Hubby and I planted our garden this past Saturday. It was a bright sunny morning as hubby tilled up the ground, and as together, we laid down the black weed-block fabric. Hubby cut small holes for each one…
The day before the wedding, hubby and I, along with our two kids, spent the morning having brunch with the groom and his family; after which, we spent several hours setting up the rehearsal hall. We had an…
Yesterday’s blog post was about how little wood frogs are able to survive the winter by freezing. I was amazed by this discovery! Every fall, just before temperatures drop and the frost comes, I always see little wooly…
When hubby and I were up in Alaska this past September, visiting our very dear friends, we stopped by Reflections Lake to walk the nature trail. It was a beautiful nature trail and we enjoyed it very much! …
The sunflowers are done. Their brief lifespan is over. Hubby and I will now till them back into the soil of the garden where they will dissolve away. This is what our life is like. Our life is…
I wanted to give you an update on the “Shaggy ink cap” mushrooms my son discovered in his yard last week. This photo was taken on Wednesday. This photo was taken 2 days later … on Friday. And…
It’s mushroom season! How exciting! I came across these mushrooms 3 days ago. I was delighted! Today, just a few days later, I was out by the garden, and I noticed that these mushrooms are gone! …
I am in awe of these orange sunflowers with the yellow highlighting! It’s amazing how the tiniest tints of yellow at both the base of the flower petals and at the tip really add a dynamic pop to…
Earlier this Spring I wrote a blog post about how the parsley had decided to become best friends with my Hoopes rose. I shared this accompanying photo with that blog post. The parsley had evidently self-seeded in its…
I shared a few blog posts ago how I have never much cared for peas. However, I did discover recently that snow peas aren’t that bad. In fact, they don’t taste like regular peas at all … because…