Tag Archives: flowers

2025: Cala Lilies and Island Life

Posted on June 8, 2025 by peggylchambers

My cala lilies are blooming again. They are resilient. I’ve always loved them and had no idea how to grow them until a neighbor gave me a pot of strawberries that contained a little surprise—cala lily bulbs in the soil. … Continue reading →

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2025: Garden Redos and Summer

Posted on June 1, 2025 by peggylchambers

Last year I did a major redo of my front flower beds to make it easier on this poor old body to weed and take care of things. The large bed is rock with shrubs and some statues, etc. Then … Continue reading →

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2025: Feed the Birds

Posted on April 28, 2025 by peggylchambers

We have a bird problem. Or maybe it is a human problem. You see my husband spends lots of money feeding the birds from a suet feeder in the backyard that is attached to a shepherd’s crook. The little winged … Continue reading →

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2025: The Snow That Didn’t Happen

Posted on April 6, 2025 by peggylchambers

I thought I’d write about the snow this morning. The last one of the season—that was to happen in April. And then I got up to find the sun shining and 40 degrees. It’s Oklahoma. I’m not griping. I am … Continue reading →

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2024: Of Flowerbeds and Winding Roads

Posted on April 14, 2024 by peggylchambers

Spring blossoms are beginning to pop up their pretty heads and it is planting time. My tired achy body doesn’t do as much of that as I used to. But it is time for a trip to the greenhouse. I … Continue reading →

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2024: Easter and the Renewal of Spring

Posted on March 31, 2024 by peggylchambers

It’s Easter and the beginning of another spring in this part of the world. A time of renewal. It seems to me that the beginning of the year should be April, not January. It’s the renewal of nature after a … Continue reading →

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2024: Another Story, Another Time – The Bradford Pear

Posted on March 10, 2024 by peggylchambers

It’s spring! Well, according to the calendar, we have about 10 days but just look at this beautiful white cloud. I know people say that Bradford Pears are invasive, they break easily in the Oklahoma winds, and then there’s the … Continue reading →

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2023: Spring Blooms

Posted on March 26, 2023 by peggylchambers

Spring has sprung. These pictures came from tiny grape hyacinths and forsythia in my yard. As I was taking the picture of the hyacinths, a bee buzzed me. I was unable to capture his likeness for posterity but it made … Continue reading →

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2022: A Lazy Week

Posted on June 12, 2022 by peggylchambers

It’s been an uneventful week. I like those now and then. Next Sunday is Father’s Day and the following is a milestone anniversary for my husband and me. Fifty years—and they said it wouldn’t last! This morning we took the … Continue reading →

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2022: Easter!

Posted on April 17, 2022 by peggylchambers

Happy Easter! Easter is time of renewal for spring and a holiday for Christians. Other religions also celebrate near the same time. My Easter Lilies are up about three inches and will not bloom until summer. They don’t have a … Continue reading →

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