Day 175 of 2026

I've been checking for buds on my hydrangea bushes, 

and today is the first day I have found some.

 I can't wait to see the blooms I get this year.

 

Day 169 of 2026

It was a dark and stormy night. 

I went out front to see how hard it was raining 

and was distracted by the pretty ferns lit by the porch light 

and showing off new growth. 

 

Day 73 of 2026

More spring emerges each day.

 

Day 70 of 2026

I just noticed on the other side of the fence in the back yard

 that my neighbor's forsythia is blooming bright yellow. 

I had no idea if ours was blooming

 so I went outside in the rain to check. 

Yes. It certainly is.

 

Day 67 of 2026

The plant that grew up through the lamp

 has continued to flourish. 

Here's a peek 

at it when I first noticed it was taking a new route.

 

Day 302 of 2025

I was just talking to Little E today about this plant

 that lives on a chest in the sunroom. 

I was showing her how much it has grown and how wide it has gotten. 

Later this evening I noticed

 that it has also traveled up the center of the lamp

 that also sits on the chest and is peeking out the top.

 

Day 128 of 2025

The lilac is in bloom and it smells amazing.

 

Day 118 of 2025

The azalea I bought and planted last year

 is putting on quite a show this spring.

 

Day 110 of 2025

On the first of two hikes today, 

Fireball and I found a military cemetery from 1864. 

These beautiful cacti were just on the outside of the cemetery wall.

Day 53 of 2025

I just noticed that my peace lily is about to get a second bloom.

 

Day 237 of 2024

It was May when I last gave an update on this girl. 

She is still loving the window placement

 but the summer sun has been a bit drying. 

I repotted her with a second pot under the first to hold more water. 

It seems to have helped but overall the pot is still too small. 

I hesitate to fill the entire planter with soil 

but it may be my only good option 

as the roots barely fit in the current one.

 

Day 231 of 2024

I checked on my dahlias today 

and if I can keep the rabbits, chipmunks and squirrels 

from eating this little bud, 

I might get to see my first one bloom.

 

Day 219 of 2024

I planted some dahlias very late, 

but eleven of my thirteen pots have some promising growth in them. 

I keep a check on them as often as possible 

to make sure the critters don't completely destroy them. 

I'm hoping that at least some of them get the chance to bloom

 before they need to be dug up and saved over the winter for next year.

 

Day 215 of 2024

Common Milkweed. 

I took a picture of this plant back in June 

and it looked totally different because it was blooming. 

At that time I asked the question Where am I? 

I see that I never posted the answer. 

This plant is growing near the railroad tracks 

which are on the way to the grocery store when I walk there. 

 

Day 210 of 2024

I think this may be the last hosta to bloom. 

I'm glad it's blooming. 

It's a very large one I split into three and moved in early spring. 

One can never be sure if a transplant will bloom that year. 

I have been very lucky this year.

 

Day 189 of 2024

The hydrangeas are about to give us a show.

 

Day 159 of 2024

Evidently this is called Common Milkweed. 

I'm out and about. 

If you've been here a while do you want to guess where I am?

Where am I?