excuses...

(lily of the valley...)

I'm finding about any excuse I can to be out of the house these days.  I know the novelty will wear off, but right now, it's just new found freedome.

These little Lily of the Valley's bloomed over the weekend, and I almost missed them.  (They're in a small hidden corner of the back yard) I just love them...

Anyway, transplanting today, and planting a new Dappled Willow that I picked up over the weekend.  It's one of the most beautiful bushes I've ever seen...

You'll see...

Have a great Monday!

little bits of life...

(mushroom family...)

Yesterday I was cleaning out an area where there's an old PussyWillow stump in one of the flower beds.  (It's the same area where the wild onions are growing) and I found this.

There are about 6 clumps of these little guys, and I couldn't help but get some shots...

I'll probably keep shooting them until they are gone, it's just too tempting!

Have a great Tuesday!

the fine points of sharing...

(filigree...)

If you know me at all, you know I'm a bit of an obsessed gardener.  I live to play in the dirt and spend all my spare change on seedlings and manure.  Especially in the Spring.

I have  neighbors who loves to garden too.  They only cultivate one plant, and they have thousands, but they share it with the entire neighborhood.  (Which I find very kind considering they seem to have such a passion for it all!)  I've taken today's shot to showcase the beauties that have come into my life thanks to my wonderful neighbors.  

And really, they are quite beautiful.  You have to appreciate that if nothing else...

Happy Wednesday everyone!

the wonder of it all....

(tiny miracles...)

This is from one of the two dogwood bushes I have that are ready to burst into bloom.  There were two times that I thought they were gone.  They died back to nothing...I moved them, they struggled and looked horrible.  Then last year they came back with avengence.

I'm kind of using them for a metaphore for life these days.  I mean if they can come back from death I can come back from anything..

right?

Happy Friday!!