Alabama’s flower is the oak leaf Hydrangea the photo below…the plant looks like the sorting hat in the Harry Potter movies.
Category: photography
the grown up toy store for gardeners
Something for everyone at Leaf & Petal’s Cahaba Heights location. Privately owned & operated – #buylocal (shhh, this place is so cool, i picked up a job application (working from home can get boring)…imagine spending the day deadheading flowers!
Crestline Bagel Co.
Crestline Bagel Co. in Cahaba Heights is fantastic. When they first opened, a few months ago, i couldn’t help but wonder why the architects had decided to use pebbles in front & beside the store. Today, i found out. Leaf & Petal (my favorite nursery(s) in Birmingham) moved in next door! Crestline Bagel didn’t need…
silver flowers
the perfect gift for someone who cannot grow weeds.
playing with orchids
My favorite nursery, Leaf & Petal…moved into a stunning new place. I loved the ceilings in their new buildings. A lot more iphone pictures to come.
a goose, the gas station & time
My kids gave me flowers & a card this morning. They were really beautiful (and what they’ve always gotten me, a tradition) I didn’t expect anything else. The hugs that came with them were the best part. My daughter started making lunch while i was reading in the living room. My daughter loves to cook…
how i won the nightly homework battle
Originally posted on 2me4art:
When my oldest daughter started bringing homework home (i think i twas the third grade) our school nights became a battleground. my daughter would bring out every arsenal within her power…and it was exhausting. i dreaded homework. my daughter didn’t understand homework was non-non-negationable. she wanted me to do it.…
Cats are smarter than dogs
This is Juju (short for Judah). Stunning, isn’t he? Juju loves art. I have a dog too…he has no interest in art. He likes to lie under his hanging leash, trying to guilt me into another walk. No matter how many times i’ve walked him. I can also find him chewing rocks in my backyard….
cat won’t let me art
i have a commission to do, a beautiful little girl. Medium requested is pastel. As soon as i put the photograph on the table. Judah sits on it. Above is the photograph i took of her. Judah did leave me in peace once he realized how dusty pastels are. He knew i was finished &…
who else has lived a life just like yours?
My two youngest were born a little over 2 years apart. When they were young, they hated to be parted. Then my daughter turned 9 and suddenly she was way too cool to be seen with her brother. It was sad to watch my son wonder what he had done wrong to lose his sister….
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