Spring Flowers and Snow Flurries

April 21, 2021 | terriaw

We’ve had snow flurries in between sunshine yesterday and today!

I’m happy to discover the new daffodils I planted last fall are blooming throughout my backyard. I wish I had planted more so I’m writing a note to myself for next fall.

The temps were below freezing last night so I had to bring in the new pansies I planted over the weekend. They are such cheerful flowers so I hate to lose them this early in the planting season.

I love these signs of spring so the cold temps and snow flurries are a little disheartening. I live in the northern hemisphere so I’m ready for spring and summer! How about you?

Wildlife Wednesday

September 30, 2020September 30, 2020 | terriaw

I don’t see bunnies too often throughout the day in my backyard, since they are more active at dawn and dusk. I’m not sure if this bunny saw me sitting at the patio table right next to him/her, or if he just didn’t care I was there. It was great to witness him eating a weed! If only they would eat more weeds and less plants I actually paid for, like the tulips starting to come up in spring and the coneflowers I’m trying to get to spread throughout the flower gardens.

Wildlife Wednesday

September 23, 2020September 23, 2020 | terriaw

Lots of birdwatching and squirrel shenanigans in my backyard these days!

I’ve never seen squirrels wrestling in a tree, especially over a birdfeeder!

And I’ve never seen a squirrel climb up a sunflower stalk, with a fence around that particular flower garden to keep critters out.

Hope you’re having a good hump day and finding ways to get outside and enjoy some Fall sunshine and fresh air!

Wildlife Wednesday

September 16, 2020September 16, 2020 | terriaw

There is a warm glow outside on this mid-September day.

After a walk around the block for a lunch time break, I paused to notice the wildlife in my backyard. I saw Chippy climbing around the wood pile and arbor vitae trees, the cardinal family, the chickadee gang and a woodpecker competing for time at the bird feeder.

It was a nice distraction from the demands of the day and a comforting moment of peace.

Hope you are having a good hump day and finding ways to take care of yourself!

Around Here

August 27, 2015August 26, 2015 | terriaw

We don’t have much blooming in our gardens these late summer days. But things are still green and thriving around here, with steady sunshine and summer rain storms. backyard in august

beetles ALL over the butterfly weed seed pods!

rain storm

rain gauge – day 1

rain gauge – day 2

We still have some coneflowers, black-eyed susans, phlox, roses and our dwarf hydrangea trees blooming. I would like to pick up some asters and mums from the garden center to fill in the bare spots left behind from summer perennials that are done for the season.

In the meantime, it’s fun to walk around the yard and look for treasures, which are always great inspiration for my sketchbook. New illustrations are always in the works!

Terri

Field Notes: July Backyard Blooms

July 9, 2015July 8, 2015 | terriaw

July is the time of year when everything seems to go wild in our gardens. The roses and other perennials will continue blooming for throughout the month, our butterfly garden looks crazy and overgrown, which we love, and the lilies start to bloom together like a choir.

lily collage backyard roses

Hope you’re making time to go outside and enjoy summer!

Terri

Flowers Flowers Flowers!

June 29, 2015 | terriaw

From our gardens throughout our backyard to the greenhouse to the farmers market to the botanical gardens to the florist section at the grocery store, there are flowers everywhere these days!

I have a feeling the abundance of flowers is just going to grow even more in July!

Terri

In the Garden Lately

June 22, 2015 | terriaw

Views from our backyard and gardens from June.

Close-ups.I was excited to find a Monarch caterpillar hanging out in our butterfly weed patch. And the butterfly weed is going to flower soon!

We’ve had rain storms every few days, which provides a moist climate for mushrooms and moss throughout our gardens. Yet I can still find something as dainty as this decaying leaf.

I love the way flowers look when the flower bud is forming.

Even our spirea shrubs have beautiful flowers and colors.It’s pretty amazing out there!

Terri

June in My Garden

June 9, 2015June 10, 2015 | terriaw

Our gardens continue to fill out and bloom as June brings us lots of sunshine and rain. It’s always a fun adventure during the summer months to go exploring in my own backyard, looking for different shapes, colors and textures. Lots of plants blooming these days – peonies, irises, weigelia shrubs, roses, bellflowers, and strawberries.