Fall has never been more beautiful

Spring has always been my favorite season.

Bright, brash and colorful.

Then a beautiful Fall like this comes along.

Delicious and crisp apples are ripening in the trees.

Golden days and cool nights.

Leaves are falling everywhere.

There is never enough time to harvest it all. 

Last roses make a small bouquet.

Wild Ducks and geese mingle with our own.

Winter pears are still ripening.  
Blue cheese is ageing for my favorite dessert.

Only a few flowers left.

Snow will come soon enough.

Hope you are enjoying beautiful Fall days where you live.

Gina

Finally, Spring has come

Spring has come to our neck of the woods.

Spring.  A happy time when I can bring in bouquet after bouquet from my garden. 

A sure sign that Spring has arrived.
Father protecting his goslings.

Wild geese are happy on our pond.  They come back every year to show off their young.

Deer tried to eat all of my tulips.  

Wild apple tree covered in blossoms. 

Apples from this tree will go to the animals.  

There are many other trees which promise to be plentiful and good.

The Asian Pear tree always bears fruit.  
Italian plums, pears, apricots and peaches managed to make it through the frost.  

It will be a busy canning year. 

Be safe, 
Gina

Let me begin where I left off.

  It was still winter. 

When my life changed.

And then the first bouquet from my garden,

Easter came and went 

Little Sadie, a Golden Labrador arrived.

She had me fooled right from the start. 

Daffodils and Tulips were next. 

Daffodils reaching for skies so blue. 

And Sadie is growing like a weed. 

Lilacs didn't freeze this year. 

Sometimes friends, sometimes not. 

A sheltered spot is still needed. 
The winds are fierce.

Daisies are back.
The garden is planted. Another garden year has begun. 

Take care dear friends. 

Gina 

Sunday morning is for taking it easy.

My little corner of the world. 

Where Sky and water meet as one. 

Where Spring is late this year. 

Where Blintzes rank supreme on Sunday morning.

And little errant tulips, when gathered together, make a big splash. 

That is how we celebrate Sunday morning. 

Wishing you a most wonderful and peaceful Sunday. 
Gina 

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What a fortuitous find

I was rewarded with a special find yesterday when I hoed my vegetable garden

I placed it into this old cabinet hanging on the wall in our barn.

We have worked our fields and gardens for more than twenty years.

  How did this large Indian Spearhead come to the surface?  
There it laid, on top of the ground, for me to pick up and bring me luck. 

Our Spring, which flows at 39 gallons per minute, supplies water for our fields and ever changing vistas for us to enjoy.  

Long before the White Man came it is no wonder Native Americans chose this very spot, to spend a few days or a few months or maybe even years.

Today I took my new Talisman out of the old green cabinet and put it in my apron pocket.  

Have you found your Talisman?  

Thank you for stopping by dear friends and have a wonderful week.  

Gina 

Welcome Spring

   It must be Spring. 

Welcome.

It's about time.  

Apple Blossoms are getting ready. 

Last of the Snowdrops nodding their heads.

Tulips are about to show their faces. 

Pansies follow me everywhere. 

The star for now is the Daffodil. 

Happy Spring to you my dear Friends. 

Gina 

Mon Bouquet du jour

After many cold days and freezing nights, 

Spring has come.

Maybe it will stay.

Have a great remainder of the week my dear friends. 

Gina 

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Did we dodge the bullet?

Four nights of below freezing. 

Looks like they all survived, apples, pears, cherries, plums, peaches and apricots. 

The kitchen garden has been planted with leeks, cabbages and onions. 
Vegetable seeds are ready to go in. 
carrots, beets, collards, Swiss chard, basil, coriander, 
corn sald/mache, gourmet blend lettuce, romaine,  spinach, beans,
fennel, cavolo laciniato, arugula, curly kale, turnips, eggplants and artichokes. 

By August it will have provided many meals for us, our friends and even our chickens. 

There will be flower gardens.

There will be tomatoes ripening in the sun. 

 And fruit for winter months. 

Squash and Zucchini for winter baking.

But only if the water holds out. The Old timers say that if Horseshoe Mountain still has snow caps by the 24th of July, we will have enough water. 

But just in case, our spring flows at 39 gallons per minute. 
Plenty of water for cattle and gardens. 


Wishing you a Happy Spring day.

Thank you for stopping by.  
You have made my day! 

Gina 



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