Birds
Birds and Butterflies
Sorry about the Hawk shot being so blurry. I took this through my kitchen window, so that Spaz wouldn’t scare it away. The Swallowtails were high up in the Pecan tree doing their thing so I had to zoom in to capture them. The Monarch wasn’t being too cooperative so I kept a distance and [...]
A happy volunteer
This morning I spotted a nice surprise in the Shed Garden. I’m pretty sure this little volunteer is one of my favorites Verbena bonariensis. It’s also known as Brazillian Verbena, Stick Verbena, Upright Verbena and Purpletop Vervain. Ever since the original plant popped up due to the wind or some generous bird I’ve wanted more [...]
The birds and the beans?
Well today I realized how this bean came by its’ name (Yardlong Bean). This one is at least 18″ long at the moment. There are at least 3 more smaller ones forming as we speak. Now I just need to come up with some tasty recipes for it. Any suggestions? I picked up this birdfeeding [...]
Walking the Noland Trail
Earlier this year I mentioned that me & Hubby were trying to make healthier life choices. We haven’t given up on that resolution either. In fact we’ve been actively achieving these goals slowly by cutting out the processed food and getting plenty of exercise weekly. We found another wonderful place to walk that is a short drive [...]


