After years of preparing, planting, and tending, the garden is starting to take shape. It is so very satisfying to watch plants grow, fill in empty spaces, and flower throughout the seasons. Favorites from the front yard include deep orange…
The North Creek Trail runs along side the Mill Creek Town Center. It’s a nice walk through dense trees and along side the creek as well as multiple duck ponds. The trees are so dense, you forget you’re right next…
When my mom came to visit at the end of May, we took a walk around Martha Lake. Its banks are lined with houses and a few docks. The docks are surrounded by thickets of trees along the shoreline and…
I haven’t been to a gem show in many years, so when I received a notice of a show in Puyallup (pronounced pyoo·a·luhp), a town an hour south of me, I thought taking a drive and seeing some gems and…
I know spring is here when the Lenten Rose, or Hellebore, is in bloom. The unique varieties astound me with all of their delicate and beautiful characteristics. Today, I collected blooms and assembled them in a bowl—just beautiful.
Fluctuating temperatures left icicles on gutters and foliage that sparkled when the sun came out.
The snow came while I was out of town and temperatures dipped down into the 20s, which is unusual here. Fluctuating temperatures left icicles on gutters and foliage that sparkled when the sun came out. I caught bunny tracks in…