Tag: nature
group name: weheartgather
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March 11, 2008 08:30 PM EDT --
We have an area off to the side of our house that apparently was intended to be a flower garden by the people we bought the house from. I've never been the green thumb type so it's pretty . . . more
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May 09, 2008 11:14 PM EDT --
Last weekend I (guess I should say my husband) purchased me a new camera! Yea, I did get one for my b-day last month BUT I decided I needed one with a little more zoom and a little more 'action' . . . more
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March 06, 2008 12:55 PM EST --
There is no more noble occupation in the word than to assist another human being- to help someone succeed.
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May 21, 2008 01:07 PM EDT --
Today is the fourth day a blue/brown bird has been flying into my patio door. I thought maybe it was because the vertical blinds were open so I closed them, - well, 'no can do'.....he . . . more
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March 15, 2008 12:52 PM EDT --
Take time to be friendly- It only takes a smile and a kind word.
Take time to give-It brings peace and contentment.
Take time to laugh-Its the music of the soul.
Take time to think-It plants . . . more
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June 14, 2008 11:15 AM EDT --
The Atacoma Desert in Chile is the driest place on earth,where it has an average of 3 hundredths of an inch of rain per year.
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March 08, 2008 11:29 AM EST --
1 Spot new oppurtunities.
2 Spend time in your garden.
3 Be well rounded.
4 Enjoy the wonders of nature.
5 Don't let the small things bug you.
6 Keep family close by.
7 Be slimpy . . . more
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April 03, 2008 11:54 PM EDT --
I grew up deep within the mountains of West Virginia. I'm a country girl through and through. Though I no longer live in the mountains you surely can't take the mountains out of me. . . . more
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July 28, 2008 12:08 AM EDT --
On Friday evening I took a walk down the road from our house with my husband and kids. It was a great night for a walk. It had just rained and left everything cooled off and little dew drops . . . more
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February 13, 2008 11:04 AM EST --
The fields around where we live are purple. It's so beautiful. They are all covered in ground ivy. I would really like to get a shot of a specific field up the road from where we . . . more
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March 11, 2008 06:53 PM EDT --
When we first bought this house nearly six years ago (it will be six years in July) there were about twenty to twenty-five turkeys that came every afternoon to the fields behind our house to eat. . . . more
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June 07, 2008 10:58 AM EDT --
I'm sowing seeds of faith today
Seeds of hope in words I pray,
Love and laughter dreams worthwhile
Tucked within a happy smile,
Moments bright on every path,
Loving springtime's . . . more
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June 06, 2008 05:47 PM EDT --
Purple Martins love mosquitoes.
Putting up a purple martin condo is a sure way to eliminate mosquitoes from your backyard. Purple martin housing can be found at local hardware stores,retail outlets,stores . . . more
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June 07, 2008 11:05 AM EDT --
From the geranium family,this perennial grows well as ground cover or in borders,rock gardens and containers.
Native to Europe and Asia its midsummer flowers range from pink to magenta or purple. . . . more
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June 17, 2008 06:05 PM EDT --
Barnyard manure
Kitchen scraps
Corn stalks(for ventilation)
Banana peels(chopped fine)
The chopped peelings can also be buried around tomatoes,peppers and roses.
Coffee grounds,can be placed . . . more
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June 17, 2008 06:27 PM EDT --
Roses were grown extensively in monastery gardens for their medicinal value and for their petals which were used to create rosaries.
The oldest known living rose bush,reportedly 1,000 yrs. old is found . . . more
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June 27, 2008 12:25 PM EDT --
Although water itself is effective,adding things to it is even more so- a bit of tobacco or a little kerosene,for example.
Grandma never threw out her wash or dish water. instead she used it to bathe . . . more
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June 27, 2008 12:47 PM EDT --
Old roses are not only beautifu; but also relatively easy to grow because they are less susceptible to pests and disease.
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April 05, 2008 11:36 AM EDT --
Homer kept his birthday snake in the garage. The next morning he got up early and went out in his pajamas. The snake was sleeping. Homer picked up the jar,uncovered the lid and dropped in some little . . . more
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April 03, 2008 05:25 PM EDT --
Birds always need fresh water,the more you provide the better.
Any shallow saucer will do,just make sure its easy to clean and shallow enough for wrens sparrows cardinals finches chickadees etc.to . . . more
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