I live on a farm ... — Life

72 degree air

July 7, 2009 • art • baby • children • country life • country living • faith • family • gardening • gifts • health • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • photography • relationships • romance • spirituality • summer • thoughts • travel

The temperature was a perfect (for me) 72 degrees. I was sitting in our living room, all the windows were open, a wonderful cool summer breeze wafted through the room.

Some kind of 'ectomy or other

June 5, 2009 • art • baby • children • country life • country living • culture • dating • faith • family • farm • farm life • farming • flowers • friends • friendship • gardening • gifts • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • photography • pumpkin recipes • summer • thoughts • travel • Upstate New York

It was a thrill when we saw that first little green sprout. I told Sweet Pea, "Your pumpkin patch is coming along now!" and she gave me a big, happy smile.

Texture, color and light

May 22, 2009 • art • country life • country living • farm life • flowers • gardening • inspiration • Life • love • personal • photography

In an effort to share the delectable, scrumptious beauty of Rhoda's blossoms I offer this series of shots I just captured this morning. This is day two of her annual blooming event. ~firefly All Photographs and other content on this blog are Copyright © 2009 J. L. Fleckenstein ALL RIGHTS RESERVED</span>

And so it begins ...

May 21, 2009 • country living • farm • farm life • flowers • friendship • gardening • Holidays • inspiration • Life • photography

This is Rhoda's (my heirloom Giant Tree Peony) first bud to open this year. She always opens right around or on Memorial Day weekend. Yesterday afternoon I found only this one bud beginning to show a little pink. This morning, early, I found that one bud had already blossomed open to this stage. The petals remind me of soft protective layers of baby blankets sheltering precious cargo within. There were four blossoms total open this much first thing this morning. I know for the next two or three days each time I venture outside there will be more opened, and...

Spring

May 20, 2009 • agriculture • apples • art • baby • children • country life • country living • culture • faith • family • farm • farm life • farming • friendship • gardening • home • inspiration • knitting • Life • love • marriage • personal • pets • photography • Photos • relationships • romance • spirituality • summer • thoughts

As the world wakes up outside our windows, many magical sites and moments bubble up to be seen if you catch them at just the right moment.