Almost Spring!

 Almost spring! Yes, it's time to wash the floral marbles:

Before and after:

Beautiful!

And outside:

I'm going out to clean the pasture spring;

I'll only stop to rake the leaves away

(And wait to watch the water clear, I may);

I shan't be gone long.--You come too.

--Robert Frost

In orbit around a mysterious planet, we cautiously begin our descent.

The terrain looks more and more rugged as we hurtle to the surface!

Seconds to impact!

We discover the surface is littered with...cookies!

The Flower Lady is baking cookies! It must be snowing.

I''ll have to get the cows in.

Landis Valley Farm Museum, Lancaster, PA

Not really. I'm not going out there. Never shovel snow unless the sun is out. Enjoy the view from inside!

Waiting for Santa

Christmas Eve, 2015 -- Waiting for Santa.

Waiting for winter is more like it! Supposed to hit 75 today! 

Happy tropical Christmas, with bromeliad!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving! We went straight through from the Fourth of July to Thanksgiving without a blog post! I may have been slacking off, but the Flower Lady has been busier than ever. Recently, she did a big demo in a fancy venue:

Some arrangements from the big show (while under construction, to be finished onstage):

Enjoy your turkey or soy alternative! Next time: stuff from the last six months!

Happy Fourth on the Fifth!

Enjoy the Fourth...

...with floral fireworks!

The Catbirds Are Back!

The catbirds are back, and singing sweetly in the yews. Don't be enchanted by their melodies. If robins are your loud and excitable neighbors, and blue jays a motorcycle gang blowing through town, and crows the dark overlords of mischief, then catbirds are con men and thieves. They sing sweetly, then steal your blueberries. They're eyeing my bushes already, licking their beaks and planning their raids. I know what they're up to.

Who, me?

Smile!

Nice picture from my brother-in-law in Ohio. Smile, it's Spring!