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Adopt a spot garden after a hot dry summer…severe drought… the milkweed for monarch butterflies lookin great, artemisia happy, the garlic chives are just starting to bloom. The rose rugosa which had a tree cricket again got a good pruning. All the dead pricklies were removed…sigh… thanks for the hellos and well wishes to those who greet me at the stoplight.

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Here is the adopt-spot I care for that I call my “Traffic Garden”. The pink flowering trees inspired my response to express the fleeting of moments of spring, of the checkered flag, and of April showers.... here and gone ...

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Grateful for this November day in 2020. The garden is under straw, there is soup in the pot, a dog on the porch, and heat in Andy’s shop.

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Guardian Chippy (the self appointed quality/taste inspector) of the Beach Plums. We observed each other for a while... and lil chip even winked at me!

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A visit from a Northern Parula Warbler... in NH

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May2020 project for our beloved “garden of sustenance” celebrating thirty years here. Made with repurposed fabric, straw bale twine, surveyors tape, and artist ingenuity.

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The new northeast corner: a flagstone bookend to the spiral. Planting with sunflowers, hollyhocks, alyssum, and thyme.

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Ariel Oxaal for NH State Rep.... vote Sept 8

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A good day to plant peas to honor the thirty years that we’ve lived in this home and garden.

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5/15/2020 Project taking form. Welcome to the “Dover Traffic Spiral: a Roadside Art Installation Inspired by Traffic” coming to you this summer.

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Adopt-a-Spot, “Traffic Garden” at median strip on Central&Stark, tended to by “garden of sustenance” and features a traffic inspired garden sculpture for nesting insects and an inverted hubcap as a bug/bird bath made with repurposed materials.

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April 23, 2020 snapshots in the “garden of sustenance”.... remembering mom and the gift of her life... happy birthday💕🎶🌸🎶🌞🎶🌱

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This project is an enigma ... thumbs up ....

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Cheers! Beach Plum Cordial is ready for bottling and toasting tomorrow. Six dogs n twenty people. I am grateful for this family tree, it’s roots and fruit.