tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870Thu, 02 Feb 2012 06:21:33 +0000snow flakenative wild flowersblackberriesfrogdogwoodhoop housespepperssnow dropSandhilloutsidepennantsPoppyHenry's Elfinradishlady bugfleabanecamelliashosesparrowsporchfalse nettlecolumbineOcconeecheefoxtailArugulaLittle BannerprimrosepaperbushflickerMonsantoSwallowtailhalloweenwood stovelettucesun yard artBaccharissunflowersSatyrberriesSeaside DragonletmolehoneysucklemariposacatsBamboo grassodonatesmantispansiesrainpuffbirdicePurple FinchlupinemeadowhawkrobberfliesSpring Azurearandiipeachescosmoscereustrout lilytire planters.Citrine Forktaildamselfliesshrubscucumbersdog cookiesnuthatchesplantingGMOsorchidstrogonappalachian brownpinksteryard arthostaswildflowersSkimmerObamaAcanalonia conicazucchiniplantMay AppleLittle Glassywingsunflowerold decksnapdragonPainted Buckeyepawpawweedsgivingplantsmorning gloryphloxSwamp DarnerlatticeAmerican ToadpondbanksPapilio polyxenesorganicMonarchsulphurElfin SkimmerlawnbloodrootmilkweedSpringtime DarnerMegCheckered SkipperfametreefrogSleepy Orangeearly springediblehawkpossumbee vacuumtuxedoNorthern pearly-eyebird bathcatusEastern Ringtaildamselflyflycatcherbottle wallviolasartwaterliliesspriteoccupygourdsbelizecornAmerican LadycicadaGreen DarnerflamingoRubyspotSely's Sundragoncrocuslive oakcarrotsairlie gardensmulchpeeperAdirondackice plantUmber Shadowdragonkittiesspring bulbsde-icerrootsspring ephemeralMonarch migrationrareGrumpywoodpeckersMallardsquashRattlebushvegetablesjewelwingbutterfly macroflowersturtlesJonquillafrostseedlingsdragonflybleeding heartlawn mowerBrown Elfinspreadwingcatkinsirisapple blossumsnakepeasdaffodillandfill rescuevenus flytrapbluetpomegranateAzure BluetPlanthopperday lilyEastern Tiger SwallowtailemperorsringletfrozentreesCalifornia Tortoiseshelltulipsskippermintpotatoesasterssnaketailcrashharbingergreensrapebottle treeorange tabbyelfinwildflowerlambsquartercheckerspotsanddragonsWhite Milkweedsapbutterfly. flowersinensiscold framesMeadow BeautySkinkbeekeepingmustardplumcyclamenHenrymidistreakYellow Flaginsectbirdsbleeding heartsTradescantiakittensDandelionfaslcateazaleatickseed sunflowercaterpillarsSpiketailorangetiphelleboressproutsspiderFalcate Orangetipscreenedfunny videokitegingerbutterflies. hairstreakconcrete counter topstablecopperheadgoatsplotchairrain barrelssconespuppets. Paperhandmistletoefava beansazureSwift SetwingStream CruiserjunipherEarth Daysasanquafolk artbananaLorquin's AdmiralmuscariEastern Pine ElfinpersimmondaffodilssparkleberrychickensaddlebackDutchman's BreechesEat More KalePennantwaterlilyhollyhockpinkbullmaple flowersdaphneBlue dasherwood sorreltomatoesDancertrash pick up. clematisSneezeweedspiderwortmetalmarkIce SpidersseedsgarlicKaleDuckMourning Cloaksalamanderspeonyhomemade paradephotographyskipper. hairstreakAurora DamselCommon BaskettailBullfrogoil spilltucanGiant Water Bugbaptisiasalviacurlinggardeningcrescentwoodsbutterfly. skipper. hairstreakyellowWidow Skimmerpeacocksletter boxEastern Newtgardendaisyblue bottlesKivahairstreakchanterellebee swarmfritillaryDuke Gardenscohosheggjacanamacrogazing ballrosecloverclematiscontestDurhambeetspieblueBlack Swallowtailmushroomdogsdarnerbenchpearlclothes linefallpondhawkQuestion MarkbeescompostLumber iverbeaver queenDelphiniumchicken coopsOrnate Pennantbutterflycob cottagebottle chapelViceroyBlue CorporalorangeharvesterhyacinthdragonfliesbutterflieslilySouthern SpreadwingeggplantaninasturtiumAtlanticoconee bellstin manwinterredbuddotToad LilyCSAgordoniabrown snakesalivafarm tourconeflowermorelsnowdriftgreeningrain chainsSpring BeautyCherrysquirrelsLittle Yellowswiss chardherpsCarolina AnoleacornsbridgesmanureanemoneOhio Erie CanalspottedjaponicaHayhursts Scallopwingleaf-footed bugbistroMabry MillcomfreypotooclubtailCut-leaf Toothworthouselady's-slippersdonkeyFarmers marketDiminutive Clubtailsnowmagnolialeaveshost plantshttp://rlephoto.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)Blogger330125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-5192254108248768390Mon, 30 Jan 2012 19:36:00 +00002012-01-31T06:45:18.497-05:00crocushelleboresdaffodilsThis morning I found our first double hellebore blooming in the garden. It is a Pine Knot Farms 'Southern Belles' Double Pink. I purchased it late is the season last year and this is our first ever double bloom in the garden! It is a tiny bloom perhaps at best 1 1/2 inches across. Other news in the garden on Saturday we had 5 different crocuses blooming in the garden and our first daffodil. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/xips1wU5Zjg/first-double-hellbore.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)15<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/xips1wU5Zjg" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/first-double-hellbore.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-1319150254448896117Fri, 27 Jan 2012 00:23:00 +00002012-01-26T19:47:39.588-05:00peascrocusgarlicanemonehelleboresbeekeepingThe best crop of sugar snap peas we have ever had here were planted early, on January 21th. Here is central North Carolina it gets pretty hot by the end of April, peas do not like warm weather. So given my work schedule was open today I went out and got my hands dirty! It is supposed to rain the next two days so it was now or wait til the soil is dry enough. I worked the two 8 foot strips were Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/HMraNbcx2Ds/planted-sugar-snap-peas-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)13<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/HMraNbcx2Ds" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/planted-sugar-snap-peas-today.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-2113133538444655078Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:22:00 +00002012-01-25T19:57:12.802-05:00snow dropDuke GardenshelleboresgardenbeekeepingThe cold frames have had some new stuff planted. I removed what was left of the nasturtium (which froze) and planted Detroit Red Beets, Early Blood Turnip Beets, Mesclun salad mix. These were planted in the solo cold frame nearest the beehive. This was on January 21. In the double cold frame left side I harvested(pulled out) half the mustard greens and half the Lactino Kale. I then planted Whitehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/QaJN18bOlXo/garden-update-3rd-week-of-january-ect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/QaJN18bOlXo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/garden-update-3rd-week-of-january-ect.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-8210648262568979298Sun, 22 Jan 2012 14:50:00 +00002012-01-23T17:35:16.445-05:00camelliasMallardDuke GardensThanks to all that kindly commented on the passing of Grumpy the cat, Meg and I were lifted greatly by your wonderful support. Valentine is trying out for coffee kitty, she is a leg kitty, only when you have been very still. Thinking about fostering another cat from Independent Animal Rescue in Durham for now. On January 20th I walked around Duke Gardens to see if any camellias were blooming. I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/aCjtd9w_FWI/january-camellias-duke-gardens.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)13<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/aCjtd9w_FWI" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/january-camellias-duke-gardens.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-965031716350735421Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:04:00 +00002012-01-20T09:04:37.607-05:00Grumpy  Here is the very first photo I took with my new camera on Christmas day. Yesterday day morning about 6am Meg found Grumpy on the dog's bed with his back legs paralyzed. I heard him in the middle of the night screaming loudly, but ignored it as he does this often. By 7am he was at the vets office. His legs were 93 degrees and it did not look very good for him, likely a blood clot was the cause.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/N-F6uELGlpo/sad-day-yesterday.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)28<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/N-F6uELGlpo" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/sad-day-yesterday.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-3050146948038201669Tue, 17 Jan 2012 21:37:00 +00002012-01-17T17:48:21.688-05:00crocusanemonebeekeepingToday it reached 65 degrees after 4 very cold nights down into the 20s. On Thursday I grabbed the hive and lifted it to check the weight. I thought it was getting light, bees need 10 pounds of honey a week when they are raising brood, that is 40 pounds for just February. With all the recent pollen that has been brought back to the hive I suspected the bees were raising brood so I was a little http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/S8Gl8Sb8--g/spring-like-day-here-looked-into-hive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/S8Gl8Sb8--g" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/spring-like-day-here-looked-into-hive.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-100995806332940498Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:03:00 +00002012-01-14T22:09:02.824-05:00helleboresbeekeepingYesterday I was driving and noticed yellow daffodils blooming right up the street. Then later found two places with Helleborus x hybridus in bloom red and white flowers were fully open. Here at our place  Helleborus niger 'jacob' opened in late November then Helleborus foetidus opened shortly afterward. Now a few days ago Helleborus X ericsmithii HGC 'Silvermoon' has started blooming.   http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/U6AWXczdIHc/hellebores-spring-and-new-bees.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/U6AWXczdIHc" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/hellebores-spring-and-new-bees.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-424937512519273978Sun, 08 Jan 2012 22:36:00 +00002012-01-08T20:36:49.093-05:00birdscrocusbeekeepingCrocus sieberi “Firefly” This morning I was making my rounds in the garden and found the first crocus of the year! I was not expecting it, but under the leaves it was peaking out. Just one blooming that was it. Counted 9 hellebores with buds, last weekend there were only 5 with buds. We also had our first cook out of the year yesterday. Meg had invited some teachers over for a small party and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/dCcY62TZfTg/spring-here-already.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)14<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/dCcY62TZfTg" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/spring-here-already.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-3674212896173811201Sat, 07 Jan 2012 15:11:00 +00002012-01-08T11:01:06.407-05:00Beautiful day here in the Carolinas! Going into the mid 60s again today. Yesterday I did a quick check of the bees at noon. Saw 5-6 bees in less than a minute with full pollen sacks! Guess the big chill the other day was not much effect. The Sugar Snap Peas that are 3 foot tall in the garden, the tops are frosted. No buds yet, not sure if these fall planted peas will make it. I found an anemone http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/eps5TfFau2I/banking-fees-ect.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)2<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/eps5TfFau2I" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/banking-fees-ect.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-7787846782686086503Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:00:00 +00002012-01-05T18:00:26.298-05:00The weather man was calling for 16 degrees the night before last, not sure if it got that cold or not. Our thermometer at daylight said 21 degrees F when I looked out at it. The pansies and violas looked pretty bad, but survived. The camellias in bloom it looks like the remaining buds are done.  The cold frames has some frost damage inside, arugula was the worst hit, even the garlic and onions inhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/G_KCT2E_M2M/21-degrees-other-night.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/G_KCT2E_M2M" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/21-degrees-other-night.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-1806936877965059073Mon, 02 Jan 2012 03:44:00 +00002012-01-02T07:25:10.320-05:00beesblue bottlesmushroomGrumpycarrotsbeekeepingHope everyone had a great New Years celebration last night. Ours was quiet, Meg was in bed by 10:15pm. It reached 65 degrees here today and was a beautiful day. Anyway the bees were happy today bringing in lots of pollen, they acted very elated as you can see in my slow motion video below. I found them nectaring on camellias, helleborus niger and Helleborus foetidus as well as violas and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/kB-WvXlH9sA/beautiful-first-day-of-year.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)11<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/kB-WvXlH9sA" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2012/01/beautiful-first-day-of-year.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-624294946991407662Sat, 31 Dec 2011 16:46:00 +00002011-12-31T18:02:51.013-05:00helleboresbeekeepingHard to believe it went so quickly... We just got back from visiting family in Ohio. Everyone is well although I picked up a cold when I got there. The cold is much improved as I'm no longer stuck inside the dry heat. Christmas brought me a new camera! It is a Canon PowerShot SX40 HS zooms from 24mm to 840mm pretty cool! It also has a red button on the back, press the red button and your http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/rWZipH-9dso/end-of-2011.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/rWZipH-9dso" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/12/end-of-2011.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-5977608541924938621Sat, 24 Dec 2011 16:24:00 +00002011-12-24T11:24:09.209-05:00Everyone from our house to your a very special warm greeting to you and yours.  Now for all the gifts... Oh it looks like Valentine thinks she is the gift.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/FC2FVvFONpg/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-years.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)14<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/FC2FVvFONpg" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/12/merry-christmas-and-happy-new-years.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-7715575729593532649Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:39:00 +00002011-12-22T17:58:22.816-05:00Eat More KalebeekeepingToday was a tee shirt day here in Durham, NC, hard to believe Christmas is right around the corner. Anyway I was out in the garden at 10AM today and the bees were busy. First thing I saw was 2 undertaker bees removing dead bees. All the worker bees at one point in their short life have different jobs to preform at different ages, undertaking is one of there jobs during their cycle. Anyway the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/bgm_XBdA52Q/bees-christmas-shopping.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/bgm_XBdA52Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/12/bees-christmas-shopping.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-6682894388307142470Mon, 19 Dec 2011 00:19:00 +00002011-12-18T19:39:26.399-05:00catsYesterday it barely reached 50 degrees here, the cats were quite happy to sleep on the couch. The one-eyed orange tabby is Grumpy. The tuxedo is Valentine, she is our mouser. Grumpy got into a fight over Thanksgiving. We arrived home a day later than our cat sitter could  feed them. He came home a good 2 hours after we got home limping and barely able to walk. Took him the the vet and they fixedhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/IcGKnp_NmOI/cats-relaxing-christmas-lights.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/IcGKnp_NmOI" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/12/cats-relaxing-christmas-lights.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-8205694489897478175Sat, 10 Dec 2011 18:15:00 +00002011-12-10T13:15:13.808-05:00compostcold framesLast weekend I built a new compost bin, the two compost bins we currently use were full. Every school day Megs brings home 1-3 five gallon buckets of compost from the school. It takes us about 2-3 weeks to generate five gallons of compost in our house hold. FYI Meg's school composts everything. The school tried having a big 12 ft long multi stage compost bin, but the rats got in the compost way http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/RYS8Wjv08iw/composting.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)10<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/RYS8Wjv08iw" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/12/composting.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-3095877729038110033Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:18:00 +00002011-12-04T21:33:30.261-05:00camelliashelleboresYesterday The second grade class from Meg's school had a field trip to the UNC Observatory which is on top of the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill. We met the kids and families at 5 pm  and everyone got to look at Juniper in the big telescope! I was hoping it would have enlarged it more than it did, still it was fun. Meg noted 3 moons which I did not see around Juniper. You can see the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/hynfelRcmX0/unc-observatory-and-coker-arboretum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)7<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/hynfelRcmX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/12/unc-observatory-and-coker-arboretum.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-3676461048405964813Sat, 03 Dec 2011 14:22:00 +00002011-12-03T09:40:18.028-05:00Guess you might have guessed I found so much humor in this I had to share it with you.  Here is a short video that will brighten up your day. The police arrested some OWS people and locked themselves out of their detention van! This I did not find any humor in. In fact I'm disgusted with Gingrich who exists only to give "hypocrisy" a human face. A lot of poor people work 2-3 jobs just to http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/REBBMBMWhZ0/could-not-help-myself.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/REBBMBMWhZ0" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/12/could-not-help-myself.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-6824485724570774655Wed, 30 Nov 2011 14:13:00 +00002011-11-30T09:13:17.717-05:00helleboresA complete surprise finding an open bloom on the Helleborus Niger this morning! This is the same plant that last year bloomed during 5 ice/snow events. Here is a photo from January of this year. It pays to watch the garden a little closer. The cold frames are really growing we have 3 patches of lettuce ready to eat. The mustard greens, kale, Swiss chard and collards all are ready for the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/PViH5uJ4Mgw/helleborus-niger-now-blooming.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)6<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/PViH5uJ4Mgw" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/11/helleborus-niger-now-blooming.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-2859594080072509806Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:02:00 +00002011-11-27T19:02:15.511-05:00camelliasdaffodilsSpent Thanksgiving in Wilmington, NC, hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! On Saturday we visited Airlie Gardens to see the camellias in bloom. The gardens were wired with lights everywhere, it was early morning so we did not see the displays lit up. We were taken in with the dozen or so bottle trees on display with lights all stuffed into the bottles on the trees. The bright sun prevented myhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/PEBln37y9f8/daffodils-in-november.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)16<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/PEBln37y9f8" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/11/daffodils-in-november.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-2375955949136538111Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:19:00 +00002011-11-21T09:19:34.207-05:00beespansiesviolasYesterday it reached 70 degrees here in North Carolina, could not beat a day like that. Meg and I worked most of the day in the garden, raking leaves, getting up acorns and planting pansies and violas. Meg also pulled up the remaining pepper plants done in late last week by an icy night. I tilled in one of the remaining beds and Meg sowed a cover crop of rye grass and crimson clover. On Friday Ihttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/kZsyv5xniuc/fall-bees-and-violas-planted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)8<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/kZsyv5xniuc" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/11/fall-bees-and-violas-planted.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-4434366786613464563Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:54:00 +00002011-11-18T19:50:41.708-05:00occupybanksI'm sure most of you get unwanted junk mail every day like we do. A day without junk mail is far and few between around here! The worst offenders are the banks sending credit card applications and promotions. Seems criminal when we deposit money in the bank and we are lucky to get .05% on our money! Yet the credit card offers from Citibank alone had interest rates from 11.9% to 18.9% dependinghttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/jeMvRyUZkvg/bank-mail-do-send-it-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)12<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/jeMvRyUZkvg" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/11/bank-mail-do-send-it-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-6620558654168963063Mon, 14 Nov 2011 03:44:00 +00002011-11-13T22:48:43.361-05:00cold frameslettucecarrotsOn Wednesday we started eating greens from our cold frames. BTW Meg's second grade class is building their own cold frames at her school this Wednesday. Thought I'd give you a tour. Here is my newer design, I combined two cold frames into one. You can see the frame at ground level is made of 10 year old reclaimed 2 x 6s from a deck I removed this past spring. These cold frames are both 6 ft x http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/Rq1zKQrNYkE/coldframe-harvesting-now.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)9<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/Rq1zKQrNYkE" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/11/coldframe-harvesting-now.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-3258570892798035552Fri, 11 Nov 2011 03:12:00 +00002011-11-12T17:49:15.347-05:00bullFound this cool video today thought I would share it. The Wall Street bull was sort of successfully attacked today by two clowns and a neophyte matador trying to "bring down this behemoth, world-famous for charging towards profit while trampling underfoot the average worker"; said the matador, "Come what may, I knew I must try." The matador emerged triumphant, but police arrested the clownshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/gyGDGEAGceQ/enough-of-this-bull.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/gyGDGEAGceQ" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/11/enough-of-this-bull.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32800870.post-3690795968985928414Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:59:00 +00002011-11-06T19:43:28.729-05:00occupyMonsantoGMOsMost of you already know Meg and I like fresh local organic food. This is why we grow our own veggies. Here is a speech by Vandana Shiva you might be interested in. My back is better now, thanks to those who have asked about it. I visited Occupy Chapel Hill yesterday, not much going on, no police presence what so ever. Here is an interview on Charlie Rose that helps explain the Occupy http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~3/GkWj31TV9KI/gmo-food-labeling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Randy Emmitt)5<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/RandyAndMegsGardenParadise/~4/GkWj31TV9KI" height="1" width="1"/>http://rlephoto.blogspot.com/2011/11/gmo-food-labeling.html