Category Archives: Flowers

Day 234: Mini Park

Champaign Park District has a cute mini-park that my bus passes daily:

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Day 216: Butterfly

This beautiful butterfly seemed to enjoy the flowers in my garden this afternoon.  I’ve also recently seen hummingbirds in the garden.

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Day 197: Nature

Saw this crazy guy on my flowers today: And this lovely sky at the dog park:

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Day 194: Birthday flowers!

Upon my return to Illinois, I was greeted with birthday flowers from the lovely C, who was helped by Seth in her sneakiness!

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Day 182: 2nd Day in Indiana

As a gift for my mom, I brought some flowers from my garden to our vacation in Brown County, Indiana.  She supplemented the bouquet with some wildflowers from the property (the little yellow ones): We also went on a hike … Continue reading

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Day 176: Pretty flower

Here is a flower in my garden that bloomed while I was away:

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Day 146: Flower

I accidentally broke this little guy’s stem while gardening last weekend, so I brought him inside to decorate our table:

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Day 144: Champaign Park District

The Champaign Park District has a few really big parks around town and a few teeny tiny parks: And a dog walk sight… this bird was eating a fish:

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Day 142: Up Close with the Garden

Here’s a close-up of one of the newer members of my garden:

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Day 141: Garden progression

My garden has changed quite a bit since we first saw in almost exactly 4 years ago. May 2007: April 2008 (note that it turns out there are flagstones around the tree!): June 2008- a garden is born!: May 2011- … Continue reading

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Day 137: Iris

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Day 134: Peonies

The peonies are starting to bloom! So pretties:

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Day 133: Honeysuckle!

The honeysuckle is starting to bloom! I have very fond memories of finding honey suckle with my grandmother while we vacationed in Ireland. She showed me how to snip off the end of the flower with your finger and suck … Continue reading

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