{"id":188,"date":"2004-05-19T00:19:00","date_gmt":"2004-05-19T00:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=188"},"modified":"2004-05-19T00:19:00","modified_gmt":"2004-05-19T00:19:00","slug":"188","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.chasclifton.com\/?p=188","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Blogging–and gardening–resume<\/strong><\/p>\n

Back from visiting a key North American cell<\/a> of the International Tazi<\/a> Conspiracy, M.C. and I are deeply involved (sore backs, dirty fingernails) in the frantic May gardening spurt imposed by Colorado weather, which goes from blizzard to summer in the blink of an eye. <\/p>\n

One of this year’s goals is to enjoy some hawkmoth<\/a> watching in the fading light of dusk. Actually, that’s a side benefit to having some of the Solanaceae with their white blooms in the night: Datura<\/a>, Nicotiania<\/a>, Hyoscyamus<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Blogging–and gardening–resume Back from visiting a key North American cell of the International Tazi Conspiracy, M.C. and I are deeply involved (sore backs, dirty fingernails) in the frantic May gardening spurt imposed by Colorado weather, which goes from blizzard to summer in the blink of an eye. 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