Nothing lifts my spirit more than seeing butterflies in the area. There are just something about them that completely brought me back to childhood years. I decided to play with colorsplash with these photos,

Summer can be very hot and dry, and it gets me thinking about the birds in the city! I watched this sparrow coming to the house gutter looking for water! I was hoping there is some water collection in

This cherry tomato plant was grown inside the house, in a pot, by no one else but my mother! I was amazed that it did even giving tomatoes despite the lack of sunlight at times. And this is another cantaloupe,

Watching sunrise and sunset always left me in awe! The sky is an amazing artist with non-stop display of lights, colors, and cloud formation. What could be better than your first thought and last thought

One of my favorite memes when I was actively blogging was CATCHING THE LIGHT! So here I am, carrying on this tag or keywords or whatever you call it. This challenge encourages me to look for things in

At every stage of a flower, I found it fascinating; and being able to watch it bloomed is another simple joy. Every bud on this flower will bloom into little flower! Wonderful things are happening all

He is a cute little bird and his red color stands out in any weather. He is also my favorite bird in the backyard. Cardinal males are caring and attentive to his mate; that is his charm that touches my

What waiting for me to see when I came outside after the rain? A beautiful monarch butterfly on my pink zinnia flower. The combination is just perfect, and the lighting is just right! I don't dare to move

Boogie is a French bulldog, and he belongs to my nephew. He lived his life in the cage from his previous owner and my nephew rescued him four years ago for a hefty price in an open market. As I have mentioned

I think I mentioned sometime ago that my mom has green thumbs! She threw the cantaloupe seeds in the garden, and it grew! Though it didn't get big like in the market, it was a good size to feed at least

Beautiful sunset in my neighborhood with colors of the cloud that I can't describe. I like watching the sky in the evening when it is peacefully and slowly going down. I would have loved to have much larger

Although I have taken plenty of pictures of the Northern Flicker in my old neighborhood, this is the first time they came to visit me at my new surrounding. They are my favorite visitors of all. I heard

The crisp white petal of this Shasta daisy is very pretty against the brick wall in the background. My treat was the fly came by for a stop while I snapped the picture. It is a happy accident :-) when

Summer is such a wonderful time to indulge in many different types of fruits, because they are available at an affordable price. Watermelon is one of those fruits that I always associate with summer type.

Come and join us for #NeedleworkMonday by @crosheille I love the look and texture of the crocodile stitches on my first ever backpack, and in order to imprint these new learninsg into my brain, I have

I love this little mini orange rose! It was giving to me in a pot, and I re-planted outside in the garden. It was doing well, and continuing to bloom until the Japanese beetles attacked it. They ate all

Keep close to Nature's heart... and break clear away, once in awhile, and climb a mountain or spend a week in the woods. Wash your spirit clean. ---John Muir HAPPY SUNDAY!

July 19th, 2018 was a good day for me! My precious grandson was born at 6:10 yesterday morning and I am officially a GRANDMA. He shares the same birthday as his mom and came in at 7 pounds, 10 ounces!

My coneflowers are blooming in the garden. It is a bit smaller and not as tall like last summer! I believe the weather and temperature have a lot to do with how my coneflower grows. They are still very

This is my only photo of a hummingbird while I visited California. I spent lot of time waiting for them because I kept on hearing them in the yard. They were very fast, small, and never stopped flapping