| Sharon, I love the idea you had of making a list in Word or Word Perfect in your computer and starting the thread in there. I started doing that this week and love it. I even copied out the Photobucket pictures’ HTML code and so, now all I have to do is copy and paste this document into the Far North thread. So, let’s see which C’s I found here in my yard this summer. This 3" long caterpillar was climbing up one of the Amur maple trees on Aug 31, 2008. I love all its bumps and knobs on its back. 
Here is another caterpillar I found crawling on the gravel in front of the garage on Sept 13. 
Little kid’s chair I got at a garage sale two summers ago. I have started stripping and will be revarnishing so as to be weatherproof. I want it to go on the deck or in the landscaping to place a potted plant on. Notice in the background the new kitchen cupboards my DH is making for us. 
These crow’s eggs were in a nest that my 20 year old son decided to raid one weekend when he was home. I am glad he did. Crows are not a bird I want around my acreage. They chase all the little birds away and besides, they make an awful squawking noise. I gave the eggs to Laurie and her youngest took them to school for show and tell. 
In my bathroom, on the narrow ledge of the window, I have a little container of ball cactus of some sort. The large one bloomed in April this past year. Very pretty! 
Clematis are all over the acreage. I have them planted against the house, on lone trellises in the middle of flowerbeds, at the base of trees and shrubs. Here is Capitaine Thuilleaux. It is planted at the base of a tower poplar and I hope that it will do well there. 
Last spring I went to a friend’s pasture and took lots and lots of pictures of crocus. The pastures were just purple with them for as far as I could see. I took Laurie with me also and we had a great time photographing the crocus using the old barn and old machinery, that were in the pasture, in the background of some of the pictures. Of course, we had to be careful as to where we stepped as there were cow pies all over the pasture. Of course, the best clumps of crocus always seemed to be in the midst of a cow pie. 
My Cistena Cherry blooms each spring. Here is one of its flowers from the spring of 2008. 
The coleus containers at the front steps were exceptional this year. I will definitely be doing the same thing next summer. This picture was taken in the end of July. 
This picture taken on Sept 1, 2008. 
Now, for some daylilies... Calgary Stampede is a daylily I had to get because years ago, we went to Calgary to visit friends and went to the Calgary Stampede while we were there.... 
Chance Encounter is a beautiful pink daylily with a gold edge. 
Cherry Cheeks 
Chicago Star Daylily is a nice golden color. 
Cindy Merindy is a daylily I got specifically because I have a friend named Cindy. 
Clove Dianthus has baby pink flowers. This picture is a little sun drenched. Next year I need to take a picture of it on a cloudy day. 
Hosta...There will be a lot more in years to come because of acquiring over 100 new ones this year. Christmas Tree 
Color Glory 
Irises... Caesar’s Brother Siberian iris... 
Caraboo iris, SDB is a little fuzzy. Note to self...get a new clearer picture next summer. 
Casper’s Shadow, SDB 
Cee Jay iris, IB is a white iris with a purple edge. I got it from a girlfriend in 2007. 
Chalk Mark iris, SDB 
Cherry iris, MTB 
Cherry Garden iris, SDB 
Cherry Web iris, SDB, was a new trade from 2007. I love this pink and burgundy intro from Chuck Chapman. The picture isn’t the best. It looks a bit fuzzy...so I will retake it next year again. 
Chilled Wine Siberian iris 
Chubby Cheeks iris, SDB 
Cimaroon Rose iris, SDB 
Clash iris, SDB 
Comeback Trail iris, SDB 
Court Magician iris, SDB 
Crimson Snow TB iris 
Cup Cake iris, MDB 
Now for some lilies... Centerfold lily... 
Cheeky Monkey is a light salmon orange color. 
Cocktail Twins with its first bloom. 
Plectranthus I bring in for the winter. The Cuban Oregano is on my kitchen window ledge. I have now transplanted it out of the clay pot and into a larger plastic one, hoping that it won’t dry out as quickly now as it used to. 
The Champlain Rose I bought in 2007 and it bloomed nicely for me last summer. 
Sempervivums.... Caliph’s Hat looks great in front of Dragon’s Blood Sedum... 
Clothilde Semp 
Cresta Semp 
Crispyn Semp 
C is for Cupboards. My DH has slowly been making us a set of new maple kitchen cupboards. We are just varnishing them with a Satin Varnish. This is a view of the right of the sink. I will post more pictures of the new kitchen when we get to the K’s in the alphabet. 
That’s it for now. Hope you enjoyed the tour.... Brenda | 
