Archive for April, 2009

And The Rain Came Calling

Friday, April 17th, 2009

Posted by: Brenda Kula | April 17, 2009

It has rained most of the day. No gardening around here to speak of.

It is evening and I finally get to go outside. Look at this strange colored tulip. I don’t remember what color it was I bought. (more…)

Chaos In Paradise

Thursday, April 16th, 2009

Posted by: Brenda Kula | April 16, 2009

Here I am, in a beautiful spot in the pines of East Texas…

With beauty all around me… (more…)

New Saltwater Fish

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Posted by: Brenda Kula | April 14, 2009

Isn’t he/she gorgeous? This is my new Tang. This fish was added by “The Aquarium Kids” (as I refer to them; the couple who come in once per month to see to my saltwater tank) yesterday. (more…)

It’s Blooming Poppies

Sunday, April 12th, 2009

Posted by: Brenda Kula | April 12, 2009

They started out looking like this.

Yesterday they had progressed, overnight, to this.

Amazing.

Someone please save me from myself. I am beyond control. I cannot leave this poor birdhouse alone. I just can’t. I am mesmerized by its mysterious contents. (more…)

Flowers And Sunshine

Saturday, April 11th, 2009

Posted by: Brenda Kula | April 11, 2009

May your weekend be filled with flowers…

And sunshine…

Posted in Gardening & Nature | Tags: flowers, hen & chicks, sunshine (more…)

I Dreamed Of Having…

Friday, April 10th, 2009

Posted by: Brenda Kula | April 10, 2009

When I was a little girl in the sixties, I dreamed of having a little house of my very own. It would be filled with color. It would have bright yellow walls. The sunshine would spill in the windows and dapple the hardwood floors. (more…)

Chickens In The Garden

Thursday, April 9th, 2009

Posted by: Brenda Kula | April 9, 2009

I know you can’t see them very well from this distance. But I have two new steel critters in the garden. Just now came in the mail from Gardener’s Supply Company. (more…)

Caught In The Act

Wednesday, April 8th, 2009

Posted by: Brenda Kula | April 8, 2009

See this funky little birdhouse? It is home to a family of Carolina chickadees. A few minutes ago I was outside taking photos. And the closer I got to the back fence (above) the more squawking I heard from a nearby tree. They kept darting back and forth from the trees to this hole. (more…)

Something Old, Something New, & I’m Going Crazy Too

Tuesday, April 7th, 2009

Posted by: Brenda Kula | April 7, 2009

I know what you’re thinking before I even begin. Why can that woman not take a photograph that a dog doesn’t end up in the picture? I don’t even see them until I upload to the computer. I suppose they think themselves photogenic. (more…)

When Daisies Were Magical

Sunday, April 5th, 2009

Posted by: Brenda Kula | April 5, 2009

When I was a child, daisies were my absolute favorite flowers. I loved the beaded look of the yellow center. The way the white petals opened up so invitingly. Come up close and look at the magic within, they called out to me. (more…)