The Virtue of Consideration
As we head into this holiday weekend, here in the United States, I hope that celebrations are safe and calm. July Fourth is our Independence Day! I cannot help but…
Author: theapplesinmyorchard
Slice of Life Tuesday: Horticultural Zone 3
We’ve done some landscaping at our cabin up north this year. It was time as we’ve had the property for twenty years and built the cabin five years into that.…
Mating Monarchs
Last night, something magical happened in our yard! For many years, I raised monarch butterflies. This year, I have yet to see any eggs or larva on our milkweed plants.…
Our Puppy Turns One!
Today, our puppy Molly, a Yellow Labrador Retriever turns one! We got her last August when she was 8 weeks old from a breeder in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Her birthday…
Poetry Friday: Chartreuse, Another Color Poem
I compiled all the color poems I’ve written over the last three years of blogging, as well as a few I wrote with my students before The Apples in My…
Throwback Thursday: A Night in Washington, D.C., One Year Ago
All photographs are copyrighted by Carol Labuzzetta, 2019. No permission exists to duplicate in any form. Thank you!
Pollinator Week: Hoary Plants
Today, my son and I walked the trails at the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife and Fish Refuge on Brice Prairie. It is a designated site of the U.S. Fish…
