Photo Hunters: Shiny

The theme for this week is shiny. With all of my husband ToolMan's metal-based hobbies we have hundreds of pictures of shiny aluminum things, and I have decided to go with a favorite photo from 2002 (that's ancient!) This was taken in our two-car garage. Eventually the plane outgrew the garage and he built (yep, himself and the whole family and all of his friends) a hanger too.

This is a picture of the wings from his first homebuilt airplane, a Van's RV-7A. The shiny porcupine things are called clecos and are used to hold the pieces together during drilling and riveting.

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Scarlet Begonias

After Sunday lunch with the airport guys, we managed to stop by the home improvement store for some annuals. For $15.26, I purchased some lamb's ear, dianthus, snapdragons, white begonias, and one other plant with variegated leaves.

The plants that I am most excited about are the white begonias. Many years ago, my mother-in-law bought me two beautiful tulip-shaped concrete planters. I really like them, but I have problems finding plants that will grow as the planters are shallow. Perhaps begonias will work in them.

Toolman and the Backyardigans kept CRB busy while I got all the plants planted. At the moment, it really does not look like I have enough plants but I am hoping that the plants will fill-in as they grow. The markers specify some spacing requirements for healthy growth but some of the plants look a little bit lonely. Perhaps Tuesday, when I stop by Brown's Nursery for some impatients for the strawberry jar, I should purchase a few extra.

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