The Garden

[Ariel]

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What a lovely picture, MIHI!

I'm not good with birds, either. I think it might be a female lesser goldfinch?

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

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What a lovely picture, MIHI!

I'm not good with birds, either. I think it might be a female lesser goldfinch?

ahh, your absolutely right. I looked it up on Google (having the name helped) and here's is another pic of a female lesser goldfinch



They sure are pretty. Thanks for the info

 

[Ariel]

What a great idea--go to Google. Of course!

I went there, too. I found a site, www.whatbird.com that has the bird calls as well. I was looking at range. You're in Canada--it might not be the lesser goldfinch, because that bird's range is south of you. It could be an American goldfinch? They're so close, it's hard to tell!

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

Hi, that's a great site. Not being an avid birdwatcher myself I have learned a great deal about little yellow birds ..:laugh: It probably was an American goldfinch that I saw near here. I can see the difference now.

 

[Ariel]

Yes, maybe. I'm not sure, either. The one in your picture is a female, I'm pretty sure of that--or maybe a juvenile. Lol. You can also listen to the calls and compare.

Hey--we're educating each other about little yellow birds--isn't this fun?

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

lol..or we could move on to butterflies. I thought it was a moth at first but a show I just saw said butterflies sit with their wings up and moths with their wings out. But I'm not googling butterflies today..

 

[bcauser]

 

[Ariel]

Bonnie, what beautiful tulips!

MIHI, I think that's a buckeye butterfly.

Nope. Maybe not. (lol, here we go again )

 

[Citizen of the Kingdom]

yes, they look very much the same

 

[Springrain]

 

[Springrain]

Begonias

 

[Springrain]

You'd be tempted to feel sorry for him............ until he eats your New Begonia blooms​

 

[Ariel]

You'd be tempted to feel sorry for him............ until he eats your New begonia blooms

Awww. But he's so cute!

I have a few of his sisters and brothers here as well. Amazing climbers!

Here is the critter we're challenged by in West Texas:

 

[Springrain]

I had some prize winning Zinnias last summer. Our little squirel friends tried digging them up every morning. I ened up surrendering the Zinnias to them since they apprecited them so. Each morning I came to the garden, I just fixed the soil and surprisingly most of them survived.The squirels seemed to not like the Geraniums at all.

 

[nanajojothatsme]

I had some prize winning Zinnias last summer. Our little squirel friends tried digging them up every morning. I ened up surrendering the Zinnias to them since they apprecited them so. Each morning I came to the garden, I just fixed the soil and surprisingly most of them survived.The squirels seemed to not like the Geraniums at all.

nice looking zinnia's usually the leaves don't stay that green . very pretty

 

[nanajojothatsme]

 

[Springrain]

Share your garden with a child and make wonderful memories.​

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Mom's Garden

The Best Memories of my life.

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A touch of Merigold are delightful.

 

[Springrain]

My mother was a super talented gardener. She raised just about every flower know to her gardening zone plus more. She often brought home plants from trips to the tropics. We had a banana tree and orange tree and a rubber plant at home at one point. Mother also raised hybred Tea Roses of several colors however Her favorite flowering trophy was a giant trellace covered with Clematis.

 

[Springrain]

For the color RED I always choose the standard Geranium shown here. However I do purchase The Martha Washington too when they are available.