Peach Blossoms and Other Random Surprises
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Peach Blossoms and Other Random Surprises

We planted a couple dozen fruit trees last year, most of them didn’t make it. Ironically, a peach pit got thrown off our deck and randomly sprouted a peach tree which is now blooming. It’s funny how you work and put a lot of effort into things that don’t bear fruit and then some whimsical…

Blue Aster Wildflower Symbolism
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Blue Aster Wildflower Symbolism

It’s a treat to find beautiful flowers blooming in fall. These are blue asters growing in our front yard at the end of October. Bees, butterflies and other pollinators love blue asters. Asters symbolize patience, love of variety, and elegance. In France they symbolize the eye of Christ and are placed on soldier’s graves to…