Quote of the Day: Aaron Rose
One day when Mr Chiots and I were on a walk, we spotted these dried up weeds in the ditch by the side of the road. They were beautiful in the evening sunlight and caught our eye. Not something I would notice as a thing of beauty on most occasions, but on this evening it certainly was! Often I’m inspired to take photos because of the light. Here are a few other moments that were made extraordinary by the light and moment.
Have you ever noticed something extraordinary because of the light and the moment?
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A Little Light Maintenance
This time of year I take advantage of these beautiful days to do a little maintenance. I’m not always doing gardening, I have other chores to do. The other day I was noticing that our outdoor light fixtures were getting really faded.
Good quality outdoor light fixtures are not cheap so it’s important to give them a little love every now and then. I spent a couple years looking for the right fixtures for the outside of our home and I want to make sure these stay beautiful for a long time! This past week I spent some time giving them a protective coat of linseed oil and scrubbing up the glass globes. The difference is AMAZING! They look better than they did when they were new.
This chore couldn’t be any easier, all you do is rub a light coat of oil on with a cloth or sponge. It will make sure the lights look great and last a long time, which will save me money in the long run. Sometimes a little bit of times spent in maintenance saves us lots of time and money in the future!
Do you do any kind of maintenance chores that save you time and money in the long-run?
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Taking a Day Off
I’m taking the day off today. I spent the day yesterday driving down to my grandma’s house with my mom to go through a few boxes of things. We had a good time chatting with my uncle & cousin and laughing about old memories. After eight hours driving and five hours chatting with family and we made it home with a few priceless memories in the trunk, I was too tired when I got home late last night to write anything meaningful or exciting. Never fear though, I wouldn’t leave you without some great photos to look at. We’ve been having beautiful weather here in Ohio, it’s been sunny and in the mid 60’s during the day. Our windows have been open and one of our cats, Dexter, loves it. Here he is enjoying a restful day warming himself in the sun in the open window – he’s in kitty heaven!
I figured you’d like these photos, Dexter’s a quirky cat, always sleeping with is leg off the windowsill.
Hope you’re enjoying some nice weather wherever today finds you.
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The First Bloom of the Season
When we first moved in here I planted 300 crocus bulbs (and some tulips, daffodils etc). The following year I ended up with only 1 crocus bloom thanks to the chipmunks around here. I never planted any more, so I usually only have 1 crocus that blooms.
My mom has tons of them that bloom in her gardens, they’re so lovely. She sent me a few photos of hers, they were blooming last week.
This year I spotted one blooming in the front flowerbed and I’m not sure where it came from. It’s right by a hydrangea I planted 2 years ago, so maybe it came in the pot with that. I was out taking photos and was there at the right time because I got to see one of our bees gathering some pollen. Talk about being in the right place at the right time.
I would love to plant more crocuses in my garden, I’m trying to figure out how to do with while keeping them safe from chipmunks. I’ve read you can plant the bulbs in baskets. I’ve had good luck sprinkling tulip bulbs with garlic to keep them from digging them up right away, but I’m thinking they’ll still eat them later, when the garlic washes away.
What’s the first thing to bloom in your garden? Anyone have any great tips on keeping chipmunks, moles & squirrels away from bulbs?
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Is That Darth Vader in the Garden?
Yesterday an old friend accompanied me into the garden while I was working.
No it wasn’t Darth Vader, although I got a great laugh when I took this photo and looked at the result. Mr Chiots is a HUGE Star Wars fan so Darth Vader was the first thing that popped into my mind. It wasn’t someone from the dark side (although he could surely deal swiftly with my mole problem), it was my trusty hat.
You may have noticed that I’m wearing it in just about every photo, unless it’s cold. I wear it to keep the sun off my face. I was treated for precancer on my face 6 years ago (when I was only 27 – YIKES). That’s mostly due to the fact that I have super light sensitive skin and I spent my childhood running around in the sun on the equator. As an adult I took to wearing this hat and I love it. I don’t like to wear sunscreen much because of the chemicals involved, so I wear a hat instead (although when I can’t wear a hat I use Colorescience Sunforgettable Mineral Sunscreen). I bought this hat a long time ago and loved it so much I bought several more.
I’m happy that the days are sunny enough to warrant a hat. I snapped this self-portrait of my reflection in the storm door, thought you’d like to see what the flowers, veggies, and insects always see around here, me in my hat with a camera in front of my face.
Do you wear and hat or sunscreen when you work in the garden?
