This bird not on a wire brought me pure delight.

After a hectic day of bird feeder mishaps and minor injuries, a classic North Carolina summer storm brings some much-needed relief to a Greensboro porch.

A routine tree inspection in our Greensboro yard turns into a clearing project, uncovering a hidden rose bush, buried hostas, and more of our garden wall.

One advantage of being close to my parents, who live in a house where so many vegetables were pickled and/or canned, is access to so many old jars.

Our small yard project to replace ivy ground cover with mulch has escalated into a full front yard transformation.

We spent today tackling the front yard's persistent English ivy. We decided to give up on coexistence. Chalk up another win for good enough gardening.

Another garden surprise reveals itself, and it’s a balloon flower!

Sumo wrestling at Stroll on Elm, a pleasant surprise on a hot Greensboro (first) Saturday.

Today we unearthed more of what is probably the original low garden wall.