Musings of an adventurous empty nest mom on everything under the sun.
I went home for lunch earlier this week and was treated to this spectacular display for the first time this year. It's either been cloudy, or, by the time I get home even if it is still light out, some of the flowers are starting to close. (nearly all of the daisies and groundcover close... Continue Reading →
Since one of the google search hits that is still going strong here is "Jacaranda Tree" rather than bringing peeps to a post with a randomly stolen picture from the web, I thought I would post a picture of my local one in full glory. Apparently these were planted in front of every house when... Continue Reading →
After a lazy morning, we got to the field for LL game warm ups at 10:45. I got my walk in for the day - 40mins worth by making one lap around the fields and then going around the entire neighborhood block which is pretty darn big and very very hilly so it was a... Continue Reading →
Saturday I finally had some time to play in the yard. MusicMan had been bringing home plants from work - basil, corn and watermelon. Then I went to Grumpy's house to drop off SportsBoy for a play date and end up with some more fuchsia cuttings - this time two different varieties since last time.... Continue Reading →
My yard in flowers (despite my overall neglect for the past 5 months) + the jacaranda next door:
Looks like this - before: Overgrown plumbago with all sorts of grassy weeds underneath. And trash. Yeah, see, this is MusicMan's corner of the driveway and he was working on his car last night and forgot to clean up. Lovely. Around the side there leading to the gate are some gladiolas and cannas that area... Continue Reading →
Mini daffodils in one of the pots out back where the dahlias are also growing. These are already done now. There were about 6 more of these in bright yellow and pale yellow on the hillside too. There is a bud on one of the dahlias in the pot now. Should be one of the... Continue Reading →
I looked at my blog stats today and noticed a huge spike in visits yesterday. Mostly as referrals from DailyKos. Hmmm..I wonder WHY?? Delware Dem was our first guest host during Bill's vacation and he put in links to all the Cafe Bobs blogs. That was a surprise 🙂 I love it though. I really... Continue Reading →
Trees & Flowers & Birds! 