Photo Journal Entries

Acknowledgements

We have a small family property, all who enjoy the habitat. I share Theresa’s photos sometimes. She took several of the pics I have used to create my profile pics. Thank you for your love and generosity sister.

I’m very fortunate that gardening was a way of life in my family as I grew up. My mother taught me to grow my first houseplants as a child and later mentored my efforts to become an organic vegetable gardener. My Aunt Suzy has always inspired me with her huge vegetable and flower gardens. She and I continue to share photos of our creations. My beloved grandmother, Gommie, also grew a beautiful flower garden and loved to drive us around as kids to admire everyone else’s flowers. Her beautiful spirit is away with me and I grow Azaleas in her memory.

My younger brother, Mark, and my son, Cabe, and my daughter are all in various stages of growing plants. Carry it forward dear family. I’m so proud of you.

Dedication

I dedicate this site to my brother Michael. He loved wildlife, mostly the little creatures like insects and reptiles. I honor his memory to the best of my ability by carrying his love of wildlife into my own habitat. His life was too short, but his impact on me and others has lasted a lifetime. I feel him with me as I create the Butterfly Dunes.

RIP Michael, 1964-1985