bsmitch's Profile

I am a cancer survivor, fourteen years now and a retired machinist, and I love growing flowers. I was born and raised in Louisville Kentucky. My wife was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and we are married 54 years plus. We have seven children, fourteen grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren. I grew vegetables when the kids were growing up, we all planted, picked, and canned.It was truly a labor of love. My wife and I moved to Jabez, Ky on Lake Cumberland seven years ago from Jeffersonville, Indiana.We lived there for 34 years. Our new property is wooded with white oak, some pine, and hickory, so we don't have a lot of open sun. It's a challenge to pick the spots and types of plants and shrubs that produce the beauty we love in a flower garden. No more vegetables. We live in the country and get all those that we need from our neighbor farmers around here. I'll upload more flower pictures as soon as I take them.  Photography is also a hobby that has followed me since high school. I am also somewhat of a computer tech, self taught.  I was a fairly decent machine designer/ toolmaker/electrician/welder, also self taught.

May 2nd, 2013
The tulips have done there job for this spring. Now it's time for others to show off. The first Clematis.  The Azaleas  And of course, the Irises. Enjoy your gardens. Have a great day.  

What a difference a day makes
A couple of days with unusually warm temperatures, 80's, changed the look of things around here, A lot of new green in the trees. The red buds started blooming over night. My tulips burst forth with their spring show.        Wishing everyone a great ...

April 10th
What's with this crazy weather. It's 85 degrees and that's in the shade. There was also a ruby throated hummingbird feeding on some tulips blooming next to the house. Didn't get a picture.  Don't know what in store for tomorrow. Expecting thunder sto...

April 02, 2013
It's still very chilly today, but it is warming up for the weeks ahead. I found some encouragement in the yard today. Here are some examples. The celandine poppy.   The blood root. And a couple of tulip buds trying to open. It's slow, but it's starti...

Who kidnapped Spring
These are some pictures taken by our friends just north of Cincinnati. We were snow covered also but I didn't venture out with my camera.       Come on. Give us back our spring...