We had a happy Valentine’s Day
Josh and I celebrated Valentine’s Day here at home yesterday! It was very cozy and romantic. Since we have busy days this …
Flowers in the house again
Today I let Shadow be out in the yard with me for a bit. It is quite warm, so we didn’t stay …
Spring must be around the corner!
It’s so great to see blossoms on our fruit trees in our tiny little “orchard”! It surprises me. I didn’t think we’d …
Out in the yard
I was finally out and about in our yard again today for a little bit. I get very exausted so easily now, …
Apples and Lemons
I haven’t had many cravings to speak of during this pregnancy. I guess I’ve been feeling too sick to really enjoy eating …
Wild Parrots
There have been wild parrots in this area, and near where my parents live, too, for a very long time. They have their …
A lot of catching up to do
I really haven’t been motivated to blog lately, but I figured over the next couple of days I’d finally post what we’ve …
4th of July Photos
Whew! Finally got this monster of a post out…I hope it doesn’t take forever to load on anyone’s computer…sorry about that! …
Some berries and a bird
Lately the scrub jays that frequent our yard have been flying over us and scolding us if we don’t leave out peanuts …
Update on the tadpoles
We had kept our tadpoles in the little screen pocket in the pond for weeks until they got big enough to where …
Memory Mondays – Week 6 (by Josh)
These are some of my favorite photos that we took of our beautiful gray cat Shadow in April 2007. She is such a big part of …
Comets, Ryukins, Moors…and Crickets
Yesterday we went to Petsmart again and bought some more creatures to add to our menagerie. Somehow or other, a few of our …
A very rare find!
I guess this is our lucky day! We found a FOUR LEAF CLOVER in our yard as we were gardening today! I …
Operation Tadpole: Success!
We finally succeeded in finding tadpoles to import to our frog pond! I guess we couldn’t officially call it a “frog” …
More planting, first picture of a woodpecker, and seeing a hummingbird’s nest!
Today was spent outside planting, yet again. We had a break for a couple of days this week due to the rain, …
Unwelcome Visitor
I guess it’s getting to be that time of year again…rattlesnake season. Yikes. Josh and I had been out all day again, …
signs of life
Here is a photo of a nest that a pair of house finches are building in our fire alarm. So cute! Today …
Fruits of our labor
Here is the first fruit we’ve picked and eaten! One little strawberry! It was good; maybe a little tart. I probably should have …
Busy Days…
We have been busy most days with planting, planting, and more planting…and we’re still not done yet! Today we planted our Avocado …
I’m participating in Outdoor Wednesday
I wanted to join my first blog party, and I love the sound of posting outdoor pics, so I joined A Southern …