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…

Doodads — walk around yard 050523

Today the sliders and a window are open and it’s 70+ F in the house.  The sun has been shining all day.  Glory be!  I took a quick stroll around the yard and also had a mini-adventure. CLICK ON CAPTIONS TO SEE LARGER IMAGES

Doodads — The Coffee Factory wooden sculpture

I had lunch with a friend last week at a coffee/book/cafe shop that is becoming my favorite place to go for good things to eat, tasty hot chai, aesthetic ambience, and meaningful conversation.  The place is a repurposed section of a giant factory, half of which is still in rubble and some of which has…