Scouting The Upstairs

My new renter's cat silently scans the unknown territory.

clematis near my bus stop

When I first posted this on Facebook, I misidentified it as a wild rose. A friend educated me on this, which is just another reason to have friends!

Blue bells and big tree

Scene from my yard.

Sometimes you just have to look at things differently.

Happy May Day!

I love red clover. I remember the time I discovered you could nibble the flowers and get a hint of sweetness. It is so common that we often overlook it, but the flower is actually pretty fascinating.

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Romy's Rose

I had to cut this rose way, way back to re-home it. "No problem," said the rose, "I'll just grow me some new stuff."

Am I taking this "no mowing" philosophy too far?

THIS is what I see when I walk out my front door