It’s been a rough day. This is one of those days where nothing seems to go right and the minute hand on the clock just isn’t moving fast enough. As a result, I’m grumbly. That’s what I call myself when I’m half way between grumpy and grumbling. I’ll start muttering under my breath about the stupid, annoying things that wouldn’t normally …
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June 2017 Flowers From My Garden
The weather this late spring and first days of summer have been hot, wet, and sometimes in between. It may be a little hard on us humans, but my garden seems to be enjoying it well enough. June is the month for Asiatic lilies, hibiscus, zinnias, and echinacea. These flowers have been blooming their little hearts out. These are some of my …
May 2017 Photos From My Garden
The early spring flowers have come and gone and now we're into warmer temperatures and lots of rain! Things in my garden have been growing quickly and starting to put on quite a show. These are some of my favorite photos I took during the month of May 2017 from my garden. Hope you enjoy them! You can click on an image below to see a larger size …
Favorite Photos from My Garden: January 2017
Winter is notoriously gray and wet in Mississippi. But we do get a few days of gorgeous 70 degree weather interspersed with the wet, gray, cold, and windy weather of winter. Thank goodness for that! This month, my indoor cactus really took off. This is Notocactus ubelmannianus and in the winter, it lives under a grow light in my house and I …
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Temps are cooler and spider lilies are blooming. Must be Fall!
Yesterday morning, I took the dogs out for their morning walk and saw a hint of red in the garden where I had recently planted the cast iron plants. Sure enough, the tops of a couple of spider lilies (Lycoris radiata) were peaking through the greenery. August is always the hottest month in my state, so a hint of fall is extremely welcome. The …
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The Scott Sisters – Natural History Art
Harriet and Helena Scott - Australian Lepidoptera and Their Transformations In the mid-1800's two Australian sisters created stunning natural history illustrations for the publication of their father's book. I was fortunate to be able to see the exhibit of unpublished plates in the Australian Museum and I spent hours poring over the intricacies of …
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