Well groomed

Natural or clipped? Did these grow like this on their own, I wondered as my dear wife Karen and I admired the collection at the Ontario Orchard nursery, or did the curator coax them into the three-balled shape?

The color purple

See the bee? The purple bloom surely caught my eye as my dear wife Karen and I appreciated the cool collections at the Ontario Orchard nursery. Then I noticed who else appreciated this particular largest flower. The big bee left me alone, yes, and I went about my business, too.

Standing out

Good company. The lone white bloom surely stands out to my eye as my dear wife Karen and I stroll the rows at the nursery to one side of the Ontario Orchards parking lot.

Tag!

You’re it, da. I’ve long thought myself bowed out of these blogging games. I’ve put enough years in clicking and clacking away to avoid the tangled webs, indeed. But yet, it was (beth kennedy – ididnthavemyglasseson.com) who laid the tag on me from her blog a few days ago. She was one of the first…

So many plants

The long look. I’m still devoted to Ballantyne’s Gardens, I repeated to myself as my dear wife Karen and I looked out over the many plants we encountered at our first discovery of the nursery at Ontario Orchards.

All the rocks you need

More than plants and trees … My dear wife Karen and I chuckled when we thought about how we’d looked for a small bag of tiny rocks for a mini spot on our front lawn a few weeks ago. Look at the supply we could have chosen from at Ontario Orchards. We’d decided upon sand…

To Ontario Orchards

A pleasant surprise. When my dear wife Karen and I took our annual drive north to the popular apple farm stand Ontario Orchards, we were met by a new addition to the now-sprawling spread. The folks have added an orchard to the other side of the parking lot. We decided to stroll a bit before…

Moon over the Syracuse Mets

We spun fast. There was more than baseball to admire when the family headed to our hometown Syracuse Mets’ final homestand of the season. Over the first base grandstand for a fleeting moment sat a gorgeous full moon. I was able to capture it with my iPhone while the home team was at the plate.…

Night and day

Backyard beauty. Our moon was full and bright recently, in time for a big and bountiful harvest. The camera on my new iPad was up to the occasion. On the line. The next morning, that full moon had swung over to the corner of our front yard, down by our new lake view. And the…

Needs a good yank

A little too far. Weeds Gone Wild! I thought as I strolled past this building corner in the Village of Liverpool. It won’t do anybody good to have it grow thisclose to the foundation, right?!