by Alice Liles | May 31, 2013 | Blog
I bought this bombax tree back in 1985 when I was first getting interested in the more unusual specimens I would come across when searching for cactus and succulents. It was in a one-gallon container then and about a foot tall. Today it is in an 18-inch pot and...
by admin | May 31, 2013 | Bright Lights
The last dance has turned into the last of everything. The last of Colten’s official time with us is one day away. He will always be our grandson, but for the past three years he has been a member of the household as well so he could finish school at Muleshoe High...
by Alice Liles | May 23, 2013 | Blog
When winter arrives and the weather gets colder and icier, prickly pear and cholla get progressively droopy and sad-looking. Both plants are in the same cactus family of opuntia, so I guess they respond similarly to the cold. By the end of winter, this is what one of...
by admin | May 22, 2013 | Bright Lights
Saturday was prom night, the next to the last hurrah for Muleshoe seniors. Graduation being their final flourish, of course. Which also meant it was Colten’s last prom, and it was my job to preserve it forever in pictures. And I was looking forward to documenting the...
by Alice Liles | May 19, 2013 | Cactus Care
As I was finishing my weeding for the day, some things came up that I should have mentioned in the last post about weeding the garden. So let me add to the list of helpful hints. I have found that if the ground is wet, or damp from rain or human watering, the weeds...
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