It's another mast year for the scarlet oak in the front garden. (Whenever I write "front garden" I feel pretty fancy!) And mast year? That just means it's a year when it has decided to produce …
A Birdhouse and Peonies
Play along with me. What do you see in this picture? A birdhouse with its lid open? Peonies that need to be deadheaded? An old fence? Or did you wonder if there were baby birds in that …
Raccoons in Search of a New Home
Papa Raccoon ambled along the side of the house and headed toward the gate to the back garden. He lowered his head to slip under the gate, as he had done so many times before, and ran smack dab …
He’s Okay!
It's okay, the toad's okay, he'll be fine.A few days ago, the toad was in an accident involving my foot. Since I hadn't see him in a few days, I thought he had gone off to die. I felt bad about it, …
Home of the Green Towers
Welcome to May Dreams Gardens, home of the purple bench and now home of the twin green towers.I finished painting my towers this morning and set them up in the garden.This particular tower will …