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Finally Some Rain In Central Connecticut
This is just what the doctor ordered. Some steady rain followed by a nice thunderstorm. I am sitting here right now admiring the heavy downpour of rain. Ahhh, all the flowers and trees are getting watered. I’m sure the grass … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden, Nature
Tagged central connecticut, computer, dry spell, flower, flowers, grass, heavy downpour, hydration, lawn, Radar, radar view, rain, sidewalk, sky, steady rain, Storm, Summer, thunderstorm, tree, Trees, water, weather, weather radar
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Using a Soaker Hose For Drip Irrigation
I hope I don’t get beat up by some crazy gardener for saying that soaker hoses are used for drip irrigation. I am aware that there are two different systems out there…soaker hoses and drip irrigation systems. Here are my … Continue reading
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Tagged bush, cement, dirt, Dormant, dormant grass, drip, drip irrigation systems, drought, dryness, garden, gardener, grass, heat, hose, Irrigation, lawn, Leaves, plant, plants, rain, Rhododendron, rhododendrons, road, soaker, soaker hoses, Soil, sprinkler, sprinkler systems, sprinklers, Storm, Summer, Summer Months, thunderstorm, water, watering, watering plants
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Saving A Baby Bunny Rabbit
Lately, I have been feeling like a hero. Now, I know that pretty much everyone is a hero these days. You can let someone cross the street in front of you and be considered a hero, but in my case, … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Nature
Tagged animal, animal kingdom, baby bird, backyard, bunny, bush, bushes, CPR, dirt, dog, garage, grass, ladder, lawn, Leaves, nephew, plant, plants, porch, rabbit, Rhododendron, rhododendrons, Sand, snake, squirrel, Squirrels, Storm, Street, Summer, swimming, water
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Weihenstephaner Gold – Sedum floriferum – Bailey’s Gold
I have been very lazy when it comes to posting pictures of flowers on this blog. I have a folder full of flower shots that I took two months ago. I am posting one flower type at a time, so … Continue reading
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Tagged blog, desktop wallpaper, floriferum, flower, flower type, flowers, gold, grass, photos, pictures of flowers, plant, plants, Sedum, wallpaper, Weihenstephaner
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Huge Black Beetle – Central Connecticut
Okay, this is pretty exciting. Not for me, but for beetle lovers. I was outside this afternoon walking around on the grass. I looked down and there was this huge black beetle trying to make it’s way through the grass. … Continue reading
Posted in Animals, Nature
Tagged beetles, black beetle, central connecticut, connecticut, grass
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Treating The Deck With Thompson’s WaterSeal Water Proofer Plus
Big thunderstorms right now. Big thunderstorms. I couldn’t think of a better time to take pictures of water beading up on the freshly sealed porch. Leave it to me…the crazy guy who gets all wet just for a few photos. … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden
Tagged Behr, broomstick, color stain, deck, decks, floor, grass, home depot, house, mildew, porch, pressure washer, railings, rain, Redwood, roof, Sealer, thunderstorms, uv ray, uv rays, water, water sealer, waterseal, wood, wood grain
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Crazy Fast Go Kart
I used to have a go kart when I was a kid. I remember that it used to sputter when I tried to go fast. It had a weak lawnmower engine on the back of it, so it kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Automotive, Recreation
Tagged go kart, grass, kart, lawn, lawnmower, lawnmower engine, wet grass
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Fertilizing The Lawn With Compost
Do you remember that post I wrote a few weeks back telling you that I ordered five yards of compost to be used as a lawn top dressing? Oh c’mon, sure you do (just click the link before this sentence). … Continue reading
Posted in Home & Garden
Tagged aerate, Autumn, compost, cow, cow manure, fertilize, fertilizer, Fertilizing, grass, grass seed, grass seedlings, lawn, Leaves, manure, mulch, new grass, new seed, Nitrogen, Organic, organic material, plant, Planting, Sand, Soil, top dressing, yard
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Photos of Spring Flowers
I did another walk around the property last week. I took some nice photos then, and a few again last evening. I noticed the Bleeding Hearts and had to pull the camera back out. This has been a pretty good … Continue reading
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Tagged April, bleeding heart, bleeding hearts, buds, Cherry, Colorado, colorado blue spruce, Columbine, columbine flower, Crabapple, Daffodil, daffodils, Dicentra, Emerald N Gold, flower, flower buds, Flowering, flowering cherry, grass, Laurel, Lilac, lilac buds, limelight, mountain laurel, photo, photos of spring flowers, Pictures, Plum, plum tree, property, Spring, spring flowers, Spruce, tree, weeping crabapple, weeping crabapple tree, Woods, yellow daffodils
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Top Dressing Lawn With Compost
So what did you do for Earth Day? I spent about four hours spreading compost around on top of some lousy soil in an attempt to add organics to sandy “dirt.” I’ll tell you…when I first took a look at … Continue reading
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Tagged coffee, compost, connecticut, delivery zone, dirt, Earth, earth day, energy, Enfield, grass, grass seed, lawn, leaf, leaf rake, Neseed, Organic, organics, Overseeding, rake, road, Sand, sandy soil, shade, Soil, sun, top dressing, tree, yard
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