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Melissa | May 13, 2010
I’m certain both of my parents were born with “green thumbs” and a serious love of God’s creation around them. Each home that they’ve ever lived in has been graced by the touch of their green thumbs and their love of nature. The house they live in now, however, has been blessed the most I [...]
Melissa | April 15, 2010
New Wildflower Discovery! I found these beauties blooming up on the creek side in the woods. They are called Rue Anemone…aren’t they gorgeous?!
Melissa | April 14, 2010
Below is a slide show I’ve made of all the spring wildflowers that I’ve taken photos of so far! Click full screen for the best view. I hope you enjoy it!
Kentucky Wildflowers in Spring
Melissa | February 15, 2010
It has snowed and snowed and snowed today! We already had a couple of inches on the ground, but now we have at least 7 more! Here are some photos I took.
My Gabby Rose is so small compared to the high drifts of snow.
Male Northern Cardinal in tree near feeders.
Northern Cardinal at feeders.
AND, I’m so [...]
Melissa | February 7, 2010
Once again we got hit pretty hard (not nearly as hard as others) with a Snow and Ice storm. It started off on Friday with just rain, through the day turned into ice and by Friday late afternoon, snow. We ended up getting about 4 inches of just snow, and then some ice under it. [...]
Melissa | August 2, 2009
We were taking a nature walk with my Dad yesterday and the rain started to drizzle lightly, which it had been doing off and on all day. We came upon one of my Dad’s garden flowers (Rose of Sharon) and noticed this little critter tucked away inside.
The bumble was holding on to the "style" part of [...]
