i'm always inspired by nature. one of my daily pleasures is observing what goes on in my back yard.. the fluttering dance...

(title of this post is a Tim Buckley reference :) some buzzin' buddies in our garden. it's so rewarding to give the birds n' bee...

my neighbors must be thinking "that's a lot of socks!" the wildflowers in our yard are blooming like crazy. a cornucopia of c...

some works in progress for my spring update! happy spring colors: tulip red, peachy apricot, leafy green, tomato orange, snow cone electric ...

...if i was you-know-where. hey there! we're back from our week long california trip and readjusting to chicago weather (boo-hoo). as o...

looks who's baaack -- snow creatures! remember them from last february ? i think i have " shoveler's -elbow" from clearing...

a study of trees in winter or california dreaming. we're heading out west in february for a week to thaw out. i know it's a ways off...

...who's traveled far and cries for rest?" (Simon and Garfunkel "Sparrow") so you're thinking, what's this? yet a...

yesterday morning an incredible flock of 33 geese passed over our home. i'm glad to have been looking out the window just at the right ...

"Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart." ~Seneca

our first giant sunflower! i planted about 5 seeds but one dominated the others and took over. the overhead powerlines aren't very pictu...

last night i was watching Newton's Dark Secrets (Netflix) and how Newton discovered that white light is made up of a spectrum of colors...

the light is changing, signaling changing of the seasons. i get a melancholy feeling when the sun sets so much earlier now than summer. gees...