Fleurs, Fins, & Furries
at The Surgeon’s House
Roses, Roses Everywhere
In our continuing effort to regenerate and rejuvenate areas that long ago became overgrown with vinca and [...]
Dog Days of Summer
With the monsoons teasing us (FINALLY) as we leave August heat, blossoms continue to grace us. Our [...]
The End of Summer
Just a few more gifts of a hot summer. [...]
Resplendence
These garden gems speak for themselves and my beloved zinnias are beginning to make a big show. [...]
Growing Pains
Wow, when we saw these kids the first time there were only three but look closely, [...]
A Five Generation Family Reunion
Babies typically happen in nature mid-spring so we thought we had seen all the newcomers for this [...]
A New Security System for the Surgeon’s House
As always, your security and happiness is of utmost importance to us so we have recently installed [...]
Effulgence
‘Effulgence’ perfectly describes these garden graces – come see for yourself. . . [...]
New to our Neighborhood
Although we have been anticipating seeing mr. and mrs. Grey fox’s kits, we glimpsed another new [...]
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 [...]