Chokecherry Blooms
Making It Through
I was absolutely shocked when I went to check on my flowers this morning and found my daffodils still hanging in there. After having well over half of the days in April hit below freezing temps, I was stunned I had anything still looking good and working towards blooming. Sadly, of the last 4, two… Continue reading Making It Through
Last Spring
Why am I reposting a photo from last spring you ask? Because this spring is apparently the pits this year when it comes to getting good photos of any flowers. I think Mother Nature forgot it was supposed to be spring and keeps tossing us freezing winter temps.
Row of Bleeding Hearts
Waiting To Bloom
Faded Tulip
I felt like playing a little bit today. I really wanted to do a high contrast black and white, but most of my current photos don't have the right color balance to make that work the way I want, so I went with messing with saturation settings instead.
Book Review: Shadow Valley – Gwen Hunter
Author: Gwen Hunter Book Name: Shadow Valley Release Date: March 4, 2015 Series: * Order: * Genre: Mystery/Suspense/Romance Overall SPA: 5 Stars Blurb: Mackenzie Morgan thinks she’s doing the right thing by taking her teenaged daughter, Bella, into the Appalachians on a photography shoot. Fleeing a crumbling marriage, Mac needs time to bond… Continue reading Book Review: Shadow Valley – Gwen Hunter
Lilac Buds
Every time we have gotten a freeze this spring, I express my amazement that my flowers have mostly managed to survive and that I'm glad we are finally done with winter. Seems like mother nature is taking that as a challenge to see how long she can get winter to last this year and tosses… Continue reading Lilac Buds
Happy Easter!
Hope that bunny was wearing his mask while he snuck in an extra roll or two of toilet paper into your baskets!
Mother Of All Invention
Since everything is so far from normal right now, my usual plan for Easter for my kids isn't happening. For one, it really snuck up on me and I didn't have time to get some of our traditional things. When Hubby did go for our grocery run, the candy section was absolutely wiped out. He… Continue reading Mother Of All Invention
Sand Cherry Is Blooming
Bleeding Hearts
We dipped below freezing again last night. Figures it would come a day after we hit a record high temperature. Welcome to spring in the mid-west. These still look good, but they sure felt a little limp, so I don't know if the tiny buds that are waiting to get bigger and open (do they… Continue reading Bleeding Hearts
Book Review: Rules for Moving – Nancy Star
Author: Nancy Star Book Name: Rules for Moving Release Date: May 19, 2020 Series: * Order: * Genre: Women's Fiction/Family Life Overall SPA: 3 Stars Blurb: To the outside world, beloved advice columnist Lane Meckler has all the answers. What no one knows is that she also has a secret: her life is… Continue reading Book Review: Rules for Moving – Nancy Star
Lone Tulip
I wanted to try and get a photo of my one tulip that has managed to miraculously exist in my flower bed after having not bloomed for years until last year. Sadly, I think the weather took it's toll. It was open yesterday, but the photos I got didn't turn out very good. Today, it… Continue reading Lone Tulip
Surprise Hyacinth
I had a different hyacinth bloom this year. It is a surprise because I didn't plant any new ones where this one popped up. I don't ever remember having one that looked like this which makes it even more odd. Either hyacinths react to the chemical make up in the ground and mine did something… Continue reading Surprise Hyacinth
Surviving
I was a little bit shocked to see that not only are my new daffodils fine and blooming after the freeze, but several of the ones that had already been in bloom made it through. Looks like most of my flowers didn't take too big of a hit even though we stayed below freezing for… Continue reading Surviving
Drip of Ice
Frozen Tulip
Frozen Spring
We got ice yesterday. Enough to coat everything for most of the day. Sadly, that means many of my spring flowers are going to be done. The hyacinths were already almost there, but the daffodils were still going strong and one was yet to open. We froze bad enough, I have no clue if that… Continue reading Frozen Spring
Freezing Edge
After nearly a week of beautiful, open window weather, today is a nasty, cold day. Not just cold, but we are currently below freezing. My remaining hyacinths won't survive the cold snap. It is doubtful the rest of the daffodil's will either. The one I have left to bloom, the edges will get a bit… Continue reading Freezing Edge
TJ Fox: Sharing the Experience 