George 🍦🚲 🥾 ✌️🌎 🌌

Retired from HealthcareIT

hiking, gardening, cycling, nature studies, birding but #notabirder; aka Emperor of Ice Cream

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2024-09-07 23:16:04

#gardening report: sowed the first seeds for fall/winter/early spring crops: arugulas and spinaches. #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds
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2024-09-02 18:26:26

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@npub1npy…3sf4 yeah....for every day as I cycle, hike, work the gardens, walk, snowshoe, etc....always sunscreen and protective clothing and the dermatologist still has a field day with my skin from damage done as a kid.

2024-09-02 13:57:14

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@npub1lv4…ru5g Oh, I've never thought to try eating them. Squirrels go nuts over these in our yard.

2024-08-31 16:21:31

I just watered the crops garden today, but I brought home flower pictures. #gardening #flowers #BloomScrolling
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2024-08-15 17:48:44

This heavy basket, plus a bag of similar size full of green produce on ice, is making me consider getting a trailer for my bike. #gardening #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds #Share #CycleEverywhere
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2024-08-12 16:08:53

Today's #gardening report. Hauled 40lbs compost over to the crops garden. Returned with this 20lbs produce. The bug surprise is the hardneck garlic that I knew was growing under a tomato plant, in an area where I have never grown garlic. #GrowYourOwn #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds #Share
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2024-08-11 14:10:20

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@npub1c5c…644a You have some awesome adventures, and always the most gorgeous photos to share.

2024-08-09 14:46:44

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@npub12rk…uvf3 love those

2024-08-06 12:11:37

First time outside, coming up from the grow lights to enjoy an overcast and light rainy sky. These brascias are headed to the crops garden as soon as time permits. #gardening #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds
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2024-08-04 18:26:18

For a bit of a different #BloomScrolling experience, we present the red crisp lettuce that we let flower over in the crops garden.
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2024-08-02 17:49:06

Hello #BloomScrolling enthusiasts. Here's what our hibiscus is showing now.
Questions: What is eating the leaves? How do I help the plant without using pesticides? I've tried a soap solution, but if it did work it was short lived or just washed off by the rains.
#Flowers #FloweringPlants #PlantPests #hibiscus
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2024-07-28 20:50:21

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@npub1eav…g6f3 I'd say come over and get some produce, but it seems you live a fair piece away from greater Boston.

2024-07-28 20:03:01

20 lb harvest today. Ice cream sandwich on the way home. #gardening #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds #EmperorOfIceCream
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2024-07-21 00:29:39

#sunset #Ptown #dunes #EastHarbor
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2024-07-17 16:40:56

#gardening report: cycled over and back. Watered, weeded, and then: what could be more fun than dumping over a bag of dirt and pulling potatoes out of the dirt mound? #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds #potatoes #CycleEverywhere
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2024-07-13 18:25:34

Summer Blues - the flowering theme inside the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum courtyard. #courtyards #flowers #BlueFlowers #BloomScrolling #ISGM
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2024-07-11 12:48:59

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@npub1lv4…ru5g I love reading the alt text that you write.

2024-07-07 14:33:44

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@npub16r2…el76 that's lovely

2024-07-04 22:22:39

Annnnnnnd, first ripe tomato. This is a Sakura, and this plant is growing in a large pot at the back of my herbs and flower garden. Last year we had same type in same pot and location and it was a tomato factory, producing into late Sept. #tomatoes #summer #gardening #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds
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2024-07-03 16:53:20

My garden is not beautiful but is sure is bountiful! I can do a harvest like this every day for weeks to come, and soon we'll have tomatoes and raspberries. #gardening #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds.
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2024-06-29 19:39:26

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@npub1927…62ks However, I'll admit that I enjoyed the sound of the steam engine and the nostalgic, educational aspect of the ride.

2024-06-29 16:10:38

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@npub1927…62ks loved riding that one day, but was truly shocked by what is spewed from the coal burning engine

2024-06-29 13:04:14

Working the American Beauty-berry. #Bees #FloweringPlant #BloomScrolling
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2024-06-24 17:12:26

#gardening report: cycled the long way to the garden, weeded, harvested collards, beets, and garlic scapes. #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds #CycleEverywhere
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2024-06-22 21:55:18

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@npub10zv…nz7m Very fun

2024-06-14 15:54:24

Finally, I had the energy to go to the garden today. Didn't cycle - not enough strength back yet. Weeded and did a moderate harvest for my lunches, friends, and family. Garlic scapes forming nicely, potatoes, tomatoes, peppers, squash, carrots, collards, cucumbers, peas, zinnias, and raspberries all looking might fine. #gardening #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds
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2024-06-12 00:24:39

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@npub1ryk…dfrp They always sound so beautiful. Often hear them in the mountains but seldom see them.

2024-06-11 16:01:00

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@npub12rk…uvf3 The eyes is the gannet!

2024-06-06 12:46:32

Good morning. Isolating at home, so no garden or cycling updates, but here's to #BloomScrolling #flowers #honeysuckle
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2024-05-26 23:47:45

#gardening report: waited til the heat abated some, then cycled to the garden. Transplanted peppers, about 10 days earlier than usual, but they're better off in the crops garden than my front yard. Hilled the Yukon Golds, and a second hilling for the Dark Reds. Gave away 15 extra tomato plants and 8 pepper plants. The garden is now on its own until June. Critical mass of lettuces is approaching. #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds

2024-05-21 21:55:01

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@npub139m…6cf9 Aren't all blue things in nature so very special?

2024-05-06 13:59:45

#gardening report: planted the potatoes and transplanted ageratum yesterday. Today, for the first time since Feb 13th, all indoor grow lights are Off, and all plants are outside in the front yard. Moving some to the crops garden over time. Peppers will be the last to move, and tomatoes also need to wait for consistently warmer nights. #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds

2024-04-23 18:58:01

One of my favorites. #gardening #perrenials #flowers #BleedingHearts
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2024-04-07 00:14:57

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@npub1eav…g6f3 Thank you - I've been fermenting my gardens hot peppers and now have a new fermentation to try. Here's to #fermentation !

2024-03-31 15:57:06

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@npub1lv4…ru5g Pretty darn good focus on that fly.

2024-03-30 22:09:32

Cycled to/from the crops garden today. Very windchilly on the way over, very warm at the garden, comfortable returning. Weeded, removed all row covers. Sowed carrots and spinaches. Harvested spinaches and arugulas. Garlics and leeks looking fine. #gardening #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds #Cycle #CycleEverwhere

2024-03-29 19:04:39

The nasturtiums are hanging in The Gardner courtyard. #ISGM #courtyard #Nasturtiums #flowers
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2024-03-25 19:10:26

#gardening report: Made the decision to transplant the leeks and to sow peas, onions, and beets. Also, had another load of compost for the crops garden. Indoors the basil was started, and broccoli and kales moved off the heat mat. Out front, purly decorative, planted blue hyacinths and transplanted violas. #gyo #GrowYourOwn #GrowFoodFromSeeds

2024-03-13 21:39:29

Sifted compost today, putting remains into the second bin. Took the bag of fresh compost to the crops garden for the leeks trench. Turned the cover crop. Harvested spinach - the ones that were sown in Nov 2023 and have been under row covers.
#gardening #compost #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds
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2024-03-01 18:20:59

Cool weather crops outside for an afternoon of fresh air and sunshine. Meanwhile, started chitting potatoes today: Yukon Gold and Dark Red Norland. #gardening #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeeds
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2024-02-20 19:02:50

Four now and more on the way. I don't force amaryllis in December because I prefer them in February. #amaryllis #flowers #BloomScrolling
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2024-02-13 17:06:08

Drizzle and spitting snow outside, so it's a perfect day to sow some seeds indoors. Started leeks, violas, thyme, parsley. #gardening #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeed

2024-02-04 21:08:43

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@npub1se6…cmph A constant source of garden nourishment and soil improvement all for free - just don't throw food waste in the trash, follow a few basic rules, and viola. Plus, it's fun to say to the grandkids: let's go feed the worms. #compost #compostodon

2024-02-03 21:46:44

There were sailfish, tigers, and dragons at Revere Beach, America's oldest public beach. #WinterFestival #IceSculpture #SunnyDay #RevereBeach #GetOutside
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2024-01-30 19:39:07

An environmentally friendly snowblower from 2007. #BlastFromPast #EnvironmentallyFriendly #SnowBlower
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2024-01-18 23:30:44

#JohnnysSeeds arrived! Now, it is time to resort all of the seed packets, new and old, from alphabetical into planting order as the time is near for some to be started. #gardening #gyo #GrowYourOwn #GrowFoodFromSeed
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2024-01-08 15:22:34

Large Red Fox came thru backyard this morning. Would never have known what made these prints without the sighting. #fox #WildLifeInTheCity #tracks #TracksInSnow
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2024-01-04 00:06:08

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@npub1c5c…644a Set up, no doubt, by arrival of the third car, it's lights, and your exhaustion. Personally, I would have been very worried about that third car showing up. This will be a great story to tell for a long time.

2024-01-02 18:34:37

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@npub139m…6cf9 Love the beak and especially the feet.

2023-12-28 21:10:17

Beginning to get back on my feet after this last knockdown by long covid. Yesterday, for first time since Dec 2, I had strength and lung power to go outside and walk 30 minutes, all level ground, absolutely no elevation change. Good. Today it's pouring rain, cold, yucky, so I have another first in my life: mall walking. 45 minutes of the most boring atmosphere possible - even the people watching was awful. Tile flooring is really hard compared to asphalt or dirt. #getoutside #walking #LongCovid

2023-12-19 15:23:10

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@npub1c5c…644a Just gorgeous!

2023-12-12 23:34:44

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@npub139m…6cf9 Moving - that thankless job. Since you've worked so hard to box and label everything, the recommended approach is to close and lock the door to your new place and take at least a weeks hard-earned vacation. The stuff has years to get unboxed and sorted out

2023-11-22 19:21:07

Woooohoooo: the Johnny's 2024 Catalog came today! #gardening #gyo #GrowYourOwn #GrowFoodFromSeed
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2023-11-15 01:47:18

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@npub1c5c…644a @npub1zdg…xarg Do you use https://www.mountain-forecast.com/ to check summit weather conditions, or is there something else that people like?

2023-11-06 22:44:47

Garden report: got row covers put up over arugulas, lettuces and spinaches. Last year these gave us salads thru the first week of Dec, and the spinaches and arugulas wintered over and we started harvesting in March. #gardening #gyo #GrowFoodFromSeed #RowCover #FallProtection
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2023-10-22 22:18:21

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@npub147c…27uk I have heard of people running over dried hickories with the car to break the hard shells. Me, I'm very skeptical of this method.

2023-10-11 00:01:09

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@npub147c…27uk One of the many reasons that there's almost never any TV watching in this house.

2023-10-01 23:18:54

Cynthia calls these things Accidental Art. This is the by-product of a commissioned work that she has underway. #art #AccidentalArt #artists #ArtStudio #NewtonArtist #NewtonArtAssociation.
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2023-09-07 00:08:52

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@npub147c…27uk Good news, but I know you're wishing the cumbersome healthcare system would move more quickly. My best to your Mom and your family.

2023-09-01 00:09:42

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@npub147c…27uk whew.....so sorry to hear. I hope she is close by, and that you'll be able to visit often.

2023-08-28 12:54:20

Heavy feeder at the zinnias yesterday. #flowers #zinnias #butterfly #swallowtail
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2023-08-23 00:34:08

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@npub1c5c…644a Very scary, and it happens, sometimes when you least expect it. Had similar incident on one of the Terrifying 25 of the White Mtns, losing balance then trekking pole before recovering and breathlessly moving safely onward.

2023-08-19 21:51:15

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@npub1se6…cmph and, it is super for use as a garden mulch, feeding the plants and suppressing weeds

2023-08-12 14:54:01

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@npub10d5…vvxa nothing better after a long hike than soaking feet in an icy cold stream

2023-08-11 00:05:35

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@npub1rss…6cg3 @npub1pur…z24k Giving to friends, family, and the local food pantry is always rewarding.

2023-08-04 23:21:48

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@npub1lv4…ru5g Fantastic.
Is that you reflected in the bubble?

2023-08-04 11:33:34

This Friday's art appreciation moment is: The Amida Falls in the Far Teaches of the Kisokaidō by Katsushika Hokusai. Named for a vision of Amida Buddha once seen there. #art #WoodBlock #WoodBlockPrint #Hokusai #FridayArtAppreciation
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2023-07-19 15:56:14

Curing time - finally 2 days in a row without rain, but you can see how the still wet soil is clumped on the garlics. 33 Early Italian Purple hardnecks on the left, 19 Spanish Roja softneck on the right. They'll clean up after drying out a bit more, then hang in the garage, with plenty of air space around them, for at least a month. #Gardening #Garlic
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2023-07-18 00:02:48

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@npub1lv4…ru5g Absolutely one of the best experiences for parents to learn more about their young adults.

2023-07-12 12:34:10

Morning from the herb and flower garden. Dill going to seed, borage tamped over by recent rains but still ready to bloom. Not pictured is Cilantro also flowering. Waiting on canna lilies and dahlias. #gardening #herbs #flowers
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2023-06-23 16:11:41

Hunger knows no geographical or political boundaries. This morning's harvest went to the local food pantry's freedge, which is half cupboard, half refrigerator. #hunger #foodsecurity #donations #newtonma
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2023-05-28 19:01:53

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@npub1c5c…644a glad you are safe, and can't those moments be scary? one hike in white mtns I forgot to cross-check against the Terrifying 25 list, and lesson learned.

2023-05-24 17:21:29

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@npub136y…dar5 I want to swim behind those falls.

2023-05-12 16:02:45

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@npub1c5c…644a here's to a speedy recovery

2023-05-10 23:39:13

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@npub1c5c…644a fabulous, great pictures, and always, always get behind the water fall for magical experiences

2023-05-09 17:59:23

Happy Retirement Anniversary to me: 5/9/2017. I don't miss work, but I miss working with @emmanurse@twitter.com #retirementlife

2023-05-06 00:23:20

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@npub1c5c…644a post ice cream next please...my current favorite is salted caramel. I can't/don't eat donuts, but will always eat ice cream

2023-05-05 12:20:55

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@npub1v5s…w5dq so sorry to hear about that accident but very glad you and son are going to be ok....here's to health and happiness

2023-04-24 23:49:37

#[0] sorry, i certainly did not mean to be rude. My sincere apologies.

2023-04-24 21:59:05

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#[0] who could tell what mall?....they all look so boringly alike