USAF Officers Attacked!

81  bar falls 29.99 0mph S dew-point 59  Summer, sunny and hot Waning Gibbous Flower Moon Each year in late June a convergence of heat, humidity, sun intensity and the growth of weeds combine to make gardening an early morning task for me.  The toddler trees, planted last year, had a considerable collection of weeds […]

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2008 Gardening Season Is Underway

59  bar steady  29.83 3mph WNW dewpoint 31  Beltane          Waxing Crescent of the Hare Moon Hemerocallis (the daylily) is a sturdy member of the plant kingdom.  Every time I plant, no matter where I plant it, nor the care I give it, the daylily spreads and grows happily.  That’s why years after the fact […]

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The Wollemi Pine–Live From the Carboniferous

33  bar steep rise 30.06 5mph N dewpoint 22 Spring                 Waning Gibbous Moon of Growing The workshop I attended today had two co-sponsors, The Institute for Advanced Studies (UofM) and the Arboretum(UofM).  This was the culminating workshop in a two-year long effort by the Institute for Advanced Studies to explore time from many perspectives.  […]

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Matzo Located In Coon Rapids

69!  bar steep fall 29.84 3mph ENE dewpoint 49 Spring                      Full Moon of Growing Boy.  With the temps in the high 60’s the full moon of growing has matured during the right weather.  Good news.  There are Jews just across the city line into Coon Rapids.  Both Cub and Rainbow have many shelves […]

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Plants and a Particular Location + Gardener = Dialogue

40  bar falls 30.27  6mph  SSE  dewpoint 24  Spring           Last Quarter Moon of Winds Ah.  Can you feel the sigh?  A weekend with no outside obligations at all.  I plan to do clean up, plant some more seeds, read, maybe watch a bit more of the NCAA.  How about that Davidson, huh?  Took out Wisconsin.  […]

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