Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Sunday, July 28, 2013

Blast from the past

me and my sister Belinda
@Butler County fair 1957

cousins! August 1957
@Avon Lake OH

cousins! August 1957
@Avon Lake OH

My aunt and mom (birthday girls)
Moir cousins and Buffy (our dog)
@Columbia Rd Hamilton OH 1963

Here Comes the Sun

Thought I would try a new photo challenge from 


a little morning sun flare in my front yard

Morning sun flare in a quiet little bit at the edge of the woods



Wednesday, July 17, 2013

Butterflies and baby ducks

 Camp Ernst lake




Boone County Arboretum Butterfly Garden






Monday, July 8, 2013

Backyard birds



i bought a new bird feeder!



Tuesday, June 18, 2013

2013 Margy's garden

Gypsy is always happy to see us! 
fairy garden

fairy garden

gardening tools

this is her chair


the cats like to entertain us! 
daylily
Margy, Marian, and Gypsy
with her new toy alligator


daylily

daylily

daylily
Gypsy




Sunday, June 2, 2013

Yew Dell Garden visit

This is the short story--I hope to add more photos of our visit to Yew Dell Gardens soon. Lots of editing to do on the photos first!  I made this collage for a photography class I'm taking to use as an example for photos telling a story.  These 4 photos will be a good reminder of some of the stories to tell about our visit! The upper left photo is some type of succulents which I saw quite a few of at the gardens--and cactus too!  Who knew we could grow so many different ones here in KY! The right upper photo is of one of my favorite sculptures they are displaying throughout the gardens this summer. The bottom left photo is my sister showing a giant magnolia blossom and the bottom right photo is a bird's nest (Carolina wren???). The nest was made inside a ceramic dog shaped planter sitting on a table right inside the entrance barn to the gardens and just outside the gift shop where all visitors walk in! I didn't see the mama while we were there but I imagine she was up in the rafters of the barn keeping an eye on her nest! 




Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Hawk babies and other birds

bird in the maple tree backyard singing
a few weeks ago


this bird serenaded me while I ate lunch  yesterday

baby hawk-getting big 

baby hawk getting bold

mama or dad better come back soon! 

there are 2 babies! 

tulip poplar 

love this window and ?rhododendrons?