These are the giant hostas in front of the back deck.    They are coming up now, with unfurled leaves of green and white and the fat purple ...

This is a shot from yesterday, across the back part of the gardens and down to the pond. It was an excruciatingly hot day, and thankfully t...

[Click to enlarge] Baby brother's 46th birthday A homey kind of day today. I puttered. Started putting the garden beds to rest f...