Zipping Dipping Sipping Buzzing Humming Summer’s ambrosial nectar station now open for business. Summer here is off to a great start. Just as I was lamenting a couple of weeks ago that there weren’t any hummingbirds around yet, they suddenly appeared seemingly out of nowhere. […]
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Up Close & Personal … The Elusive Dragonfly
When I looked out the window the other day, I spotted this reddish-orange dragonfly sunbathing on a poppy seedpod. I grabbed my camera and quickly went outside in hopes of taking a few pictures of this incredible flying machine. The dragonfly however, did not cooperate […]
Meditation in Moments … Stacking Stones
New Age Graffiti? Meditation in Motion? Stacking Stones Rocks! Have you stacked stones out in nature or at home? Have a peaceful weekend! Sabine
Up Close & Personal … Painting with Sunlight
Sometimes I’m green or blue other times just plain see-through. Cold or hot … frozen or not … Tell me what and where I am … When the sun comes out ordinary everyday things can take on a whole new look! I came across this […]
Meditation in Moments … The Solitary Songster
Solitary songster’s impromptu outdoor concert rustling leaf maracas. Over the last couple of months I’ve been taking part in a writing class in Oregon City. Since the class doesn’t start until 1 pm I’ve been leaving my house early on those days to […]
Zunday Zen … The Case of Mistaken Identity!
Friday afternoon anthophilous insects imbibe at my fly-up bar. A few days ago I noticed a metallic green insect dashing through a patch of forget-me-nots in my garden. Struck by its vivid color, and its intense focus on the tiny flowers, I was intrigued! Later, […]
Zunday Zen … Bee here Now!
rockin’ and rollin’ metallic green sweat bee dancin’ the pollinating blues Hard to believe, but until a couple of days ago I had never noticed these striking bees before. Or perhaps I saw them, but didn’t really see them. At first I thought that this […]
Happy Friday from the College Annual Plant Sale!
Every year, on the Friday before Mother’s Day, the horticultural department of our local community college holds a plant sale. Everything sold at this event was grown by students in the program. I first learned of this sale when one of my sons, who took […]
Meditation in Moments … Dainty Dandelion
The circle of life Dandelion … seed to flower flower to seed always on autopilot. Dandelions are once again abundant this year so I thought I’d look at them in a different way. They really are quite a pest around my yard and annoy me. […]
Happy Friday from the McLoughlin Promenade!
Wednesday morning before my writing class, I took a walk along the McLoughlin Promenade in Oregon City. The sun was out, song sparrows were singing high up in the trees, and then, there were the rhododendrons! Huge, gnarly old branches securely holding up so many […]
Meditation in Moments … Down the dusty Alley
California poppies down the alley shouting at me loudly “Don’t forget to visit your home away from home” Sonoma County is, and always will be my home away from home. Spotting these bright orange California poppies made me homesick, and realized, that it’s about time to […]
Up Close & Personal … The Lone White Tulip
There aren’t very many tulips in my garden anymore. Of all the bulbs that I planted over the years, tulips seem to do the worst, and I’m not sure why. Most of them stop coming up after a couple of years. After a rain shower, […]
Happy Friday from my Springtime Neighborhood!
Come along with me and check out what’s flowering in my neighborhood! The other day, I even spotted a rare bird in someone’s front yard! 😉 We’ll start out by the duck pond. That way, we can rest for a moment above the waterfall at the […]
Meditation in Moments … The Corner of Jefferson & 6th
At the corner of Jefferson & 6th just a stone’s throw from the library April’s hot summer sun sets aglow a dazzling presentation in pink. Up above, power lines hum down below, cars buzz by. Oops! I better get going … … on this dog […]
Happy belated Friday from my Garden!
Squirrelly, that’s how Friday turned out to be in my garden. The sun was out and so were the squirrels. Even the tiny chipmunks have returned from their winter hibernation. These Townsend’s Chipmunks visit every spring. At first we only see the parents, and later […]
Happy Friday the 13th from my Garden!
The northern, or as it used be called, the red-shafted flicker, is one of my very favorite fine feathered friends to visit the bird feeders in my garden. They are very shy and spooked by the slightest of sounds or movements. I love the dotted […]
Meditation in Moments … Spring Cherry Blossoms
For just a moment a minute or five breathe in and delight delicate cherry blossoms flutter in the breeze. For just a moment a minute or five breathe in and delight it’s easy, it’s free I promise that the world will wait for you. Do […]
Happy Friday from behind my Garden!
Last night I spotted a deer from the kitchen window. I grabbed my camera and went outside to take a closer look. Once I got to the back fence I discovered that there were actually four black-tailed deer moving slowly through the forest. They were […]
in cahoots with muddy boots 