Yesterday I wrote about a blooming tree/shrub in our neighborhood and how I very much enjoyed the view. I thought I would share a few pictures I took walking around the yard featuring the beginning of Spring when the earth is coming to life with color. Purple Dead Nettle (the top image I took but…
Now I know there are some very passionate animal lovers of all kinds out there but, and please don’t get me wrong, I like animals – a select few …. but squirrels those blasted blankety blank blank, aggravating no good for nothing pesky rodents with a fuzzy tail aren’t one of my selected few! All the…
For the first 10 days of July we have received almost 4 inches of rain – year to date 35 inches of rain! Overall the garden, grass and flowers have loved the benefits of daily watering until these past few weeks. My squash and sunflowers have now developed mildew on their leaves – treated them…
Tonight’s meal consisted of grilled meat, fresh veggies which included three walk out the back door into the garden – snip, snip, snip voila beautiful yellow squash! As I was chopping them up naturally I had to taste one before adding any seasoning, now I completely understand why Rango devoured them –
I am attempting to grow a very small garden this year. Now growing up on a farm raising our own vegetables and livestock, you would think I would not use the words “attempting to grow”. Please remember I was young and my parents were the ones to get the garden started and we (my siblings…
I love flowers, I would have to say white gladiolus are definitely one of my favorites. When the girls were little we would go to our favorite Italian restaurant with a sea of fresh cut white glads in galvanized buckets everywhere. I felt like I was in a meadow, someplace magical … it was magnificent. I…
About a month ago Maleigh and I planted seeds indoors. After one week I had seedlings galore. We planted beet seeds but not many of them came up. After transplanting the seedlings outdoors I decided to plant more beet seeds. Needless to say, I have PLENTY seedlings. I made a huge error!! Now what to…
Each morning I take a look at my newly planted garden – nothing has changed, maybe plants have grown a centimeter over night….but, excitedly I check and inspect for any changes. This being my first attempt at gardening as an adult, I decided on a small area. If I become the garden guru well…I have…
The Robin's Nest 