Tracks in the snow
I was walking through the house this afternoon when I glanced out the window and ... lo and behold, there's deer tracks in the snow! Those weren't there an hour ago. And, ummm-hmmm ... looks like she was…
Tagged for destruction
Hubby and I are going to be having a few trees taken out in the next few weeks. The tree dude came out last week and tagged the trees which are going to be removed. Now, whenever I…
Messy raspberry vines … in the fog!
Each morning this week as daylight has slowly dawned it has ushered in a world of dense white fogginess outside my windows. As I sit at my dining room table having breakfast, I see my messy raspberry vines…
A new day! A new year!
I was in awe of the beautiful ferns growing out of the moss all along the trunks of the trees in the ravine behind our house. So pretty! The ravine is so lush and well-watered. It brings to…
There’s so much more to this story …
The day after Christmas, first things first, I removed the orange-slices & apple-slice ornaments from the little cedar Christmas tree. It had greatly enjoyed its time in the spotlight as a Christmas tree. But it was feeling rather…
This is not the end …
Here you can see the tree on our property which was recently blown down in the windstorm. You might look at this photo and think: That’s the end of that tree. But no! This is not the end. …
Gratitude … for my very own Christmas tree farm!
A Christmas tree farm! How delightful! What comes to mind when you think of a Christmas tree farm? Probably a nice bit of acreage. Well-covered with good-sized, beautifully shaped evergreen trees. Noble firs – to be sure! Noble…
Gratitude … for a “table prepared”!
I was puttering about in the workshop looking for some sort of long pole I could use to knock down the remaining apples which are still dangling high up in the branches of the apple tree. A broom? …
So much noise!!
I had a brief reprieve yesterday afternoon from the hammering and banging going on at my home. The downpour of rain had sent the roofers home early for the day. The peace and quiet was glorious! I pulled…
“Hey! Don’t you dare eat my apple!”
Yesterday, late afternoon, I was heading down the driveway to go get the mail. And here came the deer, heading down the driveway in the opposite direction. They veered off into the paddock … obviously they weren’t interested…