Indiana Country

Thursday, March 15, 2012

The geese landed across the road this morning munching on last years soy.

I was ready to get a picture of the geese flying in from across the road on this warm misty morning in March.

I wouldn't have caught them moving stealthily through the backyard if the chickens hadn't complained about the intruders.

OK, let's talk about what goes on in the night. These paths covered our driveway on this misty morning. Just amazing.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

A place for those Sanibel shells

Bruce helping me with my birdhouse project :)

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Saffron is mentioned in a writing on papyrus about 1500 before Christ. It was widely grown from Crete to England, where its stigmas were used for herbal and medicinal purposes. The crocus was greatly valued in the ancient world. In India it's called kesar and highly prized. A flower of ritual and ornament, it was also used as food and as a source of dye and was connected with ceremonies. Its petals were scattered on the ground at social gatherings and on the matrimonial bed after a wedding. Crocus essence was used as a perfume and the stamens of autumn-flowering Crocus sativus are the source of saffron.
http://www.angelfire.com/journal2/flowers/c1.html

Friday, March 2, 2012

Evening walk with Baki...

Thursday, March 1, 2012

Black Gold....

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Rock being swallowed by this tree...

Promises of warmer times to come....

One garden bed cleaned....twenty to go!

Monday, February 27, 2012

Here come the Dandelions, February 27th....

The Pond is warming up...

Mother nature...full of herself.

My Geese

Tulip tree seedheads...An amazing tree.

Friday, February 24, 2012

Snowdrops...

Around four in the afternoon the girls come up the steps to the door and call for their daily snack.

Odd companions....

Every year for the past three these geese have returned to nest here at the pond. And every year there is a large heron that visits on occasion. The geese do not seem to mind the heron. In fact they float within feet of the heron who fishes on the edge of the water.

If the ducks or the other pair of geese that fly in each spring come anywhere close the male goose goes right after them. Last year there was a knock down drag out fight between two males as the females glided peacefully nearby.