I am amazed at the technology of digital cameras. Last weekend I realized it had been ages since I took a panoramic photo of the backyard, so I ran out, took 5 shots and let the stitching software do its thing. Amazing! And on top of that you can zoom in on your photo and see the finest details clearly. Talk about one picture being worth a thousand words!! Taking these monthly would make a great garden journal, showing the status of every bed, every plant, the general impression and ambience of the garden, etc. And since all of us walk through our gardens "not seeing", this seems to me a wonderful way of time-traveling back to see what I missed this morning, last week, last Spring. And the change/progress from year to year is just mind-boggling to me. I wish I had done more, and certainly from now on I will since I so quickly forget what was and do not have the discipline to make copious written notes on the garden - really at this beginner stage I don't even know what is noteworthy.

Our original backyard - 2005

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Taken 2/7/07

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Taken 11/30/08

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(A few weeks ago the LCD on mine crapped out, so since I love my camera with its wide-angle lens and can't afford a new one with that feature, I ran to Ebay, found my model (Canon S60) for $79 plus $12 shipping, and received a nearly new camera to replace mine. For those of you who haven't bit the bullet on a digital camera this is a great way to get into it for little investment. Plus I had no competition bidding on this camera - probably due to the economy.)

This technique isn't necessary in my front garden - one photo captures the whole thing! :)) But maybe as I take out more grass...

Sherry