happy halloween!

my mother's portuguese water dog at 6 months! he's as sweet as he looks.

colchicum 'waterlily' is struggling in the drought

here is mr. squirrel, foraging on my deck. i took this picture from my office chair.

Sorry to say, blogger is having problems with image uploads. Mr. Squirrel will have to wait.

what a beautiful shelter!

i planted many morning glories, but only one survived

a rose in despair over the end of summer

the mums are taking their time unfurling due to the drought

asters are in their glory now in the ne usa

one last look at the way brugmansia 'pink beauty' was last week. today all but 3 of the flowers have fallen to the ground.

graceful and sculptural, luna perches at the window to observe the local prey

green stinkbug on lantana flowers