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I have lots of rocks that I've hauled home from my favorite glacial outfall
pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
but not much else.

What do you have in yours?

Oh, wait, on rainy days I have a large pale green trash can that I put out
under the leaky gutters to catch rainfall for use on dry days.
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I have lots of rocks that I've hauled home from my favorite glacial outfall
pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
but not much else.

What do you have in yours?

Oh, wait, on rainy days I have a large pale green trash can that I put out
under the leaky gutters to catch rainfall for use on dry days.



Near the sidewalk, a little sign:

No Dogs
No Exceptions
This Is A Garden

One by one, the dog criminals are learning. :-)


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snakes rat, corn, TX ribbon
skinks
anoles
fence lizards
mediterranean gecko (tons)
racoon in brush pile
rats
mice
neighbor cat (not the cats fault)
green heron in our live oak tree
many birds:

finches
barn swallows
purple martins
great horned owl

I'm sure I'm leaving something out, but this is a backyard habitat so
I love having all of these things. I don't use any pesticides,
organic or otherwise and so far, so good. I wrote an article for a
Buddhist magazine which may be published. If it is I'll let you know.
I should get my website back up to show people how leaving a property
alone for three years, an amazing thing happens...it balances out and
does very well.
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On 6/1/07 5:05 PM, in article ,
"FragileWarrior" wrote:

I have lots of rocks that I've hauled home from my favorite glacial outfall
pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
but not much else.

What do you have in yours?

Oh, wait, on rainy days I have a large pale green trash can that I put out
under the leaky gutters to catch rainfall for use on dry days.


Rocks, lots of rocks, a cement frog that my daughter adores, a gargoyle or
two (love those), a sax playing bee, a ladybug and assortment of
geekybeeks. Some trellises too.

C

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On 6/1/07 6:03 PM, in article ,
"Janet Baraclough" wrote:

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I have lots of rocks that I've hauled home from my favorite glacial outfall
pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
but not much else.


What do you have in yours?


My rocks are granite glacial boulders the size of an armchair; they
were brought on a truck and placed where I wanted them by a very, very
patient crane driver.

I also have;

A yin yang granite bird bath. Birds despise it .They drink from

A large green Thai basin, filled with water, with a copper toad
sitting in the bottom. It should have glass bubbles floating on the
surface but I can't remember where I put them away last winter.

A blue china pig.

A lifesize granite torso of a pregnant woman

A dingle-dangle glass bauble thing, foundlast month in a jumble sale

Two lifesize wire figures of a man and a woman

A blue china bowl of water with 3 plastic water lilies floating

An ancient octagonal cast iron gatepost, looks a bit likea Japanese
temple (if you squint).

Assorted birdfeeders , bird tables, and nest boxes

Garden seats

Several tall stainless steel poles with stones balanced on top,
wobbles in the wind

A washing line

Janet.


I want pictures!



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Toads
Toad house (although they don't appear to use it)
Finches, purple and gold
River rocks (hate 'em)
Bigger "souvenir" rocks (love 'em)

Jo Ann

On Jun 1, 4:05 pm, FragileWarrior
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I have lots of rocks that I've hauled home from my favorite glacial outfall
pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
but not much else.

What do you have in yours?

Oh, wait, on rainy days I have a large pale green trash can that I put out
under the leaky gutters to catch rainfall for use on dry days.



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On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:28:03 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
wrote:

I never thought about the other living things - snakes, chipmunks, birds,
bees/wasps, butterflies, dragonflies... My daughter too.

Oh and lots of stepping stones.


They are the stars of my garden! I too love rocks and stepping
stones. I'm like Lucy Ricardo and I haul tons of rocks whenever we go
anywhere.
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On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 22:30:25 -0500, Charlie wrote:

On Fri, 01 Jun 2007 21:02:44 -0500, jangchub
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I should get my website back up to show people how leaving a property
alone for three years, an amazing thing happens...it balances out and
does very well.


Please do! Love to see your results.

Charlie, always looking fer new ideas


I'll dig around for the program today,
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On Jun 1, 2:05 pm, FragileWarrior
wrote:
I have lots of rocks that I've hauled home from my favorite glacial outfall
pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
but not much else.

What do you have in yours?

Oh, wait, on rainy days I have a large pale green trash can that I put out
under the leaky gutters to catch rainfall for use on dry days.


I HAVE 5 BACK YARDS. ALL HAVE PONDS STREAMS, BUTTERFLYS BUSHES.
LANTANA, G SCALE TRAINS ALL AROUND EVERY YARD. FERNS, ALL KINDS OF
PLANTS HEDGES BOXWOOD. I HATE GRASS. DOUG



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"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
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I have lots of rocks that I've hauled home from my favorite glacial outfall
pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted driftwood
but not much else.

What do you have in yours?

Oh, wait, on rainy days I have a large pale green trash can that I put out
under the leaky gutters to catch rainfall for use on dry days.


freshly buried pizza it seems. my husband just let wyatt plant his leftover
pizza slice from lunch to see if he could grow a whole "BIG" pizza.

arg.................gonna be fun when it doesn't
"grow"...........................


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On 6/2/07 12:47 PM, in article ,
"Janet Baraclough" wrote:

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from Cheryl Isaak contains these words:


I want pictures!


Is that a valid email address and will you accept jpegs? If so I'll
send you some.

Janet

Yes and yes and looking forward to it.

I'll share too if you want!
C

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Plus all of Us, Lots of Us, and "A Whole Lotta Love", (or was that a
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler duet playin') in the garden.


Got any "Kinks"?

- ylliB
Wish I could Fly Like Superman (mostly)
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Bill Rose wrote:

In article , Charlie wrote:

Plus all of Us, Lots of Us, and "A Whole Lotta Love", (or was that a
Chet Atkins and Mark Knopfler duet playin') in the garden.


Got any "Kinks"?

- ylliB
Wish I could Fly Like Superman (mostly)


Lola and a few others.


Guess you know 'Pearls Before Swine" ?

Bill who has a small bronze sculpture on his pond edge but will be
returning it this year to it's maker after 30 years. I design with
plants and each year is easier with less care plants coming to the
forefront.

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"FragileWarrior" wrote in message
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I have lots of rocks that I've hauled home from my favorite glacial
outfall
pile. And a few (two, I think) pieces of wonderfully contorted
driftwood but not much else.

What do you have in yours?

Oh, wait, on rainy days I have a large pale green trash can that I
put out under the leaky gutters to catch rainfall for use on dry
days.


freshly buried pizza it seems. my husband just let wyatt plant his
leftover pizza slice from lunch to see if he could grow a whole "BIG"
pizza.

arg.................gonna be fun when it doesn't
"grow"...........................



Too bad you can't get a set of those gag Chattering Teeth. You could put
that there and then ask him if he needs to count his teeth since it
appears he planted one.
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