Raquel's Blog archive

Rainbow(s)

We've had a couple of thunderstorms recently-lots of lightning and thunder but not...

New windchimes! I finally found the

windchimes I said I wanted to add to my garden early in the spring! I started looking...

The summer heat has

affected my garden quite a bit. I was in Albuquerque, New Mexico for a conference...

Aqua globe-d! When it hits 104 F (40 C) you know

it's time to take out the aqua globes, fill 'em up and give each container plant...

New plants, old plants.

It's summer now in Houston, hot and humid and generally miserable-it is 93 in the...

Greek flowers and plants.

I was in Greece from May 16 until May 26 (and believe me it was too short a vacation!...

State of the garden - April.

The garden is coming along nicely, though I am trying not to buy too many flowers...

Daisy days.

Since I don't have a car, I walk everywhere that's near enough to walk. On my way...

Kentucky Spring.

This past week I was in Lexington, Kentucky for a conference. Every time I go to...

Easter Flowers

It is a wet but happy Easter here in Houston- Happy Easter to all! Here are some...

I feel bad for the birds...

but enough is enough! It now takes them 4 days to eat all the seed in the birdfeeder,...

A walk to get fish and back.

It's been raining on and off for the past two days, at times it gets very dark and...