Coneflower: Cheyenne Spirit with Purple

 

Feed Me!

 

Newly Minted American Cardinal

 

Here Kitty…

Made of tin!

 

Lavender Wands

I'd never heard of these until my best friend started making them and sent me one.  Last year we planted Lavender, and due to some movement of plantings in her yard she has only a small amount this year.  So I decided to make one for her, and one for my daughter.  They are a LOT of work!  But they make a nice sachet for a sock drawer or to scent one's stationery.  I think I've made my lifetime's amount, though.  I think I'll stick with quilting!  
You start with an uneven number of Lavender fronds.  You bend the stalks down over the fronds to make a kind of cage around them.  Then you weave 1/4" ribbon through the cage.  It secures the Lavender inside the weaving and it smells really nice.  It's really fiddly, though.  Would be much better if I had young eyes.
 

Monarch Butterfly egg and newly hatched caterpillar

 It has begun!

The Champlain Bridge, connecting NY and VT

Rose-Breasted Grosbeak, male

 

Eastern Kingbird

 

Black Bear at Eldest's House

We were taking a family photo on Sunday
when suddenly we had a new subject to photograph!

 

Cheyenne Spirit Coneflower in the Garden

 

Great Big Bunny having a rest

It makes me happy when a wild creature feels safe in my yard.

 

Pollinator in the Meadow Sage

 

Newly-minted Bluejay fledgling in the rain

 

Independence Day!

 

The Joy of a Carousel!

Second to youngest Grand 💖 

Blue Delphinium

Youngest Grandson & Youngest Granddaughter are visiting!!

🌟Welcome July! 🌟

The eldest granddaughters are visiting!!!

 

The End of June (*sniff!*)

Hooded Merganser Mom

 photo by Matt Duffy in Vermont. Shared with permission.

This is a Hooded Merganser mom tending her two ducklings

plus two adopted Wood Duck ducklings!

47 Years ago today, listener and Wil said they do.

Japanese Willow

 

Peace Rose

 

Mountain Laurel, Snow Hill Meadow Sage and Blue Hill Meadow Sage

Newly Minted Red Breasted Nuthatch

Iris Aglow

 

Bumble Sky Meadow Sage

Rene's Bluebells

Thankful and I planted these years ago in memory of her dear brother Rene.

 

It's Father's Day and Summer begins at 5:44pm ET this evening!

 

Juneteenth at last!

 

Rose Marvel Meadow Sage

 

The Meadow Sage is in bloom!

Caradonna Salvia (Meadow Sage)

 

Mountain Laurel

The Round Barn

 

Playful

 

American Flag Day

  Wil says, when he gets his new red truck he'll be sorely tempted to fly THIS Trump flag from it!  LOL!

Gorgeous