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Quarantine Hobbies: Birdwatching

December 28, 2020 by Pamela Parker Caird Leave a Comment

It seems like every time I get interested in something new (like quilting), I start to do research only to find I’m the million-and-first person to think about taking up the hobby during the pandemic. Apparently, birdwatching, aka birding, is so hot right now. Aside: I can’t think of birding without conjuring the image of…

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Filed Under: Hobbies, Nature, Photography, Wild (And Not So Wild) Life

Progress

June 1, 2019 by Pamela Parker Caird Leave a Comment

The sun is shining very brightly these days in Central Texas. Though we’ve had a bit more rain than is usual for this time of year, the heat is pretty much as expected: stifling. But, so long as they get plenty of water, the native plants are pretty happy. Wildflowers are everywhere, the animals all…

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Filed Under: Nature, Wild (And Not So Wild) Life

Hunting Blackberries

June 3, 2018 by Pamela Parker Caird Leave a Comment

When you buy blackberry plants, they come in what’s called “bare root” form — that means each plant is basically a root and a tiny stem, maybe 2 or 3 inches long. Or at least that’s what mine looked like. They were kind of pathetic. And they didn’t graduate to being much more than that…

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Filed Under: Food & Drink, Kitchen Gardening, Nature, Surprises, Wild (And Not So Wild) Life

Here’s What’s Happening This Spring

April 23, 2017 by Pamela Parker Caird Leave a Comment

The cacti are flowering, the blackberry bush is budding out, and there’s a baby peach (I believe) on the tree. This year, I’m growing heirloom tomatoes and herbs — and that’s it, so far. I’ve set out a couple of containers — one with a fig tree and another with native flowering plants, and they…

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Filed Under: Kitchen Gardening, Nature

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