We woke up this morning to 19ºC (66ºF) outside. We're also back in the loft in our own bed. Sleeping is much more comfortable than it ha...

Today is July 14th, France's national day, a celebration of the first steps in the nation's transition away from a monarchy to a nat...

One of our apple trees is covered with fruit. The other is not. We have two trees, both planted before we owned the house. There was another...

Our grass is dying. There's no rain in our forecast. Ken told me that the weather forecasters are saying that we're unlikely to see ...

Our oregano patch is ready for harvesting! I started a couple of days ago. Armed with a pair of scissors, I clipped as much as would fit in ...

This is the section of our yard that I call the North 40. It's due north of the house's northern façade. For scale you can see a sta...

They're starting to flower now! This one grows on the north side of the house. Two more grow next to the driveway on the east side.     ...

This is the smallest of the sections that make up our back yard. That's all I've got for today. Our heat wave continues. It's re...

I don't know offhand what these are called. They grow as a shrub against one of our neighbors' fences. Flowers in a neighbor's g...

I'll be brief. Tasha has an appointment for grooming this morning, so we have to get ready. There's not that much to do, just a litt...

We had a fence built back when we moved in (23 years ago!) to close in our yard so that the dog (then Collette) wouldn't be able to esca...

This image reminds me of something diplomatic... From this point you can peek into our back yard through the gap between the fence and the h...

This is the tallest and widest part of the hedge that nearly encloses out property. It's at least a foot taller than I am. By the way, t...

This is the hedge that grows along the west side of our property. I had it shortened and cut less wide a bunch of years ago. The shed is our...

The hedges have been trimmed for another year. It's a big job, at least from my perspective. I drimmed them myself the first few years, ...

Good news and not so good news. First, good news: our landscape contractor texted me yesterday morning that he and his crew would be coming ...

Here's a picture of the South Forty again, this time with some of the West Forty visible. None of the Norty Forty can be seen from here....

It's raining this morning. I took this photo from the guest room window overlooking the "south forty," as I call it. You can s...

This patch of campanules (bell flowers) has been growing in this spot since before we bought the house. It just comes up every year. And th...

Here's another view of the west forty (in the foreground) and the north forty (beyond the apple trees) from out near the garden gate. Yo...