Gardening Genes Part I
When I was born, I went to live with my grandparents Jasper & Bertha Ward on their farm/tree nursery with my other siblings, after they had raised 12 children of their own. This was not their...
View ArticleWater Garden Memories
What is it about a water garden that draws us to it? The dewy dripping of a fountain or the texture of the plantings? Perhaps it’s when we see fish in it and we hover over the water to watch them,...
View ArticleDove of Peace in My Backyard
I have a little dovey visitor in my backyard: In actuality, she has returned from last year. In the Spring of 2012, I was preparing to put some flowers in these hanging pots on my garage. Imagine my...
View ArticleThe Whole Dove Family Is Here
I have been outside gardening today, pulling weeds and trimming shrubs. Looked up and saw that Mr. Dove has joined the Mrs. & babies. They sat quite patiently and let me snap a photo.
View ArticleFrench Blue Shutters
As I love all things French, I love so much the colors of blue French shutters on the houses in France. So, I’ve decided to paint the shutters the same color on my house. I...
View ArticleWeekly Photo Challenge – Curves – Solomon’s Seal
I love the gently undulating curves of a Solomon’s Seal wild plant glistening on a dewy summer’s morn….....
View ArticleBlack & White Photo Challenge – Nature
Leaf ladders climb gracefully in gray green serrations …… This is my entry for the Black & White Photo Challenge – Nature...
View ArticleBabies
I’ve been finding all kinds of babies in my garden and as of last February, a new baby grandson in my family. Baby rosebushes, aka ‘the Fairy’ – I brought the mother rose bush with me when I moved here...
View ArticleRadishes! On This Longest Day of the Year
I managed to slip outside before I left for work to pick my first batch of radishes and they didn’t disappoint me! About every 10th radish is a different variety and I guess the seed packet wasn’t a...
View ArticleA Busy Summer …
It’s been a busy summer for me this year, filled with travel, work and gardening. Before I headed out to Germany to visit my daughter, I planted my veggie garden....
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