Rest in the Lord and be willing to wait for Him. Psalm 37:7 (NLV)
Sunday, July 14 Diane and Biankah were out in yard – near the Memory Garden – when Diane noticed several Swallowtail butterflies and told me to get my camera. When there I noticed that the Bumblebees were also enjoying the gooseneck flowers. As I walked across the yard, I noticed this unusual mushroom. It was […]
By Monday morning (day after the wedding) the Maine and Tennessee people had gone home – except Diane – who stayed for an extra week. On Monday she and Anthony gathered tea to make tea “syrup” for our freezer and Abby’s. Anthony enjoyed Doritos while Diane removed the leaves. She measures the tea, sugar and […]
Thursday, June 20 Yesterday, when I went to the mailbox in the early morning, I thought, “Wow, with this humidity there have to be mushrooms in our yard.” Sure enough I found a great variety. I am not a connoisseur of mushrooms, so I never learned which are edible and which are not. They tell […]
Friday, May 31 We were in need of Fox Meadows vanilla ice cream, so decided to have a late lunch – or was it an early supper – at the Creamery on Friday afternoon. I love their unique sandwiches, so chose a half Veggie & Mint Grilled Cheese. It was delicious! Cerwin is a bit […]
Pretty roses on the patio The yucca is growing again this year – to the left of the ivy covered tree. There will be lots of flowers in a few days. Below it and throughout the memory garden, there are many lush, green ferns. The yarrow is abundant with… …bright yellow flowers. We thought we […]
We had so much rain in the past month that it was nice when the last two days were sunny and dry. One reward of abundant rain is abundant mint tea in our “tea bed.” I took advantage of a delicious glass of mint tea yesterday after spending time in beautifying our patio and flowerbeds. […]
Jere came over the other morning to spray our yard. Now it’s nice and green without weeds. Three days later someone was spraying the field next to our yard. We spent Saturday and Monday beautifying the front yard and getting a few annuals to brighten our flower beds for the summer. If we looked up, […]
This plant is new to our patio flower garden and I have been pleased with its greenery and size all summer, now it is turning yellow and purple. The morning sun makes it look more blue than green. I am anxious to see what happens throughout the fall and winter season.
Sunday, September 16 Following the bluegrass concert on Saturday, we stayed at Sam Rittenhouse’s house over night – to attend Biker Sunday. One of my favorite things to do at Sam’s place is walk through his garden and orchard before breakfast. He said, with all the rain this summer, your will probably find some weeds. […]
Wednesday, August 8 to Monday, August 13 I was surprised to discover five more mushrooms growing – in the same area as the two large ones of the other week. By the next day there were seven. Yes, I can count, there is one slightly hidden – third from the right. These were much smaller […]
Monday Morning, August 6 I love going outside in the early morning – and this one was beautiful. The words of “Oh, What a Beautiful Morning” came to my mind. There’s a bright, golden haze on the meadow There’s a bright, golden haze on the meadow The corn is as high as a elephant’s eye […]
Tuesday, July 31 through Thursday, August 2Tuesday, July 31 – 6:00 am. We are not sure if we ever remember seeing such large mushrooms in our yard – and these were right next to our driveway. This one had an 11″ diameter. Noon on Tuesday. The other one was just beginning to grow on Tuesday […]
Thursday Night, July 19 Cerwin noticed a possum in one of our birdfeeders on Thursday night when he was preparing our Friday morning coffee and took these pictures. I was already sleeping. I enjoy seeing these nighttime critters – not necessarily in our birdfeeders. The other night there was a racoon eating from a ground […]
Tuesday, May 29 Cerwin said I may tell you what happened. 🙂 He was listening to music on Friday while working in the garage. When he was finished, he turned the music off, but didn’t turn the switch off. It was Saturday morning when he discovered that the key was still in the car and […]
Monday Evening, May 14 The flowerbed in the center of our driveway is on a slight grade, meaning the mulch and dirt wash out onto the grass during rain storms. Cerwin came up with the idea of lining the lower part with stones, but wasn’t sure what to use. I suggested that we talk to […]
The rainy days have created a very healthy mint tea garden in our yard. I used it to make several gallon to tea for our Hershey Family lunch on Sunday.
I love the lush green of springtime ferns. There is something encouraging about new growth.
Problem: a matter or situation regarded as unwelcome or harmful and needing to be dealt with and overcome. I love words – especially new words, so every now and then I am going to use descriptive words as a post in my blog. The other week we noticed that our grass was growing at a […]
Tuesday, February 13 Spring is coming! It is difficult for tulips and crocus to resist the pull of the warm sun – even on cold, late winter days.
One day when Jesse was here, I asked him and Cerwin if they would help me cut the daylilies and Shasta daisies. Cerwin looked at the job I planned to do with scissors and clippers and said, “I can do that much quicker with a hedge trimmers.” …and he did. Jesse loaded them in our […]
Monday, July 17 I wish I knew mushrooms – if they are edible or not. These two were beautiful. Because I haven’t studied them, I only eat mushroom from a store.
Morning has broken like the first morning Blackbird has spoken like the first bird Praise for the singing Praise for the morning Praise for them springing fresh from the world Sweet the rain’s new fall, sunlit from heaven Like the first dewfall on the first grass Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden Sprung […]
Wednesday, May 10 It was the perfect afternoon to put lime on our yard. From the Internet: When lawns are weedy, patchy in spots or turn yellow, it may be a sign that the pH balance of your yard is out of whack. One of the primary methods of correcting the problem is to add […]
Tuesday, April 18 There is nothing quite like a Carolina Wren to announce the arrival of springtime weather. He sings at the top of his little lungs many times throughout the day – trying to attract a partner to a newly built nest. There is new growth and pretty flowers all around him and in our yard. May […]
Tuesday, April 11 Yellow is not a good color for me to wear because of my skin tones, but it’s a great color for my eyes to see.
Saturday, April 8 Fire bush leaves are popping. Robins are plentiful Cerwin preparing to mow our yard for the first time this spring. I love when the sun shines on our pretty red-bellied woodpeckers. This one is a male. The red covers his entire head. The forsythia bush is adding color to our roadside bank. […]
Some pictures from around our house on October 16 & 17
A collection of pictures from the past week that didn’t fit into another post. Cerwin had a TFC truck home for the weekend – so it would as here for the Sunday afternoon truck convoy to honor Elam Martin. (see my Monday post) It’s the time of year when Cerwin brings out his “red neck” […]
There are still a few flowers The corn in the neighboring field is soon ready for picking. Dogwood leaves are some of the first to change color in our yard. Seed pods are all that is left of our beautiful Crepe Myrtle bush.
Friday, September 2 We don’t often see Katydid’s in our woodlot, but we DO HEAR them. They get so loud at night that it becomes difficult to talk when we have a picnic. 🙂 The cicada (locust) sing during the day, then about dusk the katydids join them with a deeper song. By dark the cicadas […]