The Hoot Owl Sings His Song Of Love

Our Barred Owl

I have a hoot owl who lives in my backyard, and raises a family every year. I am listening to him hoot right now. I have seen him, and he is also called The Barred Owl. He stands about 2 feet high and is majestic. One year he and his children flew by [...]

The Rains Of Spring

Well, the lovely weather has fled for a day or two, and the rains are here. We need that, the flowers need that and so do the robins. They are hopping around and looking for goodies in the lawn. Pretty soon they will be building their nests and raising their chicks. I would suggest that if [...]

Why Can't You Do 12 Things At Once?

Today I am going to order my garden for 2010. I am saving money by growing things from seed; and if you choose wisely for your area, that makes your garden quite a bit less expensive than buying plants.

I grow zinnias. I used to turn my nose up at zinnias. I had grown them all [...]

Packing, Shipping, Moving, and Snow!

The Finch’s Retreat in My Backyard.

I am shipping this morning, and heading down to the Pendleton to do the beginning of the last of the studio packing up down there. I had to leave a lot of things out of the packing because I wanted to be able to make more of any blends [...]