Bayou Lady

   Some of the best kept secrets can be found in the garden. Each morning offers a new surprise whether in the form of baby birds, caterpill...

   For the past few days, we have been getting daily rains complete with thunder, lightning and wind.  The storms are soothing as I know the...

   Gardens are one of few places where you can find yourself while losing yourself.  It is hard to understand that if you are only exposed t...

   I am one of those odd people who finds beauty in most everything around the Bayou.  For a while, it seemed as if the whole world had gone...

   Folks are constantly questioning why I rise so early in the morning.  My answer is always "I feel better."  That is the honest ...

   Sometimes when I view the photographs of the day's happenings, they bring back vivid memories of other times.  This morning, the risi...

   Early this morning as I sat on the pier, the only feeling I had was peace.  The sunrise, the patches of fog, the quietness...all created ...

   Living as I do is not for everyone but, then, I am not like everyone.  In fact, I am far different than most as I prefer my solitude over...

  I often claim that my predawn time on the end of the pier is my escape.  I can meditate, ready my mind and body for the day's chores a...

   There are so many things that simply marvel me about nature.  Just the everyday happenings that most folks never notice are astounding to...

   Currently, the Small Gardens are overgrown, weedy and seemingly happy.  Each morning brings a new surprise in the way of blooms, fruit or...

   When you sit on the pier at the crack of dawn, it gives you plenty of uninterrupted time to ponder things.  Once again, the eastern sky d...

   Life has been tiring for the past few years.  It seems as soon as one thing is settled, something else is thrown in the works and the tur...

   A few mornings ago, I awoke to find the room awash in a golden glow.  That told me that the sunrise was to be spectacular.  Even though, ...

   This being New Year's Eve, the peace of the Bayou is being thrown in a turmoil by the constant barrage of fireworks being exploded.  ...

   For a while now, our weather has been a bit unusual.  Most years, late summer sees us in a drought which is no fun whatsoever for the gar...

   As I was out wandering about the place earlier, I noticed something falling from the sky.  I watched as a feather slowly, slowly descend ...

   After a pretty much sleepless night due to the foster kitten, my day started at a little before 4am.  The kitten wanted breakfast and I w...

   The other morning, fog totally blocked out any sight beyond the pier.  It was as if the world beyond the Bayou suddenly ceased to exist. ...

   When wandering through the Small Gardens at daybreak, the beauty of this old world never ceases to enthrall me.  While most would see the...