Tasty Tuesday

 Thank you all so much for sending mom all kinds of good thoughts and healing vibes.  Her back is feeling much better after using the heating pad for quite some time.

Mom was at the veggie market yesterday and berries were on sale so she decided to make a Berry Cobbler.  The last time we made it, she used blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.   This time, we used strawberries, blackberries and blueberries.

To three cups of berries, add 1/3 cup sugar and 1 teaspoon lemon zest.

For the topping:

3/4 cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 cup milk, 1/8 cup sugar, 1/4 cup shortening, a pinch of cinnamon and a pinch of mace.  

Just before adding the biscuit topping, dot berries with several pats of butter.  

Bake 375 degree oven for 30 minutes.  

The camera flash made the topping appear much whiter that it really is.  

Open wide, Duke. Incoming raspberry!

This is really good, mom!

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Walkies on a Monday

 I sure do love my walkies and today, mom says that it will be a shorter walk as she has a sore back. 

We found these fabulous Alliums in someone's garden!

This is a bush Honeysuckle but it doesn't have any scent to it like you would think, right?

It does make for a nice backdrop!

The Kousa Dogwood  flowers are so pretty!

We found a very striking pink Dahlia!

The Magnolia in our yard is blooming for the second time this Spring~

Happy Monday and Happy June!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Sunday Selfie

 

Good-by May~~

Hello almost June~~

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

We are seeing lots of Rhododendrons blooming~

In our backyard, mom's favorite flower is blooming!

And then there were four blooms!

Over to the right of the Poppies,  the dark Columbine is flowering~

Another Iris in our backyard opened up~

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Almost Wordless

 Mom's potted plants in front of our house~

Happy Wednesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Terrific Tuesday

 The sunshine is back and we wanted to share Iris photos that we took before the rainy gloomy weekend happened.

These blooms are in our backyard.

These bearded beauties were along our walk~

We saw Dutch Iris too~

Happy Tuesday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Memorial Day 2026

 It's been a drizzly and dreary weekend but we are having fun anyway.   Mom puzzled and played with me at the same time~

We honor our soldiers who died keeping us safe~

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Silent Sunday Selfie

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Nature Friday

 We are joining Rosy this week for Nature Friday~~

We had a heat wave going on earlier this week and it was honestly, way too hot for May and we are so grateful that those high temps are behind us - at least for now.  

Leaving the end of our driveway we discovered a beautiful flower that we were not familiar with.   The internet says that it's Election Pink and it's in the Rhododendron family~

We found more fragrant Lilacs in bloom~

At home, our white perennial Bachelor Buttons are flowering~

Along our walk, the blue ones are blooming too!

Mom kept seeing this beautiful red flower and decided to walk over and see what it was.  It's a gorgeous Flame Azalea!

Happy Friday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Wordless Birdie Alert Wednesday

 

Love ya lots♥

Duke

Sundays' Walk on Monday

 It was warm yesterday morning around 7am so we stuck to walking where we knew there would be more shade.     The Choke Cherry is blooming and yes, we had to look this one up.   Mom was hoping that it smelled pretty but nope.  

We found a Crab Apple Tree in bloom~

Who knew these flowers would match the beautiful blog header that Miss Ann made for us!

This plant is growing everywhere and we looked this one up too.   It's called Garlic Mustard.  Thankfully, it's easy to rip out as mom finds it in her gardens where she doesn't want it.

I think I may be getting warm, mom~

I take that back.   It's hot, mom!

Time to head back home~

Happy Monday!

Love ya lots♥

Duke