Monthly Archives: August 2014

31 Aug

Autumn Olive?

Autumn Olive?

I can’t identify this plant, but it’s beautiful speckled berries line the paths of Cunningham Lake in Omaha making for some beautiful hikes.

 
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30 Aug

Snowberries!

Snowberries!

These white berries, so attractive to wildlife, and I believe in the viburnum family :). Enjoy!

 
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29 Aug

Our native lightning rod

Our native lightning rod

Goldenrod is our state flower. Here you see in the bright light of the day why it’s so beautiful to us here in Nebraska. …

 
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28 Aug

A disturbing view

A disturbing view

This is not the prettiest thing. Turkeys jam packed on a truck, unable to get comfortable (I watched as one tried to pull his/her …

 
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27 Aug

Calm amidst the storm

Calm amidst the storm

The beginning of the school year is a normally difficult time of year for me. This year it’s the start of a new job, …

 
By Heidi
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25 Aug

One more Surprise

One more Surprise

I know that surprise lilies have finished blooming for the year. Which means that I need to move them into the place that I …

 
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25 Aug

Beautiful Flower

Beautiful Flower

This doesn’t have as much to do with permaculture as seed saving or sharing, but it’s so beautiful I couldn’t pass it up to put …

 
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24 Aug

Natural Refridgeration

Natural Refridgeration

I bought this wine cooler terracotta jar the other day. I put another glass inside. I put water between them and kept it …

 
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23 Aug

Seed saving

Seed saving

From the bounty that I have been given I am saving some seeds. My poor roomate who has a stack of drying and dried …

 
By Heidi
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22 Aug

Sharing the harvest

Sharing the harvest

My friend Nancy, my mother, my sister and other people have been sharing their bounty with me this year. Truthfully this is always welcome, …

 
By Heidi
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