Blogs Posts on "Dogwood"

The Beauty of November's Berries by Vickie Henderson Art on Nov 29, 2009Covered with berries and leaves earlier in the month, the Dogwoods in my yard are now bare of both. (Click images to enlarge.)All that remains are their upreaching limbs and tiny white buds, reminders of the crowd of birds, especially the robins, tha...

Impressed with a Red-bellied Woodpecker's Tongue! by Vickie Henderson Art on Nov 9, 2009On the day that the crowd of robins visited, a parade of other birds joined them in the dogwood tree. Among them, this Red-bellied Woodpecker male. (Click images to enlarge.)It's always a treat when he visits the dogwood tree, and this time was no ex...

A Crowd of Robins and A Dogwood Tree by Vickie Henderson Art on Nov 2, 2009A cold front welcomed in our first day of November, so I set feeders out for the birds. Titmice, chickadees and cardinals gathered but it soon became apparent there were many more birds in the yard than usual.When I walked over to the Dogwood to inve...

Time Out for Woodpeckers by Vickie Henderson Art on Oct 11, 2009It isn't unusual for me to do that--drop everything, grab my camera, and run out the door to see if I can find the woodpecker that just announced his presence. My camera is my trusty companion on these ventures, like a third eye, allowing me to see m...

Dogwood Daze by Daffodil Planter on May 5, 2009Henry Mitchell called the dogwood, "the last tree God made." Undeniably lovely in each of the four seasons, dogwoods create a fairyland atmosphere in springtime. Enchanting in our gardens, I hope you can also get into the woods to see Cornus florid...

"As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death." ~ Leonardo Da Vinci by Simply Flowers on Apr 13, 2009"As a well-spent day brings happy sleep, so life well used brings happy death." ~ Leonardo Da Vinci Originally uploaded by Abby LanesThe dogwood tree brings back the Spring in my childhood memories. I found this tree in my parent's front y...

Pink IS Spring's Signature Color by Creative Vignettes on Apr 10, 2009Happy Pink Saturday! Thank you Beverly at "How Sweet the Sound" for hosting this pinkalicious event each week! Click the title above, and you'll be taken to her blog, if you want to participate, or visit the other participants. My children and I ar...

Red-Shouldered Hawk Territory--II by Vickie Henderson Art on Apr 1, 2009What a difference a week makes.Yesterday, March 30th, I visited my favorite Knoxville hawks again. In southeast Tennessee redbud are peppering the hillsides with magenta pink. Dogwood are opening, bluebirds singing and in red-shouldered hawk territor...