Introducing the newest member of the family. My niece Rachel is seen here with her new daughter, Julia Alexis.
Isn't she a dear?
Julia Alexis
April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Introducing the Newest Family Member
Introducing the newest member of the family. My niece Rachel is seen here with her new daughter, Julia Alexis.
Isn't she a dear?
Julia Alexis
April 21, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Images of Spring
Camellia - April Rain
Crabapple - Flame
Flowering Almond
Purple leaf cherry. Notice the purple leaves with the pink Kawazanaa cherry type flowers.
Purple Sandcherry.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Yard Art
Today is a rather strange day, offering up cloud bursts every so often (whenever I venture outside to prune roses). I did get quite a number of them done before it began raining. In between cloud bursts, the sun shines brightly.
However, this does give me some time to catch up on other things that need done around this house as well as time for some pleasure.
One of the things that Husband is basically against is yard art. He thinks it makes a garden look junky. And, I must agree, there are places where we've been where there was simply to much in the wrong spot.
But the size of our garden beds cries for something other than plants, so some garden art is wanted. Here is a new little resin sculpture that I call "Little Man". He's holding a shallow bird bath that the little tree sparrows simply love! Because he is resin, he will be antiqued lightly and Husband will fill his empty cavity with some cement to give him some weight and help keep him from breaking apart through the winter.
This is the Service berry in bloom between the forsythia. This tree, though almost done blooming now has already attracted an assortment of tiny song birds. It's almost like they know what it is and have come to check it out.
At the base of this three multi-trunked tree, you can see St. Francis standing.
The best angle to see St. Francis is from my office window. He was placed there for this view. He is on the side yard under the Service berry holding a bird and another on his shoulder. St. Francis is a solid cement statue and resides in this wild, native area close to where my cat, Chloe, is buried. It is appropriate that he be here. The Jacob's Ladder and Barron wart will grow around him and by autumn he'll probably look like he's always been there.
Last but not least is my "Little Woman" with the butterflies. She sits on a rock covered with Waterperry Blue creeping saliva. The saliva isn't showing yet, but it's coming. When it's it bloom, she will be sitting in a sea of powder blue tiny flowers with yellow eyes. Behind her is the flowering quince right now. Along with the Waterperry Blue creeping saliva, there will also be two large beds of bearded iris around her.
"Little Woman" is a resin sculpture that isn't fill with cement. She's broken for us a number of times and we've simply glued her back together. This gives her a rather interesting patina. So far this year she looks intact. She was our first sculpture for this garden. There are other spots that cry out for more art, but just a little at a time.
We also have two bird baths that I haven't shown. They are the usual bird baths. Then there are also two cement benches, strategically placed so one can sit down and take a rest while either working in the garden or just exploring it.
However, this does give me some time to catch up on other things that need done around this house as well as time for some pleasure.
One of the things that Husband is basically against is yard art. He thinks it makes a garden look junky. And, I must agree, there are places where we've been where there was simply to much in the wrong spot.
But the size of our garden beds cries for something other than plants, so some garden art is wanted. Here is a new little resin sculpture that I call "Little Man". He's holding a shallow bird bath that the little tree sparrows simply love! Because he is resin, he will be antiqued lightly and Husband will fill his empty cavity with some cement to give him some weight and help keep him from breaking apart through the winter.
This is the Service berry in bloom between the forsythia. This tree, though almost done blooming now has already attracted an assortment of tiny song birds. It's almost like they know what it is and have come to check it out.
At the base of this three multi-trunked tree, you can see St. Francis standing.
The best angle to see St. Francis is from my office window. He was placed there for this view. He is on the side yard under the Service berry holding a bird and another on his shoulder. St. Francis is a solid cement statue and resides in this wild, native area close to where my cat, Chloe, is buried. It is appropriate that he be here. The Jacob's Ladder and Barron wart will grow around him and by autumn he'll probably look like he's always been there.
Last but not least is my "Little Woman" with the butterflies. She sits on a rock covered with Waterperry Blue creeping saliva. The saliva isn't showing yet, but it's coming. When it's it bloom, she will be sitting in a sea of powder blue tiny flowers with yellow eyes. Behind her is the flowering quince right now. Along with the Waterperry Blue creeping saliva, there will also be two large beds of bearded iris around her.
"Little Woman" is a resin sculpture that isn't fill with cement. She's broken for us a number of times and we've simply glued her back together. This gives her a rather interesting patina. So far this year she looks intact. She was our first sculpture for this garden. There are other spots that cry out for more art, but just a little at a time.
We also have two bird baths that I haven't shown. They are the usual bird baths. Then there are also two cement benches, strategically placed so one can sit down and take a rest while either working in the garden or just exploring it.
Saturday, April 12, 2008
The coming of color
Flowering Quince
Jonquills
Service Berry
Species Tulip
Yellow Daffodils
Star Magnolia Tree
Snowfountain Cherry
Jonquills
Service Berry
Species Tulip
Yellow Daffodils
Star Magnolia Tree
Snowfountain Cherry
Bloodroot
It's nice seeing color begin to emerge in my garden. Winters are cold and gray here and this brings warmth and sunshine. The tiniest of wild flowers are pushing up now and this bloodroot is quite happy. The colony is becoming larger and more vivid with each year. I started a second colony in the same area and hope that it too shows me the same vigor.
My plant orders have now started to arrive as well. Most of them, that are bare root, bulbs or rhizomes go into the ground right away, while plants that are actually growing will be hardened off before being planted in the garden.
Wednesday, April 02, 2008
A Blast from the Past
I just got a comment from someone for my post "Dear Diary". Funny, this reminded me that I had gotten a rather unexpected response from my Congressman for the note that I wrote to him back in October. The letter was received in the mail rather than email which made it even more personal. He stated in his note that he was quite concerned on how events were headed.
After that, this Michael creature slithered out of the public eye, like a snake in the grass. But, apparently he's still trying to push his weight around, doing what he can to destroy the soul of this country. Frankly, this country could do better without him. We've already proven our worth and 911 only made us stronger.
As far as this Michael creature is concerned...he needs to be put in his place.
If this upcoming election is truly supposed to be for the people...the first order of business would be to replace this Michael creature because of his arrogance if nothing else. If we want to stop terrorism, we must first stop it in our own back yard. A policed state is totally unacceptable.
After that, this Michael creature slithered out of the public eye, like a snake in the grass. But, apparently he's still trying to push his weight around, doing what he can to destroy the soul of this country. Frankly, this country could do better without him. We've already proven our worth and 911 only made us stronger.
As far as this Michael creature is concerned...he needs to be put in his place.
If this upcoming election is truly supposed to be for the people...the first order of business would be to replace this Michael creature because of his arrogance if nothing else. If we want to stop terrorism, we must first stop it in our own back yard. A policed state is totally unacceptable.
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