Where I live it usually rains a lot, but not so much this summer. This means I have to go out from time to time and water the plants, trees, bushes and flowers in the yard myself; either that or …
Tag: nature
Weekly Photo Challenge: Merge
So far for these weekly photo challenges I have been able to find a picture in my library that goes well with the theme as I see it, and this week was no different. I know, not really any originality …
Do Not Disturb
This week I took some time to do some end of summer cleaning and yard work. There is never an end of these two tasks so no better time than the present! I always find black widows in this one …
The Boy’s View of the Zoo
This wonderfully hot Tennessee week, we got to finally make it to the Memphis Zoo. This is a great day trip: there were lots of friends, yummy lunch, children, and fun! Just over an hour and a half away and …
Sunflowers
Much like other years before, I was not very successful growing things from seeds. I planted several flower seeds, poppies, daisies, lavender, and sunflowers, and it seems I only got a couple of sunflowers t0 actually spring up. (Wait, I …
In the Garden
This week was the state university extension’s ‘Summer Celebration’ and a couple of friends and myself got to attend. It may have started out in the rain, but it ended up being a very nice day (even though the whole …
Who Needs a Ladder?
This week my dad found another elderberry tree on the property and thought we might be interested in getting some elderberries. Since they were falling from the tree, it was a good indication that they were ready to be picked, …
Can you Canoe?
We got the news about a canoe trip early this week and we had been anxiously waiting ever since. This was a first for me and the boy, but not something we had never thought of. In fact, this is …
A Week in Pictures
We are getting some summer out of our summer break! The last few weeks we have enjoyed not doing school work, not having a schedule, and not really having anywhere to be. This week was a little different. We still …
Rejoice for the Day 