Seedlings!

 Every March (yes March!) we begin getting ready for the summer crops. We have a shelf in our sunroom where we start all the seedlings...they love the sun! Here are a few examples of mother nature in action.




                                                                               I couldn't resist slipping in another owl...this one resides in the sunroom and has eyes that light up at night!
One year for my birthday Angelo hung a hummingbird feeder in front of the window in front of the chaiser, on which I spend a lot of time...can you believe I managed to snap a photo - from inside the sunroom?! 

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