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Sunday 23 March 2025
Dark-Eyed Junco (Junco Hyemalis), Birds in the Wild, As A Form Of Animal, Eugene, Oregon
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Hidden among fallen leaves, this Dark-Eyed Junco was looking for bugs or seeds to eat.
Some related stories: Blue Jay • Snowy Egret • Pelican • Gulls • Hummingbirds • American Avocet • Hawks • Great Blue Heron • Sparrows • Black Crowned Crane

Saturday 22 March 2025
Buckets, As As Garden Things, Eugene, Oregon
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We had three buckets of water set on the concrete in the side yard. Winter freezing weather caused the top of the water to freeze over. We had three buckets of water set on the concrete in the side yard. A recent rain storm filled them to overflowing.
Related stories: Birdbath • Lettuce • Raised Bed • Tomato • Winter Raised Bed

Friday 21 March 2025
2025 Daffodil, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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A lone daffodil bloomed beside our front yard dogwood tree. A few daffodils were beginning to bloom around our concrete goose in our front side yard. Many daffodils grew next to our driveway. Many were in bloom on this afternoon. Several daffodils bloomed at one end of our "Figure Eight" raised garden bed.
Related stories: Banana Split Daffodil • Daffodil Leaves • Extravaganza Daffodil • Flattened Daffodil • Goose Green Daffodil • Mini Daffodil • White Lion Daffodil • Yellow Trumpet Daffodil

Thursday 20 March 2025
Twigs And Branches, As Garden Things, Eugene, Oregon
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Twigs and branches occasionally fall from one of our trees and land on the garden path. When found there, and when the weather is warm, we pick them up. Picked up twigs and branches could also be added to our smaller pile at the back end of our patch of raspberry plants. Picked up twigs and branches are added to one of our piles at the side of the house. Twigs, that had fallen off our trees during a rare freeze, had been picked up and piled on our bridge over next year's pond. A small Y-shaped branch fell on the path next to our "Snake" raised garden bed. It too will someday be picked up.
Some related stories: The Snake • The Well • Log Piles • Garden Irrigation • Garden Walking Path • Cold Frame • Embarcadero Center • Back Corner • Blue Shade Anemone • Blue Daisy Anemone

Wednesday 19 March 2025
Mini Daffodils, As Flowering Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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Several miniature daffodils bloomed under the hazelnut tree in our side back yard. None of them grew higher than 4 inches (or 10 centimeters).
Related stories: 2025 Daffodil • Banana Split Daffodil • Daffodil Leaves • Extravaganza Daffodil • Flattened Daffodil • Goose Green Daffodil • White Lion Daffodil • Yellow Trumpet Daffodil

Tuesday 18 March 2025
Wildflower Meadow, As Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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A few orange crocus have already bloomed, inside what in summer will become a wildflower meadow.
Some related stories: Fungus • Stumps • Heuchera • Mushrooms • Roots • Dracaena Reflixa • Vines • Out Of Focus Plants • Weeds • House Plants

Monday 17 March 2025
2025 Vegetable Garden Ferns, As A Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Another two ferns grew under another of our raised vegetable garden beds. A mature fern grew under one of our raised vegertable garden beds. This one had suffered from a recent freeze.
Related stories: 2022 Vegetable Garden Ferns

Sunday 16 March 2025
Frontyard Hellebore In Full Bloom, As A Flowering Plant, Oregon
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Our frontyard hellebores, under our dwarf cherry tee, were tall and in full bloom. They exhibited both white and red blooms.
Some related stories: Purple Hellebores • Pink Frost Hellebore • Back Corner White Hellebore • Blooming Hellebores • Front yard Summer Hellebore • On Back Of Low Hill Hellebore • Searchlight Hellebore • Winter Plum Hellebore • Frontyard White Hellebore • Red Hellebore

Saturday 15 March 2025
2025 Dogwood Tree, A Type Of Tree, Eugene, Oregon
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Our dogwood tree was in full bloom under a blue sky with scattered clouds.
Related stories: 2022 Dogwood Tree

Friday 14 March 2025
2025 Hail Storm, An Event, Eugene, Oregon
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Our backyard "Snake" raised garden bed, our blue tarp, and our canvas roof were also covered in a layer of hail. Our backyard patio, the backyard path, and our barbecue, were all covered in a layer of hail from the recent hail storm. The front path, that leads to our front door, was covered in a layer of hail.
Related stories: 2021 Hail • 2022 Hail

Tuesday 11 March 2025
2025 Multi-People's Birthday, An Annual Event, Eugene, Oregon
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Terry read aloud one of her birthday cards to the folks gathered. Someone served hisself or herself a spoon full of sliced strawberries to cover cake or ice cream. Another birthday gift was a framed window with birds on a tree beyond the window. Benny (her birthday) cut and served the cake to her left to Terry (her birthday too) and to the full right of the image to Lynette (her birthday too) Another birthday gift was a table runner with many birds painted on it. One of two birthday cakes. This one had the candles on it. This photo shows the candles as having just been blown out. Oner of the birthday gifts was a puzzle of framed dog pictures.
Some related stories: Parties • Cruises • 2017 Thanksgiving • Flash Mobs • Forth Of July • Plays • Contests • Human Races • LGBT • Off Site

Monday 10 March 2025
Daphne Odora Blooms, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Our Daphne Odora plant, just to the right of our front porch, was in full bloom. Walking out the front door wraps yourself in a wonderful smell.
Related stories: Daphne Odora Buds

Sunday 9 March 2025
Artificial Goose, As A Found Animal Replica, Eugene, Oregon and France
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It turned out that yellow daffodils grew around the concrete goose, not irises. And a few purple crocus also grew against the goose. Iris plants were just beginning to come up around the base of our concrete goose. A goose statue appeared to emerge from wall to flap its wings.
Related stories: Artificial Cranes • Artificial Ducks • Artificial Emu • Artificial Misc. Birds • Artificial Parrots • Artificial Pellican • Artificial Penguin • Artificial Swan • Artificial Tucon

Saturday 8 March 2025
Blooming Hellebores, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Our three Hellebore plants next to the driveway were in full bloom. Our single Hellebore plant in the back corner was tall with fresh blooms.
Some related stories: Back Corner White Hellebore • Lenten Rose Hellebore • Purple Hellebores • New Hellebores • Pink Frost Hellebore • Red Hellebore • On Back Of Low Hill Hellebore • Searchlight Hellebore • Front yard Summer Hellebore • Frontyard White Hellebore

Friday 7 March 2025
On Back Of Low Hill Hellebore, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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On the back of a low hill in our backyard, a pale green Hellebore plant was in full bloom.
Some related stories: Frontyard Hellebore In Full Bloom • Lenten Rose Hellebore • Back Corner White Hellebore • Searchlight Hellebore • Red Hellebore • Hellebore Buds • Purple Hellebores • New Hellebores • Pink Frost Hellebore • Frontyard White Hellebore

Thursday 6 March 2025
Mini Iris, As A Flowering Plant, Vegetable Raised Garden Bed, Eugene, Oregon
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Miniature iris flowers bloomed inside one of our raised bed vegetable boxes.
Related stories: Iris Germanica • Iris Douglasiana • New Iris

Wednesday 5 March 2025
2025 Hydrangea, As A Flowering Plant, Beast Raised Garden Bed, Eugene, Oregon
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In March, our Hydrangea plant had turned winter brown, with no indication that it would recover in summer.
Related stories: 2022 Hydrangea • 2023 Hydrangea • Hydrangea Vanilla Strawberry (Hydrangea Paniculata)

Tuesday 4 March 2025
2025 Mushrooms, Found In The Wild, Eugene, Oregon
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Mushrooms were growing on the ends of cut tree limbs that will dry over the summer to become fire wood.
Related stories: 2007 Mushrooms • 2023 Mushrooms

Monday 3 March 2025
Back Corner White Hellebore, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Our back corner white Hellebore displayed five blooms. These white blooms began with a hint of pink. This white hellebore was planted on a hill in the backyard. Sadly it suffered there. So, this year, it was moved to the mini-beast raised garden in the backyard. It only began to bloom after it was moved.
Some related stories: Red Hellebore • Front yard Summer Hellebore • Frontyard Hellebore In Full Bloom • Pink Frost Hellebore • Lenten Rose Hellebore • Hellebore Buds • Blooming Hellebores • Winter Plum Hellebore • New Hellebores • Searchlight Hellebore

Sunday 2 March 2025
2025 Daffodils, As A Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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A few daffodils were beginning to bloom around our concrete goose in our front side yard. Many daffodils grew next to our driveway. Many were in bloom on this afternoon. Several daffodils bloomed at one end of our "Figure Eight" raised garden bed. A lone daffodil bloomed beside our front yard dogwood tree.
Related stories: Banana Split Daffodil • Daffodil Leaves • Extravaganza Daffodil • Flattened Daffodil • Goose Green Daffodil • Mini Daffodil • White Lion Daffodil • Yellow Trumpet Daffodil

Saturday 1 March 2025
2025 Tattoos On Skin, As Found Body Art Apparel, Eugene, Oregon
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A common theme for tattoos was inked across the arms of our kids. The honeycomb was common, but the bee was in a different cell for each.
Related stories: 2008 Tattoos On Skin • 2009 Tattoos On Skin • 2011 Tattoos On Skin • 2012 Tattoos On Skin • 2017 Tattoos On Skin

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