tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4082827426987434992024-02-22T07:20:36.351-08:00Growing Edibles in Vancouver, British Columbia: Vegetables in the Front YardWhen the back yard is not adequate, a growing number of urban residents create front yard vegetable gardens, or they plant vegetables in the back lane. Documented here are endeavors, small and larger, to plant vegetables and fruits in front yards, lanes, and other unexpected places in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada and beyond.Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.comBlogger119125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-2727827739904394612013-04-01T21:36:00.001-07:002015-02-15T18:10:45.160-08:00A Beginning in Seattle<span style="font-size: large;">Spring is here, and I hope everyone is able to spend more time outside and less time sitting in front a computer or being a slave to a smart phone. I like being outdoors, so that's my excuse for not presenting new content on this blog since 2012. I was pleased to assist with the creation of this brand new front yard edible garden <span style="font-size: large;">on a very sloping site in Seattle:</span></span><br />
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Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-35332038622718352752012-12-21T17:39:00.000-08:002012-12-21T17:39:19.989-08:00The Shortest Day<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Leeks, strawberries, and kale in my front yard on the shortest day in 2012.</span></div>
Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-35277497948587528402012-09-09T18:10:00.000-07:002012-09-09T18:10:16.162-07:00Detroit, Part 4<span style="font-size: large;">Potato plants carry on the automotive industry tradition!</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The building in the background is unfortunately now a see-through building. Because the city's ash trees are dying due to the Emerald Ash Borer, the city uses this now vacant land as a tree nursery for future transplants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">With another view of the butterfly and thistle, we now say goodbye to the Detroit blogs. Seeing the empty expanses and the endeavours to grow food in Detroit had quite an impact on me. Cities are all so different, and they change and evolve. I wonder what is ahead for Vancouver with all its high-end construction--what will survive and be viable in the future global economy? If you want to learn more about Detroit, link here: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpifS2GV660" target="_blank">Urban Roots</a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope Takes Root is a community garden in the North Corktown
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<span style="font-size: large;">I liked this creative metal gate. Beyond it is their bee hive project, helpful to all nearby gardens. Click here for a video on their active <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8u_LE4mfXM" target="_blank">bee hives </a></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Hope Takes Root, again! </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bikes are a practical way to get around in this depopulated neighbourhood that is lacking the public transit a more populated area would require. We saw bike racks like these in this garden as well as in a number of other places.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the distance behind other growth, you can see corn, beans, and squash (the "three sisters"). One could imagine that years ago, before there was a Detroit, native people grew these same plants near this plot.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Peppers, tomatoes, and squash are found in this greenhouse.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This corner lot was very neatly kept, but the surprise was the ground cover--it is purslane. I would never have imagined letting this deeply-rooted weed sprawl, but it probably helps the soil retain moisture.</span></div>
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Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-50894999974676827632012-08-26T21:59:00.002-07:002012-08-26T22:00:32.544-07:00Detroit, Part 1<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">We spent the morning of August 20 exploring one of the depopulated areas of Detroit. I wanted to see the urban gardens and farms that have been created there. Uninhabited derelict houses have been removed, and in some areas grass has been planted and is mowed. Other areas have been left to grow wild. Streets are deserted, and it is very quiet like being in the countryside, despite seeing buildings in the distance. The infrastructure is crumbling. It was eerie to think of all the working people in those neighbourhood, now gone along with their homes. Where are they now?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A crumbling sidewalk, but trimmed and weed-free! This was next to an extensive corner garden.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In case anyone has views to remodel, this house is an example of why not. Perhaps it is still standing because someone lived in it until recently.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">But even the wild plants, and perhaps especially the wild plants, attract great insects! I came across this scene in one of the gardens.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Watch for Part 2!</span>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-60943441523982951102012-08-06T21:20:00.000-07:002012-08-06T21:20:33.771-07:00Chickens in Dunbar Area?<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">After seeing all the backyard chickens while on the Ballard garden tour, I wondered about chickens here in Vancouver but thought it unlikely there would be any in the Dunbar area. However, a visitor to my garden tipped me off to several places where I might find some. I snapped a photo through a picket fence catching this chicken that lives in a backyard with at least one other chicken one half block from "downtown" Dunbar:</span></div>
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<br />Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-45395837832646336112012-07-24T10:41:00.000-07:002012-07-24T10:42:28.771-07:00Not...the Ballard Edible Garden Tour<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Walking on the Ballard Edible Garden Tour, it was difficult not to be distracted by front-yard veggie gardens that were not part of the tour. Obviously, more breeds more, and creativity to grow edibles in small spaces abounds in Ballard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Looking more closely at the above raised bed, I spotted slug deterrents glued onto the top of the boards. Two questions: how much copper is really in those pennies, and should we collect our pennies for this purpose in Canada (since pennies will soon no longer made)?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I close these 4 blog entries on Ballard with a cafe sign in Ballard honoring the happy chickens of the area:</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The rain started to come down, so we could not explore this garden adequately. The backyard has well-built raised beds with drip irrigation and supports for climbing plants. Not seen is their "fence" of dwarf espaliered apple trees. Similar to a couple other gardens, there is a toddler, willing to work.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Across the street is a curious area, also on the tour. A large area is under construction for raised beds and a public park. The City of Seattle bought the plot from a church which had died out due to celibacy rules. This will be one of Seattle's P-Patches. I would love to return later to see how this unusual open space develops. More information <a href="http://www.seattle.gov/parks/projects/kirke/">here</a>: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">By now we were huddling under our hoods because it was raining in earnest. This last garden utilizes every bit of space on the boulevard all around their corner lot. Both ornamental and edible plants are thickly planted, and you can see that "lettuce loves strawberries". </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">See the beads of water on this sign? </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Watch for a "NOT" Ballard Edible Garden Tour blog, coming up next!</span></div>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-664366752449532642012-07-07T21:07:00.002-07:002012-07-07T21:10:02.608-07:00Ballard Edible Garden Tour, Part 2<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">I did not get a photo of the chickens, but they were free roaming in the back yard which is why this garden features a fence with chicken wire. The hoops in this garden are covered with plastic over the winter, thus the large beet plants. In the third photo, you can see the garlic patch in the far back. A very thriving garden thanks to both chicken and goat manure. We liked the freshly-baked cookies that were for sale!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">A work of art is how I would describe the following garden. Not only are the paths organized neatly with chipped wood, there are special ornamental plants to attract pollinators, and there are attractive artifacts. I especially liked the pump and the decorative "tea cup" piece. The gardener has active worm compost bins (in an area outside the fenced garden), and uses the compost to enhance the soil. Photos cannot do justice to this lovely garden spot. Note straw used as a mulch--this is commonly seen in Ballard.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">I wished that I had asked about the hardware cloth used to frame some of the beds. Perhaps slugs don't like the metal?</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In this third garden, I was intrigued by their use of old bricks for a path on the boulevard. Using a wedge, the bricks were split in half, making them easier to form into interesting patterns, and the split side is face up. More brick is used in the backyard. But the gardener noted that if the filling between the bricks is permeable, weeds are inevitable. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the backyard an artichoke is growing--I saw several on the tour. This may have been the gardener who said that his chickens even ate the poisonous rhubarb leaves! But the chickens do more than peck away at the greenery and lay eggs--their manure is an important ingredient in the composting in this garden. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Watch for Part 3!</span></div>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-56033999677210886672012-07-03T10:04:00.000-07:002012-07-03T10:12:18.289-07:00Ballard Edible Garden Tour, Part 1<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Saturday, June 23, 2012, was the 4th annual Ballard Edible Garden Tour. Before the rain got too miserable, my sister-in-law and I saw 9 of the 15 gardens. (Ballard is an area north of downtown Seattle, WA.) The houses in the area are from the early part of the 20th century, and unlike in Vancouver, are not being torn down in great numbers, but are lovingly cared for. Click on this <a href="http://sustainableballard.org/wiki/Edible_Garden_Tour">link</a> to read more about Sustainable Ballard and their Edible Garden Tour. On this tour, I was fortunate to be able to explore backyard edible gardens as well!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Corn! And a raised bed with copper strips wrapped around the outside to discourage slugs. The trellis provides an attractive and useful foil in the front yard. The back yard has an area for free-roaming chickens; unfortunately, I did not get their photos. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">When we talked to the gardener at the second garden that we visited, he told us that he had rebuilt these boxes to conform to Seattle's guidelines for boulevard gardens. One box is in the shade of a tree, and it had peas which I was amazed to hear had over-wintered! I am not sure that could happen in Vancouver.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The lot is extra small because part of it was split off years ago for a second, small dwelling in the rear, so space for growing is at a premium. Veggies are grown in pots on these steps, and there are more pots are along the driveway and in the back. The gardener likes to have flowering plants next to the front sidewalk to screen the vegetables from view, making the front very attractive.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This time, I got a photo of the chicken house (7 chickens live there), which spans both of the lots, and chores are shared. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The third garden used a cover crop of crimson clover to improve the soil on the boulevard, and edibles are inter-planted. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gardens in the Pacific Northwest invariably have spots with unavoidable deep shade. The gardener in this garden has decided to grow mushrooms in three shady places in the garden. He is hoping for mushrooms next year. This is the first time I've encountered planting mushrooms outdoors. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">The backyard has an extensive garden. The black plastic heats up this area for tomatoes and peppers.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">More photos to come!!</span>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-89958395689359171242012-06-17T20:11:00.000-07:002012-06-17T20:11:07.397-07:00Even More Boulevard Raised Beds!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">A house on the corner of Dunbar Street has created two new raised beds on the boulevard between Dunbar and the lane, and they are already planted with promising plants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Crossing the lane, I came across two more new raised beds on the boulevard. This house probably lost some green space due to building a laneway house, so they have now put their southern exposed boulevard to a good use; as well, it is beautifully done. Note the trellis, the wires that mark out the beds by "square foot", and the marigolds that may scare off some insect predators.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Even two photos cannot do justice to the attractive design of these new raised beds just across the street. It is also a practical design because it allows ample access from a parked car. The owners have just begun with planting.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">On the same block, someone is growing vegetables, tomatoes, peas, lettuce, right in front of their south-facing house.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So...with three new raised bed configurations and one maybe new front yard vegetable patch all in one block, this is another HOT mini area for growing vegetables!</span> <span style="font-size: large;"> It must be contagious.</span></div>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-37150746275581445802012-06-13T16:34:00.000-07:002012-06-13T16:39:00.719-07:00Boulevard Boxes Going Viral<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-size: large;">Math question: 2, 3, 4, 6...what number comes next in this sequence? I came across these two sturdy raised beds, newly built on the boulevard, and the gardener couple said that neighbours told them that they were watching the development and considering having their own boulevard boxes. Marigolds guard the chard plants in these neat beds.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">In the same block, I came across three more newly built boxes along a sunny side of the street. The boxes still were pretty bare, but those pumpkins will claim some space.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Turning the corner onto Collingwood Street, I saw four boxes, which I have seen before and included in an earlier blog (see blog of September 16, 2010). This north south street has large trees, so these boxes are often in shade. The sunniest box has admirable carrot plants. Another box has potatoes and (probably) volunteer poppy plants.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Going back to the east-west street I came across six boxes! Two of them have mini greenhouses that fit cleverly onto them and help to extend our cool growing season. The open beds looked empty...until I spotted some wheat. Perhaps this was part of last season's wheat growing project in Vancouver. Note the attractive new garden shed in the background.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, with four instances of boulevard boxes within a block of each other, two of which are new this year, there seems to be a little movement in that area of Dunbar. 2, 3, 4, 6... what comes next?</span>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-801266342069236192012-06-04T21:17:00.000-07:002012-06-04T21:22:08.255-07:00Converting Lawns to Edible Gardening--Some ResourcesLandscape architect, <a href="http://www.sengadesigns.com/">Senga Lindsay</a>, is launching her new book, <i>Edible Landscaping: Urban Food Gardens That Look Great</i>, at <a href="http://www.bookstocooks.com/">Barbara Jo's Books to Cooks</a>, on Saturday, June 9, 1-3 pm. <b>RSVP 604-688-6755.</b><br />
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During Salmonberry Days I attended a presentation at the Dunbar
Community Centre by Camil Dumont, head farmer at Inner City Farms.
Although Inner City Farms is a business venture, their web site is of
interest to anyone considering converting their front yard into a
vegetable garden. There is a recent article about the farm in the
Vancouver Courier, too. Here are the links.<br />
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<a href="http://www.innercityfarms.com/">Inner City Farms</a><br />
<a href="http://m.vancourier.com/svc/wlws.svc/getHtml#article/?sectionId=713&feedId=1043&articleId=4583423">Vancouver Courier article</a><br />
<br />Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-16156101381000175192012-04-19T20:46:00.000-07:002012-04-19T20:46:40.022-07:00School Children & School Gardens<div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">An entrepreneur urban farmer friend of mine has a contract to create school gardens at several Vancouver schools, one of which, Queen Elizabeth Annex, is in my neighbourhood. In fact this is where my children attended. The students planted the first seeds on March 29.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuArGD9lNNVfECD0WUuM0T_IJ7Qc0FRV1hnPA6NXb9dUWwyBmb6hpShRVrgH__oFqXRh-HAZ9IoucUgkLOcHwvpUONhKfqdNjmgeemTFXN00m1W8pQLglosfrqz-UOHarDmeyItEPgraA/s1600/IMG_8498web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 196px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730262864432041346" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuArGD9lNNVfECD0WUuM0T_IJ7Qc0FRV1hnPA6NXb9dUWwyBmb6hpShRVrgH__oFqXRh-HAZ9IoucUgkLOcHwvpUONhKfqdNjmgeemTFXN00m1W8pQLglosfrqz-UOHarDmeyItEPgraA/s320/IMG_8498web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;">Gathering around the farmer to collect the seeds--</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnxAWa06t4OSLAhHcap9pai7g3902EBFaxYh7SnGRaUYqtIk8mrrJKmYLVug1kgiCQpgyYhDhjKI5l4yDrQkHKSIngFjZI2DDzOtsVUlcsg_Qm11NxriE9YvsuZQ89M1qZwrvuCImjnY/s1600/IMG_8363web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 244px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730262446266960530" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfnxAWa06t4OSLAhHcap9pai7g3902EBFaxYh7SnGRaUYqtIk8mrrJKmYLVug1kgiCQpgyYhDhjKI5l4yDrQkHKSIngFjZI2DDzOtsVUlcsg_Qm11NxriE9YvsuZQ89M1qZwrvuCImjnY/s320/IMG_8363web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Everyone was eager to use the wheelbarrow to bring soil to the raised beds.<br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEptUH_oyP3V__Qu_QjbnY2UK9HaXpWrofEEE2bAcqCLiGwfJjCVjKHfe-e3v-BxZo3hM34ATjvWg-kOdZVawbtNxP0u-tGoyYgay0OKrbmgPEow2Gpt6W6imJBdqt2XFxskUCA-St9c/s1600/IMG_8361web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730262438440204802" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlEptUH_oyP3V__Qu_QjbnY2UK9HaXpWrofEEE2bAcqCLiGwfJjCVjKHfe-e3v-BxZo3hM34ATjvWg-kOdZVawbtNxP0u-tGoyYgay0OKrbmgPEow2Gpt6W6imJBdqt2XFxskUCA-St9c/s320/IMG_8361web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Some children did not want to get their hands dirty--others were keen to get into the soil. (Apologies for the bad focus job.)</span><br /></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmg1kKZtJV3EvxKqL5M__JUfCOrTvWTlxDSDjn8p8YWtoegAnixEMTxZrnEno0Xeke3DIsFGvWFqnEQwAv67Iej5lthePSnYB5izXgBlEld3F_pmhmzoZVSfY7dw5oxUSwJT2T1vMjIow/s1600/IMG_8358web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 230px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730262433716838386" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmg1kKZtJV3EvxKqL5M__JUfCOrTvWTlxDSDjn8p8YWtoegAnixEMTxZrnEno0Xeke3DIsFGvWFqnEQwAv67Iej5lthePSnYB5izXgBlEld3F_pmhmzoZVSfY7dw5oxUSwJT2T1vMjIow/s320/IMG_8358web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">The children were fascinated with the planting.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUcvXjYnZPSRZqexNiUslInkdwOsun3waDobbFwRQLSwX7K5Xvef3T_rKFL5uFv1DqY1nemjajjkhphwcqxnh7AGCR4jBRwZbfh-IIdbaAECslJKgbybSgFP0H_jw0Kk4FRhoB1Vg0d0/s1600/IMG_8353web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 194px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730262426163740034" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPUcvXjYnZPSRZqexNiUslInkdwOsun3waDobbFwRQLSwX7K5Xvef3T_rKFL5uFv1DqY1nemjajjkhphwcqxnh7AGCR4jBRwZbfh-IIdbaAECslJKgbybSgFP0H_jw0Kk4FRhoB1Vg0d0/s320/IMG_8353web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;">Four of the beds are actually raised tables, constructed locally.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOJMvAOwRwJ0BqKBvKv3AfL0JWGIR_1-w4IH4WOXni4wtDI06szoSuJym7ECN3KSuQRE2uVT3o6bIXlVXdvVa9yePp-URUzXfCj9Ka2ySGnsTUdxaLYbmDoJ40pEV1U0hsuceEbc_08c/s1600/IMG_8367web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 205px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730262419154909266" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyOJMvAOwRwJ0BqKBvKv3AfL0JWGIR_1-w4IH4WOXni4wtDI06szoSuJym7ECN3KSuQRE2uVT3o6bIXlVXdvVa9yePp-URUzXfCj9Ka2ySGnsTUdxaLYbmDoJ40pEV1U0hsuceEbc_08c/s320/IMG_8367web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />The gardener created two more beds; these are "lasgna" beds. </span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDw1vbW_yZFF1VAkdXWJuaX7y9RBdgfioDrZ-iX3QOzNNo9hAkWr6lG4uGsVNDC2FNustH9okTko2UeLumiRlGAcisOoyrmyMwxqpT7Zu-pXowELEZ-ABQJw-_yZBaj-KRUCSIrAMo9E/s1600/IMG_8502web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 208px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5731479084577105314" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoDw1vbW_yZFF1VAkdXWJuaX7y9RBdgfioDrZ-iX3QOzNNo9hAkWr6lG4uGsVNDC2FNustH9okTko2UeLumiRlGAcisOoyrmyMwxqpT7Zu-pXowELEZ-ABQJw-_yZBaj-KRUCSIrAMo9E/s320/IMG_8502web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><br />Ten days later on Easter, some of the seeds had sprouted!<br /></span><div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-ag5nM2ZXYoyRqgc0ttcdwTPfdE0gl1xA2rdbkiLW8ksSBWU1HaymyyJ7MflSh1qMSysm4x2SxkWtGmGK7LJA_8OY1GR-66C2YEzdsXUcm9d85BDPDjqs2I2_Eb4Ok_jBM8-2zMEvC4/s1600/IMG_8500web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5730262873321404370" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgo-ag5nM2ZXYoyRqgc0ttcdwTPfdE0gl1xA2rdbkiLW8ksSBWU1HaymyyJ7MflSh1qMSysm4x2SxkWtGmGK7LJA_8OY1GR-66C2YEzdsXUcm9d85BDPDjqs2I2_Eb4Ok_jBM8-2zMEvC4/s320/IMG_8500web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span> </div>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-67744818026992008142012-04-14T21:20:00.000-07:002012-04-14T21:20:47.304-07:00Urban + Farming<div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:arial;">I used to consider the words "farming" and "urban" as opposites. Now the two words are being joined together--"urban farming". More and more people are interested in this concept, "farming" has gone upscale, and training courses abound. Here is one taking place in downtown Vancouver:</span></span><br /></div><span class="webmail-channel-text" style="font-size:130%;"><br /><div><br /><span class="webmail-channel-text" style="font-size:130%;"><span class="webmail-channel-text" style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://my.ubc.ca/goog_41601021" shape="rect" target="_blank"></a><span style="font-size:78%;"><a href="http://www.spec.bc.ca/farmer-field-school" shape="rect" target="_blank">Urban Farmer Field School program</a></span></span></span><br /><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: arial"><span class="webmail-channel-text" style="font-size:85%;"><br /><div><span class="webmail-channel-text">This program is tailored to growing and farming food in Vancouver. Using the YWCA Metro Vancouver Rooftop Garden as our classroom, students have the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning about urban agroecosystems. </span>For 2012, we are offering 14 classes related to food production, community food systems, small-farm business planning, city chickens and coop construction, urban soil management and season extension. Students can sign up for several classes, or just one. Registration is open and school starts on April 5 with <b style="FONT-SIZE: 13px"><i>Managing a Direct-Market Small Scale Farm</i></b><span style="font-size:+0;">.</span></div></span></div><br /><div style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; FONT-FAMILY: arial"><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><span style="FONT-FAMILY: courier new;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:85%;" ></span></div><br /></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Downtown+training+school+offers+farm+lessons+city+folk/6351103/story.html"></a></span>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-33737751618474957202012-03-21T20:01:00.001-07:002012-03-23T09:18:01.347-07:00Garden Ornaments at Jardins Jardin<span style="font-size:130%;">I love going to <a href="http://www.jardinsjardin.com/">Jardins Jardin</a> which takes place every year in Paris. Along with plants and planting ideas, there are amusing objects.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGk3iiMWYFkNzTYjBsc8EiLrNnelizP9y6YCx0Hua4JjQ5zTLARPz1jsbe1lw9sym6VomvxgVI7ssFNXzL3Nq_w0yr52N6irZCrID0LEWEVVIDIC8ctbjblTB9Om5fgVTnCVeAXJtR3w/s1600/IMG_5826-web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJGk3iiMWYFkNzTYjBsc8EiLrNnelizP9y6YCx0Hua4JjQ5zTLARPz1jsbe1lw9sym6VomvxgVI7ssFNXzL3Nq_w0yr52N6irZCrID0LEWEVVIDIC8ctbjblTB9Om5fgVTnCVeAXJtR3w/s320/IMG_5826-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716629558796494594" border="0" /></a>Here is one of the booths selling garden ornaments. This photo is from 2010, but the booth is there every year.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMls7m0_Joe8HjaSOtPujUXmsM4RBw8A2kL_dW0AYyLdYS5Mv8ndya2BVeUxsdOmh5vJ8ms6rP2lzmbaCnQj-yj4MfTIebOSHz2-pIahLEkezxO-EGh9LHRmeOEx0XqOox4WuoWQH_Y3Y/s1600/IMG_3178web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMls7m0_Joe8HjaSOtPujUXmsM4RBw8A2kL_dW0AYyLdYS5Mv8ndya2BVeUxsdOmh5vJ8ms6rP2lzmbaCnQj-yj4MfTIebOSHz2-pIahLEkezxO-EGh9LHRmeOEx0XqOox4WuoWQH_Y3Y/s320/IMG_3178web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716628941445928066" border="0" /></a><br />Some containers for plants:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aP8eYO3UjFq2dAZlS74gUefaf5w-faZpyTNxNxRP1sfhVpDXQgD4zAL0E_FB_E8R_3lq5Oj_uiR6OuYZPf8SPwDzQ-cqH1QkHT4SO51hUiGHIyYdcBzsUOTUmVwKx4cR-W2_QqwKxPA/s1600/IMG_5845-web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2aP8eYO3UjFq2dAZlS74gUefaf5w-faZpyTNxNxRP1sfhVpDXQgD4zAL0E_FB_E8R_3lq5Oj_uiR6OuYZPf8SPwDzQ-cqH1QkHT4SO51hUiGHIyYdcBzsUOTUmVwKx4cR-W2_QqwKxPA/s320/IMG_5845-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716628026114562130" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOzY9Iz1F2kO_QNsB71IT54sGBpWPqflOxnHs_pp6OG7cMUtqV9bltBDLQhN92Um2zeo0-cMQz6zmVe34Zoed-jgKQU6kjCIqem2EP5mWk_TW45M_DHR8G57lV2mAcGFCvd1v7hRx_Wc/s1600/IMG_5900web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 267px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhOzY9Iz1F2kO_QNsB71IT54sGBpWPqflOxnHs_pp6OG7cMUtqV9bltBDLQhN92Um2zeo0-cMQz6zmVe34Zoed-jgKQU6kjCIqem2EP5mWk_TW45M_DHR8G57lV2mAcGFCvd1v7hRx_Wc/s320/IMG_5900web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716628930973360498" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFxeSZ_RXUJafrsNk5YYRCva9zvPOoy6pTesyFuAOp011uMX_7drxeqIuQcR7crdCJogKJ7rvJ9ZpIkfCDi6u5GX5sBL50whCUB9xUPCz_Q5aod26tnwtPbCcodOwfnSSFhMhfRZjCJo/s1600/IMG_5901web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikFxeSZ_RXUJafrsNk5YYRCva9zvPOoy6pTesyFuAOp011uMX_7drxeqIuQcR7crdCJogKJ7rvJ9ZpIkfCDi6u5GX5sBL50whCUB9xUPCz_Q5aod26tnwtPbCcodOwfnSSFhMhfRZjCJo/s320/IMG_5901web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716628930162962738" border="0" /></a><br />Here's an idea on how to recycle your old computer monitor.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAK9uG8WMbEAaam-348DlZnIWTSl2xDvHqqkb7XSojGuHUeP9vXkXAK94SKqHam-UNFeh0W9jekcWRtltpegWb8f3YrUztiwFxdJTO4WYhXYe2Egz_xCSF9ntKgKex_folkbypcY9TMg/s1600/IMG_5894-web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 319px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdAK9uG8WMbEAaam-348DlZnIWTSl2xDvHqqkb7XSojGuHUeP9vXkXAK94SKqHam-UNFeh0W9jekcWRtltpegWb8f3YrUztiwFxdJTO4WYhXYe2Egz_xCSF9ntKgKex_folkbypcY9TMg/s320/IMG_5894-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716628926699540210" border="0" /></a>These chickens are made in Africa from recycled metal.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbPlYVyY5aGal5-srM3ewpVd6XoGXLiealkjTv-oKdzBJLS6tt0gWmSt2iS9I4MGCw2gdriK4YTm7DlnP6RV7yQ59EIwuE2VMko4YuDmL-2aYhKdNBIYBDxI5OfS4_cSHBhGmKG_LL1M/s1600/IMG_5863-web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 242px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJbPlYVyY5aGal5-srM3ewpVd6XoGXLiealkjTv-oKdzBJLS6tt0gWmSt2iS9I4MGCw2gdriK4YTm7DlnP6RV7yQ59EIwuE2VMko4YuDmL-2aYhKdNBIYBDxI5OfS4_cSHBhGmKG_LL1M/s320/IMG_5863-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716628042272656466" border="0" /></a>A metal scarecrow, also re-purposed from scrap metal.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOTqJXXkr-BA-Z73TOoO917E3AmUdtB_EFw3iouKVZvzsUrM11SPhCaUwLKBSx9o_cjO-M2qb6D60UZH9W6NffHsKXV6zozn2g8zozkDr6dQVjxdLVHgNoZZfgBER6ULRgThQkk0ikwo/s1600/IMG_5847web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 228px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiOTqJXXkr-BA-Z73TOoO917E3AmUdtB_EFw3iouKVZvzsUrM11SPhCaUwLKBSx9o_cjO-M2qb6D60UZH9W6NffHsKXV6zozn2g8zozkDr6dQVjxdLVHgNoZZfgBER6ULRgThQkk0ikwo/s320/IMG_5847web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716628027080793954" border="0" /></a><br />Not enough space for a chicken house in your urban back yard? Go vertical and test the bylaws...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwal4M6lkLbb1ZBfw-d08CvJ4rrS1QpcViTXQ-F9nd9LChHKRehb4WlnfwTCIllVdCrIyJYpBzQQ707HfWWAnHHFYLCG1q9ChiHCT2RfcDNWEoZE1RDD_TpZToENBvyDy-zOT14GeJwQ/s1600/IMG_5885web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 236px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAwal4M6lkLbb1ZBfw-d08CvJ4rrS1QpcViTXQ-F9nd9LChHKRehb4WlnfwTCIllVdCrIyJYpBzQQ707HfWWAnHHFYLCG1q9ChiHCT2RfcDNWEoZE1RDD_TpZToENBvyDy-zOT14GeJwQ/s320/IMG_5885web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716628031966242146" border="0" /></a><br />A French chicken showing its colours.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSZpspc59F3ybB-wj9zSlXJufY3NKRSuGwQpHKjpxCGPA6BhKfQ8AOFm9HIAUe_3eQRMiuMO50QpSUpCwOKb1jBmxquavZ50BhNIkW3BTYipONf8hdVHE5q8Q-fOKCHVHJrGQlNQII5M/s1600/IMG_5879%253Dweb.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjSZpspc59F3ybB-wj9zSlXJufY3NKRSuGwQpHKjpxCGPA6BhKfQ8AOFm9HIAUe_3eQRMiuMO50QpSUpCwOKb1jBmxquavZ50BhNIkW3BTYipONf8hdVHE5q8Q-fOKCHVHJrGQlNQII5M/s320/IMG_5879%253Dweb.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5716628053489070658" border="0" /></a>For Jardins Jardin 2010, see my <a href="http://growingedibles.blogspot.com/search/label/Jardins%20Jardin%202010">earlier blog</a>.<br /></span>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-87771097726274083052012-03-05T19:30:00.000-08:002012-03-05T19:31:54.203-08:00Garden Ornaments-Birds<span style="font-size:130%;">A chicken rules over a very productive front-yard garden:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdBJ_U6HgIAlmcc_6Gs6RiMxJrK3lHKS9HzFP7Akg8z_rvehABpOEVNLqDsV4291uGK0FQ8hu9muLri-_EU3CwXBsjbVRpUQBH1Dam_JaRm2D2nzMfK0gKVfviWIzA01tBzV9dgkIBPc/s1600/IMG_7979web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702532239399707490" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhdBJ_U6HgIAlmcc_6Gs6RiMxJrK3lHKS9HzFP7Akg8z_rvehABpOEVNLqDsV4291uGK0FQ8hu9muLri-_EU3CwXBsjbVRpUQBH1Dam_JaRm2D2nzMfK0gKVfviWIzA01tBzV9dgkIBPc/s320/IMG_7979web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Big bird keeps his eye peeled on the boulevard garden. Or maybe he's a dinosaur.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvGA09GrbF6G-RutHig4pZQrUgsNsUigzSgq_3Q7YlSwLvA_ZGR6av3YgnJXB7BAWSEpyXTkhRPRDKjCLU04ppz1neWPretxjBZs9nGI2Xd-Yua18vYLxgy65-3ifYe-aaYB0N1aoyEg/s1600/IMG_7876web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702532245298593394" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjvGA09GrbF6G-RutHig4pZQrUgsNsUigzSgq_3Q7YlSwLvA_ZGR6av3YgnJXB7BAWSEpyXTkhRPRDKjCLU04ppz1neWPretxjBZs9nGI2Xd-Yua18vYLxgy65-3ifYe-aaYB0N1aoyEg/s320/IMG_7876web.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJLZvtH1hplc7rMyRDMavx4I_fYE_GNq0lXjSQ6pZm-BZuNaRsTbZNca9w5pkZEeiP2FDKzzotIYLLRcR-x8lio7XItZtD0sjdU5iWY-odDjZ-6RJevuU2ucXsX9qXTWdROA_H5PxH3U/s1600/IMG_7877web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 307px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702532251509461314" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDJLZvtH1hplc7rMyRDMavx4I_fYE_GNq0lXjSQ6pZm-BZuNaRsTbZNca9w5pkZEeiP2FDKzzotIYLLRcR-x8lio7XItZtD0sjdU5iWY-odDjZ-6RJevuU2ucXsX9qXTWdROA_H5PxH3U/s320/IMG_7877web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Two birdhouses on the lane for smaller birds and a refrigerator free for the taking:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyesH3Uxp11BuehEYT0JC4vhPLe-VBAulsOu2JqDrJRtVDEUWUG-ZegJ-CnzLMStJFI0EZXYQgQSACgInntAg6JJ3v4bMc20qjyGSokYZWzqBnlqUfCFPQckisnoloqC9KakaowJ93Y-8/s1600/IMG_2674web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702532231615212418" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyesH3Uxp11BuehEYT0JC4vhPLe-VBAulsOu2JqDrJRtVDEUWUG-ZegJ-CnzLMStJFI0EZXYQgQSACgInntAg6JJ3v4bMc20qjyGSokYZWzqBnlqUfCFPQckisnoloqC9KakaowJ93Y-8/s320/IMG_2674web.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I'm keeping my promise about no gnomes or wishing wells, but I did not say anything about flamingos!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkZ0ZkoKwh0-Rip5VbW82tnDB7Q86oNQtFgz7SxQqQANju16XoZuggfYIDzvD53rBTYL3GI-x6ucLspDRnyNghSRlIE2lMunIftVIOBOZPbyUc3ztkccFJBms6IJWjNt3-9QlrloyZ_g/s1600/IMG_2443web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 209px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702533385305420866" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlkZ0ZkoKwh0-Rip5VbW82tnDB7Q86oNQtFgz7SxQqQANju16XoZuggfYIDzvD53rBTYL3GI-x6ucLspDRnyNghSRlIE2lMunIftVIOBOZPbyUc3ztkccFJBms6IJWjNt3-9QlrloyZ_g/s320/IMG_2443web.jpg" border="0" /></a>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-39300757490580471922012-02-27T17:40:00.001-08:002012-02-27T17:46:14.325-08:00Garden Ornaments-Teapots and More<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A collector lives here--there is always something of interest along the white fence. In February 2010, bike, boots, sundial, and more:</span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702539212313992530" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkuoQB_uT4kLgIiFkKRCaoO51W-D2pY3q42BiuvG_ATzrAgpohJahlj-WQm6qgP8YebNUkJ9ZvDH_bW7_H1bamgoZF-SKIQzYPFyniGxBoPtFaxCgPa89izCriR0FFJkOqG4UXHaNWBrM/s320/IMG_2411web.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">In September 2011, the teapot collection was featured:</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702539235800264242" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQnWZQhLIMge4Ktpw0_7YZRN5Y6xV7h8-qwM-Qaxnbfm1aC8yMCvcu6uLeFZ0eRkCAs0FcopGkSKniYxWtiQVt4-pNIVcXjaRL0mhc0PPN-9lyj38E9RdMoSUjASfq0sa9hRXiP4c4f_8/s320/IMG_7178web.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilo0JNf6H2w95dVtzvepRdiedhGvpxGIKBK-PwVnpoeAzQU5ETkmGA5mfZL6hJb-0NscEnaiLmYmxIa_3CWyVKW5GSl_4E2seM0uVRrpJT75yOqsRDQAKOYL5m3MDkYDae6n4cCzDDPfU/s1600/IMG_7176web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 271px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702539221210806338" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilo0JNf6H2w95dVtzvepRdiedhGvpxGIKBK-PwVnpoeAzQU5ETkmGA5mfZL6hJb-0NscEnaiLmYmxIa_3CWyVKW5GSl_4E2seM0uVRrpJT75yOqsRDQAKOYL5m3MDkYDae6n4cCzDDPfU/s320/IMG_7176web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirziP743QDGkgScNWmhI8mU-m_oBUOYHPe4ec062tQ1DNeRyOgCsAV3qb1fqpM3Yn6v-4QklmsD1j3Lzru2KAB4s9TGIzGhgQvyg6-ExNHiPtorTtgO9ufaBwZergjNS0GaJIcyz8Evfs/s1600/IMG_7174web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702539216801249506" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirziP743QDGkgScNWmhI8mU-m_oBUOYHPe4ec062tQ1DNeRyOgCsAV3qb1fqpM3Yn6v-4QklmsD1j3Lzru2KAB4s9TGIzGhgQvyg6-ExNHiPtorTtgO9ufaBwZergjNS0GaJIcyz8Evfs/s320/IMG_7174web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">In December 2011, the display was reduced to a welcoming flower pot, one tea cup, and a glass ball (but there is still a teapot motif):<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 276px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702539233287403010" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA2LldrthGtzofA3mGf3E6JFlqyj2ZdhZlEYFvvSnUOpgNxi9pEzyle3s7GDtyE0eB7ggpaC9TXsz6Q41yO9HJ_84NcaZS6J7DyitHxMnVdaOwzhlVHR-coqwP_eCJO2wWTA9YDe5axHM/s320/IMG_7806web.jpg" border="0" /></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8Bg7LgrKcqhCab-Jiq6EA83DtowgGrSIOT5iYIUTQ2qu_-2pxBRRctJMaif61UagFFcXkkEKBO4994scCqoavOXydKDNTdLo2OkO0eWvaeZqEWotL6K2BKhA3kff7kPOfRmRQsOEUTA/s1600/IMG_7808.webjpg.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 280px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702550858501112386" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhU8Bg7LgrKcqhCab-Jiq6EA83DtowgGrSIOT5iYIUTQ2qu_-2pxBRRctJMaif61UagFFcXkkEKBO4994scCqoavOXydKDNTdLo2OkO0eWvaeZqEWotL6K2BKhA3kff7kPOfRmRQsOEUTA/s320/IMG_7808.webjpg.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Lest you think this creative person is merely a collector but not a gardener, take a look at these fine plants seen in the very well-kept garden in mid February: pink lungwort, a wee yellow winter aconite, and snow drops.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bnCTk8MoDqN3Hhkd-y8P7sSs-Od3dtZAPodu-Ibqnc_GeYR37WT9zYJpk4L9ubo0dsGDJIfTOCZF7Nrkg3-N-pT4ESHpPCzO3mrNvxL95TpQ2z5egc1B61QxTInDhlD9akNWI2Eu_dk/s1600/IMG_8149web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 285px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3bnCTk8MoDqN3Hhkd-y8P7sSs-Od3dtZAPodu-Ibqnc_GeYR37WT9zYJpk4L9ubo0dsGDJIfTOCZF7Nrkg3-N-pT4ESHpPCzO3mrNvxL95TpQ2z5egc1B61QxTInDhlD9akNWI2Eu_dk/s320/IMG_8149web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711071356213255042" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBggXRXO2kTqlvvJOBwlyfugzxvUfnafy0Sm2tmLj_1etSzwT8BYAQ6FrDZw2oN8HyTSTrCfvaKRvpocYyAwWH7SJhknKdyyIHJygn27OaHuT0fn7dWWzplu_3iu3_efhsmBpC-9G1fLI/s1600/IMG_8147web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBggXRXO2kTqlvvJOBwlyfugzxvUfnafy0Sm2tmLj_1etSzwT8BYAQ6FrDZw2oN8HyTSTrCfvaKRvpocYyAwWH7SJhknKdyyIHJygn27OaHuT0fn7dWWzplu_3iu3_efhsmBpC-9G1fLI/s320/IMG_8147web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711071366874393170" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLdPe0lS4ZY-orb29jQvPsIsRLWNNxM_DNf-D2M6JpJKDXpIFYfbVnTBG-0D7rbYcbPuEkgO6coxoKTbOgwTcRve5j6_t76CVQYv9jvkwIM_-906AL0eg9XnTbZey0m6wkJtJmV8yKmw/s1600/IMG_8152web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuLdPe0lS4ZY-orb29jQvPsIsRLWNNxM_DNf-D2M6JpJKDXpIFYfbVnTBG-0D7rbYcbPuEkgO6coxoKTbOgwTcRve5j6_t76CVQYv9jvkwIM_-906AL0eg9XnTbZey0m6wkJtJmV8yKmw/s320/IMG_8152web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711071371573068082" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgit_tNhxVyxfgZ9SMSR8Pl-qP5YFoAQGRsCvSBNxJQaKg6_rt1o9plg6-qFdWEshHU16ptZE09U7ge7YvB0rxTUttHBhBLDVbilgCISaUCeFVrhW4QFisEvuIpV4F03hDHGdHzo0d_rvA/s1600/IMG_8146web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgit_tNhxVyxfgZ9SMSR8Pl-qP5YFoAQGRsCvSBNxJQaKg6_rt1o9plg6-qFdWEshHU16ptZE09U7ge7YvB0rxTUttHBhBLDVbilgCISaUCeFVrhW4QFisEvuIpV4F03hDHGdHzo0d_rvA/s320/IMG_8146web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711071352209979506" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><br /></div></div></div></div>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-19476500948399942392012-02-19T20:13:00.002-08:002012-02-19T20:15:53.991-08:00Garden Ornaments--Not Going Anywhere<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Plants are slumping on January 1 in this wheelbarrow without a wheel:</span><br /></div><div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDP9cRoOf8fUDbIkSxLItOf0jkiYxXziSYH7XgRJequpj_FfHx7uz_UNzc-UHoFr4ldderJi40pJsw34Vc1eRdLNCUg0m3DJ8U6AqEE9pj6XAPq1pjVtaycx5S5dUzxgxF-YoZUl-qnwc/s1600/IMG_7988web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 219px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702540537812146802" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDP9cRoOf8fUDbIkSxLItOf0jkiYxXziSYH7XgRJequpj_FfHx7uz_UNzc-UHoFr4ldderJi40pJsw34Vc1eRdLNCUg0m3DJ8U6AqEE9pj6XAPq1pjVtaycx5S5dUzxgxF-YoZUl-qnwc/s320/IMG_7988web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">In May of 2009 a different wheelbarrow, again no front wheel, and my bike in the background.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PyUjbgW9e7yAZFHrxQN0yQ_qwEN7pq5M_OH6xJlGFJCsGr3B5gIdFlLDyysVrtY0yF8nJ7Y6ZXX_UFJ2SRTchwp1DV7kJrYN0rHhhN7w_5btSL3RufFWdpll5QaPOhO2rwywFC_bRNA/s1600/IMG_1060-web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 190px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702541764205257122" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-PyUjbgW9e7yAZFHrxQN0yQ_qwEN7pq5M_OH6xJlGFJCsGr3B5gIdFlLDyysVrtY0yF8nJ7Y6ZXX_UFJ2SRTchwp1DV7kJrYN0rHhhN7w_5btSL3RufFWdpll5QaPOhO2rwywFC_bRNA/s320/IMG_1060-web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Some bikes that are not going anywhere:</span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61QwwfxyigPxo8ZaIwIbrJ-3hty_7j-2dPao432A7QD-ThTpy8dbNum885wG96bJLHR42SlXSaFXOAgQV3dX59jqsXXI5YKqljPxrG59KjPdENisRc5RHH4s3FilaNSM6IeJEegCvong/s1600/IMG_2128-web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 261px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702541141441936450" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh61QwwfxyigPxo8ZaIwIbrJ-3hty_7j-2dPao432A7QD-ThTpy8dbNum885wG96bJLHR42SlXSaFXOAgQV3dX59jqsXXI5YKqljPxrG59KjPdENisRc5RHH4s3FilaNSM6IeJEegCvong/s320/IMG_2128-web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKmHlRrzPZBY9MTlr7n4ovu61z1soaIfvOfs8UWIe4MQwMyOqePoASGZy4sjRD2UkC9guDMcdNxC8vSuaGzy7VUO5JI-QUC6WJu8ExPx0R7UwIdJMgkuRce1jsHsLZB6IsJS_mCfC2Yg/s1600/IMG_8004web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702540540390646466" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuKmHlRrzPZBY9MTlr7n4ovu61z1soaIfvOfs8UWIe4MQwMyOqePoASGZy4sjRD2UkC9guDMcdNxC8vSuaGzy7VUO5JI-QUC6WJu8ExPx0R7UwIdJMgkuRce1jsHsLZB6IsJS_mCfC2Yg/s320/IMG_8004web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Would this canoe have a rotten bottom?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oc-7Bkvz29DhSzfrXIa10c1xCBuKMq-5M99QNS7RP2APxo3tDq0KEAIkdevtJMLHybxF-oOLcdxXA56qHqnJB05EIoT6zjW6wbP4EBeG3xzy6CajD_ZAOi3dHszW_KWgjWfSLFMaDhg/s1600/IMG_7873web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 235px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702540548795438402" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4oc-7Bkvz29DhSzfrXIa10c1xCBuKMq-5M99QNS7RP2APxo3tDq0KEAIkdevtJMLHybxF-oOLcdxXA56qHqnJB05EIoT6zjW6wbP4EBeG3xzy6CajD_ZAOi3dHszW_KWgjWfSLFMaDhg/s320/IMG_7873web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">A car with a Washington plate came to a bad end in this Kitsilano front yard:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHwkd-_nlz5FUN8AToTgLik33bUQsOH4v-CcSQCQdW5cBzU3Y3kypjLwRuiFsW6ahUHHyoK-5rzSfJnAOgCzevih4xBW5dZRxSvbXH2qTOxyrrMqxUdq_Vydr2ZnOBVErN4izaxEk0zc/s1600/IMG_1793web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 228px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702541144040207154" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizHwkd-_nlz5FUN8AToTgLik33bUQsOH4v-CcSQCQdW5cBzU3Y3kypjLwRuiFsW6ahUHHyoK-5rzSfJnAOgCzevih4xBW5dZRxSvbXH2qTOxyrrMqxUdq_Vydr2ZnOBVErN4izaxEk0zc/s320/IMG_1793web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Fun for kids, and this one goes places:<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTgc2Mr8d1TiEjZufHskmGxxLXZjdcvvZDfpVUUJsw3BuoSz5zKd1YzXasa4aEUftabtaSmcvpUL-7Rugmam-BKG0kM1wE-iXsr3CqtG8Cc3RHr1_nf4uT9VwWymx1cq_e4ioTm-hijc/s1600/IMG_7986web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 209px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702540532060270226" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrTgc2Mr8d1TiEjZufHskmGxxLXZjdcvvZDfpVUUJsw3BuoSz5zKd1YzXasa4aEUftabtaSmcvpUL-7Rugmam-BKG0kM1wE-iXsr3CqtG8Cc3RHr1_nf4uT9VwWymx1cq_e4ioTm-hijc/s320/IMG_7986web.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">This is fun for all ages. Situated on a heavily traversed block of Dunbar Street between the community centre and the public library is a picket fence with an irresistible button to press. The button gets the train to go somewhere (or maybe not). As late as early February, it kept trying without success to deliver its Christmas gifts, going round and round its petite manicured landscape and through the tunnel.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEwwopJYfkypLXMLL_nbtb2_cFYfuRTHE5oNQPlT0p7V52ubwYtulJIqYVHRwUAYx1fb0WSdc84RX2NaYAKnMKktiVCEi_QSsRJI8mhwhRkfOdZWzdGKubYCGUzn8P9DFQNRTCc_VH-0/s1600/IMG_8074web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 195px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinEwwopJYfkypLXMLL_nbtb2_cFYfuRTHE5oNQPlT0p7V52ubwYtulJIqYVHRwUAYx1fb0WSdc84RX2NaYAKnMKktiVCEi_QSsRJI8mhwhRkfOdZWzdGKubYCGUzn8P9DFQNRTCc_VH-0/s320/IMG_8074web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705516708799393906" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfR9ZJbkqunNTmhxTjcAiiowYRsn9SolWBPwkvGy5kKHBk5DNzItVz4lQxi1zjRH54Q_a_GvwGjxnwFltZZCd1MKKAqBdR3gUAGwNkkmjpMIM7JAHe2cPVYTMK1btsXjx63bagHzsH4s/s1600/IMG_8080.webjpg.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhfR9ZJbkqunNTmhxTjcAiiowYRsn9SolWBPwkvGy5kKHBk5DNzItVz4lQxi1zjRH54Q_a_GvwGjxnwFltZZCd1MKKAqBdR3gUAGwNkkmjpMIM7JAHe2cPVYTMK1btsXjx63bagHzsH4s/s320/IMG_8080.webjpg.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705516712321913938" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">It's now February 19, and the gifts finally got delivered!</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIQ33wPGmCuFlBzFDzPqn679drQ_Vo_yf5v2fAbIUqykKPPajyVItUc6lGNPyZ3hvsiOzkn5WINRQTp0eP5u6y2jhdyCMtGSMmWUgDMGATgAYK1bEZRHcnXS0_oSllIeM47xq-HEe5SA/s1600/IMG_8140web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBIQ33wPGmCuFlBzFDzPqn679drQ_Vo_yf5v2fAbIUqykKPPajyVItUc6lGNPyZ3hvsiOzkn5WINRQTp0eP5u6y2jhdyCMtGSMmWUgDMGATgAYK1bEZRHcnXS0_oSllIeM47xq-HEe5SA/s320/IMG_8140web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5711064127212228002" border="0" /></a></span><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-66488410643029008662012-02-14T21:08:00.003-08:002012-02-14T21:12:21.271-08:00Garden Ornaments--Animals<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvkNo5lTOizM1ysx3ce9NEqeTC-cvFsTbs_Uwo666oLEurt-HSggI-aVCZLDdZO-IuC41GwmgEd-OgdtYea8UK6VvN3RoDlrM4JVUOSKnEEp6pO5ec3nJQm4c1iaBMLG5t24H3EQgJDg/s1600/IMG_2420web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702533730065158578" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRvkNo5lTOizM1ysx3ce9NEqeTC-cvFsTbs_Uwo666oLEurt-HSggI-aVCZLDdZO-IuC41GwmgEd-OgdtYea8UK6VvN3RoDlrM4JVUOSKnEEp6pO5ec3nJQm4c1iaBMLG5t24H3EQgJDg/s320/IMG_2420web.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmih3p_7wmUwXt9HA1AzVJw7tBSgtxCsYBzpOdS8x4mZwHroyKmChjOKvp2amLm5xSj48Iag5XviipP98K-ntRw3yK2qxQkVMwrf-IrW0mKeB6ODKt4R7NVe2doC7LXlI3Hh6RiwiPVY/s1600/IMG_8086web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 213px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwmih3p_7wmUwXt9HA1AzVJw7tBSgtxCsYBzpOdS8x4mZwHroyKmChjOKvp2amLm5xSj48Iag5XviipP98K-ntRw3yK2qxQkVMwrf-IrW0mKeB6ODKt4R7NVe2doC7LXlI3Hh6RiwiPVY/s320/IMG_8086web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705862671276042178" border="0" /></a><br /><div>These two brooding creatures are easy to spot in their gardens, but now try to find the fish, the rabbit, and the tiny raccoon.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYuj2LtB6kVnLAHdO953ahkok7pzb0NGZJi5OcFMMwmeeFGuvJQihrS0a3GrFbVRA1O5lQp8DcSTKIUKZwz93CBBS4Pr9IkjaKt8ds1XV2-zlnHfnt8p4PqL-ODJfWXATykHWdcRWLCA/s1600/IMG_2416web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 270px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZYuj2LtB6kVnLAHdO953ahkok7pzb0NGZJi5OcFMMwmeeFGuvJQihrS0a3GrFbVRA1O5lQp8DcSTKIUKZwz93CBBS4Pr9IkjaKt8ds1XV2-zlnHfnt8p4PqL-ODJfWXATykHWdcRWLCA/s320/IMG_2416web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703635842415982386" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWj5BcHR38LfMcZWNX80C-Yec6H9JOBzLmFzp3cpbdfhZ_4Uxp6TgbMYgHs6BUHa8e7PfKHJL25aYZEodpCEBLfi-hc07dp93XyNxL-Uvo9rdJbEqv3KwQjF-C_fh8ZtoNK0S4KvwMxI/s1600/IMG_8025web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 290px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702532224724213362" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzWj5BcHR38LfMcZWNX80C-Yec6H9JOBzLmFzp3cpbdfhZ_4Uxp6TgbMYgHs6BUHa8e7PfKHJL25aYZEodpCEBLfi-hc07dp93XyNxL-Uvo9rdJbEqv3KwQjF-C_fh8ZtoNK0S4KvwMxI/s320/IMG_8025web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJPRSB1Z5ZfYjWZKHDaKo4041xFQYdP12lC0s_mddgBZC1oW_4eeDAGLxm4fdx_hHRssUuFSihFrets66zFoH8_zBhVxo9QR0vbYLY1vlMdvD5ZBK5ifplXvtG6S7E75FDj1PnUore5I/s1600/IMG_1757-web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 226px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702533381277312882" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgJPRSB1Z5ZfYjWZKHDaKo4041xFQYdP12lC0s_mddgBZC1oW_4eeDAGLxm4fdx_hHRssUuFSihFrets66zFoH8_zBhVxo9QR0vbYLY1vlMdvD5ZBK5ifplXvtG6S7E75FDj1PnUore5I/s320/IMG_1757-web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>These little creatures have a cozy home on a playful corner lot:<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSj52ACyxGzUhU-cmScmFaOSPw8sViEcFnozlaGfcDdyz87GGdDJrxnyrFqp48UjAA_DE2n77ue_iAbNaXc6SkmJ1-dNtw4QujqjgIiG8tRo0RnVc5ZLnqn-T_RcnX4Cjeq4N-SqhRH0/s1600/IMG_1806web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702533376363827666" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSj52ACyxGzUhU-cmScmFaOSPw8sViEcFnozlaGfcDdyz87GGdDJrxnyrFqp48UjAA_DE2n77ue_iAbNaXc6SkmJ1-dNtw4QujqjgIiG8tRo0RnVc5ZLnqn-T_RcnX4Cjeq4N-SqhRH0/s320/IMG_1806web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />These two houses look cozy too. I'm surprised to see that someone lives in the blue house because it appears to have experienced one of our west-coast earthquakes.<br /><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyciu1wGt2H2QGRhM4xCR758GjT-Ale0K3reXoK29x7_Ao0UQ6aSEW1OBltUS0JLNOTERrWas5zgfVNY8P8c8tzyq3PIa-umIRlIZmzc-YJGVZm1UUTCxf-vwjwkWspZ3b3sq-qbCZew/s1600/IMG_8101web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglyciu1wGt2H2QGRhM4xCR758GjT-Ale0K3reXoK29x7_Ao0UQ6aSEW1OBltUS0JLNOTERrWas5zgfVNY8P8c8tzyq3PIa-umIRlIZmzc-YJGVZm1UUTCxf-vwjwkWspZ3b3sq-qbCZew/s320/IMG_8101web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705868178148278370" border="0" /></a>And someone also lives in the pink house!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8CntZNn5XHEHy-vKYkiaiKc-zOERQTFdj2iyErcOUM4TME20M3kHdbkx4ypn56sjqCHXZogPRXK_go3ufT8FEb3qsLORpVSd9rwA6zt7-T8OD7ZR5P1zYO7yq-zCZwuNIki3loY5efo/s1600/IMG_8101webdetail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 251px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgX8CntZNn5XHEHy-vKYkiaiKc-zOERQTFdj2iyErcOUM4TME20M3kHdbkx4ypn56sjqCHXZogPRXK_go3ufT8FEb3qsLORpVSd9rwA6zt7-T8OD7ZR5P1zYO7yq-zCZwuNIki3loY5efo/s320/IMG_8101webdetail.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5705868178535750242" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-10492306098867950052012-02-05T20:10:00.000-08:002012-02-05T20:11:29.426-08:00Signs in the Garden<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cl31-KZxGCvRueBoBxzDl3pmMBndWTxUch0Rpoj34xG1-SJmYDkMH9GtJa2qSSk-nhE1-oEWyeYoNwNhWiWIU5N1uewHAddPB6SmnlhwtDJ6a3rERQIibD6jOTdEdt0vVuhFSRvspeQ/s1600/IMG_5072webrev.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1cl31-KZxGCvRueBoBxzDl3pmMBndWTxUch0Rpoj34xG1-SJmYDkMH9GtJa2qSSk-nhE1-oEWyeYoNwNhWiWIU5N1uewHAddPB6SmnlhwtDJ6a3rERQIibD6jOTdEdt0vVuhFSRvspeQ/s320/IMG_5072webrev.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702861680982051986" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb_g0qGe2z0tVEsJls2USFXGnddfnry9d1hl3cr1QiuUeOtl-Byv8O4hEwgb5LQ_UyZT0Ogw1AlpFffLSZ2bp9nWg183T88oRKlHu340hN_3x6-mgJMTCYglOOIZmsIkJPEq2d4mUioA/s1600/IMG_7990web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 198px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702536770164167474" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJb_g0qGe2z0tVEsJls2USFXGnddfnry9d1hl3cr1QiuUeOtl-Byv8O4hEwgb5LQ_UyZT0Ogw1AlpFffLSZ2bp9nWg183T88oRKlHu340hN_3x6-mgJMTCYglOOIZmsIkJPEq2d4mUioA/s320/IMG_7990web.jpg" border="0" /></a><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEd3cR-xBFhmCSRQTSQ9Z2w1LmnMl6GLmCYTGEnozi5GO2ESAKuzXJHWTGXWbrDc_hNg1sJfH-1ZdbBgrNCbBMjrFoBQW_24e3HKGhsFuG3ShkY37SHBQzWZiMBkrW5EPNRbb47laRubQ/s1600/IMG_4491web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702535591917923666" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEd3cR-xBFhmCSRQTSQ9Z2w1LmnMl6GLmCYTGEnozi5GO2ESAKuzXJHWTGXWbrDc_hNg1sJfH-1ZdbBgrNCbBMjrFoBQW_24e3HKGhsFuG3ShkY37SHBQzWZiMBkrW5EPNRbb47laRubQ/s320/IMG_4491web.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3B5V-nmp-AWj4pv6b8rWINzuwdMvVJEjZNkNx2vPcB_4vBeQlKUL_hdcPm_dThO3o_E4wPtV8kTvIB1twQXSRzGpizolCrpJfIm-mK5KVnT8Ssl8I3xSVJ1w0Pe-JGo0ZVrEPOZ_c-o/s1600/IMG_4489web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702535579951311122" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju3B5V-nmp-AWj4pv6b8rWINzuwdMvVJEjZNkNx2vPcB_4vBeQlKUL_hdcPm_dThO3o_E4wPtV8kTvIB1twQXSRzGpizolCrpJfIm-mK5KVnT8Ssl8I3xSVJ1w0Pe-JGo0ZVrEPOZ_c-o/s320/IMG_4489web.jpg" border="0" /></a><div><div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TAmfFvPwjl-0WctiCG9tk5x7Ta91k-TUujIrntUjMOkI-FQRU07mC5ai6XH7NjfsZRuCIGpe54Pb4VvQGCGFh2ameLZBahFLxXrDOwcc4oo7_qwC0jQ7qPXXDoRChVZfhaxNoGcMLgQ/s1600/IMG_7634web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702535568953365810" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9TAmfFvPwjl-0WctiCG9tk5x7Ta91k-TUujIrntUjMOkI-FQRU07mC5ai6XH7NjfsZRuCIGpe54Pb4VvQGCGFh2ameLZBahFLxXrDOwcc4oo7_qwC0jQ7qPXXDoRChVZfhaxNoGcMLgQ/s320/IMG_7634web.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">Are you smiling yet?</span><br /></div> <div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-26243132995909306172012-01-30T20:07:00.000-08:002012-01-30T20:08:06.655-08:00Garden Ornaments<div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkghKb-meWZQ78r5aO78agaOM7p_5GLO2a5qVl0guwfFyHT45zaz59_BQz3KkOG_-alwO0C61NNVexDPVTON8zhzxeBuqwjL3aoYa6-rBuFGcknSC5m2irQAZcEnWGKxUahnlWvqpWew/s1600/IMG_4492smile.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702542927574532034" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigkghKb-meWZQ78r5aO78agaOM7p_5GLO2a5qVl0guwfFyHT45zaz59_BQz3KkOG_-alwO0C61NNVexDPVTON8zhzxeBuqwjL3aoYa6-rBuFGcknSC5m2irQAZcEnWGKxUahnlWvqpWew/s320/IMG_4492smile.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrxYxdq1e3tgP09aggo9oZf8SkNicmVxaBK-IXpRhRonT-ZV4bRLw1hUAVuUF6FA9FrHgQOvuo9uiXjraID0B06s0qJ3WHyrIf6uv3PJh4LsrXJj0jNOEibJzBaPSt3vXh-FFntbaZ3o/s1600/IMG_4492web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702537719679138770" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihrxYxdq1e3tgP09aggo9oZf8SkNicmVxaBK-IXpRhRonT-ZV4bRLw1hUAVuUF6FA9FrHgQOvuo9uiXjraID0B06s0qJ3WHyrIf6uv3PJh4LsrXJj0jNOEibJzBaPSt3vXh-FFntbaZ3o/s320/IMG_4492web.jpg" border="0" /></a></div> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">Since it's the middle of the winter, interesting front-yard vegetable gardens are hard to find. Let's take a break from all things practical and have some fun. I'm going to do a series of blogs on the creative garden ornaments and decorations that I've seen in my neighbourhood over the past several years. I promise--no gnomes or wishing wells! I like seeing the pottery when I walk on the back lane past this garage:</span><br /></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_OwVKzOBj-wQU1ac5gSkl2OsEihhc4A4DN_S_YHhiTLVkDlhrYo07VSsTsjgwlSX9cB4ldmc_8X0iUJOObCK-xXkLna9fJZXTKwr8WBZianAtPUWNWatRZcOVyTlu53awlRtmDxNgoY/s1600/IMG_8019web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 266px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702537708483964146" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga_OwVKzOBj-wQU1ac5gSkl2OsEihhc4A4DN_S_YHhiTLVkDlhrYo07VSsTsjgwlSX9cB4ldmc_8X0iUJOObCK-xXkLna9fJZXTKwr8WBZianAtPUWNWatRZcOVyTlu53awlRtmDxNgoY/s320/IMG_8019web.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Oops, this chair has no seat anymore, but it's a colourful addition to the corner:</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5PStXEKlplYJbRwJkAQt4ikRkGmxYHq-WX6xu4YRszHJe-ZfZSNwFNBY7PemQnkOutipALNAWez7_OYe6_fBmYMfvpJZTGiiY8hu8P0o1cL33tRlss0XaLSU5dHbwPXSOkvmMd46ifk/s1600/IMG_8005web.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5702537707730137458" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL5PStXEKlplYJbRwJkAQt4ikRkGmxYHq-WX6xu4YRszHJe-ZfZSNwFNBY7PemQnkOutipALNAWez7_OYe6_fBmYMfvpJZTGiiY8hu8P0o1cL33tRlss0XaLSU5dHbwPXSOkvmMd46ifk/s320/IMG_8005web.jpg" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This chair's rocking days are over:</span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBXZmzr2FbqqbhqHDDbw5xJjTAlzks9ecdu7zcYlktUFYNVstxkBa9Ix0jlesQ5wCNrLIhB__Bd0c66AF_M7KUtBExNlt_t3AdcRzrHILRI1IpsK909Ovl4kPOq7wMk3535126Habe_Y/s1600/IMG_5763-web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWBXZmzr2FbqqbhqHDDbw5xJjTAlzks9ecdu7zcYlktUFYNVstxkBa9Ix0jlesQ5wCNrLIhB__Bd0c66AF_M7KUtBExNlt_t3AdcRzrHILRI1IpsK909Ovl4kPOq7wMk3535126Habe_Y/s320/IMG_5763-web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5703639850030585426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">More fun to come...</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-15146613534961168402012-01-22T19:37:00.018-08:002012-01-22T20:51:49.848-08:00Airport Food at O'Hare<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">In the bustle of Chicago's O'Hare Airport, it is easy to miss the new O'Hare Urban Garden. Its towers are a showpiece of growing edibles with the newest technology, successful enough to produce herbs and vegetables for some of the airport's restaurants. You can find the world's first vertical aeroponic garden in an airport in the rotunda between Terminals 2 and 3.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi00gyzz0VhlOBw4wNXKkZISI4fonftz1jkNVJCvDDndn5c53o9L6uW5UL8cC_RincPaRHwqjMK_oUmTFCoc0wS-DCuCt0iqeX4uMGpJzrKTpsoV-Ccyme_sLk5ZtHM0wxugiYfcHi2Vg/s1600/IMG_2755web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgi00gyzz0VhlOBw4wNXKkZISI4fonftz1jkNVJCvDDndn5c53o9L6uW5UL8cC_RincPaRHwqjMK_oUmTFCoc0wS-DCuCt0iqeX4uMGpJzrKTpsoV-Ccyme_sLk5ZtHM0wxugiYfcHi2Vg/s320/IMG_2755web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700676994168685362" border="0" /></a></span></div><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd0YoK0X416r3lWwG2T7L50U0D-CXsxHD-vkc9kTWj1b4CfU1UeUYyAOE20Jz8GeWrGdkKJJ3jlYSmP7hOO3MSpswitWEHDXi5HNxXFdg5giBO_CUVhc9Qj3feD8auN6DbyTpve6AtoYk/s1600/IMG_2752web.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 270px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_msTLDHsOR0WbD86cpDS6yBtUtK-TDUogZGSwfGaACWwthJaCZWLIrKEdx2FrJ5GwhnsxJVoiVNzhcNylanhrUJPaKANWCTjzOeKBI2Mpe5uKC0qfavD6H-rM8ENqZXsG4pSlrNqztN4/s320/IMG_8026web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700676980494447250" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1QvXHQpyUctRQF6uPNjPt3VGy8GpHZ7ohyphenhyphenAMOvvSKRioW1gPRNRie87j2tMhOZXxbRasUYsi8LMTZ2cblKIPh6duHl1E_ksjgVFef48aOTtEVgfziRXL_LfKVyCuHrqug1D8nvODMQg/s1600/IMG_8032web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 255px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgy1QvXHQpyUctRQF6uPNjPt3VGy8GpHZ7ohyphenhyphenAMOvvSKRioW1gPRNRie87j2tMhOZXxbRasUYsi8LMTZ2cblKIPh6duHl1E_ksjgVFef48aOTtEVgfziRXL_LfKVyCuHrqug1D8nvODMQg/s320/IMG_8032web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700674777258998802" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fLCBWbAQxAr8qi_9DI64TAEi98EHKoh3f1rqgqoEG4_wQSAL0ZncfUNXUWUxXQtKEeLZtlm0yqwjivP9UaUcUcA1gVtGoiJnJv8-JVRvQ7DlMeJ9QwfqslkzQ0sTrF3Sn4IvAEKSSFg/s1600/IMG_8040web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fLCBWbAQxAr8qi_9DI64TAEi98EHKoh3f1rqgqoEG4_wQSAL0ZncfUNXUWUxXQtKEeLZtlm0yqwjivP9UaUcUcA1gVtGoiJnJv8-JVRvQ7DlMeJ9QwfqslkzQ0sTrF3Sn4IvAEKSSFg/s320/IMG_8040web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700674780773054434" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEL7I4Tdi1QCR3luXHdICRHnwkg2-J9AGwbAJ83COGQq08jsv7udjd4ujUWvCCHxbSaxo8skskAbiBEn9c2gyItI_YDTOVYiMtF_xOPBOennjul6HZTBb2pjKTnqLzQFk3lSTaYWTAcc/s1600/IMG_8065web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLEL7I4Tdi1QCR3luXHdICRHnwkg2-J9AGwbAJ83COGQq08jsv7udjd4ujUWvCCHxbSaxo8skskAbiBEn9c2gyItI_YDTOVYiMtF_xOPBOennjul6HZTBb2pjKTnqLzQFk3lSTaYWTAcc/s320/IMG_8065web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5700674800081518962" border="0" /></a></span><span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="http://www.nbcchicago.com/traffic/transit/ohare-airport-urban-garden-produce-129992738.html">link to more information</a></span>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-408282742698743499.post-34772730049643040492011-12-28T16:44:00.002-08:002011-12-28T16:55:46.210-08:00What's Growing in December?<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size:130%;">The days are lengthening! With the current warmer spell, after the freezing weather in November and early December, some plants are looking more alive. Things to look for in these photos of front yard, boulevard, and lane gardens all taken in the Dunbar and Point Grey area of Vancouver: winter protection (or not), carrots, chicory, kale, kale, kale, cabbage, leeks, rye grass cover crop, green and red mustard, mâche, Brussels sprouts, radicchio, a blueberry bush, poppy seedlings.</span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLdNKJio4ENP94hbf8xyuIdst2hVmrrId9WQpaDFXL2L_oS1rT0Rjzqr4uEqLPjenyVRoST0RD93ONRouEhQatcYvZ8gRjrGWaNfpqgfdygcrz-Dbe4WX7ZwWcfjLPVE9l_C8gZJRTCg/s1600/IMG_7918web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrLdNKJio4ENP94hbf8xyuIdst2hVmrrId9WQpaDFXL2L_oS1rT0Rjzqr4uEqLPjenyVRoST0RD93ONRouEhQatcYvZ8gRjrGWaNfpqgfdygcrz-Dbe4WX7ZwWcfjLPVE9l_C8gZJRTCg/s320/IMG_7918web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691331863671038642" border="0" /></a></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlKk_yFTsNZTr6hEHqgZW06olmky2SrKR886xJQZxiBBCkcc4FftzVb7NSgu7ZjyXMQZlpMoM7UNw5AYgwnK3JuCJI_K-yEisVY7QFyutl6jMsCNtyYNIxNYY5Vph522K9trNGTQh3sQw/s1600/IMG_7921web.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 290px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0lR4yav9VSnx1aQSVgkyocTyozvvXD4VA1F_oMCxDKlMqPzES0b7XR7SSd-DdKQvFKlrDbTzhkmYH-fMUejAvUaq7vEiblWdlFgIGX8bhZTwK1DDXkbsFpilOSzbK6iWpjiNlh-P3dWw/s320/IMG_7787web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691330913087457650" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">This garden is known for nary a weed, but with the repetition of plants, I'm beginning to suspect that a fancy restaurant gets those tender greens.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOKBYIbEUQbpVJmgGVvlZdT8kocV3G4QFABJ0TRpSMUuhFBf9ZuxXRyrgaudTt95INRRWvu0xbL9s2WSkOEdAHiwCqiNLBcb8hMtBxUGwWWRV_6inU24j-cKU-hbcfUBLWuyE2cmfcVI/s1600/IMG_7982web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkOKBYIbEUQbpVJmgGVvlZdT8kocV3G4QFABJ0TRpSMUuhFBf9ZuxXRyrgaudTt95INRRWvu0xbL9s2WSkOEdAHiwCqiNLBcb8hMtBxUGwWWRV_6inU24j-cKU-hbcfUBLWuyE2cmfcVI/s320/IMG_7982web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691330054650632594" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">A closer look at the radicchio:</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSvAyYWBDaaY9Wcr_6cSLmImJQwqxd9z1R14zC2YK5r9aFf1YbLwUYvJuAWw7zy3YeinYwtKEzsci6XWW8kjHI-61D_7A1O7KGr1V6bj-iEsUqd7tkFR9ibQqJBtRtjQklP4M7zuOVSs/s1600/IMG_7983web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 261px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPSvAyYWBDaaY9Wcr_6cSLmImJQwqxd9z1R14zC2YK5r9aFf1YbLwUYvJuAWw7zy3YeinYwtKEzsci6XWW8kjHI-61D_7A1O7KGr1V6bj-iEsUqd7tkFR9ibQqJBtRtjQklP4M7zuOVSs/s320/IMG_7983web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691330056591340290" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">I know that this front-yard garden is a market garden:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9z4UDsb5yd1bxA43Xq1ASfFpqBxt_y4wJtlzJ8A4qmFddahvP5_BUPOR6XZL50m2DIBzMiWNlri4p2AopUq0Sc6DmGZsYilzXkcLHogXkXp1YUJUFnoK1NjgfNfHX8VU21w1b4PN4as/s1600/IMG_7978web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 171px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs9z4UDsb5yd1bxA43Xq1ASfFpqBxt_y4wJtlzJ8A4qmFddahvP5_BUPOR6XZL50m2DIBzMiWNlri4p2AopUq0Sc6DmGZsYilzXkcLHogXkXp1YUJUFnoK1NjgfNfHX8VU21w1b4PN4as/s320/IMG_7978web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691330043551030354" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJu1eW-cGW67sIFBkCAYUT4Ki0MRqITx4T6O1VZ9i0GPRYr-W6u_fhyphenhyphenJNR1WnFGBndXyVKBYVcYWj2LEjg9zPxY5BxsVG4bkALGOV35WSF_9vfGXpJ-ZJHnpe1K-WgHmYh6Ees9a4NhQ/s1600/IMG_7977web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJu1eW-cGW67sIFBkCAYUT4Ki0MRqITx4T6O1VZ9i0GPRYr-W6u_fhyphenhyphenJNR1WnFGBndXyVKBYVcYWj2LEjg9zPxY5BxsVG4bkALGOV35WSF_9vfGXpJ-ZJHnpe1K-WgHmYh6Ees9a4NhQ/s320/IMG_7977web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691330040475770498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:130%;">And so is this large productive one, on the south-facing slope at the corner of Blenheim and West 41st Avenue, only a small portion of which is shown here:</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNl20T5JabVXAx6APdbU4-AOunui0Luy-esAmBXXP0h-0kfbQ8SJs73YiGmTldtYt9qhM8wyLeTG6FogAQ-yUmllHNIqU1EH5isvJmScVdehZ5hyphenhyphenlIjZUOCP26CZQlgHzKwVbrVQv_heo/s1600/IMG_7855web.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 186px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNl20T5JabVXAx6APdbU4-AOunui0Luy-esAmBXXP0h-0kfbQ8SJs73YiGmTldtYt9qhM8wyLeTG6FogAQ-yUmllHNIqU1EH5isvJmScVdehZ5hyphenhyphenlIjZUOCP26CZQlgHzKwVbrVQv_heo/s320/IMG_7855web.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5691339797797633250" border="0" /></a>Janice Kreiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06671474249057426506noreply@blogger.com1