To Err is "Human" ~ To Attempt to Make Changes to an Article from an iPhone while Laying in Bed about to Fall Asleep is "A Bad Idea"!
In attempting to temporarily lock down the article, "Imitation is the Most Sincere form of Flattery," that, in anticipation of being occupied with family business today … it inadvertently was deleted (as more or less explained in the headline herein).
The now deleted article was essentially one in praise of a pair of images created by one of our Group , Gsquared , images which I found intriguing, compelling, and generally, damned fine artwork!
In retrospect, I realize it was a quite an oversight on my part, to offer praise of his images while failing to post the images themselves … duh!
So, first, here are the images, both by Gsquared, which, in their feeling and uniqueness, speak more of their essence than could my words of praise.
Both Images © Gsquared
Nicely done, Gsquared.
Those who posted images in the now deleted article, please, feel free to repost them in this article.
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I once accidentally deleted an article and I immediately sent a PN to Perrie about it. She was able to catch it and repost it before it was deleted forever, but that has to be done quickly.
I'm not going to bother reposting what I posted on the lost article (if I'm able to remember what I posted). They've had their play so I'll just save them for another weekend article down the road.
You now have an Anishinaabe name, ''Stone Fingers''....
Not the first time and not likely the last. But, I am honored to be given a Native American ID!
Thank you.
Thank you, A. Mac.
Here are the images I posted for this week.
Street Statue, Vienna
Lights Across the Canyon, Rainy Night View
I think my comment was "interesting photos".
Morning...well I just put it down to the Russians at it again... you should have just run with it..
Happy Easter everyone..🐤🐰🐣🥚
Sunset at the Stone Creek GC with a heron flying overhead enjoying the view.
Photo by the Stone Creek photo club.
This morning's sunrise over the Stone Creek GC.
I hope that the consistently beautiful sunrises and sunsets there don't start to become boring.
Not to me they won't, Buzz.
Never...they make you appreciate life...🌅🌄
...and nature, and how wonderful our planet is that we're on the way to destroying.
It's that time of year again. Most of the summer birds haven't returned yet, but the asparagus has.
This was the first picking from earlier today. Just a small batch from four or five early plants. Most of it hasn't started coming up yet.
Anybody going to try their hand at growing veggies this year? A tomato plant or two? Anything else?
Arvo Dig...nope not for a while for us as we head into Autumn/Winter now..
I normally grow a couple of tomatoes, spuds, chives and that's about it for me..
Certainly nothing like you do and it's a pleasure to see...
Nothing wrong with that. It's all fun and rewarding. Good choices. Ever thought about adding cukes? If you like them, you could maybe let a plant or two ramble somewhere out of the way next summer. They're very productive, low to no maintenance other than the normal weeding and watering, and would go great with your tomatoes in a salad, or just by themselves. It's hard to beat ice cold cucumbers on a hot summer's day. Especially fresh ones.
Looks like a good start to the veggie new year, Dig.
No veggie planting for me, I limit myself to some roses.
Hey, roses are great!
Speaking of flowers, I just got four packs of different kinds of milkweed seeds in the mail. I'm going to try to help the Monarch butterflies out this year. They're supposed to be perennials, so hopefully a good planting this spring will last for several years.
Many homeowners in our area have been planting milkweed and we have a number of monarchs every year. Hopefully you'll have an abundance of Monarchs with your plantings.
My wife, who grew up on a farm and knows her farming and veggies, has a plot near the nearby mountains to which she goes almost every day. She grows various veggies, such as sweet potatoes, regular potatoes, beans, peas, lettuce, corn, squash, a bunch of other green veggies I don't know what they're called, and the farmers around her are very friendly, and they trade with each other what they don't grow, and they are all very honest and respect each other's private plots.
You're a lucky guy, Buzz. I have some peas coming up, but I forgot all about them when I was taking pictures of the asparagus.
I need to get my butt in gear. I still have a lot of prep work to do in the garden. Luckily it's still early.
The growing asparagus look so cool. We have a tomato plant now for the first time in a long time. It's in a large pot and we've had a handful of tomatoes already. We might grow a Japanese eggplant. We've had them before and they are pretty great. It would also be planted in a pot.
Another one of our roses just bloomed, a beautiful dark red.
Tomatoes already! I guess you have the climate for it. Great job!
Japanese eggplant are the long and skinny ones, right? I had a couple of those once and they were super productive. More than a dozen at the same time on each plant. Good luck!
All you'd need for ratatouille is a zucchini plant to go with your tomatoes and eggplant. It could be grown in a big pot, too.
The Southern California climate does allow for it. We always have something, actually usually more than one thing, blooming in the garden 12 months of the year. Right now our lavendar is spectacular along with a few other things, and spring is just getting started. Because of all the rain we had our back hill is overgrown, more than most years, and we have a group of native lupines in bloom. They are a native wildflower that do not bloom on our property every year. Only when we have enough rain.
Yes, the Japanese eggplant are the long, skinny ones. They are delicious. As for zucchini, we've never grown any. Since they are a vine, it would seem they might take up a lot of space. I have never thought of growing zucchini in a pot.
I have to tell my wife about the Japanese eggplant. My ex-wife used to make eggplant lasagna that was delicious.
I guess zucchini is considered to be a vining plant, but it really isn't much of one. It certainly doesn't vine out all over the place like butternut squash, pumpkins, watermelons, cantaloupes, or cucumbers. It's more like a bush, with a center stalk (the 'vine' I guess) from which the leaves and fruits grow.
There are smaller varieties that would work better in a pot, if you decide to try it. They'll be described as compact plants or something similar on the seed packet, with a recommended spacing of 30 to 36 inches.
Occasionally, a plant will go mutant on you and put out several stalks (or 'vines') in addition to the main one. If that happens, just cut off the sucker stalks, leaving the primary one in the center. That happened to me last year. I had a freak plant that grew 6 or 7 extra stalks. I didn't cut the extras off and it grew huge, certainly not something a person would want in a pot. That doesn't happen very often, though. At least not for me.
I look forward to your garden stories. Always a delight !
Thanks! I may try to photoblog the garden again this summer, with regular postings like I did when the pandemic hit.
Your garden blog is a great feature. Very enjoyable!
many members will enjoy that
I just finished my new small greenhouse to get things started. Nothing in it yet. We are having a few cold nights, in 20s tonight after getting to 80 earlier in the week.
Have several tomatoes in windows ready to go to green house
It's been frosting here at night lately, but I think it might be done for at least the next week or so.
Good luck with your new greenhouse!
Luv fresh asparagus.
Anton Larson Bay, Kodiak, Alaska
This was a well-composed, perfectly exposed photograph with excellent depth of field, but, the original sky was colorless, featureless and kept the image from its potential. I added the sky, a sunset from the lake I fish in the Pocono Mountains, created a reflection around the boat … and it gives me great satisfaction. For outdoor photographers, it's a common occurrence to be at the right place with the wrong light … in the age of "digital," mastering editing skills and layering possibilities, it's a "whole new world."
I have used this sky in a number of edited iterations; I will photograph every good sky I can and save them for just such possibilities.
© A. MacA.G.
That is absolutely beautiful. Both images are, really.
Oh, the Alaska photo is fabulous, not only visually, but it looks much like the lake my lakeside home was on - memories recounted of golden days.
Contact, take off.
One of our resident eagles on a rooftop in Stone Creek.
Good catch.
PLEASE NOTE: I will be unable to post THREE-DAY WEEKEND this Thursday, Friday, Saturday or Sunday due to a family event. I hope any GROUP MEMBER or MEMBERS will post articles - not only this coming Thursday, etc., but any time they care to do so.
Everyone stay safe & be well. I will leave this article up at least until tomorrow, and possibly until Wednesday.