The weather has been hot and on some days hazy with smoke from the western wildfires.  Continue reading →

This is the time of year we see butterflies everywhere – on the driveway, nectaring on flowers, and fluttering over prairies and through the trees. Continue reading →

This is the time of year when I have so many outside projects, and take so many photos, that it’s hard to fit them all into one blog post, and even harder to find time to write it. Continue reading →

We had some very warm weather – in the 80sF – early in April, then it was cool and cloudy for weeks, and now the warm days are back.  Everything is very dry – we had a little rain yesterday but not enough. Continue reading →

Spring is here….we’ve had a few snowy storms,  but this month has brought mostly warm sunny days. Continue reading →

We’ve had a lot of very cold weather this month – like the rest of the Midwest.  The lowest temperature we saw on our thermometers was -29F one frosty morning.  Continue reading →

It’s been a beautiful winter so far.  We’ve had enough new snow to keep it looking white and fresh, but not so much that we can’t easily walk up the hills.  Right now there’s about 6 inches on the ground, just enough to give us plenty of exercise when we walk. Continue reading →

Winter, with snow and cold temperatures, has finally arrived. Continue reading →

We’ve had little bits of snow in the last few weeks, but it has all melted quickly.  Mostly we’ve had sun and wind with brown fields and dark trees. Continue reading →

It’s been a wonderful fall – lots of sunshine and gorgeous leaf colors everywhere.  Then winter arrived – abruptly – about a week ago.  Suddenly the leaves are brown and it snows or rains every day or two.  Still beautiful, but a lot more subtle.

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