I’ve been painting daily this month as part of a challenge to be creative for 31 days in a row. Today’s watercolor creation called for layers upon layers. Each layer left out one more piece of the puzzle.
With each new color layer, I was surprised with the result!
Continue reading UnusualI was worried earlier this winter when all of my smaller-leafed rhododendrons had turned burgandy and curled up tightly. Had I killed them by pruning them too deeply after they flowered last year?
I’ve written before about senescence, in which the rhodies’ older leaves turn yellow and fall off in the autumn. Even the evergreens lose their leaves and needles sometimes!
Continue reading Rhododendron Insights: Adapting to Life’s SeasonsIt’s only January, but I’m dreaming of pruning around my yard. I don’t know what it is about pruning, but I love it as much as weeding (which is a lot, let me tell you)!
There’s so much opportunity to put the shears and loppers to work–forsythia, tons of lilacs, and wild grapevines.
Continue reading Broadening My Harvest HorizonsThis is our first winter in our new home in the mountains, and we’ve moved far enough away from the ocean that it no longer softens the winter chill. Temperatures have regularly dropped below freezing, and watching what happens in the perennial garden has been fun!
Continue reading Discovering Life’s Unexpected Joys in 2025Our family visited the city for a candlelight concert a few days before Christmas. We had a wonderful time listening to a string quartet play many familiar holiday songs by candlelight!
Continue reading Sharing Your Story: Adding Harmony to FaithWhat I saw last week is in my top ten list of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. It was a few days after my last foggy post, when we had almost three and a half inches of rain. The temperature had dropped to highs below freezing over the next several days, with lows in the teens. Look at what I discovered in the ground!
Continue reading Discovering Holiday Joy: Nature’s Ice Needles
Lauri Hawley 