For the Birds...

The birds in my garden are my 'flying flowers'! I love their colors, songs and funny antics. The cats and I could watch them all day! My garden has been a Certified Backyard Wildlife Sanctuary for years (I am close to saying 'decades' now...just a few more years!) A big part of my habitat success is birdhouses. I have several styles for several types of birds and every year they are occupied with our feathered friends.

On July 16, I am teaching a Rustic Birdhouse Workshop at Pine Creek Nursery in Monroe. It is the first of three workshops we have teamed up to present to you. Click on the Workshop tab at the top of this page to get the details. Come and enjoy the beautiful nursery, pound a few nails and create a darling birdhouse custom-made by you for our Chickadee friends. Next spring you may be blessed with some of your own 'flying flowers'!

Ruffles and Rust or Bust!

my booth...garden inspired...of course!

Where the heck have I been lately? Just getting ready for one of the most awesome shows in all the land! Head to the Ruffles and Rust Spring Vintage Market this weekend to soak in and take home some of the loveliest treasures...from rusty farm implements to fine vintage fabrics and everything inbetween. 85 premier vendors have been working their fingers to the bone and combing the land to provide a beautiful selection of wares for you!

Be sure to print out a coupon for $3 off Saturday!

See you soon!

It's a theme



Autumn crocus with a houseguest

I am thinking it is all about the garden this week. Does your life run in themes sometimes? Mine must. Interesting. I will think on that some more.

I took some of these photos at my Mom's over the seasons. She has instilled a love of nature and an awareness of the little things that are magical in our lives. Stopping to admire a spider's web; watching a bird make a nest; foraging for wild berries; the subtle color changes within a flower; planting spring bulbs in the fall and enjoying the surprise of them poking out of the ground in the spring.



Snowdrops...in the snow!

Arum Lily...tried and true family favorite

I love the little things!

Zinnias

I try to always have a bouquet of fresh flowers in the bathroom...it makes me happy. Zinnias have got to be the perfect summer-to-fall transition flower. They have the sherbet colors of summer and the warmness of autumn all rolled into one beautiful, long-lasting bloom.

My garden is...

...my church. I don't mean to be blasphemous or mean to get preachy...I really don't. I am not a religious person but I consider myself a very spiritual person. I connect to something bigger and better than myself when I am out in the garden.

I haven't been spending a lot of time in the garden this year...and I have felt it. My garden has felt it to. But like a best friend/Great Spirit/church family, it hasn't given up on me. It has been there waiting; creating blessings for me; preparing to nourish me; surrounding me in beauty.

And I am grateful.