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Entries from December 2008

Just wait ’til I learn to work this thing!

June 18th, 2008 · 2 Comments

As expected, I got my new camera today. I’ve figured out what about two of the buttons do.
Anyway, here are some initial experiments.
Dottie
Margaret
Shelling Peas A-plenty
Purple Broccoli
Feverfew
Bumblebee on Spirea
I’m into bees.
Purple Globe Artichokes

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A Camera Arrives, Cedar Leaves, and Aphids Stay

June 17th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I got a new camera for Father’s Day.  It’ll be here tomorrow.  If you follow this blog for whatever reason, you’ll know that I take a lot of pictures.  My old Nikon Coolpix 5700 wasn’t cutting it anymore.  A very nice camera for what it is, it’s a) got a fixed lens, b) slow as [...]

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Call it fame.

June 13th, 2008 · No Comments

So, I’m out in my garden on one of the first sunny days in a very long time, and my Executive Director of Facilities and Operations, Cedar, says, like it’s no big deal, “they were just talking about you on Wiggly Wigglers.”
NO BIG DEAL?! THAT IS LIKE JIM MORRISON SURFACING TO PERFORM A SONG HE’D [...]

 
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Vidcast… Vodcast… VIDEO SEEDCAST!

June 12th, 2008 · 3 Comments

OK, I have yet to actually make one, but I did come up with an intro yesterday.  Crank those speakers.

 
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Cistus Nursery

June 8th, 2008 · No Comments

I’ve been bad about visiting all these excellent (and not so excellent) local nurseries in the Portland area– mostly because I really don’t like to drive and Portland Nursery is about a block from my house. I spend a fortune there, and, to be honest, I don’t even particularly like the place. If [...]

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