I came across this quote I liked and decided to put it with
one of my favorite pictures from a garden tour I was on
several years ago.

Remember---you can enlarge the photo just by clicking on it!

Wild Rose Bush

Animals seen at Cheryl's House Sunday

The bunny was right near where we were sitting watching the

chickens search for worms. Cheryl says he lives in that part

of their yard and they see him all the time. The small turtle

she spotted in the stream. It is a baby snapping turtle. She

put him back near the drainpipe that goes under the road

hoping he would move down the stream into the open

forest area. Adult snapping turtles are dangerous---they

have a terrible bite.

Faith's Slumber Party

Faith Turns Nine

Faith had a coupon for a free hamburger at

Red Robin, plus they gave her a free Sunday.

She is saving up for her Nintendo DS.

Construction Update

Poison Ivy Identification

In case you don't know what it looks like, here are a
couple of pictures. Cheryl's yard has lots of it around
that she is constantly trying to eradicate through the
use of Roundup. She was doing some pruning the
other day and didn't see the ivy and is now fighting
an outbreak on her arm.

Family Shots from Mother's Day

Ellicott City

I take photos of things I like when shopping. Here are
some things that stuck me on Sunday.

This is a charming city that I hadn't visited for about four years.
The shops are aimed at women and boy were they out in force
on Mother's Day.

Mother's Day 2009

We went to Ellicott City and on the way home we stopped at

Brighton Dam to view the beautiful azalea garden. For more

shots click on this link: http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/slideshow/571963211hchJcD;jsessionid=abcIe5IWSz9Pe6TocZVes

Allied Arts Slideshow

http://community.webshots.com/slideshow/571874734PRKHcr

Allied Arts Guild is an enchanting complex of shops, gardens,

artists' studios, and a café nestled in a quiet corner of a lovely

residential community. It is within a mile of the Stanford Shopping

Center and shouldn't be missed.

Filoli Gardens Slideshow

http://home-and-garden.webshots.com/slideshow/571353887ouUvxF;jsessionid=abcmFJSaFVLDC-Py8PKes

This is a link to my slideshow of pictures of these beautiful gardens.

Dogwood in Bloom at Cheryl's

This is a shot of Cheryl's neighbor's yard---Those deer statues can
be deceiving.



This pretty dogwood tree is in Cheryl's front yard. It gives her
something pretty to look at as the entire area is full of lumber,
mud, porta potty, and a huge trash bin.

Update on Cheryl's Remodel as of today!

Well, the rain held off today until about 4 pm

and the crew got some work done. The crane comes

tomorrow to move the trusses up to this part of the

adddition. Hopefully the rain will hold off until the

late afternoon tomorrow, too. They have to put a

tarp over the addition every night and that is very

time consuming. Everyone can't wait until this

part is weatherproof.

Wisteria

I love Wisteria and I am amazed to see it growing up trees, sometimes
in the wild along the roadside. This home is lucky enough to have it
right in their front yard!

Azalea Festival Garden

Some of the beautiful views at the Azalea Festival I went to on Friday.

Click to enlarge the picture.