Three-year anniversary: Best of INWIG 2012
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According to Blogger I made my first blog post on March 5, 2010 which means today is my three-year anniversary! Three years of daily posts? Yep. Since I think about gardening every day, why not post about it every day too? One of the main reasons for creating this blog was so I'd document everything I did in the garden, and I have to admit I've done a pretty good job of that. Did I list every detail of every task I did? No, certainly not. I missed lots of stuff, including some important details such as what exact varieties of veggies I planted, spacings, fertilization schedules, etc. but I also shared a lot of things that I would normally have just observed and enjoyed for myself, and have hopefully given some entertainment and knowledge to my readers.
Today I'm going to take a look back over the past year and list my favorite posts in chronological order. If you haven't seen them before please take a look. If you have seen them already, then take another look -- it's still fun! I did this type of post on my previous two anniversaries too, and I really like the way they turned out. Expect it every year.
This is an "index" of my favorite posts from the last year (March 2012 - February 2013). Also, a great page to start on -- if you want to send somebody a link to show them what this site is all about, this is a great one to send. Click the titles/dates to get to the full posts. Even if you don't click any of the links to see the posts, this page is pretty cool by itself I think. Enjoy!
I help another St. Louis gardener control his running bamboo.
I photograph a slug as it eats crocus petals.
Bird trapped in support pipe, elaborate rescue ensues.
I trade some plants for garden sculptures.
Just what it sounds like. Beautiful!
This shrub just bursts with blooms in spring!
A close look at a Gray Hairstreak butterfly.
This baby raccoon was first a series of 4 posts on "tiny things".
The nearly invisible animals in my pond, under a microscope.
I photograph dragonflies mating and laying eggs in the pond.
I can't resist pollen-dusted bees!
A couple of male toads and one female.
Passiflora blooms, and I catch one opening!
I dismantle a box spring for use in the garden. Two of them.
I caught a lot of mice this summer, and show you where I release them.
A young woodpecker gets a lesson from a parent.
A "weed" next to my veggie garden attracts so many different types of pollinators.
Artsy photos of castor bean leaves. I love these photos.
My first sunflower bloom, and boy do I love these when they're fresh -- so sunny!
This bee spent the night on some blooms and woke up wet.
I build new planter box/trellis combo.
My front walkway project, which turned out so wonderfully.
The sunchokes are in bloom, and I climb the ladder to snap photos.
A look at the surprising number of Salvias in my garden.
A deer makes himself comfortable in my yard.
The amazing remains of daylily blooms.
I photograph my yard from the roof and you get a good look.
I love taking photographs of frosty winter mornings!
More winter seeds 19 December 2012
I also love taking photographs of seed heads in winter.
Some of the most beautiful frost patterns I've ever seen!
I make 64 wheelbarrow trips to remove this mulch pile.
With time-lapse video!
I love these little birds.
I show you how to make care-free seed starting greenhouses.
So that's my selection of the "best" posts from the 3rd year of It's not work, it's gardening! I'm certain that I've missed some great posts -- it's so difficult to pick just two or three from each month.
Please browse the site and find some others -- I know you'll enjoy yourself. Thanks for reading!
Want more? Best of 2011 Best of 2010
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You've made some great progress in the garden Alan. Happy third year blog anniversary!
Congratulations on your three year anniversary! I enjoyed your "best ofs!"
P.S. whatever happened to the baby racoon?
Happy blogiversary! I'm not sure how you picked your favorites - I love them all!
Wow...big-time congrats!
Thanks everybody!
Lisa: picking favorites is sometimes easy, sometimes really hard depending on the month. What's your favorite from 2012?
Outlawgardener: I have no idea. I never asked, as I didn't want to hear bad news.
I won't pick just one, but I will say I love the posts that include macro shots... the frost ones are particular favorites! And I love anything you post about your pond... pictures, projects, you name it!
Congratulations on your Third Blogaversary! My favourite post is the front walkway project.