It was a good weekend for plant shopping and so Saturday I visited my local garden center to do some browsing. There's so much in bloom right now! The temperature was perfect as I checked out the herbs, cherry tomatoes, Asiatic lilies, Impatiens, Portulaca, strawberries and other stuff. What I ended up bringing home were a 'Jack O Lantern' pumpkin ( Read more... )

It was a few days ago, May 15th, I believe, that Dad tilled the other half of my garden. But it was Friday evening, shortly after work, that Dad's new wheelbarrow was drafted for the task of carrying sunflower starts from the greenhouse to their new home by the compost bin and Iris, and my big shovel was used for digging the holes. Next, corn ( Read more... )

I left work an hour early today instead of the normal five o'clock time due to a Media Ministry team practice at my church across town which started at 6:30pm. The Media Ministry is responsible for video-taping the services so that they can be seen on the web and television. Three cameras are used and I operate camera number 2. Other positions ( Read more... )

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I heard baby wrens in my wren house this afternoon. :)

I saw my first female firefly tonight. The females are wingless and release pheromones to attract the male. I noticed that she has a light at the end of her body, too.

Earlier in the evening I had a girls night out with Rita and Bekah. We met up at a theater to see a movie. :)

It's been warm enough now to turn the AC on and I've been out in the sunshine checking out the garden and picking strawberries. Yes, they ripened. But for now, let me share highlights about what's going on at the front of the house. First, I'll mention that the two potted dianthus on the front porch have been blooming well for me this spring, ( Read more... )

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A poppy has opened in the southwest facing bed. :)


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