I Adore Hollyhocks
I adore hollyhocks and some are in bloom throughout the neighbourhood. These are favourites of mine, truly heirloom variety. The bees were lovingly surrounding them and burrowing in deep, covered in pollen. The delicate yellow seemed to best loved by the bees, not pale rosy coloured ones, which are equally as beautiful. Perhaps a more … Continue Reading ››
Home from a refreshing day in the mountains. The weather was optimum.
Look at what has appeared just outside my bedroom window! This had to have been yesterday or today. I know for certain it wasn't there before that. I have a sneaking suspicion that this robin and her mate are the ones who were … 
I have been gardening, fending off the Magpies who like to steal the portulaca from the planters as well as the shiny river stones from the bird bath. I awoke yesterday morning to a pair of swallows procreating on the …