RadishRose
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Just beautiful!
Our version of retirement: Living a childhood dream
- Thread starter Gary O'
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The wild rose bush, growing like crazy on our recently purchased adjacent lot, is garnering more blossoms
Funny thing, these wild roses, they need no watering, no pruning.....nothing.
I don't think my lady can pick 'em all
But she is filling quite a few vases
They are her most favorite flower, and color
(I do believe The Lord gave her this place.....I'm just the handyman)
Funny thing, these wild roses, they need no watering, no pruning.....nothing.
I don't think my lady can pick 'em all
But she is filling quite a few vases
They are her most favorite flower, and color
(I do believe The Lord gave her this place.....I'm just the handyman)
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Hopeful1
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@Gary O' “I do believe The Lord gave her this place.....I'm just the handyman”
Love this!
I wanted to tell you the exterior green color on the side of the house in picture #3517
you posted, looks just like the color we pick out for our first home.
It’s was kind of an avocado color but, the actual paint color name was “Promised Land“.
Love this!
I wanted to tell you the exterior green color on the side of the house in picture #3517
you posted, looks just like the color we pick out for our first home.
It’s was kind of an avocado color but, the actual paint color name was “Promised Land“.
Meanderer
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How Portland Became Known as the City of Roses
"According to the Oregon Encyclopedia, the first rose bush in the Pacific Northwest was sent to Anna Marie Pittman in 1837 when she married Jason Lee, a missionary near Champoeg. Clippings from that bush were planted in Champoeg Park, Willamette University and the surrounding area when Oregon’s climate proved suitable for growing roses."
"Georgina Pittock, wife to longtime publisher of The Oregonian, Henry Pittock, turned her love for roses into a social affair in 1889, and the Portland Rose Society was born."
"According to the Oregon Encyclopedia, the first rose bush in the Pacific Northwest was sent to Anna Marie Pittman in 1837 when she married Jason Lee, a missionary near Champoeg. Clippings from that bush were planted in Champoeg Park, Willamette University and the surrounding area when Oregon’s climate proved suitable for growing roses.""Georgina Pittock, wife to longtime publisher of The Oregonian, Henry Pittock, turned her love for roses into a social affair in 1889, and the Portland Rose Society was born."
Yeah, I grew up near Portland
The Rose Gardens were gorgeous this time of year
One of my first jobs was hoeing roses for a prize grower
The view from there ain't too bad either
Alizerine
Senior Member
Thank you for sharing your beautiful surroundings with us.
RadishRose
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- Connecticut, USA
Everything looks so nice, Gary.
No sooner than I filled the new raised bed, my lady planted
Tarped the bed last night (neighbors' cats)
Today, I'm framing some chicken wire to cage the bed (neighbors' cats)
Found out these beds take 1 1/2 yards of soil
and it ain't dirt cheap
Quite the little workout
One more bed to go
Tarped the bed last night (neighbors' cats)
Today, I'm framing some chicken wire to cage the bed (neighbors' cats)
Found out these beds take 1 1/2 yards of soil
and it ain't dirt cheap
Quite the little workout
One more bed to go
katlupe
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- Norwich, NY
I had that problem with my own cats. They thought the raised beds were outdoor litter boxes.
Yeah, nothing more fun than a spade full of cat poop
Speaking of litters, their big headed Tom has been making weird, eerie noises the last few months
A couple momma cats are beginning to show.......
I'd love to whisk them away to get neutered
A bit late now
Early spring, wife said 'they're not ours'
Sure seems like they are
RadishRose
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- Connecticut, USA
hearlady
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- Location
- N Carolina
Something I'm lacking is a fruit tree. I need a fruit tree or bush.
Went for a hike at the lake today
Interesting
Noticed Mr Pelican had a bump on his beak
Thought maybe a deformity or got into a stray fishing rig
Nope
Just horny
'Pelicans of both sexes develop a bump in breeding season, and it's not on their bellies. The lump forms on top of the bird's beak, and falls off after the birds have mated and laid eggs. Its function is not entirely known, but is thought to be a display of fertility.'
Interesting
Noticed Mr Pelican had a bump on his beak
Thought maybe a deformity or got into a stray fishing rig
Nope
Just horny
'Pelicans of both sexes develop a bump in breeding season, and it's not on their bellies. The lump forms on top of the bird's beak, and falls off after the birds have mated and laid eggs. Its function is not entirely known, but is thought to be a display of fertility.'
I thought so
Couple years ago, we encountered one with a really messed up wing
and walked like an old man
Quite friendly
Prolly coulda petted him
But
we didn't
We look for him when at the lake