Tag Archives: Pond

An invasive vine in our pond and a short story about it for children!

Posted on October 23, 2024 by jjspina

The pond in the back of our house is trimmed back every year. This year was no exception. I snapped photos of before and after it was cleared. What a difference it made but not always good. Sigh! The color … Continue reading →

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Flowers to cheer you!

Posted on July 30, 2024 by jjspina

I promised recently that I would share more photos of all the Rose of Sharon bushes we have more than 18 at this writing. They keep spreading each time we plant another one more sprout up all around it. Each … Continue reading →

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Everything is greening up!

Posted on June 7, 2024 by jjspina

Now that the weather is getting warmer all the time with plenty of rain in between, everything is greening up beautifully. I snapped a photo of the pond in the backyard. It looks so green and lush. The birds and … Continue reading →

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Flowers, Flowers and Flowers Everywhere!

Posted on July 27, 2022 by jjspina

The summer weather lately has been hot, humid and oppressive. We recently had a severe thunderstorm with torrential rain that cooled it off a little. Before this I snapped some of our flowers. Our 17 Rose of Sharon bushes are … Continue reading →

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Warmer Weather came and went again! Everything is Greening up though!

Posted on May 25, 2022 by jjspina

We had a short spurt of 90 degree weather for a few days then cooler temps rushed in to freeze our toes once again. I walk around with a sweater handy just in case. But this is New England for … Continue reading →

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So Much Rain – No Cookouts – Flowers doing well!

Posted on July 25, 2021 by jjspina

We have had so much rain the past two weeks that we haven’t been able to have our usual cookouts and enjoy our deck. Sigh! I wish we could send all the rain to other parts of the country that … Continue reading →

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Warm Weather & Rain Bring More Flowers!

Posted on June 5, 2021 by jjspina

We had a whole weekend of rain for Memorial Day. It wasn’t a fun time for those who wanted to finally get large groups together for cookouts. We had a cook in. The day after the long weekend the weather, … Continue reading →

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