Category Archives: our yard
August 18
I can’t find my camera. Sorry for the grainy iPhone pic. squirrel inside The squirrels found the feeder!
Day 16
That’s a bird’sbutt. The squirrels can’t seem to find the feeder.
There and Here
Came back home to blooms today. Found this in the flowerbed of the new house. It was white, so I “painted” with Sharpie markers. Didn’t stand up well to a rain storm.
I Spy Something Red…
It seems to me there are more robins in our neighborhood this year. One has been spending a lot of time in our backyard. I was out tending the compost this evening when one landed on the lawn. I’d never noticed … Continue reading
Listen Up!
First it was surgery on my shoulder. And now it’s the fractured elbow that’s keeping me and my compost pile apart. I can add to it, but I won’t be able to turn it for a couple of more weeks … Continue reading
Can We Get There by Firefly Light?
She watched me unload the bags of topsoil and then the flat of flowers from the trunk of the car. I poured a small amount of dirt in the bed and spread it out to until it was level. I stepped … Continue reading
Once in a Blue Moon
I’m taking Beau for a walk. Want to come? I asked. Sure, she said, and when we get back, we can clean up the front flowerbed. That will just take a few minutes. Today was cool, but the sun was … Continue reading
Not yet
Linda said it’s time to rip out the raggedy zinnias in the front flower bed and put in winter color. But today I saw a butterfly clinging to a blossom as it was whipped about in the wind. And the … Continue reading
