This new friend visited our home and table with her family last Friday. We enjoyed meeting her. She loved sharing our first summer watermelon. Anyone who loves watermelon so much should grow up to be extra sweet! Isn't she cute?
The Hollis Table
Little Rose Bush on the Prairie
I don't believe this is a wild rose. It was growing on a fence at an abandoned home site located a gravel road near Beggs Lake, Beggs, Oklahoma. Probably planted by the former resident, it is growing wild and beautiful, blooming profusely in the early summer heat.
Favorite Oklahoma Wildflowers
Sensitive Briar has a lot of pizazz for a wildflower. Its blooms look like little pink pompoms dipped in yellow glitter.The stems of sensitive briar are coveredwith sharp prickles that can be pretty painful. This is why they were once called "Devil's Shoestrings"by rural children who had experience with them.There are many varieties of Coreopsis that... Continue Reading →
What’s Good About Home! 