Archive for July, 2009

Pipes and Terrariums

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009

A few months ago I was going through some old photographs at my mother’s and came across the pictures below of my grandfather, Curtin Hummel Reinhardt (Gramp to me), taken in about 1940. I knew he was a man who always had hobbies and that when he did he got into them in depth. I [...]

Fences

Monday, July 27th, 2009

I live in a community of gardens. Most of the houses are Victorian and many have iron fences around their yards with iron gates. This spring I took pictures of many of the styles of fences—there are many more—and thought I’d share some here. Open gate and Classic Hair Pin Fence Asymmetrical Gate and and [...]

Here’s a’other

Tuesday, July 21st, 2009

This one guards my front door under some hosta. He looks sort of determined.

Turtle sighting

Thursday, July 16th, 2009

I said I’d post some of my cement turtles—Here’s one.

Bartram’s Garden

Monday, July 13th, 2009

There is a wonderful garden in Philadelphia, Bartram’s Garden. It is listed as the Pre-revolutionary Home of John Bartram, Botanist, Naturalist, Explorer—The oldest living botanic garden in America. John Bartram (1699-1777) traveled the eastern North America from Florida to Lake Ontario, collecting plants for his garden. He identified over 200 native plants and was appointed [...]

Peas have grown

Thursday, July 9th, 2009

Once again, it’s been awhile. . . Yesterday I took a photograph of my little pea tripod—it’s almost done for the year—to the right is a tomato plant which re seeded itself. Below it is a little cement bunny. I have a love/hate thing about little cement critters. There is a garden stand in Lancaster [...]