Fleurs, Fins, & Furries
at The Surgeon’s House
Welcome Home
No sooner had Joshua and Andrea relocated four finned fatties from the lower to the upper pond [...]
Coconut Island Blossoms
More garden treasures are presenting themselves. [...]
The Sunbathers
It IS July but this heat is something! At least some folks in the garden are backing [...]
The Sunbathers
It IS July but this heat is something! At least some folks in the garden are backing [...]
Cavalcade of Summer Stars
Some summer lovelies, and the girls that make it happen. [...]
Look Who’s Here for Breakfast
This is our beautiful grey fox man who we have never seen in the daylight – [...]
The Pre-schoolers
One of the most thrilling garden moments for us is when a new person is just [...]
Looks Who’s Here
Come walk with me. Come [...]
And Another Country Heard From
Our veggie garden always seems to play second fiddle to the frenzied chaos of summer, but [...]
The Hottest Hits of Summer
And the hits just keep coming. . . [...]
It Must be Summer. . .
We can’t even remember how long ago a guest shared that his koi adored watermelon. Well [...]
Close-ups on the minis
We couldn’t resist showing off some of our tiniest garden graces. [...]
Ready to Pop
Just a day or so more before they beauties pop – keep watching… [...]
Guess who came to dinner?
Guess who came to dinner? In the couple of years since we installed the stealth cam [...]
Welcome Back our Friend
Welcome Back our Friend These high temps have really diminished the activity at our feeders where [...]
Well Finally!
I run past my neighbor Kate’s on School Street nearly every day where she has the [...]
Tender Beauties
Everywhere we look we find tender mercies of beauty - -what a grace they give! [...]
The Triplets are Back!
The Triplets are Back! [...]
A Busy Night Dining Alfresco
A Busy Night Dining Alfresco Having made an incredible chicken broth in our food bank efforts, we [...]
A Feeding Station Showdown – OOPS!!!
A feeding station showdown – OOPS!!! It looks like someone got their dinner reservations mixed up [...]
The Spirit of Spring
A passage from Rumi captures the spirit of spring. "Again the violet bows to the lily. [...]
April Farewell
April farewell . . . [...]
The Evolving Source
"We began as a mineral. We emerged into plant life and into the animal state, and [...]
Crazy Ragged Tulips!
Look at these crazy tulips! [...]
Wildlife Carrying On
Wildlife Carrying On . . . Our wildlife friends are carrying on as if nothing out [...]