Backyard Beauty

When I was in high school I really wanted to live in Manhattan.  I thought it would be great to have some sort of business related job in the big city, getting to see all of the lights of Times Square, and never running out of things to do in the "city that never sleeps".  My how things have changed.  I have no interest in that lifestyle these days.

 

I have a great home in a wonderful neighborhood.  I'm fortunate enough to have a nice sized lot with woods out back.  In fact, some of my wife's family tell us that we live in the sticks.  I'm not exactly in the country, but it's far from being Manhattan...and I love it that way.

 

Over the past week I've been outside doing yardwork and noticed some wildflowers growing in the brush, underneath some trees.  Well, one of the pictures is definitely a wildflower.  The first photo is of a Pink Lady Slipper.  We have several of these growing on our property.  I'm not so sure of the name of the flowers in the second photo.  For all I know, they might be part of a flowering weed.  Even so, they sure do look nice.

 

 

 

While you might be able to find some wildflowers somewhere in Manhattan, I'm fortunate enough to have these as my backyard beauties.

 

Until next time.

 

Glen

 

5/23/10