Month: May 2012

Bleeding Hearts

Bleeding hearts have many names:  Dicentra spectabilis, Lady’s Locket, Lady in a Boat, Valentine Heart, Dutchman’s Trousers, Dutchmen’s Breeches, Glory Bower, and Lady-in-a-Bath. I don’t know how many other names there might be, but I was surprised when I started looking.The sun was setting when I took these pictures, and was shining through the hedge behind these […]

Double Daffodils

Last week I put some pictures up of some daffodils in our yard that our daughter had planted last fall. She was disappointed when she was here a couple of weekends ago because she had planted other daffodils that were fancier, and they weren’t up or blooming. They bloomed this week, and are gorgeous. Thank […]

The Beauty of Flowers

I enjoy looking at the spring flowers that come up. This week I discovered some blue forget-me-nots in a small corner on our property. I didn’t know we had them, so it was a pleasant surprise. We also have a grouping of trilliums, so it’s interesting watching them grow too. They are getting thicker every […]

Visiting Niagara Falls

A couple of weeks ago, we had the opportunity to be in Niagara Falls, Ontario while I went to a work conference.  We’ve been there a few times before and have enjoyed many of the special attractions. We prefer the natural attractions, so spent most of our time walking to the Falls and enjoying their […]

Spring Wild Flowers

Spring is definitely here. We are seeing small wildflowers coming up in the bush. What a treat to walk in the bush behind our house right now. It has dried up more, there aren’t too many water puddles,  and there are no bugs yet. It won’t be long before that happens, so we are enjoying […]