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ThePHX264 Send message Joined: 29 May 19 Posts: 86 Credit: 6,688,090 RAC: 32 |
Don't give up. Next year try the same thing but with a raised bed. They can be put together very cheaply, and when you add (purchased) soil you'll be adding something that's better for your plants than what you've got now. Yes, the soil here is pretty terrible (just clay). I definitely should have done a raised bed! Thankfully no voles over here, just extreme sun and clay! Looks beautiful Mike! |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66336 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Nice pics Mike. The 2nd pic if it weren't for the green plants & the blue sky, Mars has a red sky near the horizon though the farther up one looks, the blacker the sky there is, looks somewhat like Mars. @ ThePHX264: the soil here is caliche, add water and it is pliable, let the soil dry and it's like concrete. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
And another one. A very nice landscape shot that one; it gives you a good idea of the scale of the area. Grant Darwin NT |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34378 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
And another one. Thanks Grant. Another one. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
ThePHX264 Send message Joined: 29 May 19 Posts: 86 Credit: 6,688,090 RAC: 32 |
@ ThePHX264: the soil here is caliche, add water and it is pliable, let the soil dry and it's like concrete. That does not sound ideal for gardens, haha! Over here we have "Soils in the Houston-metropolitan area are an eclectic mix of many components, including sand, loam and clays. Overwhelmingly, dark gumbo clay is the major soil type within the Houston city limits." @ Mike: Awesome Mike! Still in Utah? I love scenery like that! Share more :D This might be the second pie I have made in my lifetime. Took the little one out berry picking (shes 1.5 so I did all of the picking) but I'm still telling everyone she helped. We used 4cups of blackberries and 2.5cups of blueberries. We are going fig picking tomorrow! |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22526 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Did the "little one" discover how nice fruit is straight from the bush? Great looking pies - shame I'm too far away from you to judge by anything other than the photos and your description otherwise I'd pop over and give you my professional pie eating judgement.... Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
Ian&Steve C. Send message Joined: 28 Sep 99 Posts: 4267 Credit: 1,282,604,591 RAC: 6,640 |
An assortment of pics I took while in Shanghai a few weeks ago. https://imgur.com/a/LFV91Y9 Seti@Home classic workunits: 29,492 CPU time: 134,419 hours |
ThePHX264 Send message Joined: 29 May 19 Posts: 86 Credit: 6,688,090 RAC: 32 |
Did the "little one" discover how nice fruit is straight from the bush? Yes she did! The aunt was giving her a blueberry to take back to the bucket, she would take a few steps, stop, and eat the berry instead. She loved fresh blackberries as well, they made her look like a little chipmunk with the chubby cheeks. @Ian&Steve looks awesome! How long you spending over there? Theres lots of roaming cats I guess? |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Another one. Once again, another great shot giving a good appreaciation of the vastness of the area. Grant Darwin NT |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22526 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Another few from recent days Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
ThePHX264 Send message Joined: 29 May 19 Posts: 86 Credit: 6,688,090 RAC: 32 |
Awesome Rob! From around where you live, or on vacation? |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22526 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
All but the picture of the APT (Crewe Railway Heritage Centre) were around the marina. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
ThePHX264 Send message Joined: 29 May 19 Posts: 86 Credit: 6,688,090 RAC: 32 |
Nice! Had to google that, haha. Looks like a neat place to visit. Their website has live views, looks like a nice and drizzly day in England! https://crewehc.org/finding-way-around/live-cameras/ Surprised to not see any pictures from the 4th in the US. Was not from this year, but a picture I took two years ago at Houston's Freedom Over Texas celebration. |
Suzie-Q Send message Joined: 9 Mar 07 Posts: 3351 Credit: 4,746,812 RAC: 1 |
This is the second summer for the sage bushes that my neighbor planted between our driveways. I've never seen this many flowers on it before today. Smells good, too! ~Sue~ |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66336 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Looks pretty too. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
Grant (SSSF) Send message Joined: 19 Aug 99 Posts: 13854 Credit: 208,696,464 RAC: 304 |
Was not from this year, but a picture I took two years ago at Houston's Freedom Over Texas celebration. A very well timed and exposed shot. Grant Darwin NT |
ThePHX264 Send message Joined: 29 May 19 Posts: 86 Credit: 6,688,090 RAC: 32 |
Thanks Grant! Been wanting to capture more, but its so hard to get out there and shoot for fun sometimes! This image is quite a few years old, my very first attempt at shooting the night sky. Drove to Ft. Davis, TX paid the $5 to drive up the mtn at night. Definitely worth it! Hoping to head back to West Texas before August...but the only downside it will be over 100f. |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22526 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
Superb shot of the Milky Way If only we had dark enough skies around here :-( Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 66336 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Yep, a real dusty shot. Agreed that is a great shot, most places in the US have too much Light Pollution to see the night sky in all its glory. Savoir-Faire is everywhere! The T1 Trust, T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, America's First HST |
rob smith Send message Joined: 7 Mar 03 Posts: 22526 Credit: 416,307,556 RAC: 380 |
The other day I was minding my own business next to a clump of thistles which was buzzing with hover flies, bees and other like insects. So I snapped a few frames. If you look carefully at the centre shot you can see the loaded pollen sacks on the bee's legs - shame with the lens I was using (300mm) and the distance (about 18 inches) there is no real depth of field. Bob Smith Member of Seti PIPPS (Pluto is a Planet Protest Society) Somewhere in the (un)known Universe? |
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