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Summer’s Arrival
Summer is officially just around the corner – as the 100+ degree temperatures last weekend made clear. Deep, bold colors replace pastels in the garden - sprigs become stalks. and the bees are so busy...
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Kiss of the evening sun
I arrived late to the garden on Saturday – after lending a hand with the dogs’ last evening run. Peggy had been out earlier in the day. She is a weeder-extraordinaire and her work was evident...
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How We Come Here
I’ve learned that the best gardens are patchworks of the found, shared and transplanted. The trees, flowers and shrubs of the Homeward Bound Memorial Garden are a collection of new, old and passed on...
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Summer Signs
The surest signs of summer: The arrival of sunflowers… the return of the Dahlias… Golden sunsets – sun setting Goldens… And water dogs – of course! Here’s to the lazy days of summer!Filed under:...
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Doing our Part
Our garden not only provides a welcome place for rescued dogs – it supports them through donations for commemorative bricks in our Memorial Garden Path and plaques on our Garden Wall. This is Sally....
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Second winds
After weeks of scorching hot and dusty dry – we caught a weather break and had unseasonably mild temperatures for a bit. The garden got its second wind, and sent blooms skyward again. Spectacular...
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Land of Giants
I don’t usually have a great luck starting flowers from seed. Maybe it is my impatience – or just bad luck. But this spring, inspired to help out the bees, I found a “no-GMO” mix of bee-favorite flower...
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If only for a season
At the rescue, people and dogs pass through our lives. Some we know only for an instant; others stay on for years. Each makes a special impression – often in often unforeseen ways. I was touched and...
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Elfin Magic
There are elves among us. I don’t know where they hide, but they leave their mysteries and mischief all over the garden. Bunnies that rearrange themselves to better smell the flowers… beautiful sayings...
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A drop in the bucket
We had an unexpected surprise this week…something we haven’t seen in a very long while: rain! While the rainfall total is but a drop in our drought bucket, we are so grateful. It delivered a...
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Wordless Wednesday: Finally Fall
Filed under: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue Tagged: Fall colors, Fall Garden, Garden Photography, Homeward Bound Memorial Garden Sacramento
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Fall’s Last Loveliest Smile
“Come, little leaves,” Said the wind one day, “Come over the meadows With me, and play; Put on your dresses Of red and gold; Summer is gone, And the days grow cold.” ~ George Cooper The garden is...
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Why Heaven Made Dogs
“If Heaven made him — earth can find some use for him.” ~ Chinese Proverb As our garden matures, it has found purpose beyond beauty. Our compost now makes soil. Our passion vine feeds caterpillars –...
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Holiday Cheer
Saturday morning, there were two adoptions on the weekly board. By evening there were seven. This is all the cheer I need to make my holiday bright. “What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a...
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A June Night
“If a June night could talk, it would probably boast it invented romance.” ~ Bern Williams The Homeward Bound Memorial Garden – in early summer evening light. Filed under: Gardening Tagged: Bern...
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Paid in Smiles
My sister, Debra, is involved in rescue of the feline sort. She is part of a group with a well-earned reputation for its effective trap, neuter and release (TNR) program to reduce the feral cat...
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Waiting patiently
Summer said ‘hang on…not so fast.’ Golden light, a few fallen leaves, and sweatshirts in the morning convinced us that the relief of Fall was finally upon us. “Fools,” said Mother Nature. She has...
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A Day of Solitude
“You need a village, if only for the pleasure of leaving it.” ~ Casare Paves The rescue is my village – and often my haven. But between my day job and my volunteer work for the rescue evenings and...
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Purpose for The Day
“I sit in my garden, gazing upon a beauty that cannot gaze upon itself. And I find sufficient purpose for my day.” ~ Robert Brault Filed under: Photography Tagged: Camellia, Garden Photography, Gardens...
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Bing’s Cinderella Hour
As the summer heat sets in, I prefer to work the garden in the early evening whenever possible. The Delta Breeze blows lightly to cool the valley, and the setting sun saturates color and creates little...
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