Archive for May, 2008
The bad things
I have another cavity. I ate too many brownies. One of my housemates moved out, and I miss her. You can’t hug people on skype. I feel a little guilty about not working as much as I could.
The good things
I have had 4 wonderful housemates in the past few months. I discovered the world’s best brownie recipe – and it’s vegan. Snow is cold, but lovely. This time, the girl likes me too. My research has turned up some pretty interesting tree ring growth patterns. I have a garden to work in. I could […]
Spring in Flagstaff
photo 365, day 14
I was hoping to post pictures of the snow we got yesterday morning, but I’d forgotten to charge my camera. Here’s some cuteness instead:
Botany Club Garden
Botany Club started a garden this year. It was looking great when I took this picture yesterday. But I woke up to 6 inches of snow today. Cross your fingers for the seedlings!
Spring break, day 5: Lotusland part 8
My favorite part of the garden by far was the cycad garden. Ganna Walska put this garden in later in her life. She sold a significant amount of her jewelry to be able to afford the cycads. This particular cycad is a male of the species Encephalartos woodsii. This is an incredibly rare species and […]
Spring break, day 5: Lotusland part 7
The succulent garden felt strange to me because of the deciduous trees nearby. One of the oddest gardens was the blue garden. Ganna Walska planted as many foliage plants with blueish foliage as she could find in this garden. There was an incredible planting of cacti and euphorbs near the main house. This is a […]