10 July 2008

I'm so easily entertained . . .

I love my flowers and just every little thing about where I live.  One of the hydrangeas is blooming.

The echinacea also started to bloom this week.

Burger found this little toad when he was mowing.  Look how tiny!

Then we found a big toad, too (although there is a much bigger one living around the porch.)

Another tiny toad.  Aren't they cute?!  Look at their little bitty eyes . . . .

We have a Bob White this year; we hear him every day.

This one is a male--black and white.  (The female is yellow with a brown mask).

08 July 2008

Mystery Flower

I don't know what this plant is.  It appears to be ready to flower.  It is surrounded by echinacea, and is about the same height, but different.  I can't wait to see what it turns out to be.  Keep you posted!


05 July 2008

Copper pipe + a rubber hose = magic

My sister Kay told us years ago that stuffing a piece of rubber garden hose inside a piece of copper pipe would produce colored flames when tossed in a campfire--cool, huh?



26 June 2008

Winged Jewels

My favorite example of God's glory and creativity at Niagara Falls (besides the magnificent falls themselves) is the Butterfly Conservatory.