Wordless Wednesday: It’s a small world
by Ogee
Categories: Gardening • Tags: Bees, Butterfly, Dragonfly, Macro Photography, Nature Photography, Photography, Praying Mantis, Wasp
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Land of Giants
by Ogee
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 seeds and sprinkled them in the Hummingbird garden where I thought they might thrive. Some Cosmos and Borage surfaced. Little did I dream that the few little sunflowers seeds in the packet would sprout these towering giants – now completely out of […]
Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Amaranthus, Big Sunflowers, dog rescue, Garden, Garden Photography, Golden Retriever, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue
Second winds
by Ogee
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 Sunflowers… Dazzling Dahlias… Daylilies… A second round of Delphinium… And the long-awaited appearance of those elusive Naked Ladies. Then – on Sunday – something truly amazing: clouds and a very light rain. You don’t realize how much you miss those drops until you live in California […]
Categories: Gardening • Tags: Dahlias, Flowers, Garden Photography, Nature, Summer Rain, Sunflowers
If a dog was the teacher…
by Ogee
“Remember, if a dog was the teacher you would learn things like: When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy. Take naps. Stretch before rising. Run, romp, and play daily. Thrive on attention and let people touch you. Avoid biting when a simple growl will do. On warm days, stop to lie […]
Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Dog as teacher, Dog Photography, dog rescue, Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue
Wordless Wednesday: Smiling Dragonfly
by Ogee
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Dragonfly, Nature Photography
Doing our Part
by Ogee
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. This young, puppy-faced dog has already had a lifetime of breeding. Those days are over. Pampering and TLC are our orders for her moving forward. But pups are not the only creatures helped by our garden. Monarch butterflies have a symbiotic relationship with Milkweed – their […]
Categories: Gardening • Tags: Bee Colony Collapse, Garden, Garden Photography, Gulf Fritillary Butterfly, Honey Bees, Milkweed, Monarch Butterfly, Nature
To You, Who Surrendered
by Ogee
I met you only briefly. I didn’t want to. I knew instantly that you represented the hardest part of rescue for me – surrender. But there was no one else there, so I could not avoid you. There is great joy in the work we do – and some parts that are really difficult. My heart is pretty strong. But to see a newly surrendered dog in a yard, pacing back and forth, searching – it is too much for […]
Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: dog rescue, Dogs, Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue, Surrendered Dog
Welcome Guests
by Ogee
Mama Hummingbird is still a frequent visitor. It seems she has brought her kids – and other guests. All welcome here.
Categories: Uncategorized • Tags: Hummingbirds, Nature Photography
Wordless Wednesday: Fool’s Gold
by Ogee
(It’s what we call our fake Golden friends…all equally beloved.)
Categories: Homeward Bound Golden Retriever Rescue • Tags: Dog Photography, dog rescue, Dogs
