the cardinal reveals himself

i saw the red behind the green & hoped he would come closer, like the feeder. But amazingly, he put himself in the perfect frame. AND anyone know what kind of bird is at my feeder?

meet Phoebe

and no, Mom…she isn’t mine.  gosh, she is such a snuggle…bunny. The kids belong to me.

how i see her

i have two daughters. i worried about all of their insecurities when they began to worry…about everything, clothes, hair, skin, shoes, boots, brains & on and on… i tried to help, but to a 12 or 13 year old girl, they thought i was “just saying that i’m beautiful because you’re my mom.” with my…

the freaky tree in my yard is…

 called what? Anyone know what this kind of tree is? It looks like things of nightmares. it drops these spiky cherry looking things on my yard (see mushroom pic) that hurt when you step on them barefoot–like a lego.