Borage in Bloom in my Garden To my fellow Steemians Hello and Thank You for your Readership First off, thanks to all of you that read my posts. The value of the fact that you are actually reading my writing,

This is my entry for today's #colorchallenge on #sundaypurple . Such Happy Faces Thanks for Looking !!

Gardening is a passion of mine. As you can tell from my blog posts. Reading is another and science is yet another. From sci-fi to mystery to science books, I am hardly ever without a book in my hand or

Hello Fellow Steemians! Two weeks ago, I posted about the garden plan spreadsheet that I started. I now have many, but not all, of my seeds logged in. I also thought that I had purchased and traded for

Winter Winds - Photo Credit - Lily Mars The week here in Wisconsin has been bitter cold with winds and a few inches of snow. We are hoping for a warm-up but it doesn't look like it will be any time soon.

Starting the Planning Process - Photo Credit : Lily Mars You don't have to abandon technology just because you take on the title of 'Homesteader'. In fact, homesteading has made major strides to being

Just before the holidays my first holiday gifts start arriving in the post - seed catalogs. Oh how they tempt me with their colorful photos and happy descriptions; "Best Tasting Tomato Ever - Won

A fun Saturday photo of my Dog-Faced Assistant Gardener, helping me put down wood chips in the pathways between the garden's raised beds this fall. Looking forward to being able to let him help me with

Today's #colorchallenge #mondayred Today's photo for the colorchallenge is a pic of the red lilys from my garden. I have several different kinds and colors but these were exceptionally beautiful this past

This drawing took me about 40 hours to complete. I drew it as a multi-use drawing for our public relations department at the college I was attending. Later it was used on the Alumni reference book. The

A quick sketch of my silver-tipped gray cat. She never holds still for long but I got this sketch done using ArtRage on my tablet in less than a minute. Then embellished it with some color to show her

Here is my entry for the #saturdayindigo #colorchallenge by @kalemandra Monarda - Red Bee Balm - Used UV Filter These are one of the prettiest wild prairie flowers in our garden. But they smell awful.

Moving to a new house is generally a simple process - you pack boxes, haul them, unpack them and then arrange everything you've unpacked. You haul furniture and other big items, unload them, and arrange

Our winters here are long and cold, and we generally get a lot of snow. But winter is not all gloomy. When the temperatures go above freezing and the sun begins to linger longer before hiding in the horizons,

Here is my entry for tomorrow's #colorchallenge by @kalemandra Today is a Wednesday but Tomorrow is thursdaygreen and this photo just needed publishing.

Here is my entry for #colorchallenge by @kalemandra. Today is Wednesday Yellow A quick sketch on my tablet.

I am a fiber and fine arts artist and own a studio called Studio 13-34. Most of the time I create paintings and sculpture out of natural and synthetic fibers, but sometimes I work on gifts or items that

Because today's posts were proportionately about rain, here's a pic of a storm rolling towards our farm. North of us, it became tornadic but we were spared. Though dangerous, it has an indescribable beauty

I wrote this several years ago in my early days of blogging and posted it on my Pen and Broom site - which is still active. I have updated and edited it some to place it on steemit, but for the most part,

Raining today. The skies are a cool grey and the air smells of wet critters and earth. Outside the perimeter and protection of the buildings in the courtyard, the wind is sporadic. It seems to be from