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Wildflower Spring

May 9, 2015 by Pamela Parker Caird Leave a Comment

Yesterday afternoon brought just the latest in a series of powerful thunderstorms that have blown through our area in recent weeks. Even with the power flickering on and off and the weather radio siren blaring on the other side of the house, it was impossible to ignore the view-blurring intensity of the rain coming down….

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Filed Under: Austin, Kitchen Gardening, Nature, Photography, Wild (And Not So Wild) Life Tagged With: blossoms, flowering, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Research Center, native species, wildflowers

The Unkept Garden

March 29, 2015 by Pamela Parker Caird Leave a Comment

This year, I’ve been hemming and hawing about my spring garden, mostly lamenting that I didn’t start seeds weeks and weeks ago. “Is it worth starting now?,” I’ve been asking myself. “Maybe I’ll just give spring gardening a miss this year.” My cousin messaged me on Facebook on the 16th, saying he’d put out tomato plants that…

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Filed Under: Kitchen Gardening, Livestock, Nature, Photography Tagged With: chihuahua, kitchen gardening, lettuce, potatoes, shorty, tomatoes

My Favorite Mystery Tree – Harbinger Of Spring

March 22, 2015 by Pamela Parker Caird 1 Comment

My junior year in college, I somehow wangled my way into doing a semester abroad. It wasn’t easy. I had to convince the authorities at the University of Texas that — since they had a relationship with the study abroad program — it was 100% appropriate and customary that I could apply my scholarship funds…

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Filed Under: Austin, Nature, Photography Tagged With: cherry tree, flowers, nature, peach tree, plum tree, prunus, spring

Summer’s Tomatoes, In October

October 25, 2014 by Pamela Parker Caird Leave a Comment

I had nearly given up on having tomatoes at all this year — they kept getting munched — but the fall cool-down is making for tomato heaven. It’s cool enough for flowering and pollination, but not cold enough to freeze them. Long may it last!

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Kitchen Gardening, Nature, Photography Tagged With: backyard chickens, basil, easter eggers, eggplant, green eggs and ham, tomatoes

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