Callie Cat

While reading my posts I noticed I have a picture of 3 of my critters but not the 4th so this is Callie Cat, she is a very small calico kitty cat, and very photogenic also. She rode to work under a pick-up truck one day about a year and a half ago, so guess who took her home? She was a very small and scared kitty.

Violets and other winter pastimes in Iowa

This little african violet sits on my kitchen window sill along with a few others, I like it because it is such a dark purple and has a nice little sparkle to it, brightens up a cloudy, damp, dreary day like we had today. Where oh where is that sun???????????

Old Roses

The "old roses" grow so well in my garden, this is a scrapbook page I did with a photo of a old rose from my garden. My Mother and I took a cutting from a bush in a old cemetery that is no longer maintained by Chickasaw County, the tombstones are old and mostly made from limestone, some dating from the civil war time. I can not remember exact dates as it has been several (15?) years since we took the cuttings. I used to have lots of hybrid tea roses, but they are so needy and clingy :). I do still have 3 or 4, if they make it through the winter that is, it is always a guessing game when I uncover the teas whether they made it or not. But the old time bushes bloom and spread without any help from me.

Carolina Wren in Iowa Again

I decided to share a couple more pictures of the Carolina Wren at my feeder, in one of the pictures, if you look closely, the bird's tongue cam be seen.

The dogs and I spent a long time outside this past Sunday enjoying the snow. Well, Erin the Cavalier and I enjoyed the snow, Quasi Boy the boxer is not so crazy about it. The table covered with snow is where I do all my potting in the summer, my husband made it just the right height for me so I can work in comfort. Erin and Quasi are my constant garden helpers, I could not garden without their expert opinions.

My Iowa Gaden in January

Autum Joy Sedum with bonnets

This is what my Sedum looked like this weekend after the snow. Autumn Joy Sedums are one of my favorite flowers mostly because the butterflies and bees love them, on a beautiful fall day they will be covered with butterflies and bees. An old friend who is no longer living gave me my first Sedums or Live Forevers as she called them over 30 years ago. The original plant is still in the original spot that I planted the first little cutting.