wild & crazy car

My, then, 16 year old daughter took this picture in Prague on a trip for her confirmation class. As much as she dislikes anything I like, she can’t help but love photographing the world around her. I tell her she is not like me, our eyes notice different things. Her photographs are all hers. Anyway,…

Purple African Violets that look a bit like roses

Or tea cups depending on how they open. I’ve never seen one like this and I’m so happy to own one. I’ve had them before, but killed this all. I’m going to learn all that I can as soon as I get a chance, so this one thrives.

This lives beside my house….

Yellow Azalea. I didn’t know it was so strange looking when I bought it last year. It is not you typical Azalea, as you can see.

Credit where it is due…167,199 views in a year + 2 months

Stained glass art project…Sophie spent spring break creating a stunning art project.  She was given a set of sharpies & gave herself a challenge that she could finish a project of her own making within the 10 days of spring break.  When she completed the project she brought it upstairs to show it to me….

Mother Nature teaches art class

In the center of this amazing flower, my brother told me it’s name, of which I’ve forgotten (shock!), is a spot of navy blue. Navy blue followed by a ring of dark red…well, everyone should know that red & blue make purple, but to have nature show us how it comes to be, is such…

I won tulips today

I’ve never won anything before. I was at the Camellia Garden Club meeting @ the Birmingham Botanical Gardens today. At the end of the meeting, a member had written all our names & put them in a…plastic bag. She pulled out my name & I have these yellow tulips to adorn my table. Cool, beans!