I somewhat helped film another wedding this rainy afternoon, but since there's something wrong with my camera 2, I pretty much got to just stand there and watch the ceremony. So camera operators 1 and 3 were mostly used (with camera 3 on stage for close shots of the couple). The bride's gown was something to behold and the bridemaids' dresses ( Read more... )

Here's an update on the gardening. Last weekend I weeded the southwest facing bed on the side of the house and cut back old growth. The result is a more clean view of soft greenery. Then on Tuesday, the bulb bed in the front yard got weeded again and I sowed an ample amount of moss verbena there. This should help suppress this certain pesky ( Read more... )

I've given a couple of succulent plants that sit on my kitchen window sill a good trim. And I'd like a new herb to set on my kitchen counter. The herb I've got in mind is cilantro. Flat Italian parsley is another good choice.

So yesterday I walked around the house and yard to jot things down to write about, and stuff is doing well- including the many weeds. But the focus will be on the positive side such as the two potted dianthus on the front porch with their green grassy foliage hanging over their pots. Last year or so someone had mailed me some variegated artemesia ( Read more... )

Yesterday evening I had the privilege of helping to film a wedding. I thought the groom was nice looking. The bride wore white and the bridesmaids wore some kind of aqua or teal-colored dresses. I had the privilege of being there when the rings were put on their hands and when they kissed. It was my pastor who married them ( Read more... )

Moontrail the unicorn is delighted with the purple violas scattered in the field as she frolics about in the sunshine today.

Hiking season has started back. On Saturday, Rita, Bekah and I went on a hike at Raven Run and the temperature was perfect even though it lightly rained on us for a short period of time. Among the wildflowers I saw in bloom are bloodroot, cutleaf toothwort, phlox, Dutchman's Breeches, buttercup, trout lily, trillium and delphinium ( Read more... )

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Well, spring's back and so are the blooms. Mar. 8th was a mild sunny afternoon when I finally cleaned out my daffodil bed in the front yard. The daffodil foliage had already come up through the ground in January and soon got taller after being freed from a cover of brown leaves and some kind of weedy plant. Now those bulb plants are decked out ( Read more... )

Someone has sent me a virtual gift of colorful balloons. I happen to like ballons and perhaps this person knew that. :)