I received a few comments from fb buddies about this post. Here’s what they had to say. Gina: The first pic is Columbine;the second is probably a native violet, but definitely in the violet family – therefore it should have a purple bloom; the purple leaves are oxalis, it will flower either pink or white; the […]
Category Archives: Garden
U2 cool
Do you know what this is? I’ll give you a hint: U2 named their (arguably) best album after this little guy. That’s right! It’s a joshua tree! How cool is that? Yes, I’m entertained by the little things. You should have seen me the first time I saw a full size cactus!
Flutterby
As I went to let Kenzie outside this morning, I noticed that our backyard was full of butterflies! I grabbed my camera and ran out to try to catch some pictures. I figured they would scatter when I approached, but they stayed so either I’m at one with nature or the pollen they were nibbling […]
My new house plant
Brad’s mom sent me a Clivia miniata – a really neat house plant that looks like it came straight from Hawaii. It arrived two weeks ago. This plant should be perfect for me as it is supposed to be Beth proof very easy care. It bloomed right before we left on our vacation. Here are […]
Electric Mower
I know this is an odd thing to post about, but we just purchased a new lawn mower. (We were tired of paying $20 a week to have a neighbor mow our lawn.) We knew we wanted to go “green” with our new purchase and originally looked into buying a rotary mower which requires no […]