Tag: nature
group name: ashleighbennett1
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April 20, 2008 02:43 PM EDT --
I went out to clean around my feeders today (the plastic that keeps the squirrels from getting to the feeders gets nasty!) and noticed this little blind goldfinch. He looked healthy; I don't know . . . more
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March 15, 2008 12:52 PM EDT --
Take time to be friendly- It only takes a smile and a kind word.
Take time to give-It brings peace and contentment.
Take time to laugh-Its the music of the soul.
Take time to think-It plants . . . more
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June 14, 2008 11:15 AM EDT --
The Atacoma Desert in Chile is the driest place on earth,where it has an average of 3 hundredths of an inch of rain per year.
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August 19, 2008 05:47 PM EDT --
It's Fall Y'all
Pile On The Fall Fun
Awesome Autumn
Harvest Happiness
Enter With A Thankful Heart
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March 08, 2008 11:29 AM EST --
1 Spot new oppurtunities.
2 Spend time in your garden.
3 Be well rounded.
4 Enjoy the wonders of nature.
5 Don't let the small things bug you.
6 Keep family close by.
7 Be slimpy . . . more
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June 07, 2008 10:58 AM EDT --
I'm sowing seeds of faith today
Seeds of hope in words I pray,
Love and laughter dreams worthwhile
Tucked within a happy smile,
Moments bright on every path,
Loving springtime's . . . more
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June 06, 2008 05:47 PM EDT --
Purple Martins love mosquitoes.
Putting up a purple martin condo is a sure way to eliminate mosquitoes from your backyard. Purple martin housing can be found at local hardware stores,retail outlets,stores . . . more
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June 27, 2008 12:25 PM EDT --
Although water itself is effective,adding things to it is even more so- a bit of tobacco or a little kerosene,for example.
Grandma never threw out her wash or dish water. instead she used it to bathe . . . more
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June 27, 2008 12:47 PM EDT --
Old roses are not only beautifu; but also relatively easy to grow because they are less susceptible to pests and disease.
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August 19, 2008 05:35 PM EDT --
Like an acorn
I may seem little,
but God's love
helps me grow.
Someday I'll be
just like a tree.
Reaching as high
as I can go.
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July 09, 2008 11:55 AM EDT --
The sun was on fire
IN the sky
And in its warth
Flowers open
In the Garden
And the butterfly
Flutters by.
Wings widespread
It stops to feed
At the flower bed
And on its favourite . . . more
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April 05, 2008 11:36 AM EDT --
Homer kept his birthday snake in the garage. The next morning he got up early and went out in his pajamas. The snake was sleeping. Homer picked up the jar,uncovered the lid and dropped in some little . . . more
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June 06, 2008 05:59 PM EDT --
A man's desire for a son is usually nothing but the wish to duplicate himself in order that such a remarkable pattern may not be lost to the world.
Small boys becoming big men through the influence . . . more
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June 07, 2008 11:05 AM EDT --
From the geranium family,this perennial grows well as ground cover or in borders,rock gardens and containers.
Native to Europe and Asia its midsummer flowers range from pink to magenta or purple. . . . more
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June 17, 2008 06:05 PM EDT --
Barnyard manure
Kitchen scraps
Corn stalks(for ventilation)
Banana peels(chopped fine)
The chopped peelings can also be buried around tomatoes,peppers and roses.
Coffee grounds,can be placed . . . more
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June 17, 2008 06:19 PM EDT --
Try these combinations to repel insects:
Garlic near roses for aphids
Basil near beans for beetles
Nasturtiums for whiteflies and aphids
Marigolds for nematodes
Tobacco for flea beetles . . . more
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June 17, 2008 06:27 PM EDT --
Roses were grown extensively in monastery gardens for their medicinal value and for their petals which were used to create rosaries.
The oldest known living rose bush,reportedly 1,000 yrs. old is found . . . more
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June 27, 2008 12:38 PM EDT --
Not all critters in the garden are harmful.
Some actually aid the gardner.
Bill Kaheley loves to tell the story of his ducks.
For years we tried to keep the Mucovey ducks own by the pond. We . . . more
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June 27, 2008 12:44 PM EDT --
During this period the hybrid perpetuals ruled the rose world.
Developed into an impressive strain of incomparable beauty,almsot all of them had a truly lovely perfume as well.
AS one lover says,a . . . more
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March 10, 2008 06:23 PM EDT --
A weed is no more than a flower in disguise.
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