Category Archives: Secret garden

Rare Visitor

One thing I like about having a garden is that it attracts its fair share of butterflies (I love butterflies). We usually get European Peacocks, Cabbage Whites, Small Tortoiseshells, Common Brimstones and with luck the occasional Swallowtail. Lately, a Red … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Fall

Not much of a challenge today — it just had to be this picture. Not only is it very fall-like in terms of the season but I love how the leaf’s fall got suspended for a moment, just long enough … Continue reading

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Ivy league

Before we started all the rebuilding/renovation work, our house was completely covered with ivy. Hundreds of sparrows would sleep in it at night. As a young girl, I delighted in standing in the garden in the evening and clap my … Continue reading

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