Category Archives: Botany

WHO IS THIS GRETTA GREGG, AND WHY THE WEBSITE? (part one)

Posted on July 24, 2019 by Smiles

My day job used to be as a Registered Nurse… bedside nursing in ICU, Medical Floor, and Behavioral Recovery at Walla Walla General Hospital. Then I did Phone Triage Nursing, which I especially enjoyed because of the fast action and … Continue reading →

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Grain Harvest in Walla Walla Valley and Surrounding Hills

Posted on July 23, 2019 by Smiles

This is wheat harvest shot from my back porch in 2018. I haven’t posted to my blog for a few months and much of the procedure has changed.  I have to learn how again!  

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THE BEAUTY AROUND ME ASTOUNDS ME

Posted on July 26, 2018 by Smiles

“The Beauty Around Me” is this week’s theme for my flower photography group. I think the admins are all Seventh-day Adventists, but preaching on the site is minimal. We just do flowers. The group name is FLOWERS FROM ALL OVER … Continue reading →

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HAPPY ‘NIPPY’ SABBATH

Posted on November 27, 2015 by Smiles

Morning temps in the teens and low twenties here these days. Until a couple of days ago, the mums were still holding up, so I brought in a large armload, hoping some could be used in the pulpit flower arrangement.  … Continue reading →

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HAPPY SABBATH — ENJOY SOME FLORA

Posted on September 18, 2015 by Smiles

WOW!!   This blog seems to be mixed up with another by the same name.  That is, they’re both mine, but accessed from here differently.   And sent differently some how.  Consequently, I’ve posted sometimes on one and sometimes on the other … Continue reading →

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CREATION WEEK — 7TH DAY — HAPPY SABBATH

Posted on January 18, 2014 by Smiles

Thus the heavens Photo by Steve Jurvetson: Milky Way from Black Rock Desert, Nevada (from web) and the earth, Photo by Smiles — Fleming’s sheep near Eagle, ID and all the host of them, were finished.    And on the seventh … Continue reading →

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HOW CAN I SAY THANKS?

Posted on November 20, 2013 by Smiles

Cold rain most of yesterday.  Then, in the late afternoon, slanting sunlight began to touch the garden.  I grabbed my camera, and this is one of the results.  and another…    and another…  and another…  and another…  and another…   Long … Continue reading →

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SHADED YELLOW MUM

Posted on November 15, 2013 by Smiles

Okay, I may have shown yellow mums before.  Well, I’m smitten by mums.  Especially in dappled shade.  Shade or no shade, they’re so “seasonal”.  Here goes. :}  Smiles

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MORE FALL FOLIAGE IN WALLA WALLA

Posted on November 12, 2013 by Smiles

:}  Smiles

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FALL FOLIAGE IN PIONEER PARK

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Smiles

What’s there to say about our fall foliage? I’ll let several photos say several thousand words. Well, this ancient Plane tree’s foliage is just barely starting to turn color, but I couldn’t resist this view.  Several of these 100-year-old giants … Continue reading →

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