first tomato from seeds...

first tomato from seeds..., a photo by credd on Flickr.

this is such a fantastic site to me!
this tomato plant grew from seeds i planted!!!

it's the first time i've ever started tomatoes from seeds!

this is a san marzano tomato plant...
and the tomatoes are used for tomato paste.

this plant is about a foot tall...
and almost as wide.
because it was so small we we planted it out...
we placed it in another section of the garden where it would get more shade...
and it seems to LOVE it there.

remember when i dropped the flat of 72 seedlings?
well i'm able to identify that i kept peppers and eggplant.

i still don't know the variety of pepper...
but i'm hoping that i have at least of one every type i planted.

stay tuned!

my word for today...

my word for today..., a photo by credd on Flickr.

i tend to try to do a kazillion things at once.
not sometimes...
but ALL the time.

i multi-task well...
but at the end of the day...
i'm exhausted.

you know that slogan...
we do more by x-am...
than most people do all day?
i'd have done well there.

now...
i think i'll slow down a bit...
and savor the moments along the way...
instead of always racing to the next thing.

miniature poinsettia...

miniature poinsettia..., a photo by credd on Flickr.

this little beauty is 2 inches tall.
it caught my eye on thursday when i was in whole foods.
i'm going to follow some guidelines to keep it alive for a year.
hopefully i'll be successful.

coneflower bokeh...

coneflower bokeh..., a photo by credd on Flickr.

today i used my 50...
for the first time in probably a year or so.

once i got my 35...
the 50 was sitting in the bag.

i forgot how beautiful it is.
even with all the spider webs on the coneflower.

wisteria...

wisteria..., originally uploaded by credd.

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Wisteria (also spelled Wistaria) is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, that includes ten species of woody climbing vines native to the eastern United States and the East Asian states of China, Korea, and Japan. Aquarists refer to the species Hygrophila difformis, in the family Acanthaceae, as Water Wisteria.

Wisteria vines climb by twining their stems either clockwise or counter-clockwise round any available support.

They can climb as high as 20 m above ground and spread out 10 m laterally. The world's largest known Wisteria vine is located in Sierra Madre, California, measuring more than 1 acre (0.40 ha) in size and weighing 250 tons.

*info from wikipedia.

snowdrop...

snowdrop..., originally uploaded by credd.

i planted my fall bulb garden on november 7. a little over a week ago...i saw the plants beginning to surface. today when i looked out...i saw the lone white flower above. there are 11 other types of flowers (23 total bulbs) in the container. i wonder what will open next.

hyacinth...

sun-kissed

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painted

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from the top

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in all its glory.

a week of tulips...

on monday i bought some tulips...and have proceeded to photograph them for my photo of the day every day this week.  

here are a few of the photos that i didn't post on flickr.