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Thursday, February 1 View Page We had excitement very near here yesterday.The Amtrak train carrying they Republican congressman and senators crashed 15 minutes near in our house.We were there yesterday,but the state police and FBI would not let us get close.Today we got see and talk to the neighbors that heard the crash.This is the photos look like we took..#wreck truck all parts scattered everywhere..the guy got killed was riding on the back of the truck.they say,he flew thru the air 50ft. and landed in somebody yard.Then they cover the body with the tarp and he lay there for the rest of the afternoon.Really sad!   Thursday, February 1 View Page The people say the sound like a bomb explode.there was trash everywhere.   Thursday, February 1 View Page Here is the half of the garbage truck.   Thursday, February 1 View Page This is the back half of the truck.   Thursday, February 1 View Page Today,there were NTSB agents everywhere along with the state police.. There were all very friendly.   Thursday, February 1 View Page On the way home, we went by the local peach ochards.   Thursday, February 1 View Page The trees are starting to bud early, very pretty picture...back home in Philippines we have a lot mango trees it look likes similar with the peaches.Big,big ochards,the same.   Thursday, February 1 View Page Many fields with young tree.   Thursday, February 1 View Page Another peaches trees again.I cant wait to go back there on the summer to buy the peaches...I Love peaches...   Saturday, March 17 View Page We were very impressed with Ned, from Pennsylvania, American eagle pictures in his diary last week.Eagle is our National bird in Phlippines.   Saturday, March 17 View Page This is our National Bird Sea eagle.This picture was taken in Malagos park in Mindanao Phili[ppines.   Saturday, March 17 View Page The Red Sea Eagles   Saturday, March 17 View Page Another species of spotted Eagles.   Saturday, March 17 View Page Fishing Eagles is very common in Phillippines.. You can see them on Sea. Phlippines composed of 7,100 Island, so...we have a lot of sea's.   Saturday, March 17 View Page Another Eagles.   Saturday, March 17 View Page We have a wild deer in Phillippines very small like a dog.I'm so amaze when i saw the deer here, in Virginia, its huge.   Saturday, March 17 View Page The same deer.   Saturday, March 17 View Page The Philippine Eagle.i think this is the smaller one.   Saturday, March 17 View Page The same Eagle.   Saturday, March 17 View Page The side view picture of the big Philippines Eagle. The Largest Eagle on the Earth.   Saturday, March 17 View Page This the best picture we have.It's look like a monster Eagle.We saw how they feed the eagle they give them the very big piece of red meat. the Eagle has chain on the leg.They told us we can't stand to close.   Saturday, March 17 View Page We saw this beautiful flower but we are not sure what it is..   Saturday, March 17 View Page Early morning fog on the mountain.On our way to North Carolina Growers Club meeting last Saturday.   Saturday, March 17 View Page Looking West of the Blue Ridge..   Saturday, March 17 View Page Beautiful up here in the morning.   Saturday, March 17 View Page That Loan Virginia Pine.   Saturday, March 17 View Page Raven's Roost overlooking Sherando, Lake.   Saturday, March 17 View Page We stop here.and this superwoman trying to lift up this rock.This is my Charles Atlas pose.ahhaahhahahha   Saturday, March 17 View Page I enjoyed the meeting,I Learned grafting from Chris Kent and Andrew Vial.Speakers are really good. We have good food and meet different nice people and had a lot of fun in Winston-Salem,NC. This is the picture on the way home called it Pilot Mountain......Say Hey Goob................ : )   Saturday, March 17 View Page On our way home we stop at Mount Airy, (Mayberry) Andy ,my honey and Opie.   Saturday, March 17 View Page Andy Aillen and Opie..I don't who it was until my honey show me in the You Tube.When i watch the show they are very funny and the best comedy show ever.I love it!   Saturday, March 17 View Page We have seen a lot of people asked about rodent control on this site. Rodent Control West of the Blue Ridge style.   Saturday, March 17 View Page The cat and the squirrel...The squirrel make a mistake... We feed the stray cats outside on our back porch.They do a good job taking care of the Rodents.   Saturday, March 17 View Page The cats keep on growling and growling and growling. Its good to have a cats. I bet there is not a mouse in 20 miles from this house...ahahahhahahha.   Sunday, March 18 View Page Beautiful Daffodils ready for spring time. I only saw this flowers here in Virginia..   Sunday, March 18 View Page This our second pick of gourds.For the first pick we got 65 gourds and for the second we got 50 gourds.. its so amazing for the 5 plants to have more than hundreds gourd.   Sunday, March 18 View Page Rye grass looks pretty good.My honey just mowed the rye grass for the second time.One spot we planted November 30 starting to fill in..Very nice here today in Virginia 60F.   Thursday, March 29 View Page Spring a round the corner Quince start to bloom so pretty....   Sunday, April 1 View Page The rye grass is really growing fast. Third mowing today.   Monday, April 9 View Page THE LAST SNOW OF SPRING.   Monday, April 9 View Page Beautiful ! ......... Exelente !! ...... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85C0K7URgxM   Sunday, April 15 View Page Garden is ready and we are excited to put our green house. maybe we can do this week.I have so much fun in the garden this week its my first time to run the tiller and its a good exercise too.   Sunday, April 15 View Page Tulips start to bloom it looks so pretty.   Sunday, April 15 View Page Another picture of tulips flowers.I wish i have more of this..   Wednesday, April 18 View Page Cardinal red male bird is a State Virginia bird.its looks so pretty   Wednesday, April 18 View Page This is a female Cardinal bird..   Monday, April 23 View Page Got the greenhouses put up this week.Warming the soil and get ready to plant.We gonna try 5 pumpkins, 7 watermelons and some giant tomatoes.We also try some giant cucumber,long gourds,eggplant and Moon and Stars eating watermelon.Plant some zinnias a week ago and now some are popping up.   Monday, April 23 View Page I Germinate seeds.We have a lot of choice of pumpkins.Thinking about growing 2230.5 Wallace and two 2363 Holland.For orange, we have two oldies.Two, 513.5 Vincent from 2010, F)1059 Vincent-McGill 09 x M) 1161 Rodonis 07. I learned grafting watermelon.I went to seminar in North Carolina. I watch Andrew and Chris do the grafting.I learned a lot and thank to them.I practice and practice over the winter.My honey show me a few grafting tricks and i have been very successful.We have 12 grafted watermelon they are ready to plant.I only have room for 7,and i used the others for back-ups.   Monday, April 23 View Page This is a real Virginia dogwood tree.My honey planted this 30 years ago and it was just a tiny stick.And now start to bloom its looks so pretty.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page This a picture in a whole garden.Watermelons and pumpkins all planted.We got the green house covered by the shade cloth and we cut the rye grass for at least 10th times.Weather temperature was perfect 84 degree for this week and for next week it would be 75 degree. Everything looking good.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page We decided to plant two pumpkins in each greenhouse and let them compete.On the left, 1762 Kaminski, on the right is the 1997 Daletas.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page In the second greenhouse we have a 1751 Kaminski on the left and on the right a 2363 Holland.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page In the third greenhouse we have on the left a 1232 Slone and on the right a 2230.5 Wallace.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page We have a fourth spot with no greenhouse.On the left we have another 2363 Holland and on the right a 1969 Haist from 2014.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page On to watermelons.In greenhouse no.1 we have 316 Dawson grafted to Cantrell bushel gourd.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page In greenhouse no.2 we have the infamous 50 pounds Pizza Pete (291 Kent x 318 Kent) grafted to a Cantrel bushel gourd.I have a good feeling about this one.Super nice cross. : ) : )   Wednesday, May 2 View Page In green house no. 3 we have a 304 Mudd grafted to a Cantrel bushel gourd.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page In spot no.4 with no greenhouse we have 140 Cantrel grafted to a Fleming bushel gourd.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page In this greenhouse no.4 we have a 283 Dawson grafted to a Cantrel bushel gourd.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page In green house no.5 we have 298 Lindley grafted to a Cantrel bushel gourd.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page In our last spot with no greenhouse we have 321 Mudd grafted to a Cantrel bushel gourd.We also have two back - up plants in pots. A 316 Kent and another 283 Dawson,both grafted to a Cantrel bushel gourd.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page Thousand of Zinnias pop up.I been planting this 2weeks ago. I have another bed of Zinnias pnated this week in front of the house.   Wednesday, May 2 View Page This is 40 year old Azalea.Looks so beautiful.   Thursday, May 3 View Page A visitor to the long gourd trellis today. Actually the cats chased him up there and he made his grand escape this way. Eastern Garter Snake.   Friday, May 4 View Page The rodent patrol strikes again. Number 3 for this little smart female cat........it doesn't pay for the squirrel to play in the garden here.   Tuesday, May 15 View Page This is 2363 Holland.The fastest plant we have and it competing against 1751 Kaminski and its winning.   Tuesday, May 15 View Page This is the 1751 Kaminski look like growing well but has heavy competition.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Tomato plants from own seeds.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page This is the tomato in our own seeds, we harvested it the other day.We did not to grow a big one but we always get some that are 3-4 pounds.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Domingo tomato plants.No ripe tomatoes yet.Growing this for future seeds. Plants are loaded with nice tomato.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Tomatoes on the pot are finished.I got a lot of early tomatoes in this plants.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Tomato plant and Dragon gourd growing on the shopping cart. ahahahhahha.....The seeds voluntered in the weed pile in the shopping cart.Instead of transplanting,we wheeled the shopping cart over to the trellis. : )   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Dragon gourd in the shopping cart...   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Bottle gourd plants.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Bottle gourd.I think we have more than 10 on this plant.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Long gourds.Plant took a real beating from to much rain.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Another Long gourd.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page I know this from Asia. We called it a shark melon.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Good looking plant of my red bell pepper.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Japanese eggplant.They are delicious when you cook it with egg.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Late green beans.Starting to flower.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page The rain beat my Zinnias very bad.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page A Big field pumpkin..I had to cut the main vine and remove the vine borers.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Picture of the whole garden from the alley.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Giant cucumber plants.6 plants, all GRAFTED.Lots and lots of plant,just starting to make cucumbers now.I think some vines are 40ft.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Marigolds from the North Carolina club meeting.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Moon and Star watermelon.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Another Moon and Star watermelon.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page A big moon and star hanging on the fence.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page Another hanging melon.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page A Little 253 Lindley growing on the fence.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page 316 Dawson....about 50 days old.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page 298 Lindley and 321 Mudd.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page 321 Mudd about 50 days old.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page 140.5 Cantrell.   Tuesday, September 4 View Page 140.5 Cantrell about 65 days old.   Sunday, November 25 View Page A blessed new addition to the Wright family. Our new daughter, Aurelia Faith. Born on November 8 and delivered at home by me. The midwives arrived a little late and it was quite an experience. GOD IS GOOD!!