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When mother nature gives you fallen trees …
I was so happy to come upon this whimsical face on the root ball left at the trail head at the end of Smithfield Road in Albemarle County. What a creative way to bring a smile to a hiker’s face!
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Botanical Garden of the Piedmont
I am so pleased to be volunteering again for the Botanical Garden of the Piedmont in Charlottesville’s McIntire Park! What a beautiful place to visit now and a wonderful legacy for future generations! In 2008 when I learned about the dream for a garden for all in the heart of Charlottesville, I knew that I…
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Success!
I was so pleased to snap my first pics of the Monarch caterpillars now appearing live in my pollinator garden. Thanks to Kay and Edwin Poole for all their wise counsel!
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A shrinking space …
Who knew there was a moth (Hemaris thysbe) that looks like a minute hummingbird?
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Happy National Pollinator Week from the Colonnades Gardeners!
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A Virtual Makerspace
The Scholars’ Lab Makerspace has had to close temporarily because of the pandemic, but I intend to keep learning in my own VIRTUAL Makerspace – RuthK’s Makerspace. I intend to keep learning about 3D modeling with Fusion 360, and I am glad that Andrew will be an online mentor. With Fusion 360, Scratch 3.0 and…