tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-609132 2010-01-27T23:41:08-08:00 TypePad tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20128771eb5d7970c 2010-01-27T23:41:08-08:00 2010-02-06T23:43:47-08:00

I live among mountain lions. I share my neighborhood with them. Did you know that mountain lions (also known as cougars) are the fouth largest cats in the world? Siberian Tigers are first, followed by African lions, then Jaguars, mountain...

Chigiy Binell tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20120a7c2078d970b 2010-01-11T00:41:28-08:00 2010-01-11T00:46:29-08:00

young female coyote in my neighbor's yard I’ve heard stories that coyotes can be aggressive and I know to be wary of them, but I’ve always been one of those people who give wild animals the benefit of the doubt....

Chigiy Binell tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20120a797a581970b 2010-01-01T18:16:31-08:00 2010-01-01T18:16:31-08:00

Happy New Year from Gardeners Anonymous.

Chigiy Binell tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20128768b34e4970c 2009-12-28T22:38:20-08:00 2009-12-28T22:38:20-08:00

Our friends the mycologists have given us some information about our feral mushrooms—the ones trying to bust out from under the porch.It turns out that they are probably a cluster of armillariella mellea or honey mushrooms. Honey mushrooms are common...

Chigiy Binell tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20120a7061900970b 2009-12-03T10:40:22-08:00 2009-12-03T10:40:22-08:00

My dog has always been curious about the space under our back deck. I knew something probably lived under the back deck, but who knew it was a herd of wild mushrooms? This herd has become so successful that is...

Chigiy Binell tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20120a6dfc6e7970b 2009-11-26T21:29:14-08:00 2009-11-26T21:29:14-08:00

I am thankful for my family and my friends and the place that I live. These fill me with joy every day.

Chigiy Binell tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e2012875cf527e970c 2009-11-23T23:26:30-08:00 2009-11-25T07:24:14-08:00

Life can get us all down sometimes. No matter how blessed and lucky we are, sometimes (especially with the current state of the economy) we get just plain sad. Well I have been just plain sad. So sad that I...

Chigiy Binell tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20120a6935397970b 2009-11-12T23:26:45-08:00 2009-11-12T23:26:45-08:00

I still say that orchids are easy-peazy but I’m also very proud of myself lately because I have several orchids blooming at once—ones that have never bloomed before. Here is the latest. I wish I knew what it was but,...

Chigiy Binell tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e201287561c25a970c 2009-11-07T15:34:24-08:00 2009-11-07T15:34:24-08:00

My idea was to take my son on a little vacation, and spend some quality mom/son time with him before jr. high school. And of course, I wanted to do activities that he liked. So, there were times during our...

Chigiy Binell tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83452d18969e20120a6ac75cd970c 2009-11-05T09:02:15-08:00 2009-11-06T11:01:36-08:00

My youngest son is ten. This is his last year in elementary school, and it’s parent/teacher conference week, with half days all week. What better week for a ROAD TRIP! I won’t be able to do this next year. This...

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