Saturday Photo: Inside Looking out until the Side Walk Tractors Pass
Lots of fluffy white stuff has been falling since the middle of the night. Maybe we’ll have a white Christmas… But I’m not going out until the sidewalk tractors come…
Mary Soderstrom
Saturday Photo: The Jade Plant Blooms, Again
Always nice to see my big jade plant bloom. It spends the summer in the sun outside, and then comes in as soon as it begins to get really cool.…
Saturday Photo: Sil for Christmas
In recent years I’ve had trouble finding salt herring to make sil, Swedish pickled herring. But this year I hit the jackpot: nice firm, fat herring from Marché Epicure Spent…
Saturday Photo: Milkweed, as Beautiful as Butterflies
We all know that milkweed plants are what Monarch butterflies need to breed, aand I’ve been pleased to see that several folks around here have been planting them. They’re not…
Saturday Photo: Busy Healing Etc.
This photo was taken about two weeks ago, but I hadn’t posted it because I couldn’t get near my computer for long enough to play around. Nov. 4 I had…
Saturday Photo: Mangroves Protecting the Coast…
The photo was taken by friends in Jakarta. It shows part of the remaining mangrove forest that once protected much of the coastline. Replanting and safe-guarding these wonderful trees that…
Saturday Photo: The Beauties of Fall…
A number of houses around here already have Halloween decorations up, some of which are particulrly ugly. And then there is this tasteful display on steps not far from here.…
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Just when you think that the flowers have quit blooming, the asters have their day. Love plant that comes back every year. I don’t know why people bother annuals in…
Saturday Photo: Stars of the End of Summer
This is the time for asters, whose name reflect how heavenly they are!
Saturday Photo: Queen Anne’s Lace for a Time When the Monarchy Is in View
Seventy years is a long a time to stay at the same job, but that’s what Elizabeth II did. There is so much about her reign and her successor in…
Saturday Photo: Showing the Way
When you get to the end of the road at Kegaska, you can continue by going out to sea. Manypeople must have considered doingtht, becausethe harbourhas many inukshuk, those Inuit…
Saturday Photo: The End of Highway 138, a Great Trip
I’m surprised that it’s been so long since I last posted, but here is a photo of part of the reason: our trip to Quebec’s Côte Nord. This is as…
When a Veil Is Not a Veil: Fashion, Modesty and Evolving Rules
Just as France begins to consider prohibiting women from wearing niqab, or a full veil, fashion designer Riccardo Tisci features a very attractive young woman wearing a sort of pseudo-veil…
Saturday Photo: Resting Rabbit…
Animals often seem to know when they’re not likely to run into danger from humans. This rabbit is a case in point. We met him last Sunday when out for…
Saturday Photo: Monarchs…
If you look closely, the purple cone flower to the left is the launching pad for a Monarch butterfly. I think it must have been freshly hatched, as it slowly…
Saturday Photo: Trees and the City
It’s hot today, and the trees in this part of town offer a welcome respite. The shadows are dense in the morning, and people are seeking them out. Planting street…
Saturday Photo: Sun and Shade and Water
These are the days of sun high in the sky, and shadows directly beneath the trees. It has not been really hot here, but gardens with shade are much appreciated…
Saturday Photo: Fathers’ Day Gathering
Scene last Sunday at the Lachine Rapids: a couple of geese families enjoying a picnic while the Old Guy watches. Geese are quite tame and not at all bothered by…