Category Archives: Miscellaneous

First Dip

Posted on April 24, 2016 by kimerer_brian

Last week I walked down to the Canal off of Third Street to see how my geese are doing on their nest. They have been nesting in the same place now for several years, so I check up on them … Continue reading →

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Alligator Seed

Posted on April 17, 2016 by kimerer_brian

Here is the latest addition to our stash of seeds. That is an Alligator Seed. Really. That’s what it is. You can tell if you look closer. If you plant that thing in warm sand, little alligators will grow out … Continue reading →

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Audrey Jr. Continues to Bloom

Posted on September 20, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Now that you have seen the strange plants at the CSSM, here is an update on one of our own Strange Plants, the Man-Eating-Plant that I have called Audrey Jr. The blooms have made considerable progress. We have fed the … Continue reading →

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CSSM

Posted on September 12, 2015 by kimerer_brian

No, it isn’t another acronym for an Adult Entertainment. Well, it kinda is, but not like that. It is the Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts. We went to their annual show and sale today, and we saw some of … Continue reading →

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News Flash!

Posted on August 9, 2015 by kimerer_brian

MAN-EATING PLANT MAKES BABIES! Well, it hasn’t actually made any babies yet. It is just about to bloom. Here is a closeup of the “flowers”. And, it doesn’t actually eat men either. Recently it has been eating mosquitoes that had the … Continue reading →

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Takeover

Posted on August 2, 2015 by kimerer_brian

We seem to have been taken over by Black Eyed Susans. That bunch is on the South side of the house by the air conditioners. If you go around the corner to the path into the back yard, you see … Continue reading →

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The Next Big Thing

Posted on June 27, 2015 by kimerer_brian

I think that I have just seen the Next Big Thing. I ordered a set of battery boxes from Amazon. The boxes are little plastic boxes that I use to store my AA and AAA rechargeable batteries in so that … Continue reading →

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Black Iris

Posted on June 7, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Here is a recent addition to the blooming plants. That is a Black Iris. While it isn’t a Man Eating Plant, it is somewhat different.  

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Crickets

Posted on May 24, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Recently I found an unusual addition to the shelf of plant supplies. That is exactly what it says on the label. That is a bottle of freeze dried crickets. I am glad I didn’t find that in the spice drawer. So, … Continue reading →

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Finally….. Spring!

Posted on March 21, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Spring has sprung! Da grass is riz. I wonder where da flowers is. And the Home Improvement stores have started putting out the lawn chairs. With snow on ’em. Sigh. Snow is a four letter word.  

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