Garden Visitors
If you’ve followed my posts, you’ll know I see cotton tail bunnies in my garden. This year, I’ve seen adults come through here and there and a younger one showed up recently. They can be tricky to spot since they…
Anne M. Burnett
Hydrangea Bouquets
This is a special time of year when I gather hydrangea blooms and bring the garden indoors in big bouquets. As I add more hydrangea specimens to the garden and the plants mature, I get bigger yields every year. This…
Hydrangeas
My hydrangeas are coming into bloom, especially the mophead and oakleaf hydrangeas. Pannicle varieties and a couple later blooming mopheads are budding up and will bloom over the next week or two. I love having the variety of colors and…
Mid-summer Garden
The garden has developed over the past six years since I moved to this property. It’s immensely satisfying to see the small plants I started with mature and fill in the space, giving it dimension and life. I often look…
Horizon Knoll Watercolor
An etheric, summery piece in the Horizon series of a grassy knoll. Close-ups:
Quiet Horizon
It’s been a few months since I’ve played in my watercolors. I found some time to do a quick landscape. Close-ups:
Cottontails in the Garden
A couple wild cottontail rabbits enjoyed the back yard today. It’s nice to see them hanging out together rather than one alone, which is more common. I caught a couple short clips of them lounging and hopping off.
More May Blooms
There’s so much going on in the garden, I’m adding these pics to the previous post. The front yard is looking lush and full, especially compared to previous years. The backyard is full of color and blooming things. Below, you’ll…
May Garden
The garden is coming into its own this time of year. Early blooming plants are putting on a show and trees have leafed out with fresh growth. I have two wigela that provide profuse swaths of color. one is variegated…
Sunset Crest Watercolor
Watercolor and custom-mixed pigmented inks. Close-ups: