I usually post my own pictures to accompany my blog text, but not this time! Although I do consider myself an early bird, there’s no way I’m camping out on the hill at 5am every morning to capture blog photos. Not when I have this dandy new camera to experiment with that does the early […]
It was a clear, hot, sunny day when I took this picture. As I checked bluebird boxes, the open blue sky above allowed bright hot rays of sunshine to heat my skin. Nothing summoned me more than that maple on top of the hill and the cool, crisp, shady relief I knew it had to […]
With 14 baby bluebirds already fledged (left the nest) this year, we’re in the swing of a second brood here at the Inn. Our bluebird trail currently has five boxes occupied with bluebird families and a total of 22 bluebird eggs. Upon checking boxes Friday, hatching had begun! 11 nestlings had hatched, with parents close […]
The grounds burst with color the past few weeks as flowering rhododendrons took the spotlight. This particular specimen towered near one of our trails and greeted passerby’s with numerous, large purple blossoms that covered the entire shrub. But now, flowers have faded and its time to put forth a little extra maintenance to keep these […]
This was my first spring working at the inn and it was a beautiful one. Despite the numerous amounts of rainy days we had, spring flowering bulbs were everywhere adding pops of color all over the property. I can remember the feelings of excitement and anticipation as the first purple crocus peeked through and flowered […]
It is always fun to add an instant splash of color to a garden with annual flowers. Yet, sometimes there are difficult spots where plants just won’t grow, whether beneath a large tree where roots outcompete or on a patio where planting in ground just isn’t an option. Fortunately, we can use containers to give […]