We had a nice relaxing Memorial Day. After driving our oldest daughter, who came home for the weekend, back to Boston I spent some ti...

... are both in bloom right now. I love the combination of purple and red. Our butterfly bushes don't get nearly as thick a...

 Our poor old birdhouse really needed some freshening up.  It was inexpensive to start with, and has fallen apart over the years...

The cardinals have been visiting often since our last snowstorm.  There's no missing them, especially against the minimalism of w...

This is our typical winterizing process...    ...which became a top priority last weekend with the threat of Hurricane Sandy. Ea...