I hid inside all day. Fierce winds added to a 10 degree F day takes ones breath away. I made hot soup and several mugs of tea to stay warm. The birds need extra food to keep warm and were busy visiting our feeders. Their bright colors definitely brightened my day!
What is it about hummingbirds that capture our attention? I was working in the garden a couple of evenings ago and looked up and there she was. I stood still and watched her going from one tiny flower putting her tiny beak into each blossom. The phlox smelled lovely and sweet. After visiting flower after…
Containers are a huge help in my gardening. I use them for growing tomatoes on the porch, as a hose guard in the flower beds and of course to simply hold flowers. What’s your favorite way to use containers in the garden?
Camping kitchen. My favorite room by far is a campsite. No need to look out the window to have a 360 view! We made pan-seared scallops, roasted tomato risotto & asparagus in this kitchen. Also banana-walnut pancakes with oat flour.
This little guy was relocated from my yard for his own protection after he ate nearly all of my lungwort flowers, a bunch of Pachysandra and proactively before he could eat the kale in the vegetable patch. I’m going to set the trap out again in case he had an accomplice. Now if only there…
After the long snowy winter we have had I was excited this morning to smell dirt for the first time in months. Yes – dirt! I stopped and took a moment to breathe deeply and smell the scent of earth. During our morning walks we are now hearing an abundance of bird chatter – robins…
Abandoned. Our summer birds abandoned their house for warmer winter quarters back in the fall. The temperatures have stayed stubbornly cold and we find when we walk in the mornings that most other walkers have abandoned the streets. They are quiet and we have them to ourselves. This morning even though it was…
Driving home down Main Street this beautiful boy was sitting high on top of a Maple tree next to the tire shop. I pulled into a parking lot to take a look then went home to grab my camera drove back and he was still there! This is the first time I’ve ever seen an…
When you look at this picture, what do you see? A dead flower frozen in a winter landscape? A seed-head holding the potential of new life? Winter food for the birds? And here is how they looked this past August. How many new plants will grow from these seeds? And here they are in the…
composting words 