Swapping Huckleberries
Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) Himalayan Honeysuckle ( Vaccinium glauco album) has been an attractive feature along our north-facing foundation since I planted it in 2016. You will have to take my word for it since I cannot locate a photo although I know one exists somewhere in the realm of the Internet or floating on a cloud somewhere. I did locate a photo of how it looked when it was first planted - It took a few years to fill out but it did so nicely to an attractive mound about 2 feet high by 3 feet wide. Last year, it started to look bad. I cut it back but it had not improved and this is how it looked a few weeks ago - I decided to rip it out and plant another huckleberry - this time Vaccinium ovatum , more commonly known as the "Evergreen Huckleberry". This is a plant that I've wanted for ages and kept putting off getting one because I could not find a good place for it. By most accounts, this is an amazing plant, a native one and excellent for
That #13 will be in your mind daily. Hopefully you will get used to it. It won't hurt you. Love the photo. It looks like that new lens will be an asset. Happy New Year.
ReplyDeleteLove the photo! One of my goals this year is to use my husband's really good camera and lenses. I love taking pics of birds, too. Maybe taking more photos will help with that pesky 13 number. Happy New Year from Arkansas!
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Looking through a new lens, of course! :)
ReplyDeleteI had a teacher once tell me her son returned from Vietnam on the 13th (a Friday even), so she never considered it unlucky. I have a sister born on the 13th, too. I hope this year turns out to be one of the best for you! Happy 2013!
ReplyDeleteGreat picture of the Goldfinches! I predict that this year will be your best so far, filled with wonderful plants and special people. Remember, it's just a number. Happy New Year, Phillip!
ReplyDeleteGreat capture of the goldfinches.I have never seen as many as I have this year.I have to fill the feeders everyday(I should,but I don't).Love watching them.
ReplyDeleteIf 13 won you the big money on the Lotto,you would think it was your luck number.....
Great photo, Phillip! From someone born on the 13th. Life is good! Happy New Year to you!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year, Phillip! Great photo, and what lens did you get?
ReplyDeleteJust think of it as 31 backwards. Happy new year to you regardless of the number.
ReplyDeleteFive golden finches and a hou---ow-ow--ows---finch.
ReplyDeleteFocus on the 20 part!
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year!
hey if it makes you feel any better, this is technically the 14th year of the 2000s, so your unlucky year should have been last year!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the suggestions everybody! Masha, I got a 105mm macro lens.
ReplyDeleteHappy to find your blog today! Your photos are amazing! Of course I'm following you:)
ReplyDeleteSo that's where all of my charming goldfinches have gone for the winter! I do miss their cheery summer yellow coats around here.
ReplyDeleteHappy New Year !
ReplyDeleteThanks for the wonderful posts. I thoroughly enjoy your blog from my little corner of the world in New Zealand, but very seldom comment so I hope I have put that right for the New Year :-)
Great photo! Jeannine
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