Thanks for the compliments .

Randi, one of the biggest reasons my husband and I fell in love with this house was the back yard. It truly is beautiful, both in summer and winter. You'd never guess we live right in town just by looking at the back yard.

Tray, I love African violets too. They are such beautiful plants and really are pretty easy to care for. I just put mine in a well-lit area and only water from the bottom every so often, maybe a bit more during blooming.

Kiia, my camera is a Sony Cyber-shot (model DSC-S75). It has been a wonderful camera and takes excellent closeups. We love to garden and I particularly like to photograph up close flowers and garden produce in the summer.

I'm admittedly a picture addict and love to photograph. I'm going to go ahead and share a few of my favorites from last summer


This is a closeup of a Borage blossom, an herb I grew for the first time last year:



These were called "Alaska mix" but I can't remember exactly what they are.. this I took with the morning dew still on them.


Some tiger lillies.


Peonies from out back.


Lilacs with a bumblebee


Butterfly on a coneflower leaf.


A zinnia blossom.


Butterflies on coneflowers.


Fall harvest of onions and a couple ornamental miniature pumpkins we grew. The one is supposed to be white.