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The south face of the old, somewhat-renovated, unheated farmhouse where I get to live. My room is basically half of the top floor, so all of the windows you can see up there are mine.
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Title:
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There are cats here. One of them seems to have taken a liking to Chloe.
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Title:
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The west face of the intern house.
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Title:
006
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Here are some pictures of the tractor I will get to drive. Her name is Rosie.
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Title:
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Implements!
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Title:
009
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She was made by International Harvester. This makes her super retro cool.
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Title:
013
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The first disappointment: the high tunnel didn't survive the winter storms. All that snow stove it right in.
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Title:
002
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My inside domain. By bed is on the east side, which means the sun wakes me in the morning. Also, it is full-sized, so I can use my flannel sheets and Thai coverlet. Coupled with my new down comforter and pillows, I am quite cozy.
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Title:
003
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The west corner. Music and crafts.
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Title:
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South side. The couch is not mine, but I'm glad it's there. This room would feel way too big otherwise.
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Title:
006
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East side again. Closets! The desk was also provided. It is a flat surface, therefore it is covered in stuff.
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Title:
007
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I had to make my own dresser.
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Title:
009
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Hidden books! Also, my personal kitchen things. I would put the books on display, but I'm not going to buy a bookcase in order to do it. I'm just glad I got to take them out of their boxes.
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Title:
003
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Speedwell and deadnettle say that it's spring!
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Title:
004
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Baby leeks in the hotboxes heated with circulating hot water and the sun.
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Title:
008
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A view of our little valley.
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Title:
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Paul's giant mower. I'm not sure what he mows with this. The pasture? The hay?
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Title:
022
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This is a hoe. Looks scary, don't it?
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Title:
026
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One of the crimpers Paul uses now that he's gone no-till with his corn. He has two smaller ones that he pulls in parallel with this one so he can cover a lot of ground with each pass.
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Title:
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More warning signs from farm implements.
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Title:
027
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Through my window, after two days of rain. The water table is rising!
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Title:
030
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A little later. That fence line is the bottom of the vegetable field.
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Title:
005
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I put up my plants! These are the begonias.
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Title:
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And this is the other hanging one! I don't know what it is. For those who saw it in it's glory in Chambersburg, moving and repotting were not kind to it. I'm hoping it will grow back.
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Title:
008
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I made this hanger myself out of heavy-duty jute twine.
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Title:
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I also put up my Vietnamese wall-hanging.
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Title:
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Crocus!
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Title:
015
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Baby plants enjoying the sun.
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Title:
019
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Spring in the valley. All of a sudden, green!
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Title:
020
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The farm from the south. I went for a long ramble this afternoon.
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Title:
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On Limekiln Lane. Unfortunately, that's the middle of someone's field, so I couldn't get closer.
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Title:
002
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My clothesline pleases me. So colorful!
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Title:
002
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The brambles are waking up.
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Title:
004
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The maples are waking up.
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Title:
006
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Pretty spring flowers.
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Title:
007
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The asparagus has survived its discing and is coming back.
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Title:
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Perennials in the garden. This is yarrow.
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Title:
010
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Sorrel.
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Title:
011
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Rhubarb.
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Title:
014
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Horseradish.
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Title:
015
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The strawberries are starting to blossom.
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Title:
016
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Dandelions. If there are enough around, I'll try my hand at dandelion wine.
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Title:
003
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Over-wintered broccoli and leeks, fresh from my fridge, destined for fried rice. (The broccoli had wilted by the time I got it indoors, but a night in the fridge with some water and it perked right up).
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Title:
004
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It really is broccoli.
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Title:
021
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A little, lost sheep that has wandered onto our farm. Erica thinks it's a girl, but I'm not sure.
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Title:
024
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The cows don't like the sheep. They'll chase it around when it gets into their pasture.
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Title:
026
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The comfrey in front of the store is going strong.
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Title:
027
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There are columbine, too.
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Title:
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Pansies. We put the flowers in our salad mix. These, though, are just to be pretty in front of the store.
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Title:
009
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Berry bounty. Strawberries; black, red and purple raspberries; gooseberries; mulberries; and red currents.
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Title:
003
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A closer look at the berry bounty. We also have blackberries and goji berries, but they're not ripe yet.
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Title:
025
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Erica and Miriam at the West Reading Farmer's Market.
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Title:
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One half of the display.
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Title:
013
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And the other. There is ice in the yellow box to keep the greens cool and crispy.
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Title:
032
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A close-up on the shiny, shiny squash.
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Title:
031
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Green garlic.
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Title:
021
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Three colors of beets: red, golden, and Chioggia (red and white circles).
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Title:
020
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Two colors of carrots: Dragon and Danvers.
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Title:
027
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Savoy cabbage.
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Title:
035
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Broccoli.
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Title:
040
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Kale and chard.
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Title:
044
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Speckled Amish lettuce.
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Title:
043
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Butterhead lettuce.
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Title:
001
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Some kind of mallow hiding under a lilac bush.
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Title:
005
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Datura.
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Title:
008
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Datura.
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Title:
013
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Datura.
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Title:
014
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Goji berry flower.
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Title:
022
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Goji berries coming into ripeness.
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Title:
032
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Wild wineberries.
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Title:
024
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Rye after it was crimped.
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Title:
026
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Baby bunny.
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Title:
003
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We're trying a new mulching technique where we're rolling out the big round hay bales onto bare ground. We'll plant transplants directly into the straw (sometime this week).
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Title:
015
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Paul maneuvering the bales.
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Title:
020
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We had some help today rolling out the bales. A group of yogis on retreat wanted to experience where their food is coming from.
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Title:
035
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You can see here what the straw looks like on the field. We're going to cover a large area.
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Title:
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Erica directing Paul.
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Title:
051
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It was nice having so many people to help, but they weren't here very long so we're only half done.
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Title:
052
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Erica's hands in the straw.
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Title:
047
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Speaking of mulch, here is some of the paper mulch after being tilled.
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Title:
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And more paper mulch, disintegrating under the peppers.
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Title:
006
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Paul heading off to move the cows. They get rotated between three different pastures.
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Title:
004
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The cows are waiting for him. They get very vocal when they think it's time to move.
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Title:
007
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The cows know Paul by now, and behave very nicely. Especially since they're getting what they want - fresh grass.
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Title:
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The fresh grass must be very tasty.
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Title:
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The last of the cows. This little red male likes to cause trouble.
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Title:
025
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The happy cows.
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Title:
045
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The chickens herd themselves. Here are some in the sunflowers. So far, they haven't discovered the tastiness of young lettuce, so they're mostly just a nuisance.
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Title:
043
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Obligatory sunflowers! We have a variety that's a dark copper red. I'll try to remember to get pictures of them.
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Title:
001
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Broccoli in the straw.
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Title:
003
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Our other way of dealing with getting into the straw was to dig out trenches. In these, we have fennel, spinach, dandelion, radicchio, and bok choi.
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Title:
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Thistle. We actually don't have much thistle here at B&H. This one has gotten so big because it's on the fenceline and the cows won't eat it.
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Title:
032
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This is our nemesis - spiny amaranth.
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Title:
021
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Datura seed pod, the only part of the plant that is spiny, but it can surprise you nonetheless.
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Title:
022
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Datura, closed up in the heat.
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Title:
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As promised, the red sunflower.
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Title:
015
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The undersides of the petals are yellow, however.
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Title:
008
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Another one.
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Title:
026
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Kale trees.
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Title:
029
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Kale trees.
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Title:
039
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Chickens in the potatoes. A hen and cockerel. I said that just so I could say cockerel.
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Title:
042
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Garlic chive flower.
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Title:
045
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Elderberries.
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Title:
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Baby skunks! I almost stepped on them on my way down the stairs.
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Title:
045
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I counted seven of them.
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Title:
025
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One of the new farm cats. Both of the new girls look the same, so double this one and you get Naughty Girl and Babyface.
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Title:
020
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They've made a home for themselves in our work area under the store.
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Title:
027
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They have very fluffy tails.
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Title:
041
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I love the black on the bottoms of their feet.
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