If lilacs bloomed all summer, I’d be a happy woman. Out of the five bushes I have (and one topiary) I’d be hard pressed to choose a favourite. Meet Jimmy aka Jimmy the Lilac (not to be confused with Jimmy the Greek) … Jimmy is short for James. James Macfarlane to be proper (no I [...] continue ...
bzzzzz {137/365}
Normally, you won’t find me anywhere near one of these guys. It’s amazing what happens to fear when you shove a camera in my hands… Hey little buddy. Don’t sting me please. Thanks. (that’s my crabapple tree … love!) And I couldn’t resist posting this one … Although it’s kind of a crappy shot, I [...] continue ...
when bugs attack {136/365}
Anybody have a clue what this is? The nasty little thing is killing my lilac bushes like you would NOT believe. The branches on this one and the other bushes look like they’ve been snapped at the ends, and those same ends are dead black. Could be frost damage, I’m not sure. At any rate, the [...] continue ...
rockin’ robin {130/365}
And his wife? These two have been hanging around for a few days. They’re nesting in my juniper, same place they nest every year. And every year something happens to their babies. I found bones and feathers outside my window one Spring. It wasn’t pretty. But speaking of pretty, check out my crab-apple tree blooming! [...] continue ...
WTH? {128/365}
And that’s pretty much all there is to say about this … Blech. I do have a bunch of shots from today, that I will likely get at tomorrow and post. I got busy, and then this WTH moment started to happen (snow? really???) so I ran out and grabbed a shot and well, here [...] continue ...