Wordless Wednesday: Turkeys!
May 30, 2012 by Paris and John
Filed under Around the House
We have had SO many wild turkeys around our house lately; almost every time I step out on the front porch, I hear them in the woods. Earlier this week, John saw one in the creek, strolling up the creek and turning at our drive, then sauntering up the drive and finally into the woods. [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Stormy Weather
May 9, 2012 by Paris and John
Filed under Around the House
We are between storm systems today, scrambling to get a few things done before the next round of rain (possibly four inches!) No complaints here, though; we are so very far behind in rainfall that we’d be happy for it to rain like this through the summer! We lost our Internet service, provided as a [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Hummingbirds!
May 2, 2012 by Paris and John
Filed under Around the House
We have a hummingbird feeder by our gate, and it’s one busy place! About a month ago, we heard the first hummingbird returning after his winter away; he suddenly appeared on the branch where we had hung the feeder the summer before…he seemed to be thinking, “I know I left that food right here!” This [...]
Wordless Wednesday: Milk Thistle
April 25, 2012 by Paris and John
Filed under Around the House
Due to their spiny leaves, many people don’t like the milk thistle but I think they’re just lovely. We mow our front yard so we can keep an eye out for snakes but we let the thistles grow along the fenceline. They’re in bloom now and just beautiful!
Wordless Wednesday: Verbena
April 18, 2012 by Paris and John
Filed under Around the House
The wildflowers are few and far between this spring, thanks to last summer’s record drought, but these verbena came up just in front of the house!
