Seasons in the Valley + Furry Gnome's Adventures

 I do have more photos, but I think you'll have seen enough after today!  It was hard to get close-ups too, largely because I was sittin...

 As I said, I ended up with lots of pictures, so here you go.  I was initially attracted to the solid colour tulips, but I surprised myself ...

We went off to a Tulip Fest today, held at Sandhill Creek Farm just west of Hepworth for you local folk.  You need a ticket, and they try to...

It's peak season for Magnolia trees around town, and they are spectacular!  Yesterday, riding downtown I saw at least six Magnolia out i...

 I remember when I first took a close look at a Sugar Maple flower in spring.  I didn't know what I was looking at in spite of teaching ...

On Sunday we went for a drive again, down south of here, turning off the main road to take a few sideroads through the swamps.  I'm call...

Well, I'm a few days behind since this actually happened on May 1st, May Day.  If you're a gardener I'm sure you'll recogniz...