The Garden at Crocker Croft

In case you missed it, my interest is ...GARDENINGTalking about gardening Reading about gardening Writing about gardening Thinking about gardening Planning more gardens Dreaming about gardens Loo...

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"A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight,and his punishment isthat he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”(Oscar Wilde)

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"Life may not be the party we hoped for,but while we're here we should dance!"Author Unknown

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Tony Cochran, creator of the comic strip "Agnes", on the subject of literacy: "Reading is like a dance with minds. It is sometimes an artful ballet, sometimes a passionate clutching, and sometime...

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THE Lord God planted a gardenIn the first white days of the world,And He set there an angel wardenIn a garment of light enfurled.So near to the peace of Heaven,That the hawk might nest with the w...

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If you were to ask me what style is my garden, I would be very, very tempted to reply, "willy-nilly". To be honest I would need to say, no one style, but rather, an attempt for a mixture of 'cott...

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Bis for ---BarbaraB...............BobbieB...............blossoms - - -butterfly - - - and bee.What about me! - Barbee'........I know where she hides the flowers!------ -------------Follow Me! ---...

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"If you'd have a mind at peace A heart that cannot harden Go find a door that opens wide Upon a beautiful garden." Author UnknownHello There! How nice of you to drop by.Life is busy here, but the...

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My friends thought I was crazy for buying this property in 1989. But you see, I grew up on a farm and I wanted a farm. Husband/Best Friend/Main Photographer mostly lived in towns – he wanted no...

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Lilac Cottage at Crocker CroftI usually write about the garden; this time, I think I will write about Lilac Cottage - the Cottage at Crocker Croft which I am happy to say has a long, large attach...

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I had never met Mullein up close until we moved to Crocker Croft. I’d seen it from afar as we drove along highways; it was quite noticeable. I remember seeing many plants of it one December as ...

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Part One:What is that strange sound?!… (Answer) SilenceWhen we moved here there was dense shade from numerous large trees. Over the years the winter storms took their toll, but the worst was ye...

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Part Two of Three:What was happening…For a while people were dependent on battery-powered radios and the news was: Everyone please stay put. Don’t get out. Churches are canceled. Couldn’t g...

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Part Three of Three:The clean up…When we bought and moved to this property (October 1989) I knew it would be expensive to maintain, but I had no idea how expensive!Tree work for the thirteen ye...

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I wandered lonely as a cloudThat floats on high o'er vales and hills,When all at once I saw a crowd,A host, of golden daffodils;Beside the lake, beneath the trees,Fluttering and dancing in the br...

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**Journaling About Birds**Birding - How It BeganCardinalis cardinalisHouse SparrowsBreakfast With a HawkOwlsMourning DovesFeathers and FurSoft SoundsFunny FeederPeople Making a Difference, the Sa...

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Cardinalis cardinalisIn the U.S.A. the different states choose a state flower, a state bird, etc. to be representative of that state. For example: our Kentucky state flower is golden rod, state b...

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Journaling About Birds:November 9, 2005 - This morning I was in our local home-and-building-supply store, inside the store, not outdoors in the garden supply area. In the not too distant housepla...

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Friday, September 01, 2006This morning during breakfast I sat at my usual place facing the window. Suddenly I realized the light tan blob I was staring at over my coffee cup was a hawk sitting on...

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When we lived in our previous house, I used to watch birds from my kitchen-sink-window, which was second level up. Utility lines ran through the pine trees at the foot of our back yard and mourni...

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Feathers and FurWe enjoyed visiting in the home of relatives several months ago. Adding to the fun were their very entertaining pets: a parrot, a little lovebird, and a German Shorthaired Pointer...

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People Making a DifferenceThe San Francisco Oil Spill (November 2007)I am having difficulty reining in my thoughts and emotions and trying to stay off my soap box. I will just post a link to anot...

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Birding Birding Birding Birding Birding Birding It all happened so quickly it took my breath! My resident flock of fat, well-fed mourning doves was minding its own business when suddenly out of n...

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November 2006I didn't sleep well last night. The owls kept me awake. I am so attuned to the sounds of nature, I doubt if I could sleep in a screened sleeping porch for the sounds would excite me ...

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It is November 3, 2007. Last night owls kept me awake awhile - again. That soft cooing sound penetrated my dreams. I drifted in and out. Dreaming, I explained to someone that they were Great Horn...

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