Wat Lao Buddhavong July 4th, 2009 Water Lilies in July

Continued from Wat Lao Buddhavong July 4th, 2009 the 30 Year Anniversary Celebration As I've mentioned in my Lotus or Water Lily at Biltmore post that in Buddhism, the lotus is one of the Eight Auspicious Symbols and one of the most poignant representations of Buddhist teaching, so not surprised to see it here at…

Lazy 5 Ranch

Seems like I've been lazy as the name of the post, but I'm actually on vacation this week and have a chance to visit Lazy 5 Ranch again. It's a privately owned  exotic animal drive thru park that offers a 3.5 mile safari through the gently sloping pasturelands of Piedmont, North Carolina. There are over…

Watching My Garden Grow

My small garden is coming together nicely, I finally have everything planted last weekend, and finally have time to sit and relax. I try to keep my garden simple this year, I’m thinking about doing a year round garden, growing vegetables in the fall and winter as well, but I still have to do some…

My (almost) Complete Garden

I'm happy to say that I'm almost complete with my garden but I can't say that my neighbor feel the same way.  They're an older couple and don't like to do much to their backyard (you can see their backyard from the second photo below), and I'm afraid that I've too much going on back…

My Younger Sister New Fishpond

As for now this is what it looks like, it seems that she could never make up her mind, it was once sitting on her deck, but now it's in front of her house.  It sort of makes me feel nervous looking at it since it's so closed to her house.  Fascinating that it has…

Delivery of Water Hyacinth

I posted about my Water Hyacinth the last time; mozemoua asked if she could have some. There is only so much that I could take inside with me during the winter months, and this water floating plant spread so fast that you only need a couple and it’ll grow overnight. When I promised her that…

Water Hyacinth Take Over

I can’t say that too much of anything is a good thing, I’d never have thought that I would have a problem with the Water Hyacinth, this water floating plant is spreading at a very fast pace, practically taken over my pond. Water hyacinth are free-floating perennial aquatic plants native to tropical South America. One…

Small Garden in Mid July

This post is for my oldest sister. It has been raining a lot lately, but mostly passing storms that bring welcoming rain to Dad’s garden, see his garden now in comparison to my last post. One of the reasons that Dad’s garden is looking very good is because his land used to be a horse…

Small Garden in Late June

This post is for my oldest sister. This is my last post before you’ll finally get to see Dad’s garden next week; everything is looking very good, as always. I think dad takes good care of his garden, everything is blooming or bearing fruits comparing to 10 days ago. My second sister has 2 water…

Small Garden in Mid June

This post is for my oldest sister. Dad’s garden is looking very good, comparing to last week, this week many of his vegetables are in bloom, and some even bear fruits or should it be called vegetables. Second sister child proof her fishpond, in preparing for the little nieces coming for July 4th week. Little…

A Perfect Little Spot

Gazebo, fish pond by SpecFin I used to think that if I have a gazebo next to my fishpond, then this little spot of mine would be perfect. I often imagine myself being out there, reading books on the weekend, or in the evening watching my fish swimming, and hearing the sounds of the water…

Small Garden in Late May

This post is for my oldest sister. Things are a lot bigger since the last time I posted photos of Dad’s Small Garden, and second sister’s fish pond is doing really well, her water lilies look healthy, and the leaves are big, unlike mine that barely made it to the top, I’m thinking that it’s…