I forget what this plant is called, but I frequently see it around here.
It has very tiny pretty purple blooms.
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Weird Grass Growing by Creek
March 13, 2012 — DebbieI can’t recall if I have shared any photographs of this on the blog before or not.
But if I have, I still don’t know what this is. LOL!
It’s some sort of odd grass-like plant that grows in one spot on the creek bank. I suspect that it is some sort of purchased plant, that maybe got displaced during flooding and belonged to someone up the creek from us… maybe. That is totally a guess. But it doesn’t look like anything native that I’ve ever seen around here.
This is what it looks like sprouting up:
And this is a stick of it left over from last season:
It stays green months after a stalk has broken off. And during the summer it has stripes. My daughter says that she thinks it looks like something out of Dr. Suess, and I think she’s right. Although you wouldn’t think so by the two photos I am sharing here. I need to try to get some of it, during it’s more colorful stage.
If anyone knows what it is, please let me know. Thanks!
Miscellaneous Weeds
March 8, 2012 — DebbieEven weeds can be pretty, if you stop to look at them. 
I am not sure what either of these two are called.
If you know what they are, feel free to email me and I will update this page with their names.
Odd Flying Insect
May 11, 2010 — DebbieI have no idea what this is. It was sitting on the outdoor table near my flowers. Terribly low light conditions so the photos aren’t good. If anyone knows what this is, let me know. Thanks!
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Pink flower
April 25, 2010 — DebbieA macro shot of a little pink flower on a weed in the yard. Sorry I don’t know what it is called.
The entire bloom is smaller than a dime.
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Furry little bee?
April 3, 2010 — DebbieI guess this is some sort of bee. But it looked very strange to me. It was very furry.
Anyone know exactly what it is?
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Mystery plant
March 19, 2010 — DebbieOnce upon a time I knew the name of this little plant, that resembles a tiny version of hen & chicks, but I’ve forgotten what it is called. If anyone wants to clue me in, that would be great. 
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Sparrow
January 10, 2010 — DebbieI believe this is a type of sparrow. I shouldn’t admit this probably, but I’m honestly too lazy/tired too look it up right now. ;) If anyone wants to tell me what it is, I’ll happily add the exact name in. Or perhaps I’ll look it up myself when feeling a little more perky. I just thought it was interesting to see it at that feeder. I have seen them eat on the ground before, but never on that feeder. I think it’s cute.
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Hawk
December 8, 2009 — DebbieWhile I was photographing the Woodpecker in the last post, a hawk flew in up on the mountain. I’m not great at bird identification, but I think it is a Cooper’s hawk. It was very far away and raining, so the photos aren’t great. I watched it sit there for awhile, while nearby crows went crazy making a big fuss about it being around. It ignored them and preened it’s feathers, even looked at me at time or two. Then it flew to the ground. I don’t know what it did, I never saw it fly back up and I waited for as long as I could in the cold. It didn’t really fly down like they do when they are after something. So I’m not sure what it was up to. I have it going to the ground on a video clip. But it’s not a very good clip because of my shakiness, so I didn’t upload it to the video log. I can if someone is really interested in it. But it’s not that great.
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