This spring we visited the hill country of Texas during the spring wildflower blooms. It’s hard to capture in a few photographs the stunning beauty of the roadsides bursting with color, due to the highway beautification efforts of Lady Bird Johnson in the 1960s. Ahead of her time, Lady Bird Johnson promoted seeding the nation’s […]
Friends, it’s with great sadness we relay our Copper has passed. He had a tumor removed last spring, but the aggressive cancer had already moved into his lungs and more recently his bones. We had months longer with our senior pup than expected, a total of 14. He was as loveable and laid back as […]
I’m back with another #SixonSaturday to show off a weird thing I began collecting a year ago: fallen branches. For the details on this hashtag, visit The Propagator’s Six on Saturday – A Participant Guide. Many of the old oaks in the neighborhood drop limbs that break apart on the streets and are hauled away […]
Keeping with the #SixonSaturday, a view of six garden features. Since my yard is very small, many of these appealing patterns came from my neighborhood walk. For the details on this hashtag, visit The Propagator’s Six on Saturday – A Participant Guide. We had an inch dusting of snow overnight and it was 25° in […]
I’m trying a post I’ve seen other gardeners make on Saturdays: a ‘Six on Saturday’ view of six items from my garden. It’s always six, not just plants, needs to be now-ish, verbiage is optional, and photos are a must. For all the ins and outs, visit The Propagator’s Six on Saturday – A Participant […]
I’ve shown our senior rescue dog on my social media, but only introduced him here once. Indulge me, because it’s Copper’s first #gotchaday, the anniversary of his adoption on January 16, 2021. I’d wanted a dog for a while, but I also foster guinea pigs–and one of our penned areas is on the floor of […]
Our temperatures have warmed, rain fell and our snow has melted. Although I wouldn’t think of these chilly gray days as a time to start seeds, apparently other wildflower gardeners are not hesitating! This week in the Facebook Group Pollinator Friendly Yards, someone posted their achievement of sowing native wildflower seed in 100 milk jugs. […]
I’m doing first revisions on a draft of a winter story, and our recent snow is very much a mood connection. I spent five hours outdoors helping with our local Winter Bird Count, starting at 20 degrees and ending at 32. My chilly breaths of outside air remind me how winter feels, letting me deepen […]
Our recent snow in the Mid-Atlantic region fell wet and heavy on the branches, especially for those shrubs and trees that hold their leaves through the winter. White pine branches snapped, the southern magnolia boughs touched the ground and my favorite witch hazel bent from seven feet high to two feet. (This photo is earlier, […]
It’s been a while since I’ve written a post that wasn’t completely book-related. Too long, I think, but then I don’t get many responses to my nature postings. However, we visited an exceptional natural area in Colorado and I’m inspired to write about it. The Caribou Ranch has been a well-known Colorado destination for decades, […]