Gabby

1 year old cat sleeping on a cushion in front of a door

Gratuitous cat photo of Mao napping

#catsofbluesky #cats #rescuecat

[Lake County, Illinois USA]

House Sparrows "gossiping at the water fountain"... 🙃

#birds #wildlife #nature

[Lake County, Illinois USA] Tangerine Flames Minifloribunda climbing rose

I decided this little beauty deserves more than a cell phone photo....

#roses #minifloribunda #gardening #flowers

[Lake County, Illinois USA]

Praying Mantis posing on a Rosa Rugosa 📸

#roses #flowers #gardening #prayingmantis #insects #wildlife #nature

A new round of "Tangerine Flames" starting to bloom!

#roses #minifloribunda #gardening #flowers

[Lake County, Illinois USA]

Red-Spotted Purple [or Red-Spotted Admiral]

#butterflies #wildlife #nature

There are some paintings you want to live in. I want to live in the world of this painting. Love it.

(Also painted the year I was born).

💯

- Dandies Jumbo Campers Vegan Marshmallows - Must Love plant-based Graham Style Crackers - Hershey's Plant Based Almond & Sea Salt Oat Chocolate Candy - matchbox and skewers

This weekend might actually be cool enough for s'mores! 😋

#s'mores #summertime #plantbased #outdoors

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Penny Godfirnon July 30th 1957 - June 20th 2020 Taken from us, but not forgotten

Roses for my mama on what would have been her 68th birthday

#roses #flowers #birthdays

Penny Godfirnon July 30th 1957 - June 20th 2020

This day will always be yours, Mom. Happy Birthday — love you forever. 💔

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Wow! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

My neighbor's willow hangs over the fence.... so one of these days if I need some, I don't think they'd mind. 🤭🤭🤭

Slightly different method, but probably more effective!

How to Make Home Made Plant Rooting Hormone – Willow Water Weeping Willow (Salix babylonica) Willows are fast growing, deciduous trees that are mainly found in the Northern Hemisphere, in cold arctic and north temperate zones, in regions with moist soils. …

(New/young leaves and stems)

deepgreenpermaculture.com/2010/12/15/h... How to Make Home Made Plant Rooting Hormone – Willow Water – Deep Green Permaculture

Just spread it on the exposed stem. 🙂

If you take weeping willow leaves, crush them and make a paste, they have a root growth hormone! And it will help them sprout roots. 🙂

Yay!!! Fingers crossed!

That might be a good preventative! Not sure about once they've burrowed inside.

Haha! 🤭

If you can cut them out, you have to protect the "wound". But I think it is possible.

[Lake County, Illinois USA]

I rarely see a Mourning Dove actually on a feeder! The House Finch is surprised too. 🤭

#birds #nature #wildlife

Oh no! I remember those guys. We would literally handpick them off/kill them. They're awful and devastating if you want to avoid pesticides.

[Lake County, Illinois USA]

Northern Flicker hanging out in the shade of the Eastern Red Cedar

#birds #nature #wildlife

Summer...

#tomatoes #gardening

Purple Coneflower

#flowers #nativeplants #wildflowers

Bumble bee enjoying the Rosa Rugosa

#birds #bees #pollinators #flowers

Bumbles and Rosa Rugosa 🔊

#birds #bees #pollinators #flowers