Summer's Here!

It's a glorious morning . . . 70 degrees now and going up to 82, they say.  Can you believe how thrilled we are? Remember, it was snowing here less than a month ago.

I'm having a grand time getting to know my new "secret spot", aka my new back yard.  I know my herbs and my native plants pretty well, but I don't know most of the ornamentals that are planted here.  So it is great fun to watch things bud and bloom, and try to figure out what they might be.   

Instead of herons, we have quite a neighborhood of Steller's jays, and we've watched Deer and Raccoon roam through our yard.   Lots of LBB's too (the ubiquitous Little Brown Birds).

I'm going to take my art supplies outside and spend the day there.

Cleo and I are very excited!

Comments

[Hecate Demetersdatter, Runnymeade Conspirator]

Blessings to you! Looks like a v lovely back yard!

[Cate (kerrdelune)]

Joanna, your beautiful new home looks like the perfect sanctuary or temenos.

[Karen]

Wow!
What an inspirational spot for an artist's soul...

and what a gorgeous cat, what breed is she/he?

Blessings,
KAren

[joanna]

Hecate, Cate and Karen -- thank you so much. Yes Cate I am thinking about ways to nurture the many little sacred/secret spots in the garden -- the benches, nooks and crannies the previous owners created. To hang prayer flags and other things to make it into even more of a garden sanctuary. I'm also finding out that it is not as low-maintenance as we were led to believe :-) It's about a third of an acre plus the woods behind it. My garden expert friend Kathie is coming over to give me advice on maintaining it. I am happy to spend an hour a day gardening, but more than that takes away from time to make art. What to do?

Karen, I have no idea what breed our cats are (mother and daughter) -- long hairs of some kind. Mama Cat (Smokey) was found in the woods as a kitten ten-plus years ago.