Bruce Siebold
If I Were A Painter
If I were a painter, I would paint my life the colors of dahlias. Each day I would begin with a blank canvas and paint with only big,...
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Bruce Siebold
- Aug 29, 2021
- 1 min
Perhaps
In the days ahead, the Fall season will arrive on Eighty Acres. It will be a time when the Earth Mother sends her song birds on their...
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Bruce Siebold
- Jul 18, 2021
- 1 min
Prairie Restoration On Eighty Acres
Black-eyed susans, wild lupine, verbena, asters, and milkweed are just some of the prairie restoration flowers on Eighty Acres this...
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Bruce Siebold
- Jul 11, 2021
- 1 min
The Iris Said
While walking past the flower garden I overheard the Iris say, "with my delicate petals and pleasing colors, don't you think I am the...
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Bruce Siebold
- Jun 27, 2021
- 1 min
Time To Bloom
Do not hide your beauty. Unfurl and let me hear your voice. Tell me your story. Your dreams. Your hopes. For much too soon your petals...
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Bruce Siebold
- May 23, 2021
- 1 min
Ten Days
Like an old friend that comes to visit once each year, the crab apple blossoms fill the springtime air with excitement, hope and glorious...
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Bruce Siebold
- Aug 16, 2020
- 1 min
Just Enough Time
Today a red lily bloomed in my garden. It was the flower's first day and last day. The lily's entire flowering life counted in a single...
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Bruce Siebold
- Aug 2, 2020
- 1 min
King Tut Comes To Eighty Acres
Each summer you will find at least one King Tut plant on Eighty Acres. The King Tut plant is named after the Egyptian boy king and is a...
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Bruce Siebold
- May 17, 2020
- 1 min
The Word Of the Day. "EPIPHYTE"
Ready to expand your vocabulary? How about "epiphyte." This beautiful moth orchid arrived at our doorstep on mother's day and it is...
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Bruce Siebold
- Oct 13, 2019
- 1 min
Bumblebee Naysayers
Folklore has it that I am not supposed to be able to fly. It's something about my weight, wing size, air resistance and number of wing...
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Bruce Siebold
- Sep 15, 2019
- 1 min
A Special Day
Today I will sit quietly in the sunflower garden. Mindful of my deep breathing, I will bring sunshine into my lungs and soon my heart...
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Bruce Siebold
- Sep 1, 2019
- 1 min
I'll Take A Guess
Over the past week I have spent a considerable amount of time attempting to identify the swallowtail pictured above. To me the world of...
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Bruce Siebold
- Jun 30, 2019
- 1 min
I'll Be A Butterfly Today
Today I will see my world as a butterfly. I will fly close to the earth and softly alight upon a red daisy. I'll enjoy the flower's...
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Bruce Siebold
- May 12, 2019
- 1 min
Glory Days
The spring flowers are in full bloom, shouting for attention, painting Eighty Acres in a wide array dazzling colors. "Look at me." It's...
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Bruce Siebold
- Sep 2, 2018
- 1 min
Framed Black Eyed Susans
I discovered the old window frame in an antique store. I placed it in my garden terrace and captured this window-like view of the Black...
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Bruce Siebold
- Jan 21, 2018
- 1 min
Cone Flowers In Winter
Winter on Eighty Acres and the once bright pink, purple and red coneflowers have gone to seed. Frequently visited by bees, butterflies,...
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Bruce Siebold
- Oct 15, 2017
- 1 min
Last Dahlia 2017
Frost crept over the garden terrace early Tuesday morning and the dahlias went to sleep. The once vibrant greens, reds, pinks and...
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Bruce Siebold
- Sep 24, 2017
- 1 min
Living Life As A Sunflower
Each day the sunflower stands tall, bold and chooses to turn it's head to the Earth Mother's sunlight. The sunflower does not seek the...
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Bruce Siebold
- Sep 3, 2017
- 1 min
Mystery Solved!
During a recent Eighty Acres evening stroll I came upon this Slug resting in my flower garden. I snapped this photo with my macro lens...
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Bruce Siebold
- Aug 13, 2017
- 1 min
Coming To An End
She appears each august on Eighty Acres with deep black dome shaped eyes and yellow fingers. I invite her into my home and place her...
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