Late Summer Meadow Walk

I had a Friday off and took my lunch up to a favorite Happy Heart spot.  It could have been a sunnier day but the color that was out there was still amazing.  It is a steep climb up to this plateau and then there are benches and picnic tables to have a meal at.   I did both some reading and some knitting while hanging out there.

Pond Time

Etta

Betty

  Our little Pond is 2 years old.  This year we have had these 2 frogs here on a regular basis but last year we had 7 frogs int eh Pond.  We have a lot of string Algae this year which is yucky but caused by decomposing organic matter. Finally we have a lily pad and have had 2 blooms so far they only seem to last a couple of days. They are incredibly beautiful though.,

Cone Flowers

My very favorite Garden Flower, all shapes sizes and colors and the butterfly's love them. Additionally the Deer do not love them, a win win in my book.

Summer Fun

Breakfast in teh garden

swinging on a hot summer afternoon or clear starry night

Summer afternoon - two of the best words in the English language

 Family of Yellow shafted Northren Flickers in the tree hole

Broad bean Harvester- 6 of them rolling by

new Adirondack chairs for by the pond and painted  green!

Edna taking it all in before she takes a nap.

Wild FBloodroot in the Sun!lower walk spring 2016- Auburn TrailSkunk

Bloodroot

Trout Lily

Blood root in the sun !

Black Cohash

Skunk Cabbage

May Apple / Umbrella Plant

White Violets

Nothing beats a walk in the woods in teh springtime and this year we have had a cool spring so the wild flowers are lasting longer.  Granted I am walking with hat and gloves on as this AM it was 36 F when we headed out.  I went on a different walk this AM with different flowers and will have to post that soon.  We were the only ones in the park this AM and there was lots of bird activity. A little su and it would be just perfect.

Mothers Day 2016

"Mother is not a title. Mother is a verb. It is not who you are. It's what you do."

~ Shonda Rhimes

In the Garden February 2016

It appears that it is yet another Gray day here in Western New York.  THe days the sun actually shines and shows itself are few and far between.  Never the less nature and we people carry onward. This week we had some very mild days of 50/60 degrees F and now we are back to freezing temps and ice on the pond and in the bird bathes. They say next week that winter will return with sub zero wind chills and lake affect snow . . . . all this spring like weather has just been a tease.