While photographing our first echinacea, a caught a glimpse of the tiniest little legs ever… As I moved from left to right, squatted and stood up, played with macro and good ol’ zoom, this little lady slowly moved from the top of her petal to the bottom of her petal in a continued attempt to escape my gaze… Needless to…
While on my morning stroll through the garden a couple of days ago, I noticed that our small patch of sweet corn in the front yard was completely covered in bees. I spent a long time admiring the beautiful dance the bees were doing among the flowers and leaves and found myself very inspired by (and grateful for) the simple/magical/beautiful/so-very-important…
Happy Monday everyone! Thankfully, the past week finally brought us some much needed rain! Not only has it helped to calm our spirits a bit, but the garden has loved the respite form the heat as well as the moisture from the skies. Rain water must have some magic in it because it affects our veggies unlike any water we…
Yesterday morning we went to the soccer fields to watch our favorite seven year play, but the game was cut short due to rain. I don’t think a single person was upset. Our “monsoon” season has finally arrived, blessing us with several days in a row of moisture and a forecast that includes at least a chance of rain for…
After much debate, we culled our rooster on Wednesday. This culling found us both (Tool Lady and I) in a very introspective place. Not to say this is a bad thing. I think that if you’re getting ready to take a life, you should think about it, and have some real feelings about it. It is a serious thing. The…
What a difference a week makes, ha? It amazes me how quickly fruit grows when left to its own devices! Last weekend, after harvesting small amounts of apricots for over a week, I finally had enough to make my very first apricot jam! While I was at it, I made a few jars of Honey Apricots as well (both recipes…
