Well, it is January and way too cold to wander around with my camera so I will share some spring pictures from last year and dream about when I can get outside and start the spring stuff in my garden. It might be 3 months and that’s about as much time as I can tolerate, especially while listening to the plows [...]
This evening, the last of the year 2009 will have some interesting sights. I am not talking about Uncle Mike wearing a lampshade as a hat, or your friend Mary singing her own rendition of Auld Lang Syne while standing on the bar, and not even the sight of thousands of people crowded together freezing [...]
The first (real) snow inspired a walk where I found these berries looking all festive. I am not sure what kind of bush this is because it was covered in snow and belonged to a neighbor. I had never noticed it before but it jumped out at me with those pretty red berries covered [...]
I have the outdoors decorated and ready … and because we love the scent and feel of a real Christmas tree, we went and cut one down, put it up and decorated it too! We have all been given advice on the many ways to take care of Christmas trees, so if you are like me you will probably be surprised how [...]
Went for our Christmas tree today. Although the weather was bleak, we had fun. This year we went to a new place. After scouring every field, we finally agreed on a Frasier Fir. She is a beauty! We had it bailed and put on the car, then wandered in to the barn. My son and his wife found [...]
I am planting bulbs to prepare for the flower fix I will need by January. So to enjoy some springtime in the winter, forcing bulbs can be a lot of fun. It is even a great project for kids because it is so simple to do. Pick out some paper white narcissus, they are the easiest [...]
Happy Friday! Since I have put my gardens to bed for winter, I haven’t much to flaunt but I went out there anyway, hopeful, camera in hand. To my surprise I actually found a couple of blooms in the garden. Meager as they are, they are still flowers, so here they are. All two of [...]
Gone, Gone, Gone. The end of my garden…for this year, anyway. It was sunny and cold so we went outdoors and took advantage of our not freezing day to clean up for winter. I cut back the perennials, pulled out the annuals, picked flowers, saved seeds, and we put away the rain barrel. Lots of raking and sweeping [...]
Today was the type of day that I think of when I think of Autumn. Crisp, cool and clear. Color everywhere contrasting with a sharp blue sky. I tend to block out the gloomy days in between that makes us not spend as much time in the yard because it is getting colder out there. I [...]
While looking over my yard yesterday, I discovered that my arborvitae are looking a bit ragged. They are tuning brown on the inside, all of them. I was worried since there is a row of 12 of them in front of our side yard fence.They are such pretty trees with their soft shape that looks [...]
