Monthly Archives: August 2013

31 Aug

Jewelweed

Jewelweed

When I was in Wisconsin a few weeks ago I kept coming across this beautiful orange flower that I had never seen before. At …

 
By Heidi
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29 Aug

Poppy Mallow

Poppy Mallow

One of the most beautiful native plants (read weeds) in our yards is the poppy mallow. I have a neighbor who is graced with …

 
By Heidi
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28 Aug

God and Food

God and Food

I am not a farmer (yet), but recently as I was talking with my spiritual adviser I was challenged to write about spirituality and farming. …

 
By Heidi
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27 Aug

Nature has a way.

Nature has a way.

Last year I tried to transplant some pretty weeds into some hanging pots. It didn’t work. So I bought some succulents and watered …

 
By Heidi
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26 Aug

Hollyhock

Hollyhock

One of my favorite flowers is the hollyhock, although to my chagrin, I have a neighbor who constantly cuts mine down. But I try …

 
By Heidi
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25 Aug

Goldenrod

Goldenrod

The state flower of Nebraska is the humble and glorious goldenrod, so beauteously perched upon a stem of bladed leaves like the tail to a …

 
By Heidi
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24 Aug

Food

Food

IT’s not every day for me that I get to make a dish that’s almost exclusively from my garden. I wish it were so, …

 
By Heidi
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23 Aug

Cosmos

Cosmos

I have decided that I love cosmos. I was kind of getting sick of the orange ones splayed all over my lawn, but today …

 
By Heidi
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22 Aug

Wild Rose

Wild Rose

I found these beautiful wild rose hips in a place that had a large sign warning of poisonous snakes. I’m glad I braved the …

 
By Heidi
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21 Aug

Missouri River

Missouri River

I went to visit my father’s cousin recently and he told me something very interesting about the town he lives in. The Missouri River …

 
By Heidi
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