Visiting the local cemeteries we were wondering what the significance was of rocks/stones?  We saw many headstones that had one or two or sm...

We visited three cemeteries over the weekend.  We took flowers and have picked them up from two of the cemeteries.  We don't like to lea...

I have been watching our Trillium, it is at the edge of the woods.   It is a sneaky plant, it comes up really fast out of nowhere...but then...

We finally have some flowers  here in the woods. Tiny Violets  Native Plants Double Flowering Plum  Not Native Dandys  Not...

Memorial Day is a day for remembering those who died while fighting for our freedom. This is a photo of my Dad's brother Arthur befo...

Our Grand Dogs Miney and Little Elvis are spending a few days with us. They are happy here and know the rules...oh wait there are no ru...

Kuchen  is a dessert  that Russian and German settlers used to make.   There are many many old recipes out there.  I like to read recipes......

We had an interesting visitor!   I have not see a Red headed Woodpecker in a long time...our area is in his breeding range but he does not l...

Yesterday we drove up North to meet Noah for lunch.  We went to a place that had a buffet...the pizza was awesome! We had a nice visit. ...

In 2009 Noah was ten years old.  Now here we are in 2019 and he is twenty...just like that in the blink of an eye ten years have passed. ...

We have this clump of grass on the East side of the house.  It is pretty but a pain in the butt in the Fall as it catches all the leaves...a...

The Scarlet Tanagers arrived Sunday morning.  They brightened up a rather gloomy day. We had two for sure. Far Guy hasn't been ...

The Pin Cherry blooms popped out in the rain yesterday afternoon.  They are the first of the shrub/tree blooms in our woods. It rained. ...

We enjoy this time of year watching the different birds that come through our yard on their way North. Indigo Bunting Yesterday  we...

the Orioles sure like the peanut butter feeder...who knew? A female Oriole took it over. And the winner is...the female of course....

With so much going on, hurrying up to wait,  I made twelve nests to ship off to a wildlife rehabilitator in  Pine City Minnesota.  The nests...

This is a photo of Far Guy and Chance before Far Guy was diagnosed with Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency. 2013 We have returned from Th...

East shore of the Big Island of Hawaii January 2019 “What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what li...

This week Far Guy meets with a Lung Transplant Specialist far far away.   Scary for sure.  In a few days we should know if he will be consid...

This week the mailman brought me a package from Kansas. Imagine my surprise! Thank you Mary Lou!  It has a home on our couch  where i...