Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Toad

Posted on July 8, 2016 by kimerer_brian

In the Spring, we get tadpoles and feed them until they turn into toads. Yep. We still do that. We released about a hundred of them this Summer. This toad showed up in the yard, and is probably one of our … Continue reading →

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One of these things…

Posted on June 22, 2016 by kimerer_brian

This year, our front yard is a sea of white clover again. But… One of these things is not like the others. Can you spot it? It’s right in the middle of the picture. No? Here’s a closer look. See … Continue reading →

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The Answer Is….

Posted on June 20, 2016 by kimerer_brian

OK. That’s enough time. The answer is Abracadabra. Supposedly, every bloom is different, so you never know what you are going to get.

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morebeer

Posted on June 19, 2016 by kimerer_brian

OK. More beer. I put up a batch of Honey Porter today to ferment. Yada yada. But here is the real news! Check out this rose! Yikes! That is in our rose garden! Here is a quiz. What is the … Continue reading →

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Okbeer

Posted on May 15, 2016 by kimerer_brian

I put up another batch of beer into the secondary today. Yawn. But here is some really exciting stuff! Look at this! Ya! That is one big-ass screwdriver. We found it at one of those rummage sales where people dump … Continue reading →

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First Dip

Posted on April 24, 2016 by kimerer_brian

Last week I walked down to the Canal off of Third Street to see how my geese are doing on their nest. They have been nesting in the same place now for several years, so I check up on them … Continue reading →

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Alligator Seed

Posted on April 17, 2016 by kimerer_brian

Here is the latest addition to our stash of seeds. That is an Alligator Seed. Really. That’s what it is. You can tell if you look closer. If you plant that thing in warm sand, little alligators will grow out … Continue reading →

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Audrey Jr. Continues to Bloom

Posted on September 20, 2015 by kimerer_brian

Now that you have seen the strange plants at the CSSM, here is an update on one of our own Strange Plants, the Man-Eating-Plant that I have called Audrey Jr. The blooms have made considerable progress. We have fed the … Continue reading →

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CSSM

Posted on September 12, 2015 by kimerer_brian

No, it isn’t another acronym for an Adult Entertainment. Well, it kinda is, but not like that. It is the Cactus and Succulent Society of Massachusetts. We went to their annual show and sale today, and we saw some of … Continue reading →

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News Flash!

Posted on August 9, 2015 by kimerer_brian

MAN-EATING PLANT MAKES BABIES! Well, it hasn’t actually made any babies yet. It is just about to bloom. Here is a closeup of the “flowers”. And, it doesn’t actually eat men either. Recently it has been eating mosquitoes that had the … Continue reading →

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