FOTD – June 27 – Flowers on a Hot Sunny Day The weather went from chilly enough to need a sweater, to very hot in one night. It’s in the 90s. Not the high 90s, but hot enough. Today the… Read More ›
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DAYLILIES
FOTD – June 20 – Daylilies Usually, we get a big burst of daylilies all popping open on the same day. This year, we are getting a slow stream of lilies. One, then another three. Today another five. What is strange… Read More ›
OUR BI-ANNUAL MOWING
FOTD – June 8 – The Bi-Annual Mowing We don’t mow, or more to the point, we very rarely mow. We don’t mow because we have a lot of wildlife and they like a natural environment and usually, so do… Read More ›
VIOLETS: THE FRAGRANCE OF MAY
FOTD – March 29 – Sweet Violet My mother loved the smell of violets, but I never saw a violet until we moved here. They grow wild here and most people consider them weeds. I love them. In May the entire… Read More ›
WILDFLOWERS IN A FIELD
FOTD – June 10 – Wildflowers in a field next to my doctor’s office The whole breathing thing or lack thereof is getting to me, so today was “annual visit to the doctor” day. He listened to my chest, couldn’t hear… Read More ›
SPIDERWORT – PREVIOUSLY WILD
FOTD – JUNE 9 – SPIDERWORT They are true blue, but for some reason no matter what camera I use, show up as purple. Something about the way the light hits it. I finally got them back to their natural… Read More ›
MORE WILDFLOWERS
It was cold today. Yesterday was warm — at least for the morning — but it chilled down at night. Today, it never warmed up, even though the sky was clear and the sun was out. I opened all the… Read More ›
WILDFLOWERS – SOLOMON’S SEAL
FOTD – May 9 – Solomon’s Seal I didn’t think they were going to come up at all, but overnight, they grew from nothing to two feet tall. The next day, they bloomed. Subtle though these are, I always find… Read More ›
FOTD – WILDFLOWERS
FOTD – March 1 – Wildflowers One of the really nice parts of living rurally are the wildflowers. As long as you don’t need nice neat rows, wildflowers are as decorative as any cultivar. And many of them are a… Read More ›
FROM PRIMROSE TO LITTLE BLUE FLOWERS
FOTD – Feb 28 – Those Little Blue Flowers I’ve had these flowers growing in my garden since we moved here and I never knew what they were. A few years ago, someone said “Oh, those are primroses!” Well, a… Read More ›
CEE’S FOTD – WILDFLOWERS ALONG THE RIVER – Marilyn Armstrong
Wildflowers along the river as August ends If we hadn’t been afraid of getting bitten by mosquitoes carrying lethal enchephalitis, it would have been a perfect day to take pictures of the flowers on the river. Everything was in full… Read More ›
LITTLE WHITE ASTERS – Marilyn Armstrong
Little White Asters – FOTD – July 6, 2019 Amidst the myriad tall green and orange Daylilies, the asters continue to grow. Taller than they usually stand, they have spread out all around the garden. It’s a nice touch, those… Read More ›
WILD ASTERS IN MY GARDEN – Marilyn Armstrong
Wild Asters – FOTD – June 25, 2019 The garden is full of buds but not full of blossoms. The only thing in bloom are a few wildflowers. They seem to have popped up from nowhere, at least they are… Read More ›
PHOTO PAINTINGS BY THE DAM ON THE MUMFORD – Marilyn Armstrong
I need to go take some new pictures. I feel a bit lost without the birds. They have been my mainstay since last November and now, they are gone. We’ve had a couple of beautiful days, but I didn’t get… Read More ›
RIVER FLOWERS – Marilyn Armstrong
Wildflowers by the Rivers-FOTD – 06/10/19 After Owen chopped down the meadow behind our house, we decided to go out and take a few hundred pictures. I really don’t think we can take any fewer. It was a lovely day…. Read More ›
WILDFLOWERS AND SOME AUTUMN LEAVES – Marilyn Armstrong
FOTD – November 4, 2018 Photos: Garry & Marilyn Armstrong We had a serious wind and rain storm last night and this morning. Big limbs all over the driveway. Watching the oaks wave in the wind … which is actually… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 