evaluating,  we swoon over endless rows of blooms on parade! It is show season, folks!  I can hardly contain my exciteme...

First, second or third? I wonder how I will fair in summer's parade... "Things I learned at the 2010 Southern Michigan...

Despite the crazy hail storm last night, there were still some interesting things happening in early bloom today.  Of the near 400 cult...

In the moonlight, the wild honeysuckle seems so far away. Spring is slowly giving way to Summer, and the woods around the house...

In August of 2011, this is what my new backyard looked like.  Barren, dusty and full of potted plants waiting for new homes... ...

despite impressions spring is not always so sweet- the maddening wait! This week started off with a fabulous breakfast prepar...

Something to ponder... An hour this week was spent discussing this photo with someone who insisted this was a polymerous bloom ...

like blooms, kids fulfill. we need their wildness in the field of time. Today we are celebrating our son's 7th birthday!   ...