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February snow 2014




Another view




And a third. I hope these are the last snow pictures I take this year! The bird feeder--where the action is.




Snow sculpture. I had nothing to do with the making of this. The snow and the wind did that.




Front yard in snow




Cosmos. Such a lovely, old-fashioned flower!




Lavender. Don't you just love lavender!




Maple hydrangea taken from the deck. I don't really like this kind. The flowers blosson one at a time instead of all at once, thus this plant doesn't have that lovely snowball effect




Daylilies in the front yard




Azalea at the side of the house




Chives on the other side of the house




White columbine in the side yard




purple columbine nearby




Japanese maple in the front yard




Lilies of the valley nearby in the front yard




perennial geranium in the side yard




one of the roses I just planted in the front yard




Miniature lilac by the front door




One of two identical pots of flowers on our front step




Dogwood very near our front door




Yours truly delivering cookies at a friend's party




Weeping cherry in the front yard




Redbud in the side yard




Azaleas in the front of the house




Rachel Raccoon having a little snack in the rain




I just thought this was such a pretty sight in the back yard




It's daffodil season! YAY!






Lenten roses in the side yard




Witch Hazel--always the first to blossom




The deer family pays a visit






At home in the snow.






We had some snow.





Autumn came late to us here.








Our driveway




Some of the sedum in the front yard




Praying mantis on the front window




It occurs to me that I never take pictures just of the woods.








I just love mushrooms!










































Have I ever mentioned that I love daffodils?




These forsythia are brand new and I couldn't be more pleased with them!
















OH YEAH! It's daffodil season again! YAY!




Don't you just love crocus?




And pussy willow turning green already!




Autumn trees









Mums






Our Halloween snow




Tyker's cat condo




sedum




The dogwood just outside the kitchen window




A longer view of the same tree




HAH! The thief caught red pawed!




Campanula




Looks like our stray cat has competition for his food!





This is stray cat. He came to us Mother's Day weekend and has stuck around ever since. He has feline leukemia, so I can't take him in. But I do have him set up in the garage with food, toys, a litter box, and several soft places to sleep. Mostly, though, he likes being outside. That's fine in the summer, not so great in the winter. I'm hoping to find him a loving family before the cold weather sets in. My vet says he will probably live a perfectly normal life. But he can't be with other cats. So there it is.






Mother of thyme




daylilies




Lilies




Coreopsis




Vila and Barrett at the Emporium of Curious Goods in Jim Thorpe PA




Rachel the raccoon taste-testing the bird seed




Aren't peonies simply glorious!




Chives in bloom




Rhododendrons showing off




The first rose on the bush outside my kitchen window




A view of the pergola from my bedroom window




Dogwood tree




Tillie the Turtle comes to visit toting a leaf.




Magnolia




Isn't spring glorious!




Daffodils




More daffodils





PMJs and daffodils




Weeping cherry




Lenten roses




Wild bluebells along the side of our road




Lilac




Miniature lilac




Azaleas




A carpet of red bus petals




Wisteria





Witch hazel in blossom




Pussy willow in full fuzz




Daffodils! YAY!




After an ice storm







Our first snow of the season










A fire in our hearth




Sally the Squirrel INSIDE the bird feeder




More mums




Our front yard







Our back yard








Sage




My friend Jane with me at the book signing at Jim Thorpe





Signing books (DUH!)




Mums





Bonnie the bunny stops by to call.




Woody Woodpecker returns




daylilies






Mother of thyme




Regular lilies just outside the house







Lavender




Hydrangea





Garden phlox




Clematis




Hosta





Marigolds for Kwan Yin




Rhodies





Chives




Irises














Clematis






Climbing roses











Bush roses








Peonies









A different variety of peony




Cosmos




Mountain laurel




A precocious lily




Sage




Honeysuckle with dogwood in the background





Dogwood




A flower among flowers! LOL! MOI!












Fothergilla




Woody the woodpecker visiting our pergola. He’s taken to pecking at our windows, but Cadeau always chases him before I can get a good shot! BAD KITTY! LOL!




HAH! I finally got him. He’s fuzzy. He simply would not hold still for me. But there he is




Miniature lilac




Wood hyacinths at the edge of the woods




White columbine




Pink columbine




Blue columbine. Unfortunately, the wind kicked in just as I snapped the photo.




Perennial geranium



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Clematis




Ditto




Chives




Rhodies




Ditto




Ditto




Ditto




Wood hyacinths along the walkway in front of the house




Wood hyacinths with azalea




A shrub whose name I forget



Muscari along the front walk






Azaleas and a few last gasping daffodils.




Azaleas minus the daffodils




Azalea with accompanying muscari




Another azalea




And yet another




And another




Dora the deer came by with her buddies but I couldn’t get a shot of them.




I just couldn’t help myself. I know these daffodils aren’t in full bloom, but I was so excited to see this little patch of color that I HAD to snap this shot!



MORE daffodils! Oh yes, I am the queen of daffodils!



















Lenten Rose (yes I did plant something besides daffodils)




PMJ rhododendron





Weeping cherry





Red buds





Yup! There she is again, having stopped by for a snack.







Donna and Denise Deer in our front yard. (Donna’s on the laft. Look for Denise within the trees. You can see her white tail)




A slightly better picture of Denise




Susan Squirrel come by for a snack




Pergola after 20 inches of snow







The poor beleaguered trellis after the same storm




Yeah there’s a shrub under all that snow. Somewhere.



Priscilla Possum comes to call.







David the deer come by for a snack.




Yes he looks up to hay hey.



Our first snow









A friendly visitor. She had four companions, but I couldn’t get shots of them.



Some autumn color










Lavender STILL blossoming in October!




From the book signing at The Emporium of Curious Goods in Jim Thorpe, PA. Barrett (the owner) and me.





This was just before I closed down for the day



It occurs to me that I have never taken pictures of the woods where I live.






Mums, the queens of autumn










Magic lilies






Maple hydrangeas





Volunteer Shasta daisy




More daylilies








Kwan Yin




Cosmos





Feverfew





Skitter’s grave stone



Honeysuckle. GOTTA love it!





Roses





Roses on the pergola






Irises





Peony. Boy I love peonies!




Bellflowers





Lilies





Daylilies





Another daylily




Yellow Yarrow




Maple hydrangea




Hydrangea on her way to full bloom




Kwan Yin




Hosta




Clematis




More clematis




And still more clematis




Sage




Garden phlox





Planters by the front door






Rhododendron with a few irises.




More rhododendron




And yet more rhodies



Azaleas. We both love them!







Miniature lilac




The creeping phlox I just started




Lilies of the valley. I just planted them last year.




Clematis growing up with roses



Peonies, another one of my favorites!





Irises









And don’t forget herbs, such as chives




And mother of thyme




And a shrub whose name I cannot remember




Pink mountain laurel




Day lilies




Day lily




Yellow yarrow




One of the weeping cherries






Muscari



Brace yourself! These are pictures from daffodil season. I tend to lose all control!










Winter visitors








Our winter wonderland.




Our winter wonderland. The arch is the entrance to our pet cemetery.




Weeping cherry in autumn





Japanese maples and mums





More autumn splendor




Ditto




And so on…




And so forth




Etc.



MUMS! Oh how I love mums!









And yes we still had roses in November!




Vila and Helen at the Emporium of Curious Goods, 15 Broadway, Jim Thorpe PA on Saturday 18 October. This is before the signing began.




Helen and Vila at the Emporium of Curious Goods, 15 Broadway, Jim Thorpe PA on 18 October 2008. Again, this is before the signing started.




Barrett Ravenhurst, Ph.D., Helen and me during a brief break in traffic at the Emporium of Curious Goods, 15 Broadway, Jim Thorpe, PA. Barrett owns the store and is a real dear!




A woman waiting for me to sign someone else’s book so she can get hers signed at The Emporium of Curious Goods, 15 Broadway, Jim Thorpe PA.




Isn’t cosmos a beautiful flower!




Butterfly weed. I LOVE it!




Magic lilies




Hydrangea









The above are the story boards Rob of Woodwitch Creations offered to people who bought both of my books during the August promotion.



The pictures below are of the plaques he offered to those who ordered either one of my books.







Lilies are so lovely. These are in front of our kitchen window.




A patch of wildflowers




More wildflowers




Garden phlox




Yarrow




Mega mushroom!




And from a different angle


Fairy Plaque


This is the plaque that Rob of Witchwood Creations made for the promotion we did in July. If you’d like to order from him click here.




Clematis climbing the pergola




More clematis




The blossoming dogwood just outside the kitchen window.




Aren’t chives lovely when they blossom!




Columbine




More columbine




Peony is such a lovely flower, isn’t it?




Can’t get enough of those peonies!




One that hasn’t quite opened yet.




On a peony roll here! There’s no such thing as too many of them though!




Iris is my husband’s favorite flower.





And so I just have to include irises in the pictures.




Therefore I’ve paid due homage to iris.




But in truth I prefer rhododendron.




Roses climbing the pergola




More roses climbing the pergola




Mother of thyme and some other flowers.




One of the bush roses



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