<<Featured image: Today’s featured image is a close-up of a Coneflower bloom. I thought it was interesting the way the middle of the flower creates a swirl pattern.>> BEAUTIFUL BLOOMS Some of our plants have pretty much bloomed out, but our Phlox plants have just recently opened up. Our Gallardias are still going strong, andContinue reading “HOT TIMES”
Tag Archives: Summer
FINALLY!
<<Featured Image: Our first sunflower to bloom this year had perfect timing! It arrived just as the hot weather did…finally!>> The temperatures are finally in the range where I don’t have to sit outside with a hoodie on or position my chair partly in the sun. I like to sit in the shade, so theContinue reading “FINALLY!”
THE VIEW FROM HERE
<<Featured Image: This week’s featured image shows our backyard and my view of it when I sit outside in my lounge chair. All this green is always a welcome sight after the long, brown winters here.>> METAMORPHOSIS OF A PERENNIAL SUNFLOWER While walking out in the back yard this past week, I decided to takeContinue reading “THE VIEW FROM HERE”
ADD ANOTHER YEAR
<<Featured Image: I decided to bake myself a birthday cake. Chocolate cake with a Nutella buttercream icing. It hit the spot.>> BIRTHDAY TIME This past week was that time of year again where I advance the number on my age. So far this year, all of my family has had to celebrate their birthdays inContinue reading “ADD ANOTHER YEAR”
IT’S OFFICIALLY SUMMER
<<Featured Image: On our walk one day we came across a lone poppy growing up in the crack between the street and the curb. It was so beautiful, and a welcome alternative to the usual weeds.>> Things in Yakima have been heating up recently. That thing that I have waited for so impatiently for monthsContinue reading “IT’S OFFICIALLY SUMMER”
Southerner in the Northwest 