ramblings from an arkansas farm girl
Coneflowers rank right up there with black-eyed Susans as my favorite native summer flowers. I planted six coneflower plants in our new front bed this past spring. As the flowers have begun to dry on the stalks, I’ve been snipping some of the heads and leaving them in the bed to multiply. I’ve also begun drying and harvesting seeds to sow in other areas of our garden and to share with friends. Today I’m showing you how to harvest coneflower seeds.Continue Reading
P I C T U R E D: Sunny Side of the Street
I’m most certainly an amateur when it comes to photography, but I love taking pictures and snap lots of photos everyday. Although these pictures were taken at different times in different parts of Arkansas, the bright sunshine ties them together. From woods to battlefield to our front porch, the sunshine adds a glow to each, softening the composition of even a sad, collapsed church building.
Don’t forget to listen to the musical pairing at the end. It’s one of my favorites.
Can’t you hear the pitter-pat
And that happy tune is your step
Life can be complete
On the sunny side of the street
Osceola
Gamaliel
Fayetteville (our front porch)
1. Expert stonemasonry.
2. Abandoned.
3. Earthen fort.
4. Welcome to the lake.
5. Leave your worries on the doorstep.
Grace Grits and Gardening
Farm. Food. Garden. Life.
[tweetthis]Pictured: Sunny side of the street. @artourism #Arkansas [/tweetthis]
Musical Pairing:
Willie Nelson, Sunny Side of the Street
Since moving to Fayetteville, I’ve been working to attract butterflies to my garden. I’m happy to report, my game plan is working. I have lots of little white cabbage butterflies, and earlier in the spring I noticed a giant swallowtail caterpillar. The swallowtail recently made her appearance. 
Here’s another beauty. Butterflies are fast, and my camera is not.
I saw our first monarch, too!Continue Reading
