I saw this moth this afternoon on the ground right near my house. At first I thought it was a cecropia moth. Later, I realized that...

 I love chipmunks! There have been a few babies running around lately and voila! I discovered their den. A pair of young ones chasi...

Summer soltice. The longest day of the year also delivered the summer triangle: the moon, Jupiter and Venus. This is a hand-held shot-- th...

 About five or six years ago I planted an Oriental poppy perennial.  Instead of the usual red, I chose a salmon pink one. For...

In 2010, Richard and I were in Chicago to celebrate the Blackhawks win of the Stanley Cup. They won it again last night, after an amazing ...

A friend asked me to make a cake for her grandson Kain who was turning four. Apparently the little guy is made for trains and especially T...

 About 10 years ago I planted two packets of lupines.  And year after year...  ...they doubled...  ...and tripled.....

Here's Matzo Man in May 2013, after having spent the winter of 2012-13 outside in my barn. He was so shy that it took four months to b...

 This lovely Eastern Tiger Swallowtail butterfly was flitting around my lilacs yesterday.  Upon closer inspection, it must've h...

 This sweet little fellow sat outside my window the other day so I could get a good look at him. Luckily, he didn't move for a ...

 Our little vacation took us to Jim Thorpe, PA where everything was in bloom.  A blue train and pink crab-apple blossoms paired wel...

My friend Scott emailed me this beaver emoticon and asked me to make a cake based on it. You see, he and his girlfriend Ailen text messag...

 My big old barn has to be torn down.  It's bowing out at one and and leaning on my house!  I've had several people c...

Time for their annual needles, all three cats got checkups last week. Oreo gained a few ounces but otherwise is in tiptop shape. It...