I already said quite a bit in a note on my Z entry, so this will be brief. I think I had more fun this year than other years because of my own attitude towards it. Instead of going full blown workaholic on putting the posts together, I chose something I already had a lot…
Category: A2Z 2025
A2Z 2025 — Day 26 — Zebra Mallow (Malva Zebrina)
Zebra Mallow This is a plant I knew nothing about when I bought it, beyond the pretty picture on the plant stake. I knew it looked like a geranium blossom and it was a perennial. I’m so glad to have bought it. The first couple of years it went ga-ga and re-seeded itself in its…
A2Z 2025 — Day 24 — e(X)hibit — was FFF 13 — Tiffany Lamp exhibit at Muskegon Museum of Art (11/17/23)
I tried to think of something in the yard or in the house that could use “x” but couldn’t, so I searched past posts for something that might work. Here it is. Hope you enjoy it. We make a living by what we get, we make a life by what we give. — Winston Churchill…
A2Z 2025 — Day 21 — Unwanteds (warning: not for the squeamish) (update: hornworm addition)
UnwantedsEven in what I regard as a comfortable sanctuary, there are residents and visitors that show up that I really wish would move on. It’s hard to say which one takes top billing because they are all shadows. So, in no particular order… Free-Ranging CatsAnyone who’s read my blog for any length of time knows…
A2Z 2025 — Day 23 — Witch Hazel and Willow
Witch HazelAnyone who has followed this blog for long knows I bought 10 young bare root witch hazel shrubs/trees a few years back and planted them along the south fence line. It’s been a learning experience and there have been mishaps along the way — but all 10 are still alive. I learned that deer…
A2Z 2025 — Day 22 — Violets, Vinca, and Voles
VioletsViolets have grown in every place I’ve lived. They usually are just there, and they like to spread. They are short, seem to like the shade, and their blossoms compete with their beautiful leaves. This next pic is not from my yard. A former massage therapist was also an herbalist and she had these…
R = Raven… from Story Crossroads
Rachel, from Story Crossroads, wanted me to let you all know: And let people know that Story Crossroads does year-round events with our biggest coming up May 5-8, 2025!
Tao Talk 