David read this week that having a grow light helps the seeds get a much faster and better start. We have been putting a flourescent light over the seeds for 2 days now and we have our first sprout!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Full moon!
David borrowed a tripod from a friend at work (Hi Will!) and got this great picture of the moon the other night. The amount of detail is quite impressive.
Thursday, January 20, 2011
Veggie Starts
All the seeds waiting to be put into our seedling starter. Two kinds of bell peppers, san marzano tomatoes, indian chile, hungarian paprika chile, french chile, as well as some genovese and thai basil.
Veggie Seeds
So we're going to try once again this year to grow some stuff from seed. Last year we tried some herbs, and honestly didn't put a whole ton of effort into it. Hopefully it works out, and if it does we've enough seed for the next couple of years.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
bird on feeder
David has been using his new camera (and telephoto lens) to catch some birds in the backyard. Thanks to his new bird book we identified this little guy as a Verdin - a common resident of Sonoran desert. And very cute.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Kruegers come to visit - 2010
Judy and Erwin were able to come up to visit for Christmas as well. Karl's friend Evan came over for lunch, which is how everyone is in the picture. ;)
Family Christmas 2010
We visited Jefferson City for Christmas and Karl and Britni (and dogs) came by on Monday afterwards to celebrate. This is the traditional "Mom takes a picture of the kids in front of the Christmas tree" picture.
Monday, January 3, 2011
Winter 2011 Garden
So as most of you know, we love to grow veggies around the house. Fresh and tasty. Well, here's shots of our second attempt at a winter crop (last year's carrots and lettuces... um... we won't talk about). This year we're attempting a few things....
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| Two smaller Broccoli plants (soon to be transplanted to the EarthBoxes): |
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| The winter crop |
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| Baby Cauliflower peeking out from the inner leaves |
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| Baby Broccoli showing off |
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| The Gnome protects all |
Piano!
A bit of a late report on this one, but in August we picked up a piano for the house. Erika has played since she was a kid, and me... I labored over one in college during my music theory days. She's been re-collecting her music she used to play as well as looking into some new stuff, and she's picked me up some technique books as well so I can learn where my fingers are supposed to go.
Piano:
Artsy reflective shot:
Piano:
Artsy reflective shot:
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