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Wordless Wednesday: Contrasts

Posted on October 28, 2015 by johnvic8
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The Clash of Two Mighty Memes

Posted on June 22, 2015 by johnvic8

What is a hapless blogger to do when two very inviting memes occur on the same day? Today is Garden Bloggers Foliage Day, sponsored by Christina at Creating my own garden of the Hesperides, but it is also In a Vase on Monday, … Continue reading →

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The First Bite

Posted on November 3, 2014 by johnvic8

Last night we experienced our first bite of autumn. It wasn’t much of a frost (about 28F [-2.2C]), but it was enough to freeze the surface of the birdbath, sentence the mandevilla to the compost pile, damage a number of open azalea and rose … Continue reading →

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