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Communing with the Ground

May 10, 2012 at 10:06 am by Claudia

New schedule = late hours = sleeping later than normal. Which is why this post will be up later than usual. My fuzzy brain hasn’t had enough coffee yet. This will be a quick one, as I still have to write up notes for the actors from last night’s run-through.

Filed under the heading, “Things I haven’t be able to see at my house in 4 years,”

would be this bush in our front yard. Several years ago, I did some research and found out its name. I forgot it. It has delicate white blooms every spring. Aren’t they lovely?

And on the other side of the yard, I discovered these:

I suppose they would be classified as weeds, but I ask you, would you cut down these sweet yellow blossoms? (Josje tells me they are Buttercups. Ah!) I couldn’t. So I made the decision not to mow that part of the yard. It ended up being a non-decision, since I can’t get the mower to start, but still…

Here’s a close-up of the sweet yellow flower:

By the way, when I was taking these photos, Don (having just got up) looked out the window and saw me sprawled on the ground on the far side of the yard. He said he couldn’t imagine what the heck I was doing. Communing with the ground?

Doesn’t he realize the lengths to which we will go to get a good shot?

This was rather like the situation I wrote about in this post. You might get a kick out of it.

Have a good Thursday.

Filed Under: flowers, garden, On The Road, spring 22 Comments

Lilacs & Bunnies

May 6, 2012 at 9:09 am by Claudia

My neighbor and her little girl (who is growing like a weed) came over with this bouquet yesterday. They have several old lilac bushes that are beautiful. Oh, that scent!

The usual has been going on since I arrived in the middle of the afternoon yesterday. Some mowing, some planting, some cleaning, some doggie cuddling, with more to follow. Today I plan to plant a few more flowers and give the porch a good scrubbing.

My first bunny sighting. Well, actually my second; I saw a rather large rabbit this morning when I first got up, but I didn’t have my camera nearby. But I did have time to grab the camera when I saw this little guy outside the kitchen window.

Happy Sunday.

Filed Under: animals, flowers 19 Comments

Blooms & Music

April 19, 2012 at 8:42 am by Claudia

Another glorious spring day here in Hartford:

Pink is everywhere in the park. As a certified pink lover, this makes me happy.

Yet another tree that looks like a human with arms outstretched.

My favorite part of the walk was encountering these two guys playing their trombones while sitting on a park bench. They had a pretty neat repertoire.

They certainly brought a smile to my face!

Happy Thursday.

Filed Under: flowers, music, On The Road, trees 19 Comments

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