A Walk In The Woods...

Newly painted green posts

"See Rock City" Birdhouse

Large birdhouse

Wild flowers

The bluebirds "home of choice"

Squash bloom

Tree liken
Purple Passion-flower vine


New bluebird box

Old ladder supporting Clematis vine.

Pottering Around The Potting Shed...

They say "Good things come in small packages," that was my theory when I designed this little potting shed.

Just a little place of my own.

A grown up "Wendy House" of sorts.






To store my birdhouses.

Of all shapes and sizes

To hang fairy lights and Blackberry vines up in the rafters.


A place to store all of my potting supplies.

Hang a cottage-painted gourd from my favorite artist in neighboring Kentucky.


Somewhere to store wreath ideas.


A little dried flower rack for my kitties to climb in the loft and snooze.

A whimsical sign.

A place to sit and ponder.

Admire the potting bench my sweet son-in-law hand-built for me at Christmas.

A place to gaze out across the clematis covered arbor, and watch the Bluebirds nesting.

Watch the frogs at the little pond.


Listen to the calming splish-splash of the fountain.

A HeartWarming Story Of Loyalty...

"Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole." It's a quote animal lovers will tell you is true.
After all, dogs are man's best friend, for their ability to show us unconditional love. As NewsChannel 5 photojournalist Nathan Sharkey and reporter Jeff Tang tell us a Rottweiler named Ella is teaching us all, the true meaning of loyalty.

Aired on our local television station yesterday, the story of Ella , and her family.
From tragedy to triumph, a story of unconditional love, and devotion.....

Be sure to have a box of tissues close by.

Click here:

http://www.newschannel5.com/global/video/popup/pop_playerLaunch.asp?vt1=v&clipFormat=flv&clipId1=3991992&at1=News&h1=Dog Beats Odds To Return To Family

video credit: NewsChannel 5 TV

Around The Garden...

Walking around the garden, the wildflowers are still in bloom..
Queen Anne's Lace
This wild version of the carrot is one of the most common and best known "weeds" we have. It is hard to imagine what a fallow field would look in summer without the white flower heads bobbing in the breeze. The Bird's nest name comes from the dried flower heads that curl up to resemble small bird nests.



It is thought that the carrots escaped from the gardens of the early European settlers in North America have thrived in the wild to become what we know as Queen Anne's Lace, just as had happened in Europe. Indeed the roots can be eaten just like a small pale carrot if harvested while still young and tender. Pull up a plant anywhere and smell the root. You will find it smells just like a carrot.


Always a late bloomer the Crepe Myrtle bush is worthy of the wait with it's showy flowers.

Midnight Blue Salvia

Forever faithful Petunias.

True Blue Clematis


Day-Lilies Stella de Ora

Flower pot whimsy

Lithodora

Iron rabbit standing guard at the pond

Dreaming Of A Day At The Beach...

I'm craving a change of scenery.
I blame it on the seafaring British blood running through my veins. I feel landlocked.
I feel the need to sit here..





Sip this.
Buy these.



Feel this.


Smell this.

Watch this.

Beyond The Garden Gate...

Through the gate is something more.
Does it make you wonder?
What lies beyond the garden gate?
What majesty? What splendor?

One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides.

~ W.E. Johns