Garden – Page 14 – This is Another Story

#WeekendCoffeeShare: A Proud Parent and Road Trip Planning

Published on May 8, 2021May 7, 2021 by Yinglan9 Comments

Good morning or afternoon wherever you are, come in, sit, and join me for a chat. Coffee? Tea?

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CMMC: May Close Up or Macro

Published on May 7, 2021May 6, 2021 by Yinglan2 Comments

Less than one week old green bean seedling (germinated 5/3/2021), photo taken 5/6/2021

Hoping for a large strawberry harvest this year

May 2021 Carnations in my garden, still alive

Cee’s Midweek Madness Challenge

Wordless Wednesday: Surprise

Published on May 5, 2021May 2, 2021 by Yinglan11 Comments

#WeekendCoffeeShare: Spring Concerns

Published on May 1, 2021April 30, 2021 by Yinglan14 Comments

Good morning, come on in and have a coffee with me. Actually, let’s go out to the backyard. It’s hot outside – 78-degree-Fahrenheit (about 26-degree-Celsius). It’s actually the last warm day for the week. It’s supposed to drop back down to the 60’s tomorrow.

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CFFC: Natural Light vs Man Made Light

Published on April 28, 2021April 27, 2021 by Yinglan7 Comments

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge

#WeekendCoffeeShare: Indoor Greenery and Bad Driving

Published on April 17, 2021April 16, 2021 by Yinglan6 Comments

Good day and welcome! Come in and join me for a cup of coffee and a chat. I already had my coffee this morning. So I’ll once again settle for a cup of peppermint tea.

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Lens-Artists Challenge #142: You Pick It! – Spring 2021

Published on April 4, 2021April 3, 2021 by Yinglan16 Comments

This week for the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, we are assigned the easy topic of You Pick It! and I am picking Spring 2021 for my topic.

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Wordless Wednesday: Creepin’

Published on March 31, 2021March 30, 2021 by YinglanLeave a comment

5 Months into 2020…

Published on May 8, 2020June 16, 2023 by Yinglan9 Comments

So we’re now 5 months into 2020 and I think you’ll agree with me when I say this, “2020 sucks!”

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Creating a Container Garden…

Published on May 2, 2020June 16, 2023 by Yinglan11 Comments

Almost 3 years ago, I moved into my current home. There were raised beds in the backyard and the front yard was incredibly bare except for a Japanese Maple tree which my mom has threatened to cut it down many times since and I have to keep reminding her that this is my house, not hers.

2 years ago, I started creating my garden. I planted 2 cherry trees, 2 plum trees, 3 strawberry plants, and 6 dahlia bulbs hoping to stop my neighbors’ weeds from invading my yard.

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Wits End Weekly Photo Challenge: Unexpected Beauty

Published on May 5, 2019May 4, 2019 by Yinglan6 Comments

This remains one of my favorite macro shot of all time. I did not expect cherry blossom buds to look like this close-up.

I was not expecting a butterfly in my strawberry patch but I’m glad it landed there, just long enough for me to take my picture

Wits End Weekly Photo Challenge

A Photo a Week Challenge: Three of a Kind

Published on May 3, 2019May 2, 2019 by Yinglan5 Comments

After re-reading the challenge rule, I realized it’s a different “three of a kind” – the kind where I’m photographing an object in three different angles, not the three of the same object three of a kind. Continue reading “A Photo a Week Challenge: Three of a Kind” →

Photo of the Week!

Published on May 3, 2019May 2, 2019 by YinglanLeave a comment

I planted these leucanthemums in my backyard a few weeks ago and so far, they’re doing well. I took this picture about two weeks ago and I think it might be time for me to take more as more and more of these pretty flowers come in. Continue reading “Photo of the Week!” →