New Blooms! Orange Day Lilies are blooming every day. And my White Lilies (?Star Lilies?) are starting to open. And then there's the big pot of very vibrant red geraniums that I failed to resist at last weekend's Farmer's Market. I love that intense red ( Read more... )

.....Need I say more?Since it's pretty late in the day, I figure "The Fourth" either was or was NOT, and isn't likely to change its plan at this point. Sigh........I should have posted these Good Wishes this morning. Oh well. Maybe next year ( Read more... )

My azalea bush has finished its blooming for the year, but this is what it looked like late in May.


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Once again, I apologize for my lack of presence. And promise to try harder to get myself here--posting, reading, commenting--more regularly. You're probably getting bored with these statements. I'm certainly bored with feeling them. Sigh. I guess I'm still a Work In Progress ( Read more... )

These days/weeks are melting away on me. And, yet, almost nothing in my life that I feel worthy of reporting ( Read more... )

The week ends...  the Season progresses...

Despite taking FOREVER! to arrive, Spring is moving along with the Changing of the Floral Guard.

The delicate white blooms of the Bloodroot have fallen and the leaves begin their journey to reach dessert plate size.


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They said we'd have a freeze last night. After a weekend of almost constant rain. Of course, the sky did clear during the night--which is how the temperature dropped below freezing ( Read more... )

Nature provides us with much in the way of Beauty. And, too often, She dishes out the Brutal, as well. A few small samples:


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This morning, I could not resist a few minutes sitting on the back deck with a cup of coffee, watching the gorgeous sunrise! Clouds cover most of the sky, but the cover is well-broken in the northeast and lovely colors demanded my attention while birds sang their wild little hearts out ( Read more... )

I wanted to post photos of the few blooms that have blessed my yard. When I downloaded the photos on the camera, I discovered that MyJeff had taken some snow-shots, as well. A few just prior to our mid-April weekend blizzard, and a few just following the multi-day storm. So . . . here we go ( Read more... )