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With a focus on gardening in zone 5 and in general, this blog includes trivia, many photos, and the adventures that go along with trying to make a little corner of the world a bit prettier. And there are the eight cats, too...
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Picture Perfect Snow
We awoke to a winter wonderland this morning! Later today, we'll be celebrating a family Christmas and the snow is perfect for putting us in the holiday mood. It's a busy day, but I took a few minutes to go walkabout and capture a few images of...
Surprise in the Morning
I don't know how I missed the forecast, but the weather guys are saying they told us it was going to happen. When I awoke this morning and opened the blinds, I was surprised to find that we've got snow! Not a lot, mind you, but enough to whitewash th...
Still Blooming...
You've got to love it when fall spills over into winter. The local weathercasters told me today that November was the fifth warmest on record for our area.Yesterday's high was 53°. But tomorrow's is to be only 38° and snow flurries are predicted -...
Is This Really November?
It's ten days past Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day and only one month until Christmas. Who would have ever thought so much would be blooming outside around here?An earlier commenter to this blog advised me to "squeeze as much out of fall as I could" and I...
Return to the Woods
“But I remember more dearly autumn afternoons in bottoms that lay intensely silent under old great trees."~ C.S. LewisWe're enjoying Indian Summer, Version 2.0, and the high temperature yesterday was officially 72° F. The record high for the date ...
Mexico Welcomes the Monarchs
We've long passed the peak migration period for the Monarch butterflies in our area (mid-September), even though we saw one in the garden earlier this week. The straggler had better get on his way before daytime temperatures become too cold. Monarchs...
Mexico Welcomes the Monarchs
We've long passed the peak migration period for the Monarch butterflies in our area (mid-September), even though we saw one in the garden earlier this week. The straggler had better get on his way before daytime temperatures become too cold. Monarchs...
Photo Journal: Autumn Color at Our Little Acre
The morning greeted me with downpours of rain and continued until mid-afternoon. This put an end to the nicer days of our Indian Summer, but for several brief shining moments, the sun returned long enough for me to capture some colorful fall images h...
Photo Journal: Autumn Color at Our Little Acre
The morning greeted me with downpours of rain and continued until mid-afternoon. This put an end to the nicer days of our Indian Summer, but for several brief shining moments, the sun returned long enough for me to capture some colorful fall images h...
Then the Sun Came Out
Yesterday, the rain fell softly upon the earth in Northwest Ohio. Since we'd had a dry summer, the rain was quite welcome.Health issues kept me from going to work in the morning, so it was a day best spent inside where it was dry and warm, snuggling...
Then the Sun Came Out
Yesterday, the rain fell softly upon the earth in Northwest Ohio. Since we'd had a dry summer, the rain was quite welcome.Health issues kept me from going to work in the morning, so it was a day best spent inside where it was dry and warm, snuggling...
The "F" Word
I knew it was coming, but I've been in denial. As much as I thought I was ready for the winter break from gardening, now that it is upon us, I'm not so sure I want it just yet. The news has been using the dreaded "F" word today - FROST.As you may rec...
The "F" Word
I knew it was coming, but I've been in denial. As much as I thought I was ready for the winter break from gardening, now that it is upon us, I'm not so sure I want it just yet. The news has been using the dreaded "F" word today - FROST.As you may rec...
Chameleon Days
It's begun.We are in the transition from summer to winter, otherwise known as autumn. The weather is fickle from one week to the next, sometimes one day to the next. My favorite fall days are during what I call "sweatshirt weather," when a pair of j...
Fall Fog
In our part of the country, as in others, the autumn season brings heavy morning fog. Schools here have "calamity days" built in to the schedule with the intent of using them for days when snow or ice prevents safe travel of the buses. But they find...
A Place in the Shade
With temperatures in the 90s this week, Boo has the right idea:He always finds the cool spots in the garden, such as this one in the dappled shade of the willow tree and other plants.I wonder if cats have a natural mosquito repellent, because all the...
Once Upon a Day in May
It's the first of May and already the daffodils are mostly gone. 'Pink Charm' is still looking charming and pink, and the 'Delibes' are hanging on, but the unseasonably warm temperatures and strong, hot winds have just about done the rest of them in...
Spring Imitates Summer (and this is for the birds!)
This past week had people giddy in our part of the country over the unusually warm temperatures. Not only does it energize us after a winter of ice storms, deep snow, and frigid cold, it seems to have the same effect on other living things. 'Lemon ...
Spring's Temporary Insanity
I know that spring is supposed to be a fickle season. Rain, sun, wind, snow, tornadoes, frost, floods, hail, sleet, thunder, just for starters. (What else is there?) But gardeners are eternal optimists and we don't think the ugly stuff will happen...
"It's too cold," I said to myself.
The sun was shining brightly as I looked out the window this morning. The birds were singing and the cats were lounging in various locations, taking sun baths. It looked like a nice, warm spring day out there. But looks can be deceiving. I wanted ...
Spring Weather Idiosyncrasies
I was trying to put together a post with pictures of all my amaryllis blooms that are cheering up the place, when several e-mails came in from the National Weather Service. They went something like this:4:25 PM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORT...
A Really Good Day
I've got Spring Fever. I and a few thousand of my closest Midwestern friends.The high temperature for today was 67°F and if that isn't impressive enough, consider that the low just three days ago was 8°F. Two days later, the temperature at 11:00 ...
Whole Lotta Heavin' Goin' On
As we get teased by the warmer days of early spring - only to get chills from lingering cold days - we wander about in our gardens, looking for signs of life. We know they're there, hiding under the mulch and dead leaves, but we impatiently want to ...
Tired of Snow?
Though there are many of us that are indeed tired of snow in particular and winter in general, this post is dedicated to Jodi of bloomingwriter, who seems to have borne the brunt of winter's fury more than most.Jodi, here's wishing you warm suns and ...
Does This Look Like Spring To You?
What a difference a day makes. It could have been worse, though. Counties to the north and south of us got more. We were between snow storms, I guess. Those pictures I took yesterday would be a study in white if I took them today.Oh well, one loo...
Could That Be a TULIP I See?
After reading so many wonderful blog posts about signs of spring in areas south of us, and even a couple not all that far south of us, I just had to go out and see what I could find in my own gardens. I looked for some crocuses in all the usual pla...
Prevailing Winds
I woke to the sound of the wind this morning. It was steady and LOUD. While I was laying there in bed, listening to the strong winds outside, my mind fell into a stream of consciousness, as it often does, and this blog post is a result of that thou...
Surf, Sun & Sand
You can't go to Florida on a vacation and not go to the beach, so with temperatures in the 80s and few clouds in the sky, we (Aunt Kay, Uncle Bob, Jenna and I) headed west to Anna Maria Island.Holmes Beach is the beach of my youth. I don't think we'...
The Strange Thrill of A Weather Event
We in the north have learned to deal with the cold, the gloom, the ice and snow over the many years of living here. To those who are in warmer climates, it might be puzzling as to just why we stay and tolerate less-than-ideal weather conditions for ...
Frozen Fog and Winged Visitors
Though I'm anxious for winter to come to an end, this week has been quite beautiful in a way that only winter can do. There are several inches of snow on the ground, which not only covers the dirty brown on the ground, but provides for brighter days...
