Crop Circle Gardens

Monarch chrysalis

2011-02-06T08:50:00.000-08:00

Monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus)

It's been fun to watch the Monarchs in the garden. The caterpillars stripped the milkweed plants, and set out their chrysalis, then the butterflies appeared...

Going home

2010-03-26T15:27:00.000-07:00

Heading to Knittnkitten.

Blogger is just so not worth it.

On the last night of winter, my true love said to me...

2010-03-19T21:48:00.000-07:00

MUSHROOMS!

Yes that's right folks,

There have been a bunch this season...

So I just wanted that I made sure to share before spring!

Stones

2010-02-27T17:17:00.000-08:00

This been weeding season here at The Crop Circle...

But as I say to The Pup "A handful a day keeps the weeds at bay!"

However the black stones have been bugging me for the last couple of years, so...

Decided to do a deep weed on them.

So I've been stripping them...

Outlining them with rocks...

Fill it with stones...

Cover them with brick dust...

And wait for the rain...

As you can see I have a variety of sections in various stages.

AstroFlash! Virgo Full Moon February 28, 2010 8:38 am PST

2010-02-27T16:35:00.000-08:00

Water, everywhere over the earth, flows to join together. A single
natural law controls it. Each human is a member of a community and
should work within it.
~I Ching

AstroFlash! Virgo Full Moon February 28, 2010 8:38 am PST

Big wave.
Full Moon crescendo reaches a peak
from the New Moon surge of 2 weeks ago.
This time of unprecedented challenges and unprecedented opportunities

Virgo Full Moon strives to make sense

and bring practical focus to the realm of speculation and possibilities.
Split between details and dreams,
discrimination and idealism.
We want results but can be indecisive.

When the stability and tangibility we seek

slips through our fingers,

look into the hidden places
between the cracks.

Carefulness and carelessness,
skillful synthesis.
Streaming inspired compassion into service.
The future is here now.

~ Virgo New Moon Contemplations and Actions ~

Where am I investing my attention?
Where do I need to create order in my life?
How may I make a difference and serve?

take action: Protect Rural Kids from Pesticide Drift:
http://tinyurl.com/ya5thhu

take action: Tell President Obama to say NO to more Dirty Tar Sands Oil
(turning huge stands of pristine forest into an open wasteland of toxic ponds and pit mines):
http://tinyurl.com/yk8htv3

May you never hunger.

May you never thirst.

May you be nourished - body and soul.

Sincerely,

Jacqueline
http://www.facebook.com/astroflash

Busy is not the word!

2010-02-26T21:50:00.000-08:00

Over the Valentines Day weekend we got busy...

We took down the old lattice from off of the wall...

which then needed to be patched up...

and we pained it.

put new legs on the pergola and re-attached the lattice...

and if that wasn't enough work the following weekend we...

extended the lattice...

on both sides!

Heaven only knows what this weekend holds in store!
By the end of this we should have some grapes this year.

Why Crop Circle Gardens?

2010-02-23T20:18:00.000-08:00

We opted for Crop Circle Gardens as a name due to our garden design.

The previous owners owned an over ground swimming pool in the middle yard which they took when they left. We opted to put our vegetable garden with some fruit trees right there.

This is our winter salad garden.

Onions and garlic, with the tomatoes and peppers in the background.

Here's our apple tree with our cheremoya in the background, we have a total of 47 different fruit varieties (including 4 types of blueberries).

It's springtime so there's lots to be done, but that will be the next couple of posts.

Once upon a time...

2010-02-21T11:11:00.000-08:00

There was a little Princess who did lots and lots of things. She ran ad skipped, hiked and rode and eventually she met a Prince who said he loved her and wanted to make her his. She loved her Prince very much and looked forward to living happily ever after. Sadly however she got very sick and nobody knew what was wrong with her. She hurt all of the time and only wanted to sleep. Her Prince was very sad, soon it would be Valentines day and what would he give his sick little Princess that could make her smile?

He thought and thought and finally he had an idea!

He would dig for her a garden so that she would plant some seeds and then she would be able to get up every day and go and see what was growing in her garden.

This he did, and it worked. Instead of lying in bed and thinking about the pain the little princess would get up every day to see what was new in her garden. She planted some veggies and some flowers (to attract butterflies and hummingbirds) and her garden was full of life in no time. She couldn't do it by herself so her Prince would help her lots.

Thus they became royal gardeners and lived happily ever after.