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Friday 7 February 2025
Big Blue Sea Holly, As a Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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The Big Blue Sea Holly plant, in our Figure-8 raised garden bed, started to grow in 2023 but never flowered. After the winter of 2024 the plant never returned.
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Thursday 6 February 2025
Camellia Buds, As a Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Our Camellia plant next to the garage had just begun to bud. Later this spring, it will decorate the yard with lovely pink flowers.
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Wednesday 5 February 2025
Hellebore Buds, As a Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Our short red Hellebore had just begun to bud in early February. Our tall White Hellebore had just begun to bud in early February. Our tall red Hellebore had just begun to bud in early February.
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Tuesday 4 February 2025
Daphne Odora Buds, As a Flowering Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Our daphne odora plant is a flowering plant that flowers in winter. It's red buds in February were just beginning to open.
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Monday 3 February 2025
Artificial Bugs, As a form of Insect Animal
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A plush ladybug toy lay on the carpet next to a roll of tape. A child in a blue dress was trapped by legs. The entire scene was photographed through a party balloon. Bugs on banners outside the Academy Of Science in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. This praying mantis may have been a photograph, but was printed on a banner making it artificial. The words on the banner read, Bugs Now Thru Jan 22
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Sunday 2 February 2025
2025 Winter Back Corner, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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The only sign of life inside our back corner raised garden bed this winter was a single hellebore planted near the edge.
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Saturday 1 February 2025
2025 Winter Vegetable Garden, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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One corner of our raised bed vegetable garden was filled with droopy not-yet-bloomed plants. The freezing temperatures have not yet killed those droopy leaves.
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Friday 31 January 2025
2025 Winter Figure Eight, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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Two yellow blooms were bent over and facing the dirt during the cold snap near the end of January. The brown leaves and dim light create an early winter scene.
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Thursday 30 January 2025
Winter Snake, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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The Snake raised garden bed was brown and dull in winter. The only sign of life was the moss covering its stone faces.
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Wednesday 29 January 2025
Winter Pond, In The Back Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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This winter was so cold that the top of our pond froze solid.
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Tuesday 28 January 2025
Winter Beast Garden, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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Flowers growing in our Beast raised garden bed have turned brown in winter. Bare brown branches and brown grass accented our Beast raised garden bed.
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Monday 27 January 2025
Winter Bird Bath, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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In the winter, we had been subjected to freezing temperatures. As a consequence, the water in our bird bath had frozen solid.
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Sunday 26 January 2025
Winter Monster, A Raised Garden, As A Collection Of Plants, Eugene, Oregon
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Our front yard raised garden bed was called the "Monster." Here, it has faded into is winter drab look.
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Saturay 25 January 2025
Winter Ferns, As A Type Of Plant, Eugene, Oregon
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Another of the ferns, that used to decorate the left side of our front path, had also fallen flat and turned brown this winter. On the other hand, the fern, to the right of our front path and protected by a tall bush, continued to stand upright and green. One of the ferns, that used to decorate the left side of our front path, had fallen flat and turned brown this winter.
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Friday 24 January 2025
2025 Westley Williams, Celebrating The Human Being, Eugene, Oregon
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Westley welcomed Dieter's birthday attendees by playing his Saxophone. Moving bars on his cellphone showed him which keys to press. Westley played his saxophone for the entertainment of all the party attendees.
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Thursday 23 January 2025
Street Mural, John Adams Center, City College Of San Francisco, 1860 Hayes Street, San Francisco, California
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A woman spoke through a bullhorn, while another woman held a Spanish language sign. A hand held a hypodermic needle and a man bellowed as he drove his car. Kids studied while another kid played music and danced. Below, in grey tones, people were trapped behind bars. A long hand pointed at a world globe at the corner. Part of the Atlantic Ocean was rusted away. A closer view of the lower level with people trapped behind bars. Two doors in the wall interrupted the mural. One door was open, the other was closed. Tow kids played basketball from wheelchairs. A man delivered a box of food to another and a boy rode a bike past a co-op store.
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Wednesday 22 January 2025
Medusa Mural, And Sculpture, Corner of Sanchez and 16th Streets, San Francisco, California
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Her right hand was covered in blue flames and had birds flying around it. Medusa's left wrist was also covered in symbols, and also had colorful fish swimming below it. Little blue people danced on top. This mural showed Medusa with arms outstretched. Notice all the symbols on her arms. More of Medusa's right arm with blue flames and more symbols. Medusa's left elbow was also covered in symbols. Colorful fish swam below the elbow. To the right of Medusa's head were birds flying over blue flames. The upper part of Medusa's left arm with more symbols on it. To the left of Medusa's head were more flowers, lightning, and swirling clouds.
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Tuesday 21 January 2025
Wall Art, Yerba Buena Garden, SOMA, San Francisco
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A woman carried a basket of potatoes on her head, past a pot filled with flowers and a bullhorn, all on top of a bus. The bird branch continued with pink variegated blooms, over a black square. A cloud had electric circuits inside it. The cloud was painted over an older wing. A boom box had eyes that stared out from behind bushes. A spaceman, who hid behind a tree, lifted a hand and waved. Two arms ended in two held hands, all in front of a striped wall with leaf designs. Another woman with a basket of flowers on her head, walked past a pot of leaves, potatoes, and a pencil. All this was atop the back of a bus. A scale backed by swords found that two people weighed the same.
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Monday 20 January 2025
Litter, As Found Garbage, Eugene, Oregon
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Two pieces of litter were spread on a lawn. A wooden bed frame and a mattress created litter.
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Sunday 19 January 2025
Art Stairs, Yerba Buena Garden, SOMA, San Francisco, California
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Another set of steps were also decorated, this time with geometric shapes. Both sides of the steps were also decorated. The other side of the Blue Flowers was also decorated. Blue flowers, against a red background, decorated the stairs leading up to the Yerba Buena Gardens. The stairs were against the south side of Moscone Center East. The wall of the steps were also decorated. The other side of the Geometric steps were also decorated.
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Saturday 18 January 2025
Garage Door Mural, Artist: Unknown, Mirabel and Coso Avenues, San Francisco, California
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An abstract design of colorful swirls was painted on a garage door at Mirabel Avenue and Coso Avenue in San Francisco.
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