Happy July!

Ladybug herbs from my Aunt Louise, a gift at my bridal shower.

My Heirloom Tomato is growing...

Purple Verbena Bonariensis from my friend Carol.

The Allium seedpods ripening in the sun.

The sedum turned a new shade of pink...love this!

What a bloom!


A houseplant outside in the shade for the summer.

The Hydrangeas have bloomed...blue! I think we will use these in the wedding.


Angels Fishing Rods, bloomed more than any previous year...must have liked being divided.

Roses that can do no wrong.

I'm crushin on this one.

Crane sighting

We were thrilled to have this crane visit us for the first time this week. A neighboring pond regularly brings us flickers, sparrows, ducks, robins, red winged blackbirds, crows, chickadees, blue jays and finches.

Coco's good life.

She likes dirt, even more than I.

She found the catnip...
and went straight to heaven.

She also prefers the bird flavored water.

She and her sister tolerated some heavy teasing from a neighbor.




Once claws started getting caught in screens I had to put down the camera & pick up a spray bottle, and that was the end of that.

A magical place

Definitely worth zooming in on this one to see the rainbow sunshine coming in.

Stipa Gigantium, beautiful at sunset and now five feet tall.

This yellow spider jumped out of the flower when I smelled it today.

My first lettuce! Hopefully a new trend of growing food.



Hello, Pumpkin!

First day in the back yard. She scowls when she's happy.

This one approves of my decision to let her outside.

Double Delight Rose