Fleurs, Fins, & Furries
at The Surgeon’s House
Seasonal Surprises
Will wonders never cease? Just one look outside and treats abound and await the patient observer.
Nighttime happenings
We just HAD to share a couple more offerings from our guest, Lincoln Kenney as he observed the main house from the Chauffeur’s Quarters.
A Fall HELLO from outside
Here is the latest and greatest from Mother Nature as the roses have a second hurrah, another round of babies appears, and we see family night out.
Just checking in as Fall checks in
Currently, we are in a continual battle to keep the youngster’s leaves and pods out of the upper pond and it is a TRIAL I tell you!
It’s Happening
I’m not certain I like much of anything more than the feeling I get from the fall and winter sun playing off the cooler temperatures.
A little this and that from us
We seem to have so much going on that it all seems really little or REALLY BIG. [...]
IRRESISTIBLE!
Some of nature’s delights are meant to be savored OVER AND OVER AGAIN. Guess who is peeking from [...]
First for the season
Joshua had an unexpected observer just 2’ from his hand and face who was graceful enough to announce [...]
Hip Hooray – it doesn’t get any better than this!
In reviewing our three stealth cameras around the feeding and water station, some days the delight is overwhelming. [...]
More excitement on the Back 40
Take a gander at some of the usual suspects as well as one elegant party crasher . . [...]
Garden Happenings
The gardens are simply bursting at the seams with all nature of resplendence and surprises with colors popping [...]
The Handsomest of Guys makes an appearance
We never cease to be tickled and affirmed at the critters – well most of them perhaps excluding the javelina [...]
Blessed return guests
While the pigs and our array of birds, our solitary raccoon, three squirrels, two skunks, [...]
Pollination! We love pollination!
We are blessed this year, so far, with many flowers in our gardens and we aren’t the [...]
Critter Check
The drought has become about as persistent as our nightly ‘pig swarm’ with upwards of 20 javelina [...]
Let the Summer Solstice season begin!
God bless another season of the summer solstice ushered in by an incredible full moon. So many of [...]
It’s all happening in the GARDENS
Man, oh man, do yourselves a favor of all favors and drag yourselves outside right this very [...]
More of Mother Nature’s finest
May brings us daily surprises along with some blessedly familiar faces with our precious koi having returned from [...]
Take a stroll through paradise!
No words are needed really so just look and listen with your heart. [...]
Revisit a Miracle
I planted what we now call the Grand Old Gramma of a wisteria over my front porch nearly [...]
. . . just this simple . . .
We have forgotten our former states, except in early spring, when we dimly recall being green again and [...]
Pure Temptation
One look at us, and everything GRINDS to a halt! A fountain of PURE temptation crafted with FINELY-CUT [...]
We’re BAAAAAACK!
We don’t need no stinking thermometer to tell us when the finned folks are ready to eat again [...]
Garden Explosion
April is making us think that summer is already here with a variety of exciting happenings outside. The [...]
Our Man on the Street Eternally, Rumi
Just look at the never-ending beauty of the Earth Mother and how we have the senses to appreciate [...]