This charming rose is doing nothing to earn my appreciation outside of existing.
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Dangerous Beauty
Icicles melting in the sun against the backdrop of a deep blue sky are beautiful, aren’t they?
At the same time, they pose a few dangers.
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One Man’s Weeds
I’ve got a patch of soil in my flowerbed where I have trouble growing anything on purpose. But these beautiful Yellow Rocket flowers come up each spring before any other bits of color, so I let them stay!
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Valuable
When we’re little, the size of the boxes under the tree on Christmas morning Continue reading Valuable
Unappealing Value
I think most of us would agree that this tree has some serious problems. Not one, but four ugly, tumor-like growths…poor tree! Those burls are no prettier close-up.
But what are they, exactly? Continue reading Unappealing Value
Lauri Hawley 