It's been a long and lonely winter. A cold winter. I'm from Iowa originally and I'll tell you, I'm use to some long winters but something about this one because dreary and harsh. At work we all felt it. It started as exasperated hallway chatter. "When wi… more »

I'm participating in Project 365, a photo a day for 365 days. I started on January 1. I will occasionally share them here. You can find my Project 365 Flickr set here. more »

Remembrance flowers for Memorial Day. A lovely spring rain all day today. Threw open all the windows and doors and really enjoyed it. Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in every Sunday. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. more »

Just a little taste of what I'll be doing tomorrow (and posting about on Tuesday.) Confused? Don't be, it's the magic of backdating! Gardeners, plant and nature lovers can join in every Sunday. Visit As the Garden Grows for more information. more »

I work a lot. As in, I am at work often from early morning into the evening, well into late spring. As my yard begins to blossom everywhere I found that I really was missing out on a lot of enjoyment of the flowers as they bloomed. Watching the tulips bl… more »