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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Whenever I think of comfort food, pasta comes to mind. It reminds me of my childhood and the giant mountains of spaghetti my mom would cook to feed all of us hungry mouths. Those days are long gone, but I still love eating pasta every once […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Spring has sprung where I live! The garden is beginning to awake from hibernation. We’ve had some sunshine, some rain showers, and even a day of 72° sunshine! I stopped everything that afternoon and went outside to bask in the warmth of the sun. These […]
This week I spent some time birdwatching in my garden. I made a makeshift “bird blind” using an old blanket, a beach chair and an outdoor plant shelf to sit behind/underneath to observe and photograph our backyard visitors. Many birds aren’t all that shy if […]
Yesterday after filling up my bird feeders, I went back outside to see if any birds would come by. It didn’t take more than a few minutes before the regulars flocked in, bringing with them this bright yellow Townsend’s Warbler. It was such a treat […]
When I got up Thursday morning and opened the blinds I was greeted by a magical winter scene right outside my living room window. It had snowed again over night! After drinking my morning java, I quickly got ready to go out for a walk. […]
Just a few days ago I sat outside in the sun enjoying a cup of coffee while daydreaming about spring. It didn’t seem that far away…. …. until it started to snow! We got a nice dusting over the weekend, then several inches more last […]
Life is in the Details
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by Lize Bard
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Cindy Knoke
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