random pics that YOU have taken.......

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[Baz]

"Tucker" in his favourite place to perch....

[72doug2,2S]

[72doug2,2S]

[72doug2,2S]

[72doug2,2S]

Fossil hunting today at Caspersen beach.

[kach22i]

http://s184.photobucket.com/user/kach22i/library/2016%20Misc?sort=3&page=1

[masraum]

Last night in Houston.

Houston Storm Animated by smasraum, on Flickr

[masraum]

Or, just

IMG_7994 by smasraum, on Flickr

[Baz]

We installed some Bamboo yesterday for a new project. This morning I set up temporary watering until I can get the permanent irrigation in next week. Bamboo uses a LOT of water and it's important to keep their feet wet - especially when first planted.

This is an easy system to set up - funny pipe with adapter to garden hose which is connected to battery timer on hose bib. Adjustable bubblers screwed into tee fittings with barbs on both ends and a 1/2" nipple on the tee. This coil of bubblers has been used on at least 3 other jobs that I can think of in the past 10 years or so....the last one was for newly installed Cabbage Palms. Save s a lot of hand watering!

[Baz]

Chamber of Commerce weather here today......

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Baz

That's clumping bamboo, right? Otherwise, how are you going to keep it in check? My mother gave me some beautiful black bamboo. I suspect 100 years from now the neightborhood is may look like a temple in Thailand because of that bamboo. I mostly just mowed over it regularly and that kind of kept it in check, but it kept trying anyway.

[Baz]

Originally Posted by masraum

That's clumping bamboo, right? Otherwise, how are you going to keep it in check? My mother gave me some beautiful black bamboo. I suspect 100 years from now the neightborhood is may look like a temple in Thailand because of that bamboo. I mostly just mowed over it regularly and that kind of kept it in check, but it kept trying anyway.

Yes....this is clumping, Steve. It's all I use. This variety is my favourite...Bambusa textilis 'Gracilis'...very compact footprint and vertical growth. In a couple years you won't see that house next door.

[masraum]

Nice, I love Bamboo, but you definitely either need clumping or a very serious plan to keep it in check. Mother nature finds a way.

[rcooled]

Random shots taken at the California missions

[rcooled]

[Rtrorkt]

[daepp]

I took my kids to all 21 over a six year period (ea. kid during 4th grade did a "Mission Project")

But I stopped by a couple earlier this month driving down from SLO:

[Baz]

[Baz]

One of my projects coming up is building a "nature playground" for kids at a local marine science center.

The first part of the playground will consist of a big hill with a slide and some other features including a pipe/tunnel that the kids can go through.

So I picked this baby up this morning.....tall enough to walk through standing up! I think the original concept was a 'crawl through' tunnel but I think this one will be whole lot more fun!