Oh Dandelion, You Are More Than a Weed!
The dandelion is more than a pesky weed! Does it make you think about other things (or people) we have around us or in our life that we take for granted?
Southern Gardens – January in the South
In preparation for springtime, it is time to clean the flower beds and prepare the seedlings for planting in just a few short weeks. While on an “inspection” walk through the gardens, to my amazement many flowers and shrubs are budding and blooming early. The warm weather is waking them up from their winter nap!
Friday Focus: Up Close and Personal
In life, as in photography, we develop some of our most treasured friendships when we are willing to get “up close and personal” with others and build relationships that are more than just a casual encounter. Are you willing to take the risk?
BeeWinkle the Happy Carpenter Bee
A short video of a carpenter bee at work in the coneflower garden. He is harvesting the nectar and pollen. Close up view of the body, head, and legs helps find the difference between the carpenter bee and the bumble bee. My granddaughter named this carpenter bee “BeeWinkle!”
Morning Walks Through the Woods
Morning Walks Through the Woods – We take the well-worn path that Winnie has made throughout the 17 years that she has been a part of our family. The path takes us by a field of wildflowers. There is a gentle breeze blowing, and the flowers are swaying back and forth, creating a sea of purple, yellow, red, and white on a backdrop of green and gold grasses.
It’s a Daylily Kind of Day!
It is a daylily kind of day at Spring Meadows from May through August. Beautiful daylilies greet us each day on our walks through the gardens. We have over 20 different daylily plants, each unique and beautiful. Some will…
Gardening: Garden Magic with Beautiful Gladiolus
Garden Magic ( a poem by Marie Nettleton Carroll
This is the garden’s magic,
That through the sunny hours
The gardener who tends it, Himself outgrows his flowers…
Conversations at the Feeders
Do you ever wonder about conversations between birds as they gather at the feeders? Well, I do. I see them watching one another, making sounds, maybe calling to other members of their flock (family) to join them for a meal.