His voice was low and sweet. Not the chip-chip of Mr. Cardinal calling to his mate, this was a long and beautiful melody …
Why so little garden at the OKC Home and Garden Show?
Over the weekend, Bill and I drove to Oklahoma City to see the Home and Garden show. Bill likes me to go, and each time I do, I …
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Ten simple ways to beat the winter blues
It's cold. It's cloudy. It's gloomy. In Oklahoma, we're told we may get snow tomorrow. Whoopee . . . let's all break out our …
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Foliage followup for January 2011: the forecast is cold and dry
Although our winter has been mild for the most part, we've had two extreme blasts roll out from the Arctic. They didn't contain …
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Garden Bloggers Bloom Day: late winter
It's Bloom Day again, that once a month miracle hosted by Carol of May Dreams Gardens. I don't have much to show, but signs that …
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Wordless Wednesday: remember this?
It won't be long now. We're over halfway there. …
RDR’s, year in review, part II
July was all about food and travel. I made a divine fresh cherry pie from my tart 'Montmorency' cherry tree. Stephen and Laurie …
RDR’s year in review, Part I
It's been a year of changes at the Red Dirt Ranch. I am calling it a ranch these days because we have twenty-eight chickens, a …
A touch of white
Taken in the fall, this photo shows that a touch of white in this heath aster next to the Blushing Knockout rose makes them appear …
I have roses still
Not fresh May blooms, but the tough old girls who hold on past the freeze. Other than aphids and thrips, it's easy to be a May …
Give me color or give me spring
I mean, really, this fall has been nearly devoid of color, and I'm not one bit happy about it. Last year, I wrote rapturous …
What lies beneath
So farewell—to the little good you bear me. Farewell? a long farewell to all my greatness! This is the state of man: to-day he …