how big, maybe 30" or 40" from a tip to tip. The darkness of the inner glass changes from a golden yellow to a deep orange, depending on how the sun hits it.
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In the front, another sun was used to cover up some cords coming out of the side of a wall along the entry; thinking that if I cannot detract attention from those unsightly cords, make them look good.
In another corner, where my neighbor replaced one of their front fences with a white fence, and left an unmatched brick wall, I stuck a pelican in the corner. It still needs to be leveled in to the dirt, but at least the attention is now shared, rather than focused on the three different types of fences.
Everyone is happy
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Yes, that's a good focal point to detract from the fences.
~Tina Drama Free Zone. What every gardener loves the most, Begins and ends in rich compost. (Tina)
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Clever you be.......
Last edited by dodge; Jul 14th, 2015 at 08:51 AM.
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1. I normally add these plastic colored aquarium trinkets around the soil of the rose bushes to keep the neighbor's cats away (it works!) but just recently stuck a few in the small- cactus pots as a way to add a bit more zing! 2. More fun stuff from the aquarium store. Sea shells and a ceramic ox skull. The cactus probably don't mind one bit.
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I love seashells around my desert plants in SoCal. Cute with the plastic trinkets.
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Love the bunnies and pelican.
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What is your planting zone? That fern look great.
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What is your planting zone? That fern look great. Southern California, north of Los Angeles city. The fern grows so quickly and is very territorial. It gets cut back each month. Even so, it's still difficult for the lemon tree to get some decent water These guys love to bring surprises! It's like they party at night and forget to close when the sun comes up
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aw... how cute !!! and your plants look so healthy & well cared for too.
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aw... how cute !!! and your plants look so healthy & well cared for too. Thank you so much! Found this little guy hanging out
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It's cute but I'm not so sure it's healthy for the plant.
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It's cute but I'm not so sure it's healthy for the plant. Not to worry, I get a few of these too I had a 2016 calendar sitting on the patio table and she just landed on to it. Probably thinking the photo on the front was real
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Somebody needs to shave his legs!
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It rained today
The rain-gauge says a little over 1/2 an inch of rain
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You have a beautiful yard & some beautiful landscaping & plants, Bean.
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A few hanging decorations
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One photo is more beautiful than the last. Thank you for sharing with us.
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One photo is more beautiful than the last. Thank you for sharing with us. And thank you for all of your wonderful comments! I hope this collection will spark some joyful creativity in everyone who sees them
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Is that a lemon tree? It is striking with that little girl under it.
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h a large lemon tree...it is so nice. The only other lemon tree I have ever seen was one being grown indoors it was on a pot about the size of a washtub, and it was just a bit shorter than 8 feet in height. Yours is sure grand. Congratulations.
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I have an apple tree as well, but I think it stopped making any good apples about 3 years ago. The whole tree is about 30-35 years old, and needs to be replaced with something. Not sure with what quite yet. Maybe a fountain of sorts. I'm really not sure how to go about doing any of that
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WOW !! You such amazing work !! Do you do that professionally ???
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Sunday (there's that fern again)
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You have a nice space there, Bean.
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You have a nice space there, Bean. And it appears you have a very green thumb.
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Always, thank you Junie and Tina!
The owl was found at OSH. They have also rabbits, and frogs in this same design
And of all the places, these "Wall Inspirations" were found at a Burlington Coat Factory, IIRC
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A good collection of garden art.
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A larger Buddha than the one posted above
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This decorative bird house adds a splash of color to the lemon tree
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Bean: I was just looking at your photos again. I was wondering if your beautiful wind chime commemorates a passed loved one. I have one just about like yours only mine is all metal. the sounds are deep & rich. It has verses on it and is to remind me of my father who passed in 2010.
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Sorry, have been away for a few days. All is good Thank you! Bean: I was just looking at your photos again. I was wondering if your beautiful wind chime commemorates a passed loved one. I have one just about like yours only mine is all metal. the sounds are deep & rich. It has verses on it and is to remind me of my father who passed in 2010. Sorry to hear about your father. Memorial Wind Chimes are very special and can help getting through tough times, to help remember that the passing of a loved one doesnt mean they have left you, but are still with you and are now watching over you from another place. Unlike your wind chime, there is nothing as special about the one in my yard. --- The solar path-lights were from OSH. The white LED short-string of lights were from target, IIRC. Mother Nature provided the wind which blew the leaves all over the lawn
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VERY nice. Do you do this professionally or is this just enjoyment for you ?
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Do you do this professionally or is this just enjoyment for you? Thank you JunieGirl! Doing this is a relaxing outlet when not working at the mundane desk job
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Oh, I like your iron bell!
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Oh, I like your iron bell! Me too !!
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2/3 : A few pictures at Sperling Nursery.
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3/3 : A few pictures at Sperling Nursery.
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Some nice stuff. I had a family owned nursery here that was my favorite go to place. It was closed when the owner died. I was so sad.
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There is a place in Charlotte, Royal Gardens, that has way cool stuff. I signed up for a class last summer, drove all the way in, only to be told that the class was cancelled. Haven't made that mistake again but I do like looking at the cool stuff.
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Some nice stuff. I had a family owned nursery here that was my favorite go to place. It was closed when the owner died. I was so sad. The same thing happened with Sperling, a year after its owner died. Your nursery and Sperling's owners are probably both rolling over in their graves. So sad. There is a place in Charlotte, Royal Gardens, that has way cool stuff. I signed up for a class last summer, drove all the way in, only to be told that the class was cancelled. Haven't made that mistake again but I do like looking at the cool stuff. Now that sounds cool! I mean, taking a gardening class. I never thought there was such a thing, outside of landscaping and related. I should really look in to something like this and see what is offered. Thanks for the tip!
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