Doodads — moon and yard 0601 and 060223

Last night at 2 a.m., while binge-watching, “Alone,” moonlight snuck in through the blinds.  I looked out and said, ooh, I need to get out there and get a shot of that.  It’s the first clouds I’ve seen in probably weeks.  It was still cloudy this morning, but it’s more hazy than anything now. sky…

Doodads — Dotty closeup and walk around the yard 052823

The first pic is Dotty, where she likes to sit on the armrest pullout of my retro desk as I’m at the keyboard.  Notice her new pink bow, which is part of a t-shirt I cut the neck and arms out of.  The rest of the pics show how things are growing.  The prickly pear…

Doodads — strawberry rhubarb pie

My grandparents had rhubarb plants and grandma used to make strawberry rhubarb pie.  Although I don’t remember eating it as a kid, when I ate my first bite of this pie, I remembered the flavors.  The rhubarb was cut out of my plant.  The strawberries are store bought and not very tasty.  The crust and…

Doodads yard and queen bee

Another stroll around the yard and also an adventure with a queen bumblebee.  Click on most captions for larger images.

Doodads all over the place

The new banner features two gifts my sons and daughter in-law gave me for Mother’s day.  The thing that looks like a house on the stump is a butterfly house from older son.  About 2 feet to the right is that beautiful orange volunteer that draws butterflies from near and far.  The gardening frog is…