This year we were not able to do a lot of outdoor entertaining in our yard as we prepared for, and then had, a major excavation project done. We are happy that we didn’t lose our deck in the process, which was a possibility. Since our home is small for entertaining a large group of [...]
I remember being so excited when we were on a trip to Hawaii when we came upon a Noni tree with fruit in the wild. Thinking back, I don’t know if my actions were legal, but I picked one of the fruits, with the intention of taking it home and showing it to friends who [...]
2 years ago, my husband and I traveled to Colorado and up through the Dakotas for a visit to family and our vacation. Along the way, we pulled off at a deserted roadside, and here was a large Prickly Pear plant. My husband assured me it would be okay to bring home a piece, so [...]
In the northeast, we don’t think about fire ants very often. They are something we might see on nature shows now and then, and for us, are a curiosity, bringing about thoughts from science fiction movies. But these creatures are real, and I’m sure that some of you may be dealing with them. My curiosity [...]
This is a wonderful picture of Papaya fruit, clustered on the tree. Papaya, (Carica papaya) is a small tree that grows in tropical climates. It may also be called a papaw or melon tree. Historically the leaves AND fruit were used medicinally, but for our purposes, anything that I will be sharing in this post [...]
