hummingbirds

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Another Week: Number 82

Another Week: Number 82

I have petunias and salvias, but where are the hummingbirds? Also: the attempted assassination of Donald Trump and the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee.

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Another Week: Number 69

Another Week: Number 69

Gardening decisions get finalized: I’ll plant salvias and petunias to attract hummingbirds. Also, Alejandro Escovedo on ‘WTF with Marc Maron’ and Bruce Springsteen night on my TV.

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Getting ready for radiation therapy

Getting ready for radiation therapy

We were fortunate to have great weather for Easter. I loved being with both our families on that day. It’s always fun to watch the kids find the Easter eggs that the adults hide for them. This year at my mother-in-law’s house, Mark and our brother-in-law Kevin were in charge of hiding the eggs.

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Growing flowers from seed for hummingbirds and butterflies

Growing flowers from seed for hummingbirds and butterflies

Long story short: Since the experiment below back in 2007, we have decided that starting seedlings in windows is unwise. Because they bend toward the light, you have to constantly turn them, trying to keep them upright — and even then, they become too leggy and...

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Hummingbirds and hummingbird feeders

Hummingbirds and hummingbird feeders

The radio show I work for is in Mexico this week — and so, with luck, is the little bird at my nifty HummZinger hummingbird feeder in the photo above. The weekend after Labor Day, he was right outside my window. As I have mentioned before, Amy and I are backyard...

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