life in the garden of eden.

In a month or less, the hills surrounding of the Sacramento valley will be gold. The flowers will be parched, the air thick with smog and redolent with drying grass.
But for now, everything is green and growing.
The bees are busy and seem to be showing up in greater numbers than last year. The [...]

It rained off and on all day Saturday, which was a blessing compared to the preceding week of hot, dry, and windy misery. The weather was particularly pleasant on Sunday - low clouds, a hint of a damp breeze, low 70s. Definitely not typical Memorial Day weekend temperatures!
Thanks to the warm rain, my mint plant [...]

What An Iris Says About You

You are incredibly hopeful and courageous.Even when you’ve been challenged in life, you have faith that everything will work out.
Your feelings run deep, and you are a very grateful person.

What Do The Flowers You Pick Say About You?

The little one was restless and bored yesterday morning, even after I dragged her to the grocery store with me. So, we went to the park for a walk. It was the first sunny day in weeks, but still cold, particularly when the sun was hidden by clouds.
We hit several unpaved trails that meander along [...]