Time to dust off the garden tools and think spring. This should include being prepared for the first nice spring day by knowing which shoes, boots or clogs you will slip on to greet the new year of gardening. Some folks may say they prefer an old pair of sneakers, flip flops or just plain old [...]
If you want to wear something that is a bit more durable on mucky ground than a shoe, especially when the terrain is deeper dirt or mud, the Muck Scrub Boot from Garden Shoes Online should be your first consderation. This is a boot designed for messy chores and working outdoors. Hosing them off cleans them in a [...]
ACTION! The other sports are just sports. Baseball is a love. ~Bryant Gumbel
Last winter, while out on a drive we came upon this wonderful tractor. And what could be better than an old tractor? An old red tractor. ~ Happiness is never stopping to think if you are. ~Palmer Sondreal
~To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat. ~Beverly Nichols Visit Lisa’s Chaos for Macro Monday
My friend’s dog Riley has very good taste in flowers. Or maybe the flowers just taste good. She was almost as happy to get those lilacs as I was. ~Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. ~Roger Caras Go on over to Camera Critters. There are a lot of really great [...]
I found some great old photos in the attic today. I have a trunk that belonged to my husband’s grandfather. He had an envelope filled with old photos and other papers. As you can see in the second photo, they were dated June 17, 1917 and written on them also was “in our backyard”. Among the pictures [...]
Working in my garden today, I was taken back by the lovely scent of lilacs. Their delicate fragance floats in the air in little wisps that catch your attention. They are such pretty flowers in shades of purple, periwinkle and white. I have planted many lilacs in the 3 years since we bought this house, [...]
We finally had a beautiful spring day. There was plenty of wind but at least it was sunny and mild. It felt good to be out there working in my garden. At the end of the day I snapped a few pictures of what’s going on in this yard of mine. There is quite a [...]
Just got a text message from a friend…”My mini greenhouse has sprouts..it’s so exciting.” Funny what a thrill we get from those little greenish yellow plants poking out their heads to see the world. I think it’s innate in all of us to want to sow and reap from the Earth. I mean, seriously, why [...]
