June 4, 2014 – Bumblebee
BumblebeeBumblebee.What do you eat?A tasty clover.Quite the bee treat.Land on the flower.Draw its power.Gather lots of pollenOn your hairy legs and feet. Continue reading June 4, 2014 – Bumblebee
BumblebeeBumblebee.What do you eat?A tasty clover.Quite the bee treat.Land on the flower.Draw its power.Gather lots of pollenOn your hairy legs and feet. Continue reading June 4, 2014 – Bumblebee
One Daisy.One Clover.One Daisy with One Clover.One Daisy with lots of Clover.Lots of Diasies.A few Clover.Two Daisies.Three Daisies.Daisy Daisy, give me your answer do….I’m half crazy, all for the love of you….Young Clover.Old Daisy.A bunch of daisies with a funny bunny.Daisies Divine.I share what is mine. Continue reading May 30, 2014 – Daisies and Clover
Where were you at the start of the 98th running of the Indianapolis 500? Don’t know? Ahhh. Well, I guess it’s OK. But for me. Well, now, I should know. I was in central Indiana, not far from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I was in my garden, listening to the Greatest Spectacle in Racing on the radio. I LOVE the Indy 500. Sometimes I attend … Continue reading May 27, 2014 – Where were you?
“Hello. I am Doctor Spring. I am here to help.”“Sir, please do not pick the ants from the peonies.”“Yes. Thank you, sir. Please remain calm and keep your hands at your sides. There, that’s perfect. Sir, I have been reviewing your file and it is clear to me – obvious, really – that you are experiencing Pervasive Peony Picking disorder. You see, sir, you cannot … Continue reading May 23, 2014 – Doctor Spring Returns
Stone Bunny is sitting atop a rock today so she can have a nice view of Rhododendron.Over there with her friend SpireaStone Bunny is so proud of Rhododendron today. She is so prettyAnd vibrant.Yes, Stone Bunny is quite pleased today. You see, Bunny was worried about Rhododendron. We had a hard winter and no other member of the garden community had to experience the long, … Continue reading May 21, 2014 – Stone Bunny and Rhododendron
Stone Bunny has been thinking about luck lately.Good Luck. Stone Bunny doesn’t dwell on things like Bad Luck. “You know.” she says to her friends. “I’ve been thinking about luck. Maybe it’s just because I’m here with the clover and clover makes me think about luck. Or maybe its because there are some lucky plants in the garden right now. Did you guys notice them?” … Continue reading Stone Bunny and the Good Luck Garden
Momma Robin would like to wish all the mothers of the world a Happy Mother’s Day.She would come out to greet everyone but she can’t right now. She has babies to protect.Hungry Babies!Who like to be fed.Plus, Momma Robin needs to stay put for the moment, as Ninja Kitty is expressing a wee bit much curiosity for comfort.So Mary greets you.Mary wishes you a wonderful … Continue reading Mother’s Day 2014
This is the story of a perfectly beautiful day. Tuesday morning, May 6, 2014, to be precise. In west central Indiana, USA. Near the 40th parallel of latitude.It was nice here Tuesday morning. Really nice. Gorgeous! Oh, its been beautiful all week. But Tuesday morning….. mmmmmm. Warm and sunny with a slight cool breeze. The trees coming into leaf before our very eyes. No finer … Continue reading The Prettiest Day of the Year
A lovely spring weekend…Encourages the fruit blossoms to open and enjoy the weather. Apple Cherry Pear And Strawberry Meanwhile, this adorable robinAnd her friendly mateDecided to build a nest in our barn, where she sits, watching us come and go while she encourages her pretty eggs to produce pretty robins. The little birds will hatch here, learn to fly here and grow strong here. They … Continue reading May 5, 2014 – Fruit Blossoms and Robin Eggs
At this particular moment we have about one hundred thousand Trout Lilly plants growing on the property. Well, maybe only ten thousand. Or maybe a million! Of those many, many, many little plants, I can positively, certifiably identify three which have bloomed. This pretty yellow one.A delicate little white one.And one which has already gone on to form its seed head.THREE!!! Out of a million? Honestly? … Continue reading April 30, 2014 – Infinitesimal