Jacob Devyn Lee you are my life, my world, my breath. Having you for a son has taught me the true meaning of the word love. happy 15th birthday.
Plants That Repel Ticks & Fleas
Plants That Repel Ticks & Fleas
by Tara Shore
Keep fleas and ticks out of your yard and away from your pets.
Ticks and fleas are not a welcome visitor in any yard, especially if you have pets or children. Short of applying pesticides, however, most people don’t do anything to deter these bugs from entering the yard. They may sometimes assume that if they keep their pets indoors or don’t have pets, the yard is free from worry. This isn’t necessarily true, and you don’t have to use chemicals to keep the pests at bay. Instead, plant vegetation around the yard that naturally repels them, and enjoy your yard year-round
Garlic
You can add garlic to your garden and deter ticks from entering. Not only will you get rid of the pests, but as a bonus, you can use it in your cooking when it’s grown. You can also crush cloves of garlic up and spread it around the plant beds at the edges of your lawn to keep ticks from coming in. If you spread cloves around, be warned that it is poisonous to cats. Don’t use it if you have one.
Mint
Mint is an herb often used in teas and other cooking recipes, but it also works at repelling both ticks and fleas as well as many other insects. Keep some on hand in breathable bags near your patio to protect guests from fleas, ticks, ants and mosquitoes. Grow the herb in between plants to not only give the garden a nice scent but to block your yard so that bugs don’t enter.
Rosemary
To add to your garden’s coloring, provide a lovely smell and keep out both fleas and ticks, grow rosemary. It is an evergreen herb, creating a better year-round protection for your yard. When it is ready, you can dry the leaves and sprinkle them in the grass for added protection.
Fleabane Daisy
The fleabane daisy’s name gives away its main function. Although a nice tall flower, which can be worked into your landscaping, the most notable use for this daisy is to repel fleas. As an added benefit, the fleabane daisy also deters ticks, gnats, flies and mosquitoes. The leaves of the flower can be rubbed on your skin or your pet’s fur for added protection.
Chrysanthemums
Chrysanthemums deter both fleas and ticks, as well as add beautiful flowers to your landscaping. Place the flowers randomly around other plants along the edges of your yard to keep pests out. In addition, Chrysanthemums scare off roaches, bedbuds, silverfish, lice and more
MISSING!!!!!!
NAUGATUCK POLICE DEPARTMENT ****RUNAWAY ****
NAME: Alvarado, Anthony (16) Last Seen: 2/26/13 In Morning … Description: SEX: Male Race: Hispanic HEIGHT: 5’05” WEIGHT: 140 HAIR: Short Brown EYES: Brown Last Seen Wearing: Unknown Clothing Description.
Mother stated she last saw him in the morning on Tuesday 2/26/13. Subject has had recent history of leaving the residence overnight. Mother stated she does not feel he is in danger and may be with Friends. Mother stated that he has not been compliant of rules at home.
IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SUBJECT THEY ARE URGED TO CONTACT THE NAUGATUCK POLICE DEPARTMENT AT (203) 729-5221
NAME: Alvarado, Anthony (16) Last Seen: 2/26/13 In Morning … Description: SEX: Male Race: Hispanic HEIGHT: 5’05” WEIGHT: 140 HAIR: Short Brown EYES: Brown Last Seen Wearing: Unknown Clothing Description.
Mother stated she last saw him in the morning on Tuesday 2/26/13. Subject has had recent history of leaving the residence overnight. Mother stated she does not feel he is in danger and may be with Friends. Mother stated that he has not been compliant of rules at home.
IF ANYONE HAS INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SUBJECT THEY ARE URGED TO CONTACT THE NAUGATUCK POLICE DEPARTMENT AT (203) 729-5221
I was staring at this picture I’d taken of a daffodil, trying to figure out its name, when that fellow in my life walked by and said, “That looks like a tornado,” and then he walked on. What do you see? 😉
I’ve always enjoyed putting brush to paper, but I’ve never been especially disciplined about learning the right ways to do so. But the older I grow the more I realize it is more important to just put the brush to the paper and stop worrying about the right way. Van Gogh I will never be, but I don’t need to be Van Gogh to have fun with paint or to produce an image that might make someone’s day a bit brighter. Random thoughts on a quiet Sunday. 😉
Not sure this nasturtium leaf is emerald, Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2013, but I think it is a lovely shade of green just the same. And it is very tasty, in fact peppery, sprinkled on top of salads. 😉
That was the word that came to mind after I downloaded this image. A bit imperfect but somehow it felt wrong to delete it.
… it was an impulse buy. I had traveled to my local grocery store with a specific list of items to purchase. Prickly pears were not on that list. And yet as I passed by that basket of fruit …
… I guess the overhead lights struck the skin in such a way that I was reminded of iridescent glass. How could I resist such a display?
And yes, if I look close enough, I still see stars in a night sky. Perhaps an aurora. 😉
a child did wander through the stars …
how he traveled I don’t know …
all I know is the beauty he saw …
dazzling lights and colors true, representing every hue …
then one day he saw a world, big and blue with oceans dark …
down he went unto the land to wander lost upon the sands …
until he came upon a man
to whom he shared his many sights
one day that man would write a book
that is how I know that
in a galaxy far away
a child did wander among the stars
and maybe he still does
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Editorial note: These words came to me a a song as I was trying to figure out a way to share the above images (which are of ice on windows). Since I can’t read or write music, I can’t really tell you how the song…
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Tracey in Maine 