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  1. ty! #ff @TerraNovaNurs @yardbutler @TheSoilToil @sallysbackyard @UrbanDirtFarmer @edibleliving @ChickensOnCam @kevinsonger @GardeningGusto about 8 hours ago via TweetDeck
  2. hola hi, hola ho! rain!!! time to fill those trashcans back up with rain water!!! 11:35 AM May 31st via Facebook
  3. was planning to mow the lawns today. maybe that is why rain could be coming... 7:00 AM May 31st via Facebook
  4. The BackYard Farmer Pro Tip: you are suppose to run around the backyard shouting:" i am a real farmer now!" to... fb.me/1tsKBTFFs 6:13 PM May 29th via Facebook
  5. RT @betweenthelimes: It's like a mini bouquet, filled with hundreds of flowers instagr.am/p/LMRSijkvVp/ 6:16 PM May 28th via TweetDeck
  6. today's battle result -- me: 5 bites; ants: hill destroyed. 4:10 PM May 26th via Facebook
  7. plastic round sprinkler just not cutting it. ground only wet on surface even after 10 mins of spraying. 11:08 AM May 24th via Facebook
  8. the original <hairy balls> milkweed may be the first official casualty of the year. good thing i have 4 of its... fb.me/1NJoQrBFb 8:38 PM May 23rd via Facebook
  9. RT @Peskychicken: I'd rather NOT know that its 130 paces from the pond to the fruit trees ... I'd rather have rain instead ...#haulingwater 5:52 PM May 23rd via TweetDeck
  10. was not expecting this "stray" shower. let's see how long it will stay. 7:45 PM May 21st via Facebook
  11. winter weeds almost gone. just in time for summer weeds. 7:52 AM May 19th via Facebook
  12. started the day right. killed a wasp. 8:40 AM May 18th via Facebook
  13. [pic] from the top, scallion bloom. fb.me/HYmoE5Is 7:27 AM May 16th via Facebook
  14. [pic] scallion bloom. fb.me/208HWCsVp 7:27 AM May 16th via Facebook
  15. [pic] yummy basil. fb.me/1Zgd6x5pc 8:53 AM May 15th via Facebook
  16. [pic] 3rd milkweed bed on the left, another 100. fb.me/WbmzKEGK 8:52 AM May 15th via Facebook
  17. [pic] mystery plant/flower on the left. fb.me/11UQzy79y 8:52 AM May 15th via Facebook
  18. [pic] as promised, the photo of the pink/purple dragonfly. very skittish little creature. fb.me/MJuWV109 8:51 AM May 15th via Facebook
  19. [pic] if the blood orange tree survives this summer and winter, maybe we'll finally get some real fruits next year. fb.me/HxG3VxEQ 8:30 AM May 15th via Facebook
  20. [pic] the <prairie blazing star> continues to surprise. fb.me/1qJ1xojNb 8:28 AM May 15th via Facebook
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