Monday, May 31, 2010

Week #2 in the Garden!!!






It has only been 2 weeks and the garden has really changed!! I've already been putting in stakes to hold up the tomato plants, the Greek oregano is filling in, but I find I am fighting off the beetles, who love to eat the basil. I've put coffee grounds around each plant along w/ some chopped garlic...apparently, they don't like either, so I'll see if it works.

The potted flowers on the stoop in front of the house are so pretty. I have to remind myself, that it is still May/June, and that the foliage will be filling out ALOT over the next couple of months. (Next time, I'll have some pictures of the window boxes.) I put the 'red' mulch in the front of the house and it has made a huge difference in the appearance giving it a 'finished' look and the 'red' is a wonderful addition to our color scheme. I see a huge difference in the newer hostas from all the moisture the mulch provides.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Wordless Wednesday

These beautiful 5x7 cards can be found in the Etsy shop of mvegan5.

(10% goes to the EFA animal charity of the month)

Sunday, May 23, 2010

My 300th Post!!!!!!!




How fitting that I should welcome this year's Columbine perennial as I also notice that this is my 300th post! Seriously, I thought I pulled the Columbine out last year thinking it was a weed. A master gardener, I am not. But, taa daa, she has arrived in all her graceful glory. I will be watching this sleek stem over the next few days to she how she flourishes.
300 posts!!! YIKES, who knew???

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

Wordless Wednesday




Gardens, 2010
Day 1
5/17/2010

Friday, May 14, 2010

Dinotopia









Dinotopia, where author and illustrator James Gurney escorts visitors—adults and children alike—to the wondrous lost island of Dinotopia, an enthralling world of art, science, exploration, and invention in which humans and dinosaurs live peacefully together. James Gurney introduced Dinotopia in a series of illustrated books beginning in 1992, based on the journals of explorer Arthur Denison, who was shipwrecked on the island in 1862. Dinotopia also appeared as a TV miniseries in 2002.

James Gurney is the best-selling author and illustrator of the Dinotopia book series and creator of more than seventy illustrated book covers. He has worked on assignment as a National Geographic artist and has illustrated seventeen United States postage stamps. An accomplished, award-winning artist, Gurney is the recipient of many prestigious honors, including seven Chesley Awards from the Association of Fantasy Artists, two Hugo Awards from the World Science Fiction Convention, and Best of Show from the Art Director's Club. Gurney's art currently appears in museum exhibitions around the world. Gurney lives in the Hudson River Valley of New York with his wife, two sons, and a blue parakeet—a living descendant of dinosaurs.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Wordless Wednesday


6 cards, signed and dated can be found in my Etsy shop, Lilleypics.
Custom orders are welcomed!!

Saturday, May 8, 2010

Happy Mother's Day to Our Mom's!!!
































A very Happy Mother's Day to
our Mom's
With all our love...always...

(Both beautiful Gals at about 17 years of age.)


Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Wordless Wednesday



Girl Whirl nuzzling in to get some sun and Mr. Snaggletooth, aka., Big Kitty, aka., Mickey.

Saturday, May 1, 2010

They Popped!!!



Some quick shots of the lilacs filling out and they are starting to give us their fragrance!