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Camellias- A little non-monogamous village

Posted on February 10, 2023 by Jeff Abt
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I have a friend who’s been growing camellias in his yard for decades. There in his backyard is a nice stand of mature camellias. Several of them make seed; and, as a result, there are baby camellias growing underneath them. … Continue reading →

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BoomerBrowsing/RegretCrawling

Posted on December 17, 2020 by Jeff Abt
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I call it BoomerBrowsing, something old codgers do at two in the morning when they can’t sleep. I wonder what happened to John Smith who always wanted to fight when I was in the third grade? Back then I tried … Continue reading →

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Gardening, Christmas in the American South

Posted on December 11, 2020 by Jeff Abt
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  I have the tiniest garden at my home here in Nacogdoches, so space is highly valued. Each plant must earn its keep. As a consequence when I was choosing a camellia, I determined to find an exquisite, Christmas blooming … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Nativity

Posted on December 4, 2020 by Jeff Abt
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Every year during the Christmas season the morning sun in the east fortuitously shines through the glass of the transom window above our front door. The Nativity Scene that permanently resides above our door is projected during the month of December across … Continue reading →

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Desiccated

Posted on August 12, 2020 by Jeff Abt
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What is a mushroom?

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Jeff Abt
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  These beauties appeared like magic in my lawn the other day, no doubt stimulated by our recent rains. I wish I knew their name. After looking through my guide books,  I’m still not for sure of their identification.    Photo … Continue reading →

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Looking at a Photo…a Summer Photo!

Posted on August 10, 2019 by Jeff Abt
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Leica M10 W/ Leica Summicron-M 35mm f/2 ASPH What is a good photograph? Sometimes it is hard to be objective (these little ones are my grand children), but I think this image is not bad. First criticisms: 1) Why not crop … Continue reading →

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Horticultural architecture

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Jeff Abt
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Elephant’s Ear  Alocasia macrorrhiza … Plants are often feats and triumphs of fantastic design. Leica M10 with/35mm Cron.

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Plant Blindness

Posted on August 23, 2018 by Jeff Abt
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From my favorite newspaper The Wall Street Journal The country has a growing case of ‘plant blindness’—a term used by botanists to describe the inability to identify basic plants. Even biologists struggle.” Douglas Belkin Aug. 14, 2018 11:17 a.m. ET … Continue reading →

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