a closer look…

at that Candytuft…in all the years, I never got close to really look at the ornate structure….just saw the bright, cheerful white from a distance.

a bright spot…

Candytuft (Iberis) was an old staple in my parent’s landscaping. I have always maintained a dash in our yard. I do wish it bloomed beyond Spring in the Pacific NW.

to be daring…

I’m going out into the yard and turn some soil, pruning some plants and tending to the new growth. Stay safe and  positive. Show your love and support. Reach out to the lonely.

Dream on…

Not even a bud yet, but I am excited to tend to the roses and share along the way….soon.

Party’s Over…

time to cut stuff back a bit, wait on the remaining leaves to fall, put away the yard furniture and yard art. Make sure the hummingbird feeders are placed where I can see them through the Winter and get out fishing more!

Floral farewell…

Sigh…I won’t be inundating you with flowers, particularly roses until next Spring…not that I don’t have a gazillion images saved. Heavy rains have battered them down; last struggling buds trying to blossom. Colder temps and rain bringing those efforts to a halt.

Very busy this Fall…

The squirrels are as busy as I have ever seen…digging up my flower beds, planter boxes and pots, ravaging the trees of seedlings and finding walnuts from who knows where, peanuts from the adoring neighbor ladies…planting here , digging up over there…some view them as a pest, nuisance, likable rodent. I don’t mind them so much.