Blue Flax Extravaganza

The blue flax loves the cool wet weather. Couldn't resist stopping by this afternoon and taking a shot. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I did.

The blue flax is the first of many wildflowers that will be blooming in the native plantings at the corner of Main Street and South Railroad in WaKeeney. Stop by and take a look.

Texas Blue Bonnets and Cactus

Just returned from south central Texas in early April to take a look at their wildflowers and "do they do it right"! What a wonderful site to see. We were there a little too early but were impressed, none the less. Saw lots of blue bonnets along the roadside and in their native state in the pastures along some of the county roads. That's where we found the cactus. Can't identify this one but it was gorgeous! Later found a photograph in an antique shop where there was this cactus and a rattlesnake along side of it. The snake is missing from my photo, thank goodness.

Our new backyard.

We're back in the country and now this is my backyard. A nice frosty morning overlooking the valley slightly tinged with fog. You can see what remains of the nature planting in the background after the fire a couple of years ago. There will soon be spring wildflowers on the hillside just east of Charlotte's Web. (one of my kids favorite place to play in our pasture). I can hardly wait to start planting and moving things about for the gardens around the house. It's like a fresh new pallet just waiting to burst forth with all the colors of the rainbow. I suppose I should wait for the ground to thaw and the soil to dry a little though. Hurry spring. Patience is not one of my virtues.

WaKeeney's Christmas tree

Although you won't find many winter photos on this blog, it's too early to start ordering from the seed catalogs for spring. The City crews are about ready to bring the tree down so just wanted to share this photo of our Christmas tree that makes WaKeeney the Christmas City of the High Plains.

There are a lot of these moths in the garden this summer though we saw a real hummingbird one evening. The real ones are a somewhat rare site here and usually only in the spring and fall.

I couldn't resist planting a few Indian Blanket in the backyard. They have been blooming most of the summer and are still going strong and it's the middle of August. Gathered a few seeds this afternoon to share with a innkeeper friend.