The nymph on the right is about as big as a period. Period. I hate to mention it, but it's above 28 degrees outdoors. The snow is s...

Agapanthus is blooming in my solarium. A friend gave me 3 pots of agapanthus 3 years ago. One bloomed last summer. Now the other two are b...

Hot maple syrup poured over snow so it becomes like taffy. Served with a dill pickle. Did i tell you that the sugar-on-snow church dinne...

The drills were out today--drilling holes in maple trees to tap them for sap. Oh, boy. I know what that means: fresh, hot maple syrup comin...

Red-twig dogwood ( Cornus sericea ) is especially beautiful in the winter when its red twigs stand out against the white snow. My red-twig...

On Valentine's Day, my sweetie had knee surgery, so 3 days later, when he drove to town for physical therapy, he brought home a bouque...

A pileated woodpecker is visiting our maple tree. Again. She was here last winter and left foot-long holes in one of the big branches. A li...