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Gondolier of Venice
I Love You Mom
Winter
Autumn Rose
Bench at Giverny
Cello Fantasy
Contemplating Eve
Summer Afternoon
Ballet des Fleurs
Dolphin Fountain at the Harbor
I Love You Mom
Country Cottage
Passion Flower
A Healing Space
Flower Celebration
War and Peace
Mission at Santa Barbara
Flower Faeries
Roses of Conquest
Sailing
Floral Chorus
Voting Booth
Butterfly Woman
Flowers and Song
Grandma's Table
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Spa Day
WaterFall
Waiter at the Champs Elysees
Tea Time
Water Fountain
Beckoning Bay
Yellow Light
Swan Duet
Chef at the Farmer's Market
Meubles de Jardin
Jaaazzzz
Bon Jour
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Tag Archives: garden
Rosie and Emma Plant a Seed™ Now Available on Amazon!
Rosie and Emma Plant a Seed™ is M. Nicole van Dam’s joyous and beautifully illustrated children’s book about a young girl Emma and her Leonberger dog Rosie, who find a mysterious seed and plant it. As the mysterious seed grows, … Continue reading
Posted in Children's Books, Gardening & Animals & Inspirations, New Nicole Artworks, New Nicole Product Updates, Nicole's News Hot Sheet, The Artist's Thoughts, Writer's Corner
Tagged Amazon, bird, book, children, children's book, dog, environment, garden, Leonberger, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, Once Upon a Time, pet, poetry, Rosie and Emma Plant a Seed, vegetable garden
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Super Tough, Inspirational Squirrel Shows Spirit!
Our little Molly Squirrel seems to have been in some mishap – perhaps she slipped in the rain – so now one of her hind legs seems to just hang there. Somehow, she seems to be managing on three legs … Continue reading
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Tagged conservation, environment, garden, living green, Molly, squirrel, vegetable garden
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New Bird Feeder Gets Approval from Black-Headed Grosbeak!
Here is a photo of the new bird feeder set-up and of the black-headed grosbeak checking out the new feeder today! Since our bird feeder was so extraordinarily busy, we decided to hang a second one, and it just received … Continue reading
On Bourke Parrots (Parakeets) and Organic Vegetable Gardens
Well, it’s very common for the Bourkes, after they’ve been out for awhile, to fly back to their cages, and frequently they play games – each one flies into the other’s cage, for example. Well, today our happy little Bourkes … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, bourke, crop report, environment, garden, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, organic, parakeet, parrot, pet, vegetable garden, veggie
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Rare Bird Sighting – A Black-Headed Grosbeak is Wintering in Our Garden!
We have been seeing what for us was a most unusual looking bird – and it turns out there is a reason for that. This little fellow is a black-headed grosbeak, and he is supposed to spend the winters in … Continue reading
Today’s Harvest!
It was glorious in the garden today – a slight cool breeze, warm sun on the shoulders, just wonderful. I harvested a cheery pile of colorful rainbow Swiss chard, sweet grape tomatoes, and aromatic fresh basil. Tonight I’ll saute it … Continue reading
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Tagged balsamic, basil, crop report, garden, garlic, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, onion, pomegranate, recipe, swiss chard, tomato, vegetable garden, veggie
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Our Princess Bourke lays FOUR eggs, and another GLORIOUS day in the Garden!
First, the big and yet not big news. Our little Bourke parrot has laid four eggs, and she is quite proud to show them off. Of course these eggs are all unfertilized, so her quest to hatch them is sadly … Continue reading
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Tagged bird, bourke, crop report, environment, garden, living green, M. Nicole van Dam, parakeet, parrot, pet, vegetable garden, veggie
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Blissfully Peacefully Perfect Moments in the Garden this Morning
It was just lovely in the garden this morning. Birds all a-twitter, my 120 pound Leonberger and 10 pound Chihuahua/Pomeranian/Papillion happily and comically by my side – you can’t look at these two dogs together and NOT smile: The garden … Continue reading
Magical Rainbow!
My husband came in yesterday and took me by the hand, and raced me outside – and here is what we saw: A perfect rainbow! Isn’t it interesting that seeing a rainbow makes us, for that moment, 5 years old … Continue reading
I’m Planted! All Veggie Boxes Full and Veggie-eutiful!
I’m thrilled! The gardener came today, armed with wire, soil, new sprinkler heads, and yippeee-I-oh! The last two vegetable boxes are repaired and planted. Here are some pictures. Note the corn for the raccoons and gophers – two varieties for … Continue reading
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Tagged garden, M. Nicole van Dam, vegetable garden, veggie
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Ok – I admit it – I’m Cheating!
Virtually everything in my veggie garden last year, I planted from seeds using the Park Seed “Biodome” – and we had a nice harvest, no complaints – in fact the gophers and raccoons found the corn especially yummie! As I … Continue reading
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Tagged chard, garden, matillija, romaine, spinach, tomato, tomatomania, vegetable garden
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Crop Report April 4!
It’s so wonderful to go to the garden – this is the most exciting time – new little sprouts seemingly by the moment. First I checked the veggie box I planted a few days ago. I noticed that it was … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, crop report, dog, environment, garden, Leonberger, M. Nicole van Dam, pet, vegetable garden, veggie
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The Veggie Garden is BEGUN!
It can be delayed no longer – in fact already I am late. Time to face the overgrown wilderness that once was my veggie garden. The first step is to arm myself with the requisite tools – seeds, markers, pens, … Continue reading
DISCOVERY: Best Tasting Tomato is NOT the Prettiest Shape or Color!
These photos say it all – the sudden bit of Summer in Fall was exactly what my tomatoes needed – and they are juicy and delicious! You can really see the difference between the varieties I planted. The chocolate cherry … Continue reading
New Harvest, New Recipes!
Today was a phenominal harvest, so beautiful, so bountiful, a gift!!! One plump fig, one huge zuccini, lovely tomatoes of different varieties, one mystery melon, a juicy orange, basil – basil – and – more – basil, and….my first pomegranite!!!! … Continue reading
Heat Wave Good for Something!
The heat wave here blazed through the weekend. A/C bill undoubtedly through the roof this month! But the good news is – all that late summer sunshine kissed my green boulder-sized, rock hard heirloom tomatoes and made them blush juicy ripe! Check … Continue reading
Why Can’t Raccoons Love Zuccini more than Corn?
Horror of horrors – all those lovely ears of corn I was so anxiously waiting for – ears that had succombed to a gopher last year, have now been COMPLETELY ravaged by a raccoon! The little brute (adorable but a … Continue reading
Did All This Really Start from Tiny Seeds?
I can’t believe how these tiny little sprouts have grown. Did I really plant them from seed only a few months ago (see the March blog post! They were only baby sprouts then!)? It seems like the heirloom tomatoes are … Continue reading
Crop Report! May 2010
I can’t imagine anything more fun than seeing these lovely “crops” come in! WOW! I just took some photos to show off – my goodness! Everything is so happy! I was a bit worried that our unusually blustery rain late … Continue reading
Our Leonberger and Bourke Parrot (Parakeet)
These two are buddies and say “hi” every morning – so cute!~ For video of our Bourke, who is HUGE on personality, please visit us on YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OVIN3SCSHM You can tell this bird has an opinion on everything! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7OVIN3SCSHM
