I love seeing this Tiger Lily bloom. Every year, I wonder if it will come back or not. When it does, I grab my camera and try to capture the beauty of the vivid yellow, crimson, red, and orange colors. It's a small plant and doesn't grow very tall each year. But it's strong and… Continue reading Eye of the Tiger Lily
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Just me, the girl behind the silhouette
Are you, like me, a silhouette kind of person? Would you rather skip partaking in the selfie-taking world - avoid putting yourself out there for the world to see? Would you rather hide behind something or someone? Do you let others take the limelight...? Or do you wonder if you can shine even if you're not… Continue reading Just me, the girl behind the silhouette
My garden woes – Japanese Beetles
As my youthful garden plants continue to grow, so are the nastiest, meanest, ugliest, and vicious Japanese Beetles growing and spreading like wildfire on the flowering blooms and luscious leaves as they open up. Ugh...aren't the beetles mean looking?? They even bite humans! I only have one blooming ornamental plant right now, and the damn beetles… Continue reading My garden woes – Japanese Beetles
The messiness of newness
When I start out on a new adventure of discovery, it's exciting. My excitement is filled with the ideas of newness and of the freshness of the grand plans to feed my soul. I paint a picture in my head of the projected outcome. It's a beautiful vision. It will be perfect, right? When plans… Continue reading The messiness of newness
This chick’s getting into empty nesting
Sunday marked the official empty nest's one-week-down mark since our youngest moved away. It was a beautiful spring day. So many possibilities...what's an empty nest mom to do? Reflect, of course. (My gray hair sure has grown in a year...!) As I look back, I'm thinking, "This empty nest thing might be my kind of thing?"… Continue reading This chick’s getting into empty nesting
My bloody garden is on fire this spring
I'm experimenting with expanding my dubious minimalist approach to gardening. Now that our nest is empty, I'm thinking growing flowers is a good idea to occupy my "free time." I do have perennials. Not just dandelions... You'll have to trust me on the perennials...they are recovering from the winter. I call them the "survivors… Continue reading My bloody garden is on fire this spring