Cold weather and sunny, it’s been a good week with lots of nature walks. However, I’d be remiss if I didn’t start this post by announcing that for just a few more hours, The Witch of the Meadows is on .99 sale! There, done! This week’s longer, daily walks to different open space areas were […]
I’ve missed my regular posting because I’m off in vacay-land with the family in Colorado. We’ve had some terrific elk viewing while camping in Rocky Mountain National Park. It’s the elk rut season and they are more gathered into herds and visible down in the valleys than at any other time of year. We also […]
It’s #bookqw and my heroine loves snuggling ‘face’ to ‘face’ with a guinea pig! Fun facts: The description of Hilda the guinea pig is based on our long-haired guinea pig Hilda who passed away just before I wrote the first draft, then titled Meadow Magic. Real-life Hilda had fur that swept the floor and strands […]
I go to Colorado fairly often. We have a family cabin my dad built in the 1950s, so seeing the Rocky Mountains has been a lifelong thing for me. Not so for others, I know, and the highlight of my trip in July was introducing my 77 year old friend and neighbor to ‘real mountains,’ […]
I’ve had a chance to catch up with writing and since we are now in serious butterfly season, I wanted to post my butterfly sightings from my trip to Disney World during their Flower and Garden Festival. Despite the huge beds of flowers that should have had the Epcot grounds swarming with bees, butterflies and […]
Where am I this weekend? Well, at home. The daily thunderstorms in the Washington D. C. area have raised the river levels and cancelled my camping plans and much-needed outdoor time at this lovely retreat. Working as a naturalist and environmental educator, most of my day used to be outside. As a writer, not so […]
Along with the extensive banks of flowers and topiatries, sample gardens flourished, some for people, some for wildlife. Places to play. Popular food crops for gardens, including crops as landscape plants! Sweet potato ground cover, rosemary and sugarcane accents–as the earth becomes more developed, we’ll need to reconsider how we use every foot of ground. […]
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Are you ready for spring gardening? By happenstance, I booked a Disney World trip during the Epcot Flower & Garden Festival. If you love flowers and gardening, I highly recommend it–topiaries (I counted over 55!), specialty gardens and market stands. I dearly love gardening (er, see recent book release, The Witch of the Meadows) so […]
I arrived in Colorado yesterday for a week’s stay at our family cabin with my dear husband. We’ll ski a bit, but mostly relax and visit friends and relatives. And hike. On a short jaunt up the canyon today, I realized I haven’t posted much of my nature photography the last few months. So here’s […]
I live near D. C., but it takes company to get us downtown. Decorations in the public buildings can be delightful this time of year. My favorite stop was the U. S. Botanical Garden & Conservatory. I suspected they would be decorated for the season, and, yes, their D. C. Landmarks made of plant materials […]