November 2010

Macro Monday: Fall Leaves from the Archives

November 29, 2010

This is a very busy time for me at work, so I dusted off the archive folder and found some of my favorite macro images. Fall 2009 was one of the best years for fall color in recent memory. So this week – “Fall Leaves”.

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Macro Monday: Photos From My Visit to Buchanan’s Native Plants

November 15, 2010

Photos from my recent visit to Buchanan’s Native Plants in Houston. There were so many beautiful things to photograph. You can read the full story here. Enjoy macro shots from the trip. Which one is your favorite?

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Macro Monday: Monarchs Butterflies, Caterpillars and Milkweed

November 8, 2010

Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus) have been visiting the milkweed plant in my flower garden this month. When I bought the milkweed plant in late spring, I did not realize there were actually two varieties of milkweed in the two gallon pot. One has reddish stems with red and yellow flowers, and the other has green [...]

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Fall Garden: Growing Lettuce in Raised Beds

November 2, 2010

Lettuce is one of my favorite fall veggies. It is good for you, easy to grow and keeps producing through the winter. That’s one thing about living in Houston, summer is really when you want to eat salads, but sadly it is too hot to grow here. Lettuce prefers cool weather. So with that, I’ve [...]

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