Fields of Basil

Look, I'm just like Jimmy Fallon... Laughing hard...

Look at who's in our backyard this year . This little spark of color caught my eye while I was at the sink the other day. What...

One nice thing of returning after a trip,  is that sometimes something you have been waiting for, happens. Our sweet hummingbirds h...

You know how I feel about my window boxes . I have been intensely wanting them to look beautiful and plentiful for the holidays. The last...

Hello there...I'm back. Well- truly I never left, I've been writing posts several times a day (in my head) and they are really go...

It's not who's at the feeder but this medium sized fellow in my azalea.  Hadn't seen him before?  Juncos are gone but these ar...

Had been feeling so optimistic this past weekend about the weather, the garden plans, got to some spring chores.  I was so excited I put u...

I love giving. This is something my hubby knew well, when he met me. He understood it even better, when we married too. It's always pa...

So summer is winding down, and we are heading into finishing our preparations for the start of school. Some exciting events here, we hav...

Well, this summer has been a bird-a-palooza for sounds and sightings.   We added a few little things to the garden for them and they rew...

When you see this little wonders, you ask, what is that crawling up and down my tree out there? Can't be a woodpecker, it's not r...

First time I saw this guy, I was like, "what is that??" Well didn't take long to find out it was a Rose-Crested Grosbeak. ...

We moved the hummingbird feeder this year from hanging off the porch, mainly due to damage from Hijinx and his friends which then led to th...

I've mentioned to you before being at  one of my favorite gardens .  The order and simplicity and beauty of it.  I think I ten...

Cardinals must be like lovebirds.   I have noticed where there is one, the other is nearby and often they fly everywhere together....

Ok to give some structure to the summer, planning to start a couple of features. I have been drowning in end of the year events-which have ...

Birdbaths don't need to expensive or complicated. The birds just need a little water... too much and they actually can drown. I...