While I was outside with a camera this morning, these two Chipping Sparrows flew to our bird feeder. I was just fast enough to catch the male making his final approach for landing, full flaps; I guess you could say. I had no time to consider the camera setting, so I took what…
“There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the contrast.” Charles Dickens .
“Feelings of worth can flourish only in an atmosphere where individual differences are appreciated, mistakes are tolerated, communication is open, and rules are flexible – the kind of atmosphere that is found in a nurturing family.” — Virginia Satir …and in a nurturing society. — ebm Imagine if all the plants on earth looked,…
“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” — unknown Bonnie’s lemon tree is in its third year with us, and each season, it grows a little more and produces delicious fruit. We have it in a large pot to bring it inside during the winter…
This bloom is outside our window where I usually have my morning coffee. I’ve been watching it and determined it was at or near its peak this morning. It’s such a rich color. I thought I’d share as a follow-up to my post of June 12th.
Here are a few other interesting facts I discovered about Daylilies: They’ve been the subject of and praised by many famous Chinese poets; they are often used as a pollution detection plant (when the air is polluted by fluorine, the tips of their leaves will turn reddish-brown); and they are also cultivated as…