Fleurs, Fins, & Furries
at The Surgeon’s House
Let the spring equinox begin
Beauty surrounds me, beauty all around me. Quiet beauty of the new flowers of springtime.
It’s all happening outside!
It is very heartwarming to see that as late in the year as it is and while we have no idea the gender of these siblings, here they are all together still.
Answer to Prayers!
For any of you who have visited and are checking in once in a while, I am certain you will be as delirious as we are at seeing this very healthy person overnight. We are surely hoping he or she returns and prospers.
Up and At ’em
It is not even the middle of February and of course the daffies and other spring people are making green motions upward all over the gardens but one brave crowd was The First for 2022 to join the hellies in center stage of winter color.
Illuminating Clarity and Reflection
Even in the coldest of weather, we backwash the ponds weekly and on a sunny albeit FRIGID January day like today, I can promise you Joshua limits the number of times he dips his hands into the ponds.
A Holiday Overnight
The solstice brought us some blessed rain and warmer temps. Look who responded in full holiday regalia.
. . . who’s been naughty or nice . . .
It seems preparations for the holiday season abound as folks of all ‘nationalities’ scurry about hoping to impress some little elves somewhere?
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 [...]