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Trees are flowering and leafing out. Days are warming up. And around my house plants are putting out new growth. I took some pictures.

In the front shade garden: dead nettle ground cover, with hostas poking up in the background.

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I have a very healthy volunteer zucchini in the compost bin.


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I decided to take advantage of wonderful weather yesterday--bright blue skies and temperatures in the mid-70's--and weed all the gardens around the house.  I started in the shade garden in the front of the house. This was the easiest garden to weed as I removed all the ivy from it last summer.  It's a pretty peaceful garden.


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There was a snow, and then ice storm here that lasted a day and a half. I stayed home yesterday and today because of the weather, as well as still being sick (but that's another entry).


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Today I've been playing chick rock and painting in the kitchen. I'm doing the third wall (opposite the cabinets). Primer and first coat done. It's a lovely orange terra cotta. Second coat goes on later this evening ( Read more... )

My LiveJournal friend iamkatia is a fantastic photographer. Recently she has been taking photographs of young people undergoing body piercings and suspensions. Today she posted a photograph that I find particularly arresting. Katia has beautifully captured the woman's powerful inward devotion and prayer. She kindly gave me permission to link to the ( Read more... )