Oh, happy day lily
Bright spot. The short side new fence ended up being a wonderful spot for the red day lily bulb put in the ground by my dear wife Karen.
Keeping up with the fig
Getting wide. Yes, the fig tree brought to our house by our friend and master figger John made it through another winter inside our house. My dear wife Karen nursed it well in her dressing room. At the start of summer, it’s quite wide in its pot. No signs of figs, though …
So that’s the hibiscus
The thin one. Not it. When my dear wife Karen and I were wondering what plant exactly to choose for No. 3 during this spring’s visit to favorite Liverpool nursery Ballantyne Gardens, we spotted a clipped down hibiscus. Interesting. I wondered what it would do in the ground. When summer arrived, one of the shoots…
Hydrangea gives us a bloom
First year, A-OK. After multiple years visiting hydrangeas around the trails of the Heritage Museums and Gardens during our annual visit to Cape Cod, my dear wife Karen and I decided to purchase our very own at favorite Liverpool nursery Ballantyne Gardens. It’s doing very well at the start of summer in its first year…
Butterfly bush goes wide
Bring on the wings. It’s time for a summer’s-here report on the three plants we picked up at our favorite Liverpool nursery Ballantyne Gardens this spring. All three are flourishing along the far side new fence, glad to say! First up, the butterfly bush, coming in wide and welcoming. (More the next two days, of…
Something about that full moon glow
Found it out back. In June, my dear wife Karen looked up from her phone and told me it was our night for a Strawberry Super Moon. Let’s go look, I said, so we linked arms and ventured into the evening. Bright and full. Bingo, in our backyard, out over the roof of the neighboring…
Historic shoreline
Safety always. As my dear wife Karen, friend Chris and I strolled the lovely Thousand Islands village of Clayton, I lagged behind to capture the St. Lawrence River lighthouse. I imagine it casting its beam of security to various ships over the decades … centuries.
City connecting, indeed
Wearing it proudly. Our visit to the Thousand Islands village of Clayton was the perfect opportunity for me to show off my Father’s Day gift from terrific daughter Elisabeth. She knew I’ve been admiring the design and colors of the New York Mets’ version of Major League Baseball’s City Connect uniform series. I wore it…
Ruff event in Clayton
That’s concentration. My dear wife Karen and I thought a leisurely hour-plus drive to the north to visit our friend Chris would a wonderful way to spend one of her days off. Chris told us about a possibly interesting event scheduled in the village of Clayton, on the shore of the St. Lawrence River and…
Happy Fourth from our spot to yours
Our oasis. My dear wife Karen and I looked hard in our favorite medium-box store before going with the new blue chairs to top that seating area of our backyard. She found the little table later. The old red ones had seen better days … and years. The outdoor carpet that sits beneath them, on…
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