tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-228052 2009-11-22T10:58:37-06:00 Notes about writing, landscape, and life in the Texas Hill Country TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5aee53ef0120a6c44a6a970b 2009-11-22T10:58:37-06:00 2009-11-22T11:12:05-06:00 Susan Albert Sunrise in the Sangres, always an astonishment in the morning, no matter how often I see it. Outdoors, it is...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?a=rcD-tCd4KK8:PdYgLzfl6_U:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2009/11/sunrisein-the-sangres-always-an-astonishment-in-the-morning-no-matter-how-often-i-see-it-outdoors-it-is-crisp-chilly.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5aee53ef012875a15a95970c 2009-11-14T13:30:22-06:00 2009-11-14T13:30:22-06:00 Susan Albert One of our prettiest natives: Lantana horrida. "Horrid"because of its strong scent, the toxicity of its blue-black berries, the thorny...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?a=6F62ntBwsXQ:FOuEdS5jkto:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2009/11/lantana-in-bloom-this-week.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5aee53ef0120a6b18c84970c 2009-11-06T09:51:04-06:00 2009-11-06T09:57:35-06:00 Susan Albert Delightful Tagetes lemmonii, or Copper canyon daisy--a tumble of bright marigold-like blossoms in the fall, a strong scent that's unforgettable...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?a=ZSjyt-DHm94:d_KgfJn79og:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2009/11/copper-canyon-daisy-in-bloom-this-week.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5aee53ef0120a64b9b41970b 2009-11-03T08:57:32-06:00 2009-11-03T08:57:32-06:00 Susan Albert The rain is returning, at last--over eight inches for September, five for October. This is a photo of Ripple Run,...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?a=dujcfO-CSFE:tvWM5jA-mZo:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2009/11/ripple-run-drought-notes-10.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5aee53ef0120a67240d2970c 2009-10-24T10:04:20-05:00 2009-10-24T10:04:20-05:00 Susan Albert The drought may not be broken, but it's certainly been bent. We got 5" of rain in 24 hours--very welcome....<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?a=nNdZdC4yLno:fTzWgOkY75M:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2009/10/high-water-drought-notes-9.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5aee53ef0120a6469b03970c 2009-10-17T05:48:16-05:00 2009-10-24T09:03:18-05:00 Susan Albert I've never before seen this clematis bloom in the fall. In fact, I thought I'd lost the whole vine in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?a=6apHdiWiD8o:sxiLstBUAd4:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2009/10/drought-notes-7-resurrection.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5aee53ef0120a5d9216e970b 2009-10-11T09:55:47-05:00 2009-10-11T09:55:47-05:00 Susan Albert I haven't kept up on the FDA's latest position on stevia (if you have, please leave a comment), so I...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?a=Y0PouFP9Ab0:kRW0jfwNQQU:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2009/10/stevia-in-bloom-this-week.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5aee53ef0120a5be5e75970b 2009-10-05T10:43:07-05:00 2009-10-05T10:43:07-05:00 Susan Albert The antique roses--wonderfully hardy and resistant to almost all the ills known to hybrid roses--not only survived the drought (although...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?a=GI0y27z6Qnw:wY9OIRcoW4w:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2009/10/ducher-rose-in-bloom-this-week.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5aee53ef0120a60c31fa970c 2009-10-02T10:08:26-05:00 2009-10-02T10:08:26-05:00 Susan Albert Her real name is Liatris pycnostachya, but I much prefer her "common" name, gayfeather. Now that we've had a little...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?a=MOQdN0kw4l0:ngZPui4LAMY:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2009/10/gayfeather-in-bloom-this-week.html tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d8341c5aee53ef0120a5ad7890970b 2009-09-30T10:32:22-05:00 2009-09-30T10:32:22-05:00 Susan Albert I like to look at the "backsides" of gardens--the places where gardeners do the kind of work that results in...<div class="feedflare"> <a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?a=DkY12tbIrNI:TxrquZB7UUQ:yIl2AUoC8zA"><img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~ff/Lifescapes?d=yIl2AUoC8zA" border="0"></img></a> </div>http://susanalbert.typepad.com/lifescapes/2009/09/the-working-garden.html