

The Cicadas!
Well, apparently we needed some relief from the more serious situations in the world. Enter the double brood of Cicadas. This brood has...


Diminutive Beauty to Stately Irises
Would you visit this cottage if you were a fairy? I really had to zoom in on this scene to fully appreciate how sweet this is. The...


March is the New April
It's been another early Spring in Durham. I think it was impacted by El Nino which brought us a warm and wet winter season. Another new...


Spring Awakes- A short video
The arrival of Imbolc and Ground Hog Day, Feb. 1 and Feb. 2, heighten the anticipation of Spring. This year I was disappointed to learn...


Farewell Zone 7
A new USDA cold hardiness map was published around the end of Nov. 2023. It's official! Durham is now in Zone 8.I knew our winters have...


Christmas 2023 in the Neighborhood
So far it's been another super warm December. Note the bee on the Yuletide camellia. Its Sunday the 17th and a perfect day to create a...


And then it was December.....
Well, I pretty much missed a post for November. This will have to do. The month of November continued to be lovely here. The leaves...


Color in October 2023
We have had a gorgeous October with cooler temperatures and nurturing rain.It's hard to believe that we are in the low eighties on Oct....


September 2023 through Autumn Equinox
A newly hatched Eastern Black Swallowtail on Sept. 5th- This is the hatchling from the mystery chrysalis that was on our bronze fennel...


Late August- Pollinators are in Abundance
Common Buckeye feeding on wild goldenrod. It's still very hot here, but you can feel and see the seasonal shift to autumn. I'll have to...