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Breaking up is hard to do
Love is in the air – at home and in the Homeward Bound Memorial Garden. At home, Mourning Doves on a wire signal their return to the nest they use season after season. In the Memorial Garden, the...
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Work is love made visible
Q: “What are you planting today?” A: “Stone.” Big weekend of work in the Memorial Garden; I am just recovering. Jody and I began the stone walkway project on Saturday. I finished on Sunday, while she...
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Wordless Wednesday
Filed under: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue Tagged: Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Pets, Photography
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happy new beginning
This is an update to my Worth Waiting For post – about a blind golden retriever named Bogey, who was adopted by two retired eye doctors on Valentine’s Day – after three years in Sanctuary at Homeward...
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A promise made; a promise kept
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” ~ Will Rogers The most important installation in the progress of the Homeward Bound Memorial Garden was finally completed...
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Building trust
Building trust with the new arrivals at Homeward Bound… one touch… one kindness at a time. “Properly trained, a man can be dog’s best friend.” ~ Corey Ford Filed under: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever...
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Shaping
When fellow gardener Maria is not showing off her magnificent sunflowers in the Memorial Garden, you will find her at home tending to her beautiful bonsai. Bonsai is the art of shaping a plant to find...
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Wordless Wednesday: Dodger
Filed under: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue Tagged: dog rescue, Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Pets, Photography
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When less is more
You can do more damage to a plant by overfeeding than underfeeding. Like kids with candy, plants will scarf up all the food they can find – especially nitrogen and phosphorus. Over-application of plant...
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Discipulus invitus
Ina is our resident master gardener which means she actually got schooled in the art of cultivation, while the rest of us either learned through experience – or we fake it. She creates beautiful...
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I Like Dogs
“I like dogs Big dogs Little dogs Fat dogs Doggy dogs Old dogs Puppy dogs I like dogs A dog that is barking over the hill A dog that is dreaming very still A dog that is running wherever he will I like...
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Wild and Beautiful
I ordered Rudbeckia for a drift with grasses, variegated iris, purple aster, and ‘Purple Emperor’ sedum. It was supposed to be a deep gold with full petals and a deep black center. As I watch it...
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Forever is composed of nows
Gardening requires a leap of faith. You prepare the soil, plant the seed, tuber or bulb, protect and wait. There are no guarantees about weather, water or rabbits for that matter. Loss is inevitable;...
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Wordless Wednesday: Pookie Girl
Filed under: My Pups Tagged: Dog Photography, Dogs, Pets
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The Dogs of Klamath IV
We made our annual trek to Klamath, CA a little early this year. This place – not far from the border of Oregon, where the Klamath River meets the Pacific Ocean, restores my spirits and renews my...
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Wordless Wednesday: Full House
Filed under: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue Tagged: Dogs at Play, Golden Retrievers Water, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Pets
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New Dog On The Block
From time to time, you have seen me include photos of our rescue’s dog photographer, Rob, in my posts. This must be how he got so good. His photos are pretty extraordinary (I’ve stolen some…below). So...
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Wordless Wednesday: A Girl and Her Dog
Filed under: Photography Tagged: Children and Dogs, Dogs, Gardens Golden Retrievers, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Pets, Photography
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Do The Waggle Dance
Honey bees are social insects. They live communally and depend on each other for their very existence. Everyone has a role, and when these tiny toilers pull together, amazing things get done. An...
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Happy 4th of July!
Filed under: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue Tagged: dog rescue, Golden Retriever Puppy, Pets, Photography, Puppy 4th of July
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