The Flying Orchid

Jigs found her.  She was hopping around the pasture down by the barn.  Quickly, I called Jigs away from her.  Making a bee line for the tack room, she could move well, but could not fly. ...

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NATIVE AMERICAN LEGENDS HOW THE BUFFALO WERE RELEASED ON EARTH A COMANCHE AND APACHE LEGEND In the first days a powerful being named Humpback owned all the buffalo. He kept them in a c...

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The peppermints are first... and with this fantastic weather we have been having... the bees were in full force today!  The lovely rain we received this evening should help them really put ...

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Merry Christmas!! from The Flying Orchid

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by Emily Dickinson Within my Garden, rides a Bird Upon a single Wheel -- Whose spokes a dizzy Music make As 'twere a travelling Mill -- He never stops, but slackens Above the Ripest Rose -...

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Moon Shadow wants to know when the green stuff gets here? Me too!!

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NOT GROWING IN THE GARDEN... BUT OUT IN THE PASTURE! THE NEWEST ADDITION TO OUR HORSE FAMILY... MOON SHADOW. A BEAUTIFUL STRAIGHT EGYPTIAN, AL KHAMSA ARABIAN FILLY. PICTURED HERE AT 12 HO...

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The morns are meeker than they were, The nuts are getting brown; The berry's cheek is plumper, The rose is out of town. Emily Dickinson Love the fall! Bright, clear skies. Crisp air. And ...

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This time of year, there is so much more to see along with the gorgeous turning trees and cool weather flowers. I enjoyed my usual walk around Wiggins for the annual merchants Halloween Trick...

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Happy Halloween!! Relief by Jesse, leadmare.com As the world whips by I hear the beat of my horse's pounding hooves The concerns and worries of life rushing away In a fury of wind an...

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The garden is free of leaves, branches and winter scatter. I was at Wal-Mart yesterday and saw ladies purchasing tomato plants... pepper plants... and all kinds of annual flowers. I am thinking...

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Playing with the layout... will probably have to edit a couple of times... also playing with a different camera (as mine quit... my new digitial SLR will be here Monday... Yippee!!) An angle ...

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Like a beautiful pink camellia that's how you appear to me That bloom in chilly August on it's dark green mother tree So bright and fresh and pretty in the wintery wind and rain That's how y...

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You have to believe in happiness, Or happiness never comes... Ah, that's the reason a bird can sing - On his darkest day he believes in Spring! ~ Douglas Malloch ~ A bird came down the wal...

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It is amazing that it has been almost a month since I have wrote. WOW. I, myself, am glad Christmas is over. I took down my "fake" tree tonight, still have the lights up (because they make the ya...

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I picked up a bunch of rose bushes from Wal-Mart after the season was over. They "really" seem to like it here and are blooming prolifically. Especially this one, which I planted over the gra...

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Yesterday, I was asked about my blog name... ShadowySteeds. Yes, I have horses. And I they are as important as my garden! Above is my Paint stallion, Smooth Rebel Cause. I decided to post a few ...

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A most important part of my garden is my birds. We have large parrots to small finches. I really haven't bred anything to actually sell... I just like taking care of them, having them here to e...

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I am sad for some reason. Don't know why. I haven't felt like writing or posting photos, tho' many have been taken. Tonight, I sat outside and enjoyed the weather. Hurricane Ida is coming i...

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A little over a month ago, my husband got the fiberglass goldfish pond we had been given a few years back installed. It was a magnet for several different dragonfly varities and I was able to g...

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To all who commented on my lettuce issue! I have decided to go ahead and let them cycle. It will be a learning experience to watch them go through their life cycle. At least now I know what "bolt...

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Love the butterflies.... can't do without them. Love the bees too. Can't overlook the Brusty Roosty's that keep the eggs going! I love my Banties. My pretty Romaine that tastes so nast...

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A friend asked me some time ago, do you ever see Spirits flying to and fro'? Perhaps in your garden where so many souls, could have walked and played their restless roles? I told my friend ...

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Working on the winter garden. My lettuce looks so happy!! But tastes so bad!! What am I doing wrong? We have Butter, Romaine, and Red Loose Leaf.... For all of you accomplished lettuce ...

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We had to bury the Guinea Pig we have had for two years. My youngster was was not worried at all. This was HER pet.... but I was the only one who loved the creature. NO MORE PETS FOR MY KIDS. '...

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