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Dry grass, in the Beast raised grden bed, before it was trimmed off.
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A tangle of ferns grew in our Back Corner raised garden bed.
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Our dwarf weeping cherry tree was in full bloom again this March.
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Our bumblebee primrose, in the Snake backyard raised garden bed, was just beginning to bloom.
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Two Snowdrop plants bloomed in March in our Snake raised garden bed.
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A light rain partly filled the gutter in front of our house.
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A sign on the side of the gate leading into the Golf Course.
It read:
Attention: Visitors to Harding Park
Please stay on the paths indicated. Thanks!
[orange line] Pedestrian Path (Walkers, Joggers, etc.)
This is the only path of travel through the Harding Park Golf
Course. Cart paths indicated on this plan are strictly for
golfers. For your own safety, stay on this path of travel. Thank you!
[blue star] Cart Path Intersection
Path for golf carts and golfers only. No access beyond t . . . | |
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Our Rhubarb plant was just beginning to grow in late winter in our raised bed garden.
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Many mushrooms grew up the trunk of one of our trees. They grew near the back gate in our back yard.
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Attached is a pic of Jeanne in 1972, should you wish to include it in your collection.
Photographer unknown. The haircut (reason for the photo) was done in Edinburgh, Scotland by a well-known stylist named Charlie Miller.
-- George Jansen
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Gypsy rested on our bed during the morning.
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There was this one lone white pelican at the nature center that day. It was probably an injured bird being nursed back to health, or it just knew a good hand-out when it saw one.
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(89 views) I was quite taken with this two foot tall, chicken-turkey-like bird. It's a ground dwelling native of eastern Africa.
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(86 views) A large fledgling appears mesmerized by the camera.
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(84 views) It's breeding season again for the Night Herons and Snowy Egrets. Here is a Heron settling a property dispute with his Egret neighbor.
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(83 views) Green herons are abundant in Costa Rica. We saw them on both coasts and in a preserve near the center of Costa Rica. It took me a while to remember their name however, because they are hardly green at all.
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(83 views) This juvenile was perched directly across the canal from the adult bird I posted on this blog yesterday.
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This juvenile Heermann's gull exhibits its main identifying marks clearly: black feet, red bill and dusky body. As an adult, its head will become pure white.
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(82 views) We saw many wood rails and like the clapper rails, they are quite shy and quickly melt into the background as soon as they realize they are being noticed.
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(82 views) This is the female scaup. Much more muted in coloration than yesterdays male.
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(82 views) It's an odd looking animal, but it's like any other dog, really.
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(82 views) Our guide Jaime was very excited to see these migratory Jabiru because they were a very rare sight. Jabiru are storks which stand four and a half feet tall. The ones we saw were sedate and seemed to be resting in the shade.
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(82 views) I was focusing my attention on the spoonbill but good lord! Look at the length of the neck on that egret!
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(82 views) This swallow is one of a pair we saw from the boat. They patiently remained perched for several minutes while everyone photographed them.
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(82 views) The light color of this bird indicates that it is a juvenile. The adult of this bird is all black. Neotropic is the only species of cormorant that resides in Costa Rica.
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