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The Serendipity of Plants (or seeds that the wind throws down)

In any case, that's how I figure that this mystery plant made its way into the pot...

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11 Oct, 2015
Raquel

A clear, blue day....

There are days when the sky is deeply blue, the clouds puffy-white cotton scattering...

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12 May, 2013
Raquel

Re-wind to February-Tulips in Houston

One of the oddest things for me is to see tulips in Houston, because the weather...

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12 May, 2013
Raquel

Bloomin' Narcissus...!

So happy that the narcissus bulbs I received at the Holiday Party at work finally...

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16 Feb, 2013
Raquel

Paper whites for the first time...

During the Holiday Party at work last year there was an exchange of gifts, and for...

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2 Feb, 2013
Raquel

The Cats of Old San Juan.

I was in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, two weeks ago for a conference and through a...

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1 Apr, 2012
Raquel

Figuring out the garden...

Gardening in Houston has never been easy, but I more or less knew what I could grow...

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1 Apr, 2012
Raquel

Beautiful, ecological Costa Rica.

This past weekend I had the opportunity-the kind that don't often come along-to go...

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20 Nov, 2011
Raquel

The Great Drought of 2011

Texas has been in (is? one day and night of rain does not a drought end!) a state...

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22 Oct, 2011
Raquel

A very quick visit to the National Zoo, Washington, DC

I love the National Zoo. I love the fact that it's free and that it looks like a...

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26 Jun, 2011
Raquel

House & Garden Tour in Brookland, Washington, DC

I just came back from my 2 week vacation/visit to my sister and her family, who live...

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22 Jun, 2011
Raquel

Rangoon Vine Creeper - success!!

I bought my Rangoon Vine Creeper because I thought I could use it to twine about...

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23 Apr, 2011
Raquel


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