Nature In Rebellion

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SlN1-QHZXVEA0I3_8MCJrnbJMEr5R_EGOuQSXbRhNc7LM77TBOd0V6SuKctTFHW1b9MyNWHCrQnHRZn-A3utSHStJ32AQJSn5pl16txdzK2AykWtsV_uU49KT6igqew-9NYj0vcDxdXG/s1600/127.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="538" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0SlN1-QHZXVEA0I3_8MCJrnbJMEr5R_EGOuQSXbRhNc7LM77TBOd0V6SuKctTFHW1b9MyNWHCrQnHRZn-A3utSHStJ32AQJSn5pl16txdzK2AykWtsV_uU49KT6igqew-9NYj0vcDxdXG/s640/127.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I must say that with being so overwhelmed and busy handling everything in Reactive Crisis Mode, the Garden has had a complete Nature Rebellion and gone Wild!  The fact it's Surviving the still fierce 113 degree plus Temps and Thriving in spite of my Neglect of it though is a Testimony to Nature's amazing resilience and tenacity!  I was supposed to dig up some of the Sweet Potatoes to eat, but left alone they have now become a Beautiful Wild Thing that has overgrown the Garden Seating that isn't being sat in lately, and I rather Love the Visual of it Reclaiming everything in sight.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9n6-JjD4oJ-fF33FbgX4z4SCBdIDCBFAz-IahVSPOzRy2aR18AAjtqu-QcRZWW_daSVaq0JKm8aEPA_Ap-UpKnP8tbtyPqnGpcBExG4hOWOk6talVHGppG0gduhkPPcIDNXgKchedCl6d/s1600/129.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9n6-JjD4oJ-fF33FbgX4z4SCBdIDCBFAz-IahVSPOzRy2aR18AAjtqu-QcRZWW_daSVaq0JKm8aEPA_Ap-UpKnP8tbtyPqnGpcBExG4hOWOk6talVHGppG0gduhkPPcIDNXgKchedCl6d/s640/129.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>I've always been a Fan of Nature Gone Wild anyway, overgrown Gardens have always Appealed to me more than manicured ones.  There's just something more exciting, interesting and Organic about a Garden left to it's own devices, to behold what it will choose to do without our Intervention and humans trying to Control and reign it in.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOQLiFrkhXtXO5p6lY9MYI_OW_Ysfgp2vYvNVclf9bx4kFkV-YkuFDdC1dleEzXp722gqaPptKzqinAiunC7zMd7f6EiDT-ZW8gj1ujHtcT6_EuKPOKc0bC29fdhMCK5tXRDXnH7gxSxK/s1600/131.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvOQLiFrkhXtXO5p6lY9MYI_OW_Ysfgp2vYvNVclf9bx4kFkV-YkuFDdC1dleEzXp722gqaPptKzqinAiunC7zMd7f6EiDT-ZW8gj1ujHtcT6_EuKPOKc0bC29fdhMCK5tXRDXnH7gxSxK/s640/131.JPG" width="626" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>In just a short Month mine has gone berserk, overspilling pots and hanging baskets it had been Attempted to be restrained in... flourishing in spite of me being preoccupied with everything else that I haven't spent any Time with it, Caring for it and trying to Nurture it.   It has made me realize that it didn't need me as much as I thought it did really.  It's doing just Fine with the Elements put into place Naturally to Sustain it.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9iHPaSYvz5DIINr_4-XLASvSOyNBPtZW6UOCdARJgU2Ys3ylbCb3axlVUEAB0VetTKgz5uyE5ekIFAEmCNCwi2aMb5kEyp-hhup0ep3IYyn-uQAtwxXQ0sjl-p9ffQiqEHs9jV6W4zhu/s1600/132.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="502" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV9iHPaSYvz5DIINr_4-XLASvSOyNBPtZW6UOCdARJgU2Ys3ylbCb3axlVUEAB0VetTKgz5uyE5ekIFAEmCNCwi2aMb5kEyp-hhup0ep3IYyn-uQAtwxXQ0sjl-p9ffQiqEHs9jV6W4zhu/s640/132.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>How often do we Feel that we're so needed, and then realize that if we were to step back, or not be able to be Present as much as we think we need to be, most things would probably turn out Okay in the long run in our absence?  I'm such a Control Freak that it is a Lesson I often fail to realize because I'm so involved all the time in anything that means anything to me.  I'm not implying that total neglect is good or necessary, that would be a foolish assumption.  Just that it is often during times when we don't intentionally neglect things, but can't be as Hands On as usual, it can sometimes be Revealed that we don't really have to do so much all of the time for everything to Work Out just Fine if it's meant to.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal6vtqdvBGZZ1gDIbTe9VSYPbfOc31i1nor5CPRnJd3y87iBC04ywfW8XttmDf3N9vg6JI8N_g6htAzbeOq913h0VO6C2LWWYHdRhnYzK5j7Dm36aO7N1DJzFJU-a2Pbdzv_AebBO0Abt/s1600/128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjal6vtqdvBGZZ1gDIbTe9VSYPbfOc31i1nor5CPRnJd3y87iBC04ywfW8XttmDf3N9vg6JI8N_g6htAzbeOq913h0VO6C2LWWYHdRhnYzK5j7Dm36aO7N1DJzFJU-a2Pbdzv_AebBO0Abt/s640/128.JPG" width="633" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>So, since I now realize that my Garden is just Fine without as much of my focus and attention as it used to get, that frees me up to concentrate on other things that right now DO need more of my focus and attention.  Sure, it's going to look overgrown and a bit Wild, but not with weeds, just Garden Plants and Victory Garden Plants Gone Wild!</em></div><div align="center"> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIl5jDxPqxrAyM1OJvZAyDbIlUlOMGZ2ommB0Ew92c_ulkWHNF3MqnaXd8QE_mPWuAeWASH_txrXVwE5LC9hKYYS-e-gkkk3L61baKDu_vfYEJ-lKHLWAl2h3wjN_1tSHvghY0qKZMwLF/s1600/126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiIl5jDxPqxrAyM1OJvZAyDbIlUlOMGZ2ommB0Ew92c_ulkWHNF3MqnaXd8QE_mPWuAeWASH_txrXVwE5LC9hKYYS-e-gkkk3L61baKDu_vfYEJ-lKHLWAl2h3wjN_1tSHvghY0qKZMwLF/s640/126.JPG" width="460" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And I'm Okay with that really... and since my Acreage has a high Adobe Wall around it, it's not as if my now 'Secret Garden Looking Garden' is an eyesore that might disturb any of the Neighbors... so I'm just allowing Nature to remain in Rebellion for now.  And if anything doesn't thrive it can always be replaced at a later date when circumstances and resources permit... or not.  Simplifying the Garden isn't such a bad thing either if there ends up being less to Care for and keep alive.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Nature In Rebellion

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Spring Means... Long Walks, Butterflies And Blooms!!!

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyPNm-LEebVj6CCe6gPrJFL2tDZtHADf_5wD8raQAAKaL5_rXrHKJtFyKW2GZ5viH6Omy-DNhJKxcqhkjUREJhTZVt3YHy9rFzlABrwk6M-L8cOHhOsnarioqF9z-ArG02OgscSG6zyE/s1600/064.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="546" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoyPNm-LEebVj6CCe6gPrJFL2tDZtHADf_5wD8raQAAKaL5_rXrHKJtFyKW2GZ5viH6Omy-DNhJKxcqhkjUREJhTZVt3YHy9rFzlABrwk6M-L8cOHhOsnarioqF9z-ArG02OgscSG6zyE/s640/064.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Once Spring Fever takes a hold it means long walks Outdoors to Enjoy Spring Blooms and Butterfly Watching.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdlVpCwroJihigaLFnC9A571k74vCTGozK3lMLYBpKl5BoBpaROwCaCzN7Yd0DmcG1aCTxZDKd9cw0HTsw6ScIy_seX4h8m80GmDY4YUTSJbaB7nwEQg22WFObXf0RetDPFi3mxr_AVI/s1600/065.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHdlVpCwroJihigaLFnC9A571k74vCTGozK3lMLYBpKl5BoBpaROwCaCzN7Yd0DmcG1aCTxZDKd9cw0HTsw6ScIy_seX4h8m80GmDY4YUTSJbaB7nwEQg22WFObXf0RetDPFi3mxr_AVI/s640/065.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Our Family would live Outdoors if we could... we prefer to be Outside as many hours as possible... which is why living in the Arizona Desert has been one of the best places year-round we could be.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CNmCg4kXfyQq0qRMao01wZXzdX-c1xdyln_D6r5ilyHFfSuUYm1KQU5F86XBXWtDR3xFH3zWSG1ZagYzfAd1QMl78aVsswbGgJgkI_KZJXCm-A4-CRb7GJHVG7k2Bj6Md2zipuWq49Q/s1600/066.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9CNmCg4kXfyQq0qRMao01wZXzdX-c1xdyln_D6r5ilyHFfSuUYm1KQU5F86XBXWtDR3xFH3zWSG1ZagYzfAd1QMl78aVsswbGgJgkI_KZJXCm-A4-CRb7GJHVG7k2Bj6Md2zipuWq49Q/s640/066.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Yes, our Summer temps can be scorchingly Hot, but we have more Glorious Months of the Year than any other place I've ever lived... and we've lived in a lot of States and other Countries for comparisons sake.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB24SZ6ypWUohHBKEjuY81h9PG-iRbMZXyKam2xbudZaFlsWIh_PPBAdshL6fDzg3QxQjdsIh0Pe5XlwRthxAlEU7-7U4LS3wtH3i8IXrGYh3j0YRePH6q4ySejvkyrmLhpWvcpKZKvyk/s1600/068.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgB24SZ6ypWUohHBKEjuY81h9PG-iRbMZXyKam2xbudZaFlsWIh_PPBAdshL6fDzg3QxQjdsIh0Pe5XlwRthxAlEU7-7U4LS3wtH3i8IXrGYh3j0YRePH6q4ySejvkyrmLhpWvcpKZKvyk/s640/068.JPG" width="604" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>It's no wonder our State has vast amounts of Winter and Fall Visitors, where our Winters and Fall are like a Spring Day compared to most other Climates around the World.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlvBYmbAUkWRF1qvi-8FHJdhkbuRpKWSrKRsnrcbZ3tckQekHEA8MJEUV-9-7IYiYsk937RRH1ZX1Gy1yo81XpNOzWPMkuoo9GlPj0qa8g3LbCzi1Dr-i07OjYOoNUrJ1Ajm4dcjiWN4/s1600/061.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="576" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRlvBYmbAUkWRF1qvi-8FHJdhkbuRpKWSrKRsnrcbZ3tckQekHEA8MJEUV-9-7IYiYsk937RRH1ZX1Gy1yo81XpNOzWPMkuoo9GlPj0qa8g3LbCzi1Dr-i07OjYOoNUrJ1Ajm4dcjiWN4/s640/061.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And when a Desert Spring comes, everything springs to Life quickly, because the Window between Fall and Summer is brief actually.  It will heat up rather quickly and our Monsoon Rains will have to sustain the Wildlife and Flowers for when the Dry Season sets in.</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9dq6MA7GV22cpe9QbXgtuKr1l-XQBYrhmjCHNzYw8AN4rvw618cEmiQDjxoFPg0bbA249hliPCR5FFOEoYfSqgDoQ4AfYzmykNhqIgSeu3Vdic-yoysojgMaqN0D82abXXJrg66zhh4/s1600/060.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH9dq6MA7GV22cpe9QbXgtuKr1l-XQBYrhmjCHNzYw8AN4rvw618cEmiQDjxoFPg0bbA249hliPCR5FFOEoYfSqgDoQ4AfYzmykNhqIgSeu3Vdic-yoysojgMaqN0D82abXXJrg66zhh4/s640/060.JPG" width="624" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And so everything Shows Out fiercely and boldly for that brief period of time they will have to propegate and ensure Future Generations of their kind.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0zBizvtx24EfJKj2jOkkWOZpnQlDKTJlKdDQ8kfwQzHGT5OfBYjDBo7NEmb0eu4qhGG9dypLH5s5huFCSMusQxldSheM0Tswi3mqqU4GWwhycH8l6JoNbJAcGsI4Xq54dIkmsAR4cgk/s1600/053.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="606" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj0zBizvtx24EfJKj2jOkkWOZpnQlDKTJlKdDQ8kfwQzHGT5OfBYjDBo7NEmb0eu4qhGG9dypLH5s5huFCSMusQxldSheM0Tswi3mqqU4GWwhycH8l6JoNbJAcGsI4Xq54dIkmsAR4cgk/s640/053.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Princess T was excited to begin our long walks of Spring so that we could go Butterfly Watching and Photograph as many kinds as we could Discover...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhC-YBcxK0SUcmaEW_HHFS43qc3v5qxK-pWcjqMG0H2AslCYEzPtRxOV_CyhZHzZtuFvJC8HIWV1oKtFwBDipKXfFz7A5egHxeOCWjaxOAc73y3hGFyXV3mIyq3zoNhhS8DOSaW_tzRE/s1600/062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfhC-YBcxK0SUcmaEW_HHFS43qc3v5qxK-pWcjqMG0H2AslCYEzPtRxOV_CyhZHzZtuFvJC8HIWV1oKtFwBDipKXfFz7A5egHxeOCWjaxOAc73y3hGFyXV3mIyq3zoNhhS8DOSaW_tzRE/s640/062.JPG" width="628" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And which Flowers and Plants each species seemed to Enjoy most and gravitate to...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JTtpyxzZZoY2izb99IPFVliyskvGfIq8VXhAEiX2SMVntRnlHlNX80O0RkX0opzd_Yn9Q6rcBk4ZPLS4x_Vnc_kz8tJYGKpHHU7IscDajpuvBI1W8NusJ2QJ_BkRQP1bLj2fzJJ91bs/s1600/063.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="560" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4JTtpyxzZZoY2izb99IPFVliyskvGfIq8VXhAEiX2SMVntRnlHlNX80O0RkX0opzd_Yn9Q6rcBk4ZPLS4x_Vnc_kz8tJYGKpHHU7IscDajpuvBI1W8NusJ2QJ_BkRQP1bLj2fzJJ91bs/s640/063.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>So that at Home we could consider what Spring Plants to add to our Butterfly Garden this Season to attract them?</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOipHCP5E0ji3Cx8BufBOHjpOCLV_uEcQ1JlFtHpdfXfkRbnanRPpzWv-b7joR-NiAcL7QYF6dEI7mbju7dzVihL3Hy7afXu5LZzABpbHE8BcpDQbgE7U2hIGFhfIq18f8Mu1xm__Lhk/s1600/067.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="572" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisOipHCP5E0ji3Cx8BufBOHjpOCLV_uEcQ1JlFtHpdfXfkRbnanRPpzWv-b7joR-NiAcL7QYF6dEI7mbju7dzVihL3Hy7afXu5LZzABpbHE8BcpDQbgE7U2hIGFhfIq18f8Mu1xm__Lhk/s640/067.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Or which Special Treats we could leave out for them to have a Butterfly Buffet Feast upon?!?  *Smiles*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3BmaQLD5Vka3Sppi2amtBz4zYhH5RKtRlBBUlB4T9LluFDqfp18SadwSkPfUJy708mvWEl-2yDMEyw9aVIrKp_iHAsDq6zQLeiQVQ2piHELPwsUOCY2d-nqOAI_Hw3vNB5ttZaaEx-0/s1600/075.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA3BmaQLD5Vka3Sppi2amtBz4zYhH5RKtRlBBUlB4T9LluFDqfp18SadwSkPfUJy708mvWEl-2yDMEyw9aVIrKp_iHAsDq6zQLeiQVQ2piHELPwsUOCY2d-nqOAI_Hw3vNB5ttZaaEx-0/s640/075.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And the Man-Made Ponds and Lakes around the City are now attracting the Wild Ducks and Geese which will soon be heading back to the Colder Climates they Migrated from to Escape harsh Winters.  Its Amazing to us how many of them are quite Comfortable with some Humans and will allow you to get quite close!  Mama Duck was taking a little Nap when we Happened upon her.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MJZVRu3pCzSmGgYdNehGD-w_uezEe0G-nsMJ5KPFJyoZE2Ob9bU5OBzzPEEFRhpj8XgpdWniZwTKAyC4ENb9XrkRSb9UwLm_nvTrPT8FeKrKSznI7QBMF14TSpchQ3ArE6LXK4wrElA/s1600/074.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="566" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MJZVRu3pCzSmGgYdNehGD-w_uezEe0G-nsMJ5KPFJyoZE2Ob9bU5OBzzPEEFRhpj8XgpdWniZwTKAyC4ENb9XrkRSb9UwLm_nvTrPT8FeKrKSznI7QBMF14TSpchQ3ArE6LXK4wrElA/s640/074.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And her Man was right beside her... they woke up and allowed us to have Lunch on a Bench just a few feet away from them, curious but not afraid.  It was a privilege for Wild Things to allow us to be so close and Princess T marveled that in the Animal Kingdom it is the Males that have to be Show Stoppers to Attract the Females.  Whereas with us Humans it's the Females that Primp and Preen to be Pretty and attract their Guys... *LOL*... funny how at Seven she already recognized that difference and fact! </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwSbt0IXbse4-1Y3BsIllsm9I0WtIZ8An4aeGq7FIpCaK05x7lN8wK5kJhVfFQShmnzpBL0WQOfSpzkbcEC0DTfB8KiBiWMxHCGTEFoEmEoVspCewe-rZyg0vBnmQtfLuIOW_rn_bO0Y/s1600/072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwSbt0IXbse4-1Y3BsIllsm9I0WtIZ8An4aeGq7FIpCaK05x7lN8wK5kJhVfFQShmnzpBL0WQOfSpzkbcEC0DTfB8KiBiWMxHCGTEFoEmEoVspCewe-rZyg0vBnmQtfLuIOW_rn_bO0Y/s640/072.JPG" width="612" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>She said it's no wonder Mama Duck found Papa Duck so Attractive, his Bright Plumage was catching the Sun and making him quite Handsome!!!   He seemed to know it too and struck a Confident Pose for us. *Winks*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivysFEYEoswQmTwmlkSVeu8QDwu1u1uLGnuZEgNJ0kqn13o6n6Ra5wgYtyFjYYR-ipMch4YixB32U9_ZbUDegEqCxzjNYBm0CqMq-ZUMGuFA_RetHdWIO3hL3M3PeRj6mkQfAdCybuz0A/s1600/082.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivysFEYEoswQmTwmlkSVeu8QDwu1u1uLGnuZEgNJ0kqn13o6n6Ra5wgYtyFjYYR-ipMch4YixB32U9_ZbUDegEqCxzjNYBm0CqMq-ZUMGuFA_RetHdWIO3hL3M3PeRj6mkQfAdCybuz0A/s640/082.JPG" width="588" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>And at the end of our Long Walk we had a Wee Wild Beggar that had Tailed us Lusting after Princess T's Cheetos and finally she relented and tossed him a piece... but only one... since we don't want him straying from his much Healthier Natural Diet like us Humans tend to do once we get a hankering for such Junk Foods!  *LOL*</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>May you have some Delightful Springs Walks, Butterfly Sightings and Abundant Blooms too my Friends... Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div> </div>

Spring Means... Long Walks, Butterflies And Blooms!!!

    Once Spring Fever takes a hold it means long walks Outdoors to Enjoy Spring Blooms and Butterfly Watching.     Our Family would live Out...

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Schizo Arizona Weather

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhbTTQRGRDIPju6Zp9WR51w8FuztrbiNsV6lxe_UmpEX5oYCRThEO-qcPvNMeVHcDCO3EL5eZdvX0x9NRm1O9aPwgx0b8Pu9W2g6Y3Yez47vwzoKAlgPZP6pcYe-t-PjT-6Faz0WyqsA/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOhbTTQRGRDIPju6Zp9WR51w8FuztrbiNsV6lxe_UmpEX5oYCRThEO-qcPvNMeVHcDCO3EL5eZdvX0x9NRm1O9aPwgx0b8Pu9W2g6Y3Yez47vwzoKAlgPZP6pcYe-t-PjT-6Faz0WyqsA/s640/002.JPG" width="552" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Our Weather is still being quite Schizo... it will be in the high 80's for a while and then suddenly it switches, turning on a dime and gets windy, wet and bitingly cold the next day!   And back and forth it has gone like this, unseasonably unpredictable, so I had held off changing out the Garden this Year until it looked like it might stabilize.  Because in the Arizona Desert you have a brief Window of Opportunity for 'Spring' Planting anyway... because the Weather typically goes from Winter straight into Summer Heat... but at least usually it's a Transition that doesn't behave so Fickle as it has this Season!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlYLdG3_ejFEC73x8zyOIy1Edz78DFzPawzuvhhOqb89d-EXKl_0ggUrqyGySgpTTmdfPPloHq0COa8Bq0KuX7Ye1c_vs3IKTfzIhbwywVPd12rxv3yJualjMpsqiG7CwMA0Mk8fpJL4/s1600/194.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxlYLdG3_ejFEC73x8zyOIy1Edz78DFzPawzuvhhOqb89d-EXKl_0ggUrqyGySgpTTmdfPPloHq0COa8Bq0KuX7Ye1c_vs3IKTfzIhbwywVPd12rxv3yJualjMpsqiG7CwMA0Mk8fpJL4/s640/194.JPG" width="562" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I had occupied my usual Pre-Spring Gardening Time with other Activities so that I wouldn't risk losing more tender Plants that would be transplanted from Nursery Stock into Pots on the Porch.  </em><em>Several Seedlings that had sprouted from last Season's Seeds that had lain dormant had already bitten the dust in the Veggie Garden because they had thought it safe to come to Life during the Heat spells, since Mother Nature seemed Confused, giving them mixed Messages of when to come out.  The Tomatoes which had grown from Seed had already been producing a bounty of Cherry Tomatoes for me but had also finally perished during the sudden Cold spells, which only last a day or so, but just enough to finish them off.  </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bNBiJhrvC1Byy_0uza7YT1dFvc9lgppFKbgpBuNVLkGH5efAXmDHZP9DLUMf6ByJ8mLcxv8WFgksJD9Ojzj64KyZTbuihyiJEiLq09tgazYiuLK594rM3wfPn3wNY0QGNXWEZoyQYsE/s1600/001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9bNBiJhrvC1Byy_0uza7YT1dFvc9lgppFKbgpBuNVLkGH5efAXmDHZP9DLUMf6ByJ8mLcxv8WFgksJD9Ojzj64KyZTbuihyiJEiLq09tgazYiuLK594rM3wfPn3wNY0QGNXWEZoyQYsE/s640/001.JPG" width="534" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>So here I was... finally getting prepped for Spring in our Garden since the Good Weather had held for a while, Promising that no more harsh Desert Wintery Weather was looming on the Horizon... planting all of the Herbs and Flowers I'd Sourced at the Nurseries... Weeding... spending more and more time in the Garden under the Sunshine and Warmth... until Today!!!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXpWN2rPwJKxvJueXvx5bHqMp6frC7yuv6-l6xNTmduq135OUSfM-UJMM9TzevhkquVNrH_vP67zxLeVqgYxwgtFU2CQ_5JnMzU1qUvdqQhBCBoY3CIEHhy1aA-TFXUKZ9KvxOxZDX84/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYXpWN2rPwJKxvJueXvx5bHqMp6frC7yuv6-l6xNTmduq135OUSfM-UJMM9TzevhkquVNrH_vP67zxLeVqgYxwgtFU2CQ_5JnMzU1qUvdqQhBCBoY3CIEHhy1aA-TFXUKZ9KvxOxZDX84/s640/003.JPG" width="538" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I had so much momentum going that it was disappointing to wake up to the sudden drastic drops in temperature, the strong Wind, heavy Rains and even a bit of Hail!  Not only could I not finish what I'd begun, but I was Hoping that all of the new Plantings wouldn't Perish from this Schizo flip-flop of intensely Warm for a week and then an unpredicted Forty Plus Degree drop the next!?!  Even People were having trouble adjusting... everywhere you looked there were Sick folks from the Crazy Weather patterns... and at least we can Escape Indoors part of the time... the Plants aren't so fortunate, they must Endure it twenty-four-seven!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxeOpwbtIS-lzK02pF4wCKehgvQPoCriNwaUy6918_Q8CRn7C4kSJdGdv_sEyeakS1FMUHTE1vlHEiyjklqFS-lZYQSswC1vgQaONjRoW6NB3spF_3qnp1KIgkJNGxZfQcZl3NL-8e2w/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigxeOpwbtIS-lzK02pF4wCKehgvQPoCriNwaUy6918_Q8CRn7C4kSJdGdv_sEyeakS1FMUHTE1vlHEiyjklqFS-lZYQSswC1vgQaONjRoW6NB3spF_3qnp1KIgkJNGxZfQcZl3NL-8e2w/s640/002.JPG" width="506" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Its times like these that I long for a Greenhouse or Conservatory... where my Gardening could be Protected in a more controlled Climate Environment.  Okay, so that's not the total Truth... it's not JUST times like these... I've pretty much Dreamed and Envisioned a Greenhouse or Conservatory on this Property for over a Decade now.   But the ones that come prefabricated that I Adored wouldn't fit due to our other Outbuildings and Cottages scattered over our Acreage... and building a Custom one from scratch seemed a Distant Dream at best since Health, Circumstances and Resources haven't exactly lined up for Grandoise Projects such as that.  Yeah, I'm Bourgeois like that... even if I was broke and living in a Shack I'd still want a Victorian Style Conservatory attached to it!  *LOL* </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyPgK2zQzH7_euwRW6kgzHj_LE_hpBe9XwYNAJxya431wYfn_VvMrZ8h2C3dWMpGmmdvkieZ9o2wJmLTMbObhu66LBwnffkhlW3jbUVGgZ-8sq3DrwXgZIJUUVyYxS8bPQwIeF98KZoY/s1600/wwc_page_1_Page_2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="412" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheyPgK2zQzH7_euwRW6kgzHj_LE_hpBe9XwYNAJxya431wYfn_VvMrZ8h2C3dWMpGmmdvkieZ9o2wJmLTMbObhu66LBwnffkhlW3jbUVGgZ-8sq3DrwXgZIJUUVyYxS8bPQwIeF98KZoY/s640/wwc_page_1_Page_2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Source:</em> <strong><em><a href="http://www.peacockparkdesign.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #134f5c;">PEACOCK PARK DESIGN</span></a></em></strong></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Something like Gina Galvin has over at <a href="http://www.peacockparkdesign.blogspot.com/"><strong><span style="color: #45818e;">PEACOCK PARK</span></strong></a> which is my exact Vision for the Perfect Conservatory Studio to sit beside Bohemian Valhalla... alas, slightly too big to order and set up between buildings on our property... dammit!  Too bad it doesn't come in sizes... *Le Sigh*</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Blessings from the Arizona Desert... Dawn... The Bohemian</em></div><div align="center"><em></em></div></div>

Schizo Arizona Weather

    Our Weather is still being quite Schizo... it will be in the high 80's for a while and then suddenly it switches, turning on a dime ...

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Herbal Sensory Garden

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqB1f-z-tlxv2f2ii3J-VNzayGnURVWpQyjju6jW74qefzf5cnNu8t3IM2Q1o3h2KQ52NabkCGX3tdVEU6DkQ6XZ0osg7apHG9jg15wrpqEiKTGJd0Flnv-FPST8-fs-KQT_tK8suli8/s1600/128.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYqB1f-z-tlxv2f2ii3J-VNzayGnURVWpQyjju6jW74qefzf5cnNu8t3IM2Q1o3h2KQ52NabkCGX3tdVEU6DkQ6XZ0osg7apHG9jg15wrpqEiKTGJd0Flnv-FPST8-fs-KQT_tK8suli8/s640/128.JPG" width="590" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>My Favorite part of the beginning of Spring is switching out the Garden with Fresh Plants and preparing it for a New Harvest of Herbs, Veggies and Florals.  I wander the local Nurseries looking for the healthiest and greatest variety of Fresh Herbs for our Annual Sensory Garden, which will be planted first.  This is the first Sign that Spring has Arrived at Bohemian Valhalla!  And I spent the past few days clearing out old plantings then Potting and Renewing the Front Porch with Flowering Rosemary Bushes...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="550" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpRU44fM8KKmCwxv69rZvWwiJEnTFK5xS1Fz847Dd2dc8aKyTPc4UWR0rKstHfSrbvIiWaPm0CYfGwiUCrg02bonBbn94K2n-dDS1oRlG81BnBzzFpnh9T0GJeqvEljLTozg5REJKPhT0/s640/001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Chocolate Mint...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Vx_0QvpGMRvGU0_uHeVznoWj6fsqfGEVB0V2UnxL5IpndnNtm-1iP5Js4xBAekdK4Ubq42svMgsJG8JDcGKOhlV45HTC5X6ZNWoTTW7FHNVM3uoyFDNWGWAqIeDdSCbeHTHbVjV4wDU/s1600/006.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1Vx_0QvpGMRvGU0_uHeVznoWj6fsqfGEVB0V2UnxL5IpndnNtm-1iP5Js4xBAekdK4Ubq42svMgsJG8JDcGKOhlV45HTC5X6ZNWoTTW7FHNVM3uoyFDNWGWAqIeDdSCbeHTHbVjV4wDU/s640/006.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><em>Spearmint...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLpCS8yGqYukxZJumf8cdGRle16yc13tL3-Fi2Tm7Ar-jARjNYchBrk7IBs6zfNvO32ofcBOzwYIb4nb0RoBOzlk7YEsorsjbfKoTJQBVU_CtQ7AEgExbmTFWMagq107Mc4f6DY_gEH0/s640/009.JPG" width="558" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Oregano...</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xqufe9HHz_Ffu_FDiEpeJb24IjF_TPyk3lkUQRmTDNyMUj2jcwwsygZW7eG2qHItDm_vhCuHmU4SriEie776zKjc0rYxAANi1tPZy-P2try7ymlriX1Wh3IiEQCBYQokL2FOdZhz1CY/s1600/003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="610" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9xqufe9HHz_Ffu_FDiEpeJb24IjF_TPyk3lkUQRmTDNyMUj2jcwwsygZW7eG2qHItDm_vhCuHmU4SriEie776zKjc0rYxAANi1tPZy-P2try7ymlriX1Wh3IiEQCBYQokL2FOdZhz1CY/s640/003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Lemon Balm...</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJDDa25bfXq_BKGDdGvgcnlbFe_u_U2nym04YvcV3Z-IFUivtYlVC_r5XlNORDX6dDJo8FoJupaSISGlVfNt1EvMtGGyC-8eSr_eVQd59nEr-ah5cWz_sW1aVFO6hpRBFHoYG3DZmHAH8/s640/008.JPG" width="542" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>And Cilantro...</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlalm3JL7ax1zHxboxaNZJXd3M587dM4sT7klc_zoiNLNbReYXZtZaeDzR3a-FTgXWEgEBBj8CL9fJT1u6Tz-AeF62z8bkF-Qoty9GVLwKgsTJED3NiRjRqbbMwmocQyNmeFaV5aSr-2Y/s1600/011.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlalm3JL7ax1zHxboxaNZJXd3M587dM4sT7klc_zoiNLNbReYXZtZaeDzR3a-FTgXWEgEBBj8CL9fJT1u6Tz-AeF62z8bkF-Qoty9GVLwKgsTJED3NiRjRqbbMwmocQyNmeFaV5aSr-2Y/s640/011.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>These will immediately begin Gracing our Fresh Salads... </em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzC2X_1nhtkbgi5VX_s-Ak73W9ncdBHYKKmlENfnGIAzqPkR8C96lg6Vcq21PwwxfwFCviGUkAe6qYzpmt-n1G3gV97zaCi30_zzA_lA9W6rAWXF35TsOtAT-2W8AGHRTWW8ufq8ij_qg/s1600/072.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzC2X_1nhtkbgi5VX_s-Ak73W9ncdBHYKKmlENfnGIAzqPkR8C96lg6Vcq21PwwxfwFCviGUkAe6qYzpmt-n1G3gV97zaCi30_zzA_lA9W6rAWXF35TsOtAT-2W8AGHRTWW8ufq8ij_qg/s640/072.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"><em>and Herbal Teas during our Mad Tea Parties which will all be Alfresco now that the Weather is so Glorious...</em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLDKMmVuWGqKhRiNEDdv0J8I2MNt_n4rIy6knY5YpS9kkSbWFBWbcV9KMZezzQX4qV1EmBG_Mq9OuboQr2HsJ7xbB8ey4b_BlQa6b0ktmZLld5Q-FuGIA457rthvQkBHR6CzxIzVGrvc/s1600/1d83ab32737857cc216bd53c7577957f.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyLDKMmVuWGqKhRiNEDdv0J8I2MNt_n4rIy6knY5YpS9kkSbWFBWbcV9KMZezzQX4qV1EmBG_Mq9OuboQr2HsJ7xbB8ey4b_BlQa6b0ktmZLld5Q-FuGIA457rthvQkBHR6CzxIzVGrvc/s640/1d83ab32737857cc216bd53c7577957f.jpg" width="426" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Source: <strong><span style="color: #0b5394;">Mother Earth Living.com</span></strong></em></div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em></em> </div><div align="center"><em>Our Home-Made Bath Salts... Home-Made Bath Oils...</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTNzwTy2J7Tn0Mrr_by2-VPf6E08OBQ7yOeP81pTSLPjRj5NecyXl75eQwNkKvoMzZ1-TqFxs1j77tUFh7mPqV5CovtkO7msVHe-kflnrmgXZnvOLKnMW-n5iYsJk1mUpgAgBz0JP_m0/s1600/1c82bc84ddcf47dcb2acd731df6897bb.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDTNzwTy2J7Tn0Mrr_by2-VPf6E08OBQ7yOeP81pTSLPjRj5NecyXl75eQwNkKvoMzZ1-TqFxs1j77tUFh7mPqV5CovtkO7msVHe-kflnrmgXZnvOLKnMW-n5iYsJk1mUpgAgBz0JP_m0/s640/1c82bc84ddcf47dcb2acd731df6897bb.jpg" width="556" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Source: <strong><span style="color: #674ea7;">Naturopathica.tumblr.com</span></strong></em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And Bath Bouquets...</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoS6xpVT6Lc4W96Bbl4aHqzZ_2O_ovnQNgmxXG3aqSDNzQSBPmTHaXpzzyZQInLTmf5kMeLVvRNt9xP8Nxl6CpR6bTuuhNuGsD_hZJFDfEAe9rXd2SOaKA6rwukRPEjv8Qytd6_jcL1w/s1600/002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhoS6xpVT6Lc4W96Bbl4aHqzZ_2O_ovnQNgmxXG3aqSDNzQSBPmTHaXpzzyZQInLTmf5kMeLVvRNt9xP8Nxl6CpR6bTuuhNuGsD_hZJFDfEAe9rXd2SOaKA6rwukRPEjv8Qytd6_jcL1w/s640/002.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><em>Most Herbs, and Mints in particular, are very easy to grow and will provide abundant Harvests and Sensory Delights... and they can be had for a bargain this time of Year so you needn't grow all of them from Seed.  Though once they get Established they'll spring up Year after Year from Seed they set the Season before, so I do allow mine to Flower and set Seed too.  But we Enjoy the Instant Harvest of Young Nursery Plants and adding to our Selection.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEwqEgPDvBPq8r37VOjPbN2JTKv5cQNHh8xHhtP6dwdus3a_U0bPrVK5glOqijUArloOhWgd98-dHZ4sMEN3JZVG4RU4kCCHF1kxaeuq6ANVnnYhULybmdg29pnGyOOe1kzGfnshv928/s1600/014.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDEwqEgPDvBPq8r37VOjPbN2JTKv5cQNHh8xHhtP6dwdus3a_U0bPrVK5glOqijUArloOhWgd98-dHZ4sMEN3JZVG4RU4kCCHF1kxaeuq6ANVnnYhULybmdg29pnGyOOe1kzGfnshv928/s640/014.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><br /><div align="center"><em>And it makes the Front Porch smell Divine... though we do plant some in the Veggie and Herb Gardens out back as well.   But on the Porch they're safe from the dreaded Gophers that Raid the Garden, often outwit the Bohemian Cat Boys and Enjoy the Harvest planted in the ground as much as we do!  *LOL*  So Potting many of our Favs ensures that Gopher Raids don't decimate all of our Hard Work and Investment.  </em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrijTFaujfXNHxkg35EN_9DIxnN_IT_6NrbSwHm45HF9H0qCH4GWXF8VrrXKv1Wg7B1xsEbtIZmIC8scCEyBuUL4HedUwuSFf2kAPzy2WP8y3SWbsj5R_DGawPG36StuvbXUXgSVnsIY/s1600/126.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifrijTFaujfXNHxkg35EN_9DIxnN_IT_6NrbSwHm45HF9H0qCH4GWXF8VrrXKv1Wg7B1xsEbtIZmIC8scCEyBuUL4HedUwuSFf2kAPzy2WP8y3SWbsj5R_DGawPG36StuvbXUXgSVnsIY/s640/126.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><div align="center"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div align="center"><em>This Season I was very harsh on my Clear-Out of the plantings from previous Years and started practically from scratch again.   I kept some hardy Ivy, Spider Plants and Ice Plants that have been flourishing and require little upkeep.  But in the Desert, come late Spring and Summer, it's a lot of Work and Expense to keep most other Non-Native Plants Alive and Well, so except for those we will Harvest to Eat and Use often, the rest were taken out to make Daily Life easier for me once the Weather gets fiercely Hot this Year.</em></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLVKTkPj7CBvF3IR8LMprINT8EdRjfX0yWGfeexAGsM2lF3SiKexme-vLtrk8gIOgQ8pB9Lu5AONtwGWelbSA6Sc2jQnFnoRliepTAlqvVHO_6H3-pmc4Hg1ZAuM9T77b2rA1p_aIZOA/s1600/098.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="620" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieLVKTkPj7CBvF3IR8LMprINT8EdRjfX0yWGfeexAGsM2lF3SiKexme-vLtrk8gIOgQ8pB9Lu5AONtwGWelbSA6Sc2jQnFnoRliepTAlqvVHO_6H3-pmc4Hg1ZAuM9T77b2rA1p_aIZOA/s640/098.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>Most of our Acreage is Desert Landscape and Xeriscape with Native Plants that don't need any help from me to Survive anyway... and we'll get plenty of Vivid Cactus Blossoms, Palo Verde Blossoms, Ironwood Tree Blossoms, Mesquite Blossoms, Creosote Blossoms, Yucca, Aloe, Ice Plant Blossoms, Bougainvillia, Desert Wildflowers and Desert Sages to make up for the loss of the Non-Native species I've taken out.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEwmPQUQkYESEiec-tXGhOlkQ4Uz1Z1HFhhM6vLsDw70Z31BMRB2MSvjH0qaETeZHLWY2_FsfO6AWmokPUNu4r7LaxzKr86RtAi3NWNkh0HUJeXaZOj-H1Su9WaSv256DPVaWz1sMie8/s1600/100.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEEwmPQUQkYESEiec-tXGhOlkQ4Uz1Z1HFhhM6vLsDw70Z31BMRB2MSvjH0qaETeZHLWY2_FsfO6AWmokPUNu4r7LaxzKr86RtAi3NWNkh0HUJeXaZOj-H1Su9WaSv256DPVaWz1sMie8/s640/100.JPG" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>I Love to Garden... but I just don't have the Time, Energy or Resources to spend Daily tending to anything but a Low Maintenance Garden this Year and my Goal of Simplifying must extend to our Outdoor Living Spaces as well as the Interior ones.  I knew it was the Best decision to make and it was much easier to Plan and Implement a Simplified Garden.</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9rVYZgUsbF0WBEKWRrf0ybuFpeemm3Rn9HL_nOhjwr3-qpcQFqpphJifqH0fBH1MRol8MKx686K5OJDV-toBn1hUk4hh1i3qTfyru_DnpatU3mjksyYjc8UBs5BZL9J2WiP5nlv-rEY/s1600/008.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp9rVYZgUsbF0WBEKWRrf0ybuFpeemm3Rn9HL_nOhjwr3-qpcQFqpphJifqH0fBH1MRol8MKx686K5OJDV-toBn1hUk4hh1i3qTfyru_DnpatU3mjksyYjc8UBs5BZL9J2WiP5nlv-rEY/s640/008.JPG" width="548" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>It gave everything a much Tidier and Streamlined look and I'm finding myself Embracing Simplicity more and more as it Frees up more Precious Time to do other things that I want to Enjoy rather than Maintaining Stuff and dealing with Excess. </em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em></em> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkrxfqhrU1MglmYdnqPwJBLa4_I1DfparqaoKQ6pwnWegvHQN4eSCLbMEswTic5EkPLwQW5cedF0HxvehSIBYHKSrdTtNtarXdoXqNv67yhDOJIN84GhMcM5kppeiGy2kC1kp7QZ7NpM/s1600/005.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="552" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqkrxfqhrU1MglmYdnqPwJBLa4_I1DfparqaoKQ6pwnWegvHQN4eSCLbMEswTic5EkPLwQW5cedF0HxvehSIBYHKSrdTtNtarXdoXqNv67yhDOJIN84GhMcM5kppeiGy2kC1kp7QZ7NpM/s640/005.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><em>And anytime I begin a Project Outside... well... everyone has to get in on the Act!  *Winks*  Kids and Cats Embrace Change Wholeheartedly and Lead by Example of how it should be done... even the normally Elusive Rusty is making more Appearances out on the Porch and expressing his Approval!  Note to Self: Find and Plant some Catnip just for the Bohemian Cat Boys and Yul!</em></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Herbal Sensory Garden

    My Favorite part of the beginning of Spring is switching out the Garden with Fresh Plants and preparing it for a New Harvest of Herbs, V...

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