Preying Mantis in the Front Yard

September 23, 2025 On September 15 (Monday), instead of working in the yard, I spent most of day inside cleaning. Bruce was outside doing some mowing underneath the pine trees, when he noticed this female praying mantis. She blends right in with the lichen on the pine trees. After taking pictures of the praying mantis, […]

Around the Yard

September 22, 2025 On September 14 (Sunday), during my daily walk around Blackberry Homestread, Bruce moved the burn barrel to see the results of the fire. The stump had burned completely away. After admiring the hole, we talked about filling it. We walked over to the wild passion fruit vines and discovered three passion fruits! […]

A Busy Few Days after Getting Home

September 15, 2025 On Sunday (September 7), we had a pretty sunset, but no fireflies. On Monday (September 7), I didn’t do much; I mostly napped part of the afternoon away. I did get some pictures of butterflies. I walked out to the orchard with soap spray for aphids while Bruce mowed. I sprayed the […]

Beach Scenes From Jekyll Island

September 11, 2025 I love walking along the beach at Jekyll Island. There were Gulf Fritillary butterflies on flowers growing on the dunes. (The Donald Fagen song “On the Dunes” just started playing in my head.) The pelicans flew in formation on their way home for the evening. As we walked down the beach, we […]

Watching Birds on the Beach

September 8, 2025 On September 1 (Monday), we took advantage of the beautiful day to walk down to the beach on Jekyll Island, Georgia. There was a bit of debris on the beach from the previous day’s storm. The beach was full of identifying these cute little Sanderlings probing the sand. The waves were still […]

Windy Beach Visit

September 8, 2025 On August 31 (Sunday), we took a sunset walk on the beach. The beach on Jekyll Island faces east, so the sunset is over the island. There was reflected color to the north, making for beautiful beach pictures. It was very windy on the beach. The pictures of the pelicans are grainy […]

Visiting The Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island, GA

Our visit to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center was educational and fun. They help many different types of turtles and even gopher tortoises.

Pictures of the Jekyll Island, GA Beach

August 28, 2025 Updated on August 29, 2025, to correct the name of the bar from The Beach Pavilion to The Sand Bar We’ve taken a walk down to the beach twice since we’ve been on Jekyll Island, GA. I love seeing the sea oats, various birds, seashells, and waves. It is fun to try […]

Mulching the Blueberries with Chips from Pine Tree One and Pine Tree Three

August 19, 2025 On Friday (August 15), I got a package. I opened it to make sure it looked good and everything worked. I adjusted the straps. I am still not certain the straps are right. On Saturday (August 16), I took a picture to share of the package contents. I bought a garden apron! […]

Garden Work, Dermatologist Visit, and Picking Out Frame Materials for “Lion Cubs”

August 13, 2025 Tuesday (August 12), Nox got me up at a very early hour to go outside. I tried to get back to sleep and finally gave up on getting back to sleep. I headed outside to remove grass from between the blueberry bushes. As I stepped onto the patio, I realized the potted […]