Bees in My Herb Garden

July 31, 2020 There have been so many honey bees in my herb garden that I can hear them buzzing as they flit from flower to flower. At lunch today, I took some pictures of honey bees in my herb garden and thought I’d share. The bees seemed to know just when I was trying […]

Caterpillars and Ladybug Larvae

July 18, 2020 I had harvested my dill plants to make pickles. I pulled them up by the roots, cut the roots off, and brought the dill inside. I put it into a vase with cold water until I was ready to use the dill. As I was stripping off the fronds, I found a […]

Happy 4th of July

July 4, 2020 Happy Independence Day! I was waiting until the afternoon to take a picture of our flag, and it started raining. I got these shots of our flag with a rainbow!

Early Evening Visitors

July 2, 2020 Last night, Nox started jumping on the fence and barking. Shinning the flashlight up into the pine tree on the other side of the fence revealed four baby raccoons. I didn’t get a picture of all four raccoons. We did not see the mother raccoon, so maybe she left her babies in […]

Watching the Grapes Grow

June 25, 2020

Guacamole

This is my go to guacamole recipe. I don’t recall where I read about grating the onion. Since I don’t care for biting into chucks of onion in my guacamole, I love how grating the onion distributes the onion flavor and I don’t have to worry about a chunk of onion overwhelming the rest of […]

Cee’s FOTD Post

Rhubarb…Jungle Plant?

Rhubarb always looks so wild and lush, like an amazing jungle plant, with it’s enormous leaves and ruby red stalks. Yet, it is really a very hardy plant that grows well in a large range of climates. I love growing rhubarb and being able to harvest it. It has more uses than just pie, even […]

More Flowers and a Hummingbird Moth

Around the Yard

May 12, 2020 Spring is here! At lunch, I took a walk around the yard with my iPad, and took several pictures of flowers, buds, and new leaves. I just hope we don’t get any snow now!