Dogwood

A Tree Whose Name I Do Not Know...It's Just Beautiful

Random Pictures From The Countryside

The Big Bold Bodaciousness of The Backyard Apple Trees

Behold the Apple Tree, Which Is Also A Critter Condo For Nesting Robins.

Ear-the Day Is Tomorrow.....Now Get Out There And Do Something Earthy

Earth Day Is  April 22. Now Go Dig It. Plant In It...Broadcast some seeds in it....Feel and Smell the Earthy-ness in your hands. And for God's sakes enjoy your ownself while you're doing it...whatever "IT" is.

Whatever your thing is, get into the outdoors and go do it. Leave the place like you'd want somebody else to leave it should you visit that place. Preferrably, a little better or no worse than when you got there.

Beware of Those Crafty Country Women With Their Glue Guns, Staple Guns and Paint and Camera's....They Are Dangerous !!!!

What I create when I get crafty and inventive.

A Gorgeous Colored Bush

A beautiful bush whose name I do not know, nor do I care.  A bush by any other name would be as beautiful.

The Carpet of Magnolia Petals

They are gone so fast.  The magnolia petals. You must photograph them as much as possible while they are here.

Scenes From My Outdoors

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Gorgeous Weather Calls For Gorgeous Photos. You Have To Take Those Magnolia Pictures Every Day Because They Are Gone So Fast. Nextl Photo Op Will Be A Carpet Of Magnolia Petals.

The Magnolia Trees Are Blossoming

The Cat Ain't Nothing But Cool

To EAT A Weed Or Not To EAT A Weed, That Is The Garden

One man's weed is another's man's dinner.  I adore dandelion.  Easter Dinner this year will include dandelion, fresh from the outdoors on my Easter table.

 Mixed with some onion and  and a hot sweet/sour vinagrette .....Maybe some bacon if you're not a vegan....And presto change-o.....you've turned an ordinary weed into a delicious salad that is FREE, not to mention it is packed with iron and vitamins.

Pussy Willows In the Wild

Saving The Flowers From Frost. Not Once, But Twice So Far This Year !!!!

Anybody who lives in the regions where the daffodils are blooming already, but the temperature at night dips to freezing, knows how covering the flowers can be an ordeal if you have a lot of them.

Anyway, the flowers have been saved and are blooming nicely. That's the life of a gardener/mini farmer. It goes with the territory.

Shovel Ready

The garden is shovel ready. 







The recycled compost is composting and the pitchforks are old relics left over from a bygone area when people used pitchforks as a sign of their American Gothic-ness, their countrified-ness and as a symbol of their independent-ness and ability to grow their own food. In other words, their survivability and adaptability.

Everything old is new again.

Now go plant something. Go broadcast some seeds....and ring in the planting year.

Green is good.

No Child Left Inside

No Child Left Inside is a gallant effort to get the kids outdoors to explore and play and learn more about their natural surroundings.

It has come to my attention lately with the new generation of kids and parents, that being punished now means you go outside and play. Back in the day before video games and all the screens 24/7, being punished meant you did not get to go outdoors and play. You were grounded and banished to your room.

My O My how I'd love to be punished now if I were a kid now. I'd do something wrong on purpose. I adore the out-of-doors.

Live Thursday Webcast: Let's Plant A Garden

Update: After listening to the expert gardener on this Live U Stream I was not impressed by her knowledgabilty. Partly because anybody who says something to the effect of "Check with your neighbors first to make sure it's all right to plant something that is not offensive to them".....sounds a lot like the garden Nazi. So "No" I wasn't impressed with the gramma mindset and the ladies of the garden club U stream live cast. I have no idea where this lady hails from, nor is it my neck of the woods. It is gonna be a cold day in hell when I ask my neighbors if it's OK that I plant something on my property......just sayin'




The Christian Science Monitor is offering a live U Stream Webcast tomorrow at 1 o'clock. Be there or be square to learn all about THE GARDEN.

To Do Weed or Not To Do Weed In The Garden, While You're Gardening That Is The Question

(This is of course in reference to Native Spirit Tobacco)

A Crystal in the Maple Tree...

Yippeeee......First 2010 Spring Photos