i miss my purple spring

my gardens are pinks & purples in the spring. in the fall, my gardens are yellow, orange & reds. & lots of tomatoes… Our gardens are filled with blueberry bushes, grape vines, tomatoes, herbs, peppers, yellow squash, a peach tree. The rest are flowers. All this hidden behind my house in a small backyard bordered…

my son & Blue

In fields of gold. We got Blue when my son was 4 months old. They were born a month apart & my son, when he was old enough to talk, would say, “Blue & I are brothers” Blue grew into an old dog while my son remains a boy. We lost Blue in February. This…

imagine if war could be settled this way

It would mean, instead of men marking their territory like dogs, the smartest humans would settle wars. Men & women could use with their brains. But, that’s silly, right? We like it when men behave as beasts pounding their chests, bellowing, “I’m right & you should die” I would think God is shaking his head…

Wild Hydrangea

Although, we can buy it in our nurseries. I bought two for our front yard. I love them.

God’s pink cotton candy

This is my very last blossom until next year. It has begun to fade to purple. I have about 15 Hydrangea’s around my house, but most are very young & their attempts at blossoms are a bit pitiful. Next thing I’m putting everywhere this fall is Peony! or if not in the fall then next…

To see ourselves as others see us

based on Robert Burns poem.  this image I took a couple of years ago.  she felt beautiful at that moment & I was blessed to have caught it.