August 4, 2018 - Juneau, Alaska:
Alaskan Grown Strawberries!
My plant is producing a few ripe strawberries every couple of days,
and propagating too so have made four other plants from the mother to date...
May 2018: Yakutat Alaska
September-October 2017: Yakutat Alaska
May 2017: Yakutat Alaska
June 15, 2016:
I shot this photo at 10:15 p.m.
while it was quite daylight and a light misty rain was falling...
May 27, 2016:
Sharing a few photos taken today in my Juneau Alaska front yard,
it's a super early spring this year!
My crazy-huge rhody, lovely lilac bush and precious salmon berry blossoms...
May 15, 2016:
Front yard in unseasonably warm Southeast Alaskan weather...
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| An apple tree I planted 'ka-zillion' years ago, it seams, has finally decided to bloom this year! I'm in love at first sight.. |
Late-May 2015:
Front Yard Beauties and our Pup...
May 2015:
Our Alaska Hometown Adventure
in Yakutat...
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| Our glorious Yakutat sunset viewed from our home the evening we arrived on Thursday... |
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| On our way to Cannon Beach, we stopped for a bit of sightseeing and sport fishing... |
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| Cannon Beach, oh how we missed thee... |
My husband and I went fishing in our skiff for king salmon,
although we ended up netting a
dungeness crab instead in Juneau, Alaska...
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| Promise of spring, albeit late, is the sprouting of skunk cabbage (and its unique odor) everywhere... |
April 29, 2013:
Spring is late to arrive
in Juneau, Alaska...
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| Forget-Me-Nots came to life in the front yard today... |
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| As did the crocrus... |
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| Including new Bearrs Lime blossoms promising new fruit in the near future on my indoor citrus tree... |
March 11, 2013:
Newly Picked Indoor-Grown Bears Limes
in Juneau, Alaska...
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| Always bittersweet to pick ripe citrus off my 2 indoor trees. These 2 lovely bears seedless limes are a whoppin' 3"x2"s. Also, had to prune both lemon and lime trees a tad prior to the upcoming blooming season... |
November 26, 2012:
A breathtaking
'Winter Wonderland'
as viewed
mid-morning through
my living room window in Juneau, Alaska...
Early October 2012:
Our splendid autumn
in Juneau, Alaska...
in Juneau, Alaska...
September 8, 2012:
A late-blooming, young Mountain Ash with its vibrant red berries
this early fall among Evergreen trees
in the backyard
in Juneau, Alaska...
August 26, 2012:
After heavy rainfall the past couple of days,
it was a blessing to finally enjoy the
phenomenal sunshine
in Juneau, Alaska...
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| A species of wildflower, Pink Thistle perhaps... |
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| Mountain Ash reaching towards the sun... |
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| Brilliantly delicate yellow flower... |
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| Stunning Dogwood Berries with a Mosquito on its pedal... |
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| A Boomerang Lilac Bush I planted last year remains vibrant and healthy, still waiting for its initial blossoms ~ maybe next year... |
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| A Hemlock with quite the wispy cloud formations behind it... |
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| A lovely White Astilbe... |
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| The sun setting after a glorious day... |
August 25, 2012:
A beautiful, sunny day here in Juneau, Alaska,
and it's even going to be more fantastic as I
pick one of my fully ripened indoor Meyer Lemons that's
a whoppin' 3" long and 2-1/4" wide...
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| The large one on the left is the Meyer Lemon I'll be picking. The other two will remain on the vine until fully ripened in a few weeks... |
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| One of the three indoor baby Bearss Seedless Limes on my other dwarf citrus tree... |
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| This baby lime has been facing the sun a bit more than the others ~ time to rotate the tree... |
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| This baby lime is looking rather stately ~ Haha... |
July 29, 2012:
Fun Day Trout Fishing
in the northern area
of Juneau, Alaska...
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| A huge abundance of wild Blueberry bushes were everywhere in this location... |
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| A beautiful view towards the Amalga Harbor area from the Boy Scout Beach and meadow... |
July 28, 2012:
Viewed from Thane Road,
Sheep Creek area
in Juneau, Alaska...
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| Watching wild and delicate Daisies blowing in the wind... |
July 28, 2012:
False Outer Point
in North Douglas, Alaska...
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| Alaska wildflower "Northern Yarrow"... |
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| A vibrant wildflower the "Buttercup" with raindrops on its pedals... |
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| A field of wild yellow "Buttercups" that brightly shine even on an overcast Southeast Alaska day... |
July 28, 2012:
As viewed in North Douglas, Alaska...
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| A field of brilliant Alaska wildflowers "Lupins" (Alaska), or Lupines (North America)... |
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| A Lupin (or Lupine) among its hairy green seed pods (to the left) that turn a dark brown or black, so when shaken the seeds rattle inside... |
July 23, 2012:
Beauty found in Juneau, Alaska...
Mid-July 2012:
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| A wetland field full of Wild Alaskan Cotton Grass... |
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| Close-up of Wild Alaskan Cotton Grass... |
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| Wild Alaskan Fireweed... |
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| Forested grounds adjacent to Auke Lake... |
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| The grassy marsh in the lake... |
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| Wild Alaskan Water Lilies... |
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| Wild Alaskan Blueberries... |
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| Wild Alaskan Devil's Club... |
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| More Wild Alaskan Water Lily Pads... |
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| Wild Alaskan Cotton my husband picked for me... |
July 1, 2012:
Native dogwood blossoms in Juneau, Alaska
that annually appear at the base of the trunk of a
100-year-old evergreen tree in my backyard...
100-year-old evergreen tree in my backyard...
June 23, 2012:
Flowers and berries coming
to life in the wonderful
sunshine in Juneau, Alaska...
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| Very Delicate Purple Flower... |
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| Salmon Berries Ripening.. |
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| New Lilac Blossom... |
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| Raspberries Forming After the Blossom Stage... |
June 21, 2012:
Wild and domestic plants
alike welcoming
much-desired sunshine in Juneau, Alaska...
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| Raindrops like glass on a blade of tall decorative grass... |
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| Vibrant wild purple flower opening to the sunshine... |
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| A couple of mosquitoes drinking the raindrops on the tall decorative grass blade before they evaporate... |
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| One of many wild ferns transplanted to my flower garden slowly uncurling in the sun when I captured this photograph... |
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| Raindrops mostly evaporating now... |
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| Another stunning red columbine blossoming to life reaching for the sun... |
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| Four full-sized meyer lemons in various ripening stages on my indoor dwarf citrus tree basking in the sun - finally... |
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| Two bearss lime babies (the one on top is a bit more mature), which are among about 40 in total just now, although only approximately 5% have made it to full-ripening fruition on the dwarf citrus trees over the past years, so I'm frantically working to improve those statistics... |
June 10, 2012:
A capture of a couple of beautiful blooming plants
in the flower garden...
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| Red Columbine blooming among ferns... |
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| The bees and wasps are rather happy with the blooming rhododendron... |
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| My lilacs are just about to open into full bloom... |
June 2, 2012:
It's amazing what just a glimpse of sunshine
will do in Juneau, Alaska...
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| My 30+ year old rhododendron's first bloom... |
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| Many more blooms on their way... |
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| Meyer lemons ripening on my indoor dwarf citrus tree... |
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| My bearss lime has a whole lotta new babies too... |
May 19, 2012:
A view of a few of my
beautiful roses:
May 17, 2012:
The first salmon berry blossoms in the front yard
in Juneau, Alaska...
May 16, 2012:
Now huge task of
wood splitting with family begins...
May 15, 2012:
The professional tree cutting crew returned
today and actually cut three (not the expected two) trees down.
They ended up locating another tree that was half dead...
May 13, 2012:
Now the task of burning
all the branches begins...
May 4, 2012:
It's fairly impressive to watch
these professional tree cutters today in action removing
a couple of rather large trees in the
backyard ... the tree roots are taking over
rearranging fencing, and so on - darn it anyways..
rearranging fencing, and so on - darn it anyways..
May 1, 2012:
The plants are springing to life,
and the birds are starting to appear
while singing their beautiful songs...
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| One of my blooming Hosta... |
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| First Robin spotted this spring... |
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| Another of my blooming Hosta... |
April 29, 2012:
Yes, even in the rainforest of Southeast Alaska
we can find beauty on this blustery spring day in Juneau
~ believe it or not this is when the 'greenery' starts to appear...
~ believe it or not this is when the 'greenery' starts to appear...
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| The water droplets are like diamonds on the boughs of the evergreen trees during a gentle breeze after a recent downpour... |
March 30, 2012:
My bold and beautiful crocus
are blooming and it's 42 degrees and sunny out today
in the Capital City of Juneau, Alaska...
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| A spectacular moonlit evening here in Juneau, Alaska tonight with the evergreen trees heavily laden in snow... |
November 24, 2011 on Thanksgiving Day evening:
A baby Porcupine came to visit...
We drove into our yard and were surprised to find this baby porcupine
in the driveway at about 9:00 p.m.
It got scared and ran to hide from us in the 6' tall hedge tree
under the eave of the house in the front yard...poor thing!
We left it alone after my husband captured this photograph,
and it ran off shortly thereafter ~
in the driveway at about 9:00 p.m.
It got scared and ran to hide from us in the 6' tall hedge tree
under the eave of the house in the front yard...poor thing!
We left it alone after my husband captured this photograph,
and it ran off shortly thereafter ~
What a treat, and a cutie ;)
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| "You can't see me..." |
My indoor dwarf citrus trees produce regular-sized fruit.
Both are producing this year
(it's the second year for the Meyer Lemon tree,
and first year for the Bearss Seedless Lime tree)
~ They're both 4 years old...
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| Young Meyer Lemons... |
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| Maturing Bearss Seedless Limes... |
A few photographs I captured on this rainy fall weather day in
Juneau, Alaska of foliage that just tends to become
more vibrantly beautiful with each passing day...
October 13, 2011:
Snow is slowly making its way down the mountains,
and I wanted to capture a few fall photographs
before wintertime in Juneau, Alaska sets in...
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| From my living room window... |
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| A mountain ash in my back yard... |
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| The front yard fire pit and one of my raspberry patch areas behind it... |
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| My neighbor's young maple tree (my husband's older one in our yard has yet to turn this vibrant salmon color)... |
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| My organic CSA produce arrived today ~ I pick up my delivery every other Tuesday consisting of produce that's mainly grown in Oregon and Washington... |
Just picked from my indoor
Meyer Lemon citrus tree...
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| It measured a whopping 3x4 inches ~ it'll make for a lot of tasty Meyer Lemon Martinis... |
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| Yay! Some raspberries are ripe and ready for picking... |
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| My husband and I picked these four cups in 10 minutes... |
I was fortunate to capture these photographs in my sister in law's yard
this past summer while visiting her family,
of course, here in Juneau, Alaska...
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| Front yard hanging floral basket... Absolutely spectacular! |
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| Another hanging floral basked in her front yard... A beautiful arrangement as well! |
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| Couldn't resist capturing this perfectly placed windmill in her backyard... |
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| Wild Southeast Alaska Irises in her backyard... |
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| A potted plant on her deck... |
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| Stunning... |
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| Only in Alaska do they place umbrellas over their floral potted planters during a downpour... (This was by a neighbor next door to my sister in law's home) ~ How very clever! |
More of my summer blooming beauties...
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| Fireweed blossoms ~ I use them to make honey, along with red and white clover blossoms as well (see next photo)... |
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| Delicate clover blossoms... |
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| Phenomenal peonies this year ~ I adore these white ones with a slight hint of pink hue to them... |
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| Another fireweed blossom... |
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| Tiny and dainty pretty purple blossoms... |
In my flower garden
in the front yard today...
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| Columbine Blossoms (notice the Wasp sucking pollen from the bottom blossom)... |
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| My Lilac Bushes are doing splendid this year - this is one of many blossoms... |
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| My newly planted Boomerang Lilac Bush - it's a perennial that supposedly blooms three times per year, i.e., once in the spring, again in the summer, and a final time in the fall ~ I sure hope so... |
A Rhododendron Blossom in the front yard ~ LOVE its color...
May 26, 2011:
Flowers blooming in the yard ~
What a beautiful sight blooming flowers bring...
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| My very first vibrant yellow Tulip this year! |
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| A dual blossom on my Miniature Rhododendron bush... |
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| Yes, even the infamous Dandelions have their own special beauty... |
May 16, 2011 - Signs of Summer:
The plants in my front yard and garden area are coming to life!
What a wonderful time of year...
What a wonderful time of year...
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| Blooming Hosta... |
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| Salmon Berry Blossoms... |
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| First Blossoming Primrose... |
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| One of Many Blueberry Bush Blossoms... |
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| Fiddleheads on the Tips of Many Ferns Transplanted Years Ago... |
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| Raspberries in my side yard... |
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| Blueberries in my front yard... |
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| Vibrant Salmon Berries and Blueberries... |
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| Unpicked Salmon Berry, and one that I already picked... |
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| Ripening Raspberry after a Light Morning Downpour... |
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| A Raspberry Bush that shows the berries are coming along nicely ripening... |
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| This Raspberry is a Beautiful Sight... |
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| This was the first Raspberry pick of many this season... |
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| The hubs trying to capture a good photograph for me of the swarm of bees (I chickened out ;)... |
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| He wasn't too successful, although he gets an 'E' for effort... |
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| Meyer Lemon ripening on its indoor vine... |
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| New Baby Meyer Lemons appear in the spring... |
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| My Meyer Lemon is growing up... |
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| Cherry Tomato ready to be picked... |
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| Cherry Tomato about half way there... |
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| What a delight to see them new Cherry Tomatoes appearing on the vine... |
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Indoor Meyer Lemon Blossoms...
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Indoor Meyer Lemons ready to be picked...
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Baby Meyer Lemons Forming from Blossoms...
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Baby Bearss Limes Forming from Blossoms...
Indoor Meyer Lemon Dwarf Tree
that produces regular size fruit...
A Flower that just Burst Open
on my Meyer Lemon Tree...
Apple Tree in the Front Yard...
Indoor Basil...
Indoor Cherry Tomato Plant...
Indoor Cilantro...
Indoor Dill...
Max's Jack Pine in the Front Yard...
Lilac Bush in the Garden...
Max's Maple Tree in the Front Yard
with my Miniature Rhododendron
and Shrub Trees in the foreground...
 showing it's glorified salmon coloring that we look forward to viewing each and every year... 
A spectacular Rhododendron Blossom
on my large 7' bush in the front yard...
The large 7' Rhododendron Bush...
Black Spruce Tree in the Front Yard...
One of my Shrub Trees in the Front Yard...
Peony Bud...
Vibrant Primroses...
Salmon Berry Blossoms...
Yakutat, Alaska (my hometown) transplanted
Wild Strawberries
my Mother brought to Juneau for me...
Columbine...
Dainty Purple Blossoms...
White/light pink hued peony...
Hot pink/yellow peony...
Taken just after a downpour...
Raspberries ripening on the vine...
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| My father in law's work in progress of an Alaskan scene he's painting on bear bread (notice the cabin on the right ;)... |
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| My father in law's finished bear bread painting... |
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| Indoor Bearss Limes almost fully ripe... |
Summer of 2010:
A video of plants in my yard, herbs,
and a dwarf citrus meyer lemon tree I grow indoors ~
Indeed, I have a great passion for all things living!!!
A video of plants in my yard, herbs,
and a dwarf citrus meyer lemon tree I grow indoors ~
Indeed, I have a great passion for all things living!!!
