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Here Comes Daffodil Season

DaffodilsHere’s some information about daffodils from the American Daffodil Society . . .

Depending on which botanist you talk to, there are between 40 and 200 different daffodil species, subspecies or varieties of species and over 25,000 registered cultivars (named hybrids) divided among the thirteen divisions of the official classification system.

Daffodil season lasts from six weeks to six months, depending on where you live and the cultivars you grow. After blooming, let the daffodil plant rebuild its bulb for the next year. The leaves stay green while this is happening. When the leaves begin to yellow, then you can cut the leaves off, but not before.

These were showing in the patio today. Click on the thumbnail for full size.

January 27, 2009 by Home & Garden

A Cool 1956 Buick Roadmaster

At least I think it’s that year and model, from what I could see when we drove past it in Williams, Arizona. We stopped there to get groceries and fuel during our winter vacation. Verna snapped this picture on our way through town.

Williams is a really nice little town along Interstate 40’s high country, just an hour south of the Grand Canyon. It snowed for four days straight prior to our trip through town. This Roadmaster is a really cool car, don’t ya think? Click on the image to enlarge.

January 26, 2009 by Climate Nostalgia Vacation

New Colors

It’s time to trade out the old dead stuff in the front porch planters with some new colors for the late winter to spring season. We went to the garden shop yesterday and got a pair of ranunculus and an Icelandic poppy for the porch. I took this picture of one of the ranunculus this morning. Click 4 big.

ranunculus

January 25, 2009 by Home & Garden

Yellow Mums

We ran a bunch of errands today. We took cans and bottles to the recycle center, went to get some new shoes and shotgun shells (at the same store – really) and to the garden center to get some winter annuals to spruce up the front porch planters. When I passed by these pretty yellow mums, they somehow jumped into the cart. Click 4 big.

Yellow Mums

January 24, 2009 by Home & Garden

BB

Just after she got her haircut, my sister, Brenda (a.k.a. “BB”), posed for this snapshot in front of Mom and Dad’s house. She was in Mom’s car, just arriving at the house.

BB

January 23, 2009 by Family

3D Castle

castle and towerWhen we went through Death Valley last month, we went to Scotty’s Castle, which is a must see attraction there. The castle is only a part of the greater ranch that ‘Scotty’ actually did not build.

Out on the west part of the ranch property, there is a clocktower just behind the castle, both done up in renaissance style architecture. I took a stereo pair of images to later combine into this 3D view of the castle and tower. Click on the 3D image to see a larger version.

As usual, if you do not have a pair of 3D glasses, you can see the 2D version here.

January 22, 2009 by Bob's 3D Stuff Vacation

Avalon 1998

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