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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Snow and Ice
Snow Day!! Presidents day came in like a weather lion, Cold temperatures on Sunday led to snow fall, but it melted off by the afternoon, Tuesday morning, temps in the high 20's and snow falling more with a decent amount expected all through the day.
Friday, February 16, 2018
Crocus kosanini
"Men do change, and change comes like a little wind that ruffles the curtains at dawn, and it comes like the stealthy perfume of wildflowers hidden in the grass." John Steinbeck
You can probably ask a dozen people what that means and get a dozen different answers. I like this quote a lot, for one it's a simple statement of the observation of seemingly mundane or insignificant things that some may not even notice, like curtains billowing or aromas on the wind. I appreciate those types of observations, I like Mark Twain a lot and he was said to be one of the keenest observers of almost anything. Steinbeck too obviously had a penchant for observation. I like it also because by either way of compulsion, necessity or contrived fortitude, change found it's way into my life. I think this quote says it rather simply that people change, and it's usually not a sudden and sweeping metamorphosis. Rather, it's the small and almost imperceptible accumulation of ideas or traits that come at us in life, that when in small doses are not effective at changing anything, but over time and with consistency the build up leads to modification of ideals, or constitutions and thus effects change.
cheers,
Mark
Wednesday, February 14, 2018
Fritillaria crassifolia ssp. kurdica
Fritillaria crassifolia ssp. kurdica JJA 17242 I've pointed out the variability in these before, but I've been trying to seperate out the different clones |
Fritillaria crassifolia ssp. kurdica JJA 17242 Quite a different look in this one.
Cold and snow in the low foothills last night, this has been the coldest week of the winter so far.
Cheers,
Mark
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Tuesday, February 13, 2018
Hard Frost
This is only worth writing about because it's mid February and this is the first one this year. 25 outside this morning. I put blankets on the bulbs in the greenhouse, the plunge frames I didn't, I guess we will see the impact.
Iris aucheri 'Indigo' F 2.8/ISO 80/ with the Canon Powershot |
Iris aucheri 'Indigo' This picture is taken with the phone camera
So we have been taking this brown bag seminar photo class at work and it got me thinking about the value a digital SLR would add to my photo taking. I have always been pretty happy with my little Canon powershot and never delved much beyond adjusting the depth of field a bit playing with the f-stops. But thinking that maybe in my future is a camera upgrade at some point to help develop the skills a bit more.
Anyway, 25 degrees out as I left for work this morning, but a sunny day ahead which means warmth so let the freeze thaw begin!
Cheers,
Mark
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Saturday, February 10, 2018
Integrated Pest Management
Samwell Tarley, aka Samwise Gamgee, aka, Samsquantch, aka, Sam Stone, aka the Vole Killer......my version of IPM in the greenhouse, keeping a watch out for anything smaller then him that moves in the greenhouse.
Sunny and the rain hasn't showed up yet, but a bit cooler then the last few days.
Cheers,
Mark
Friday, February 9, 2018
Feel the Darkness............Fritillaria obliqua
“Someone I loved once gave me a box full of darkness. It took me years to understand that this too, was a gift.” Mary Oliver
That quote is some deep shit right there if you stop and think about it. This flower is just dark, some folks will say the flowers are brownish purple, but if you look close it's something deeper than that, it's midnight, or the hour right before dawn where the moon has faded and now is nothing but complete still and void of light.Sunday, February 4, 2018
A Solid Month Early
I covered this group of flowers pretty intently last year, but they were blooming in early March and here they are this year in early February. We are definitely way ahead if these are blooming before Valentines day.
Some day when that monograph comes out, I'll get these dialed in exactly, we all know they are in the Fritillaria complex Fritillaria JJA 17255 |
Friday, February 2, 2018
"I've got you babe", is on repeat.........or Groundhog's Day is here again.
"There are basically two types of people. People who accomplish things, and people who claim to have accomplished things. The first group is less crowded." Mark Twain
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