Click on a thumbnail picture below to see the full size version. 65 Entries. Saturday, March 26 View Page Hiking @ Starved Rock 3/26. Early morning so beautiful!   Thursday, March 31 View Page Try some homemade peach turnovers!!   Friday, April 1 View Page My draft picks started 2 day!   Thursday, April 7 View Page Best way to start a new day. Catch a 14" bass this early am. Cold, windy and sleeting, but awesome time. Tight lines!!   Thursday, April 7 View Page The catch is a monster in the icy early morning hours, rain, wind....fish on!! The waiting, the patience....it is all so worth it in this life. Happy planting everyone????????????????   Saturday, April 23 View Page And waiting,....planting a baby tree in Elburn, IL with my kids....waiting for one day......   Wednesday, April 27 View Page The waiting the anticipation the wondering.....hoping.....patience....   Tuesday, May 3 View Page Being there with Christopher on his birthday while he was sick with COVID 19. You rock man and you are getting better everyday!   Tuesday, May 10 View Page In from a nice weather hardening. 75 and sunny/humid.   Tuesday, May 10 View Page Loving and caring   Wednesday, May 11 View Page It's all about family!   Sunday, May 15 View Page 3.93 Chandler planted; 73 cloudy   Monday, May 16 View Page Yes, there is more gardening to do. I love my handmade garden box... thankyou Christopher. Fished this morning, but was totally skunked! Maybe later this week. Had a really nice pike sneaking around the fishing pier spying me.   Monday, May 16 View Page Love companion planting especially with hot peppers.   Monday, May 16 View Page Never   Monday, May 16 View Page Flowers!!   Monday, May 16 View Page Working   Monday, May 16 View Page On my   Monday, May 16 View Page Flower Beds...spents 4 nights after work digging, lifting and separating plants. Gave alot away and then went to 2 plant sales and you can bet the outcome LOL!! Everything is just so nice at those sales. I tried to control myself. Then I went fishing too and was booted off the bank. No private property sign and it was a former boat launch too - weeds and gravel. It was calling me, I had go fishing!! Who else loves to fish?   Tuesday, May 17 View Page John & Kristi, your 4.1...Looks pretty nice!! In the ground..oh yeah..here we go.....65, sunny   Tuesday, May 17 View Page Christopher, your 3.27 is in the ground and fed....wait, wait, wait   Tuesday, May 17 View Page Enough   Thursday, May 19 View Page 3.95 #1 Brinkley twin planted..storms on the way...let it rain..all were fed   Thursday, May 19 View Page 3.95 #2 Brinkley twin planted   Thursday, May 19 View Page Love this flower and the smells!   Thursday, May 19 View Page Supports are in for my unruly poblano and crazy cherry tomato.   Friday, May 20 View Page Its Friday people!! Happy Friday!!   Friday, May 20 View Page 1st bass 8:13 pm   Friday, May 20 View Page 2nd bass 8:26pm   Friday, May 20 View Page 3rd bass 8:29 pm   Saturday, May 21 View Page I went to a nearby forest preserve where Christopher and I planted 12 trees celebrating earth day. We planted these trees in the heat and I have been faithfully hauling water in buckets up the steep hillside from the lake for two weeks with my arthritic knees. Today, I found the trees ripped from the ground, broken in pieces and many had new roots and leaves. Their stakes were broken and stripped from their planting holes. What a senseless waste. This is a forest preserve taken over by gangs and has become a community eye sore for some time. I am totally disgusted!   Sunday, May 22 View Page My new flower box handcrafted an stamped by Christopher - love it LOTS!!   Sunday, May 22 View Page My new flower box handcrafted an stamped by Christopher - love it LOTS!!   Monday, May 23 View Page Pic Day 3.95 Brinkley twin#2 63 and sunny   Monday, May 23 View Page 3.95 Brinkley twin#1   Monday, May 23 View Page 4.1 Brinkley   Monday, May 23 View Page 4.1 Brinkley   Monday, May 23 View Page 3.27 Chandler   Monday, May 23 View Page 3.93 Chandler   Thursday, May 26 View Page Dry spell...4 sure...on my lunch...2nd cast. WOW!! Jumped at my lure...fish on & fighting all the way. Nice Bass - finally. ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????   Thursday, May 26 View Page Really fun!!   Sunday, May 29 View Page Went fishing today, set the minnow trap and wanted show the party. The party was supposed to be inside the trap not outside. LOL I only had one baby bass inside.   Sunday, May 29 View Page Went fishing today, set the minnow trap and wanted show the party. The party was supposed to be inside the trap not outside. LOL I only had one baby bass inside.   Sunday, May 29 View Page My sons went camping this weekend at Chain O' Lakes State Park and hiked the Gold Finch Trail.   Sunday, May 29 View Page My iris are really blooming. I love how they responded to my recent lifting and dividing them. They were not blooming, so I dug them all up and replanted in bare garden areas.   Wednesday, June 1 View Page Nice big carp!   Wednesday, June 1 View Page My peonies   Wednesday, June 1 View Page More...   Wednesday, June 1 View Page Love to arrange indoors   Thursday, June 2 View Page Graduated an 11 week Aurora Police Department Citizen Police Academy. I am truly grateful for all my city's officers do for my community. Professionally organized, engaging real time activities with many officers, exposure to all departments including our fire department, and ongoing interaction with incredibly patient, knowledgable and dedicated community servants. I am truly humbled to have a completely free opportunity to apply and be chosen to participate inside the Aurora Police and Fire Departments.   Thursday, June 2 View Page Coreopsis   Wednesday, June 8 View Page Sharing a rainbow   Wednesday, June 8 View Page Mother turtle to be....??   Thursday, June 9 View Page 75 and sunny, lots of am fog, heat is coming BIG TIME....my handmade garden boxes   Thursday, June 9 View Page Butterbush...finally, survived 5 chipmunk's crazy digging...planted 3 times...lots of ground pepper!!   Thursday, June 9 View Page 3.95 Brinkley twin#2   Thursday, June 9 View Page 3.95 Brinkley twin#1   Thursday, June 9 View Page Cukes...6th replanting...irritating chipmunks   Thursday, June 9 View Page 4.1 Brinkley   Thursday, June 9 View Page 3.27 Chandler   Thursday, June 9 View Page 3.93 Chandler   Friday, August 19 View Page First entry   Friday, August 19 View Page First entry   Friday, August 19 View Page Guess Polly Pig's weight?   Friday, August 19 View Page Guess Polly Pig's weight?