Oakleaf Hydrangea (Hydrangea quercifolia) and Pinkhead Knotweed (Persicaria capitata).
Archive for September, 2020
Oakleaf Hydrangea and Knotweed
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020Drimiopsis
Tuesday, September 29th, 2020Last night I noticed my Drimiopsis was looking a bit droopy. *I suspect I accidentally watered it.
Considering the normal habitat, probably too much moisture.
There was a new leaf in mid August.
That leaf felt like the plant had been over watered. I removed the new leaf to prevent the possibility of rot.
Last night I removed the plant from its terra cotta pot and wrapped the roots in soft tissue.
The roots were not near the bottom of the pot, but pretty sure too much moisture is the problem.
*I have the plants without saucers on wire racks. For some reason I had moved the Drimiopsis to one of the second shelves.
Studio Plant Shelves photo taken 26 July 2020
Thinking maybe there was drainage from a plant above.
The possible good news is the bulb is still firm.
Drimiopsis 17 July 2020 shortly after its arrival and potting.
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Dandelions
Thursday, September 24th, 2020Dandelions are a particular favorite of my bunnies. Thought I would try to grow some.
Today I noticed something wrong with the dandelions. My first thought was ash from the wildfires. When I took a closer look, I realized that wasn’t the problem.
Cotton swab dampened with alcohol.
Bit disappointed that I will need to dispose of their dandelions.
African Violet
Thursday, September 24th, 2020
The last time it bloomed was in November of 2019, so a bit early.
Morning Glories
Saturday, September 19th, 2020
Oak Tree Litter and Eaten Pine Cone
Friday, September 18th, 2020
Bromeliad Flowers
Sunday, September 13th, 2020This is one of the Bromeliads that I moved in June from a too sunny location in the courtyard to its new garden space under Brugmansia.
Attempted to remove the leaf litter from the Bromeliad. It doesn’t just look sharp, it is sharp! I didn’t have tweezers at the ready.
Untrapped Cactus Potted
Friday, September 11th, 2020Potted up the UnTrapped Cactus. It was yellowing, most likely the result of too much sun.
The plants were starts from Trapped Cactus.
April 2018 Image of the Trapped Cactus Parent Plant
Now in the Plant Hospital
Plan to Document the Changes to This Plant
Completed–Be Yourself
Friday, September 11th, 2020Quote Used–Be Yourself; everyone else is already taken.
On a bazillion sites the quote is attributed to Oscar Wilde. According to Wilde folks, he did not write it or say it.
Top Portion–Be Yourself;>
I layout out the code multiple ways to make sure that I really want to use it. I often use an old version of Flash to layout my projects. I like Flash because I make symbols and it is easy peasy to replace them.
The code is based on Morse Code.
Left to Right–Dot, Spacer, Dash
Center Section is Bargello Embroidery
Bottom Portion–Everyone else is already taken.
Completed Piece
Border in rust yarn is based on tap code. The code is–Not an Oscar Wilde Quote
Tap code is a 5 x 5 code with k and c the same code.
The hanger is not a rod it is a piece of tubing that showed up after my husband did an annual on his Cessna. I believe is used for the brake lines.
I stitched on a layer of grey felt to the back of the piece to prevent seeing the wall through, but also to add a sleeve for the hanger (based on quilt hangers), and to add a pocket. The pocket is for notes on the piece. It is common for me to forget the quote used in a piece. Find myself needing to read the code to figure out the quote. The plan is to pop the information on the code and decisions made into the pocket.
Firefighter Crew in SLO–Thank You, We Are Grateful…
Sunday, September 6th, 2020…for the excellent work and quick response to the fire near our home.
September 6th, Morning After the Fire
Firefighters were bulldozing the area until 10 pm and worked through the night extinguishing embers.
September 10th, Photos Taken at 10:00 am
Wasn’t able to check out the fire damage because the hiking trail is closed.
Yep, the sky is orange.
