Saturday Photo: The Best Grass Is No Grass
Just a reminder that a well-tamed grass lawn is a nuisance to keep up, not nearly as interesting as a wilder collection of plants, and less than ideal from the…
Mary Soderstrom
Saturday Photo: First Rose of Summer
The first wild roses are in bloom. What a wonderful time of year when all the flowers are bursting forth!
Saturday Photo: Goslings on Parade
Sunday morning outing at the Technoparc: mom and dad and six goslings paddling around. Just a few minutes earlier a noisy flock of geese landing in a nearby pond to…
Saturday Photo: Journée des Patriotes
I’ve run this before, but it bares repeating: in Quebec this weekend is not Victoria Day but the Journée des Patriotes. It commemorates the Rebllion of 1837-38, which was that…
Saturday Photo: Still Life with Morning Light, Flower and Clementines
Lovely Mothers’ Day floers and other nice things
Saturday Photo: It’s in Bloom…..
Until this spring I’ve killed all the orchids that have passed through our doorway. Can grow a lot of other things, particularly those from dry and mild places like lantana,…
Saturday Photo: Coming up Soon to a Woods Near YOU
Leaves will be on the trees before you know it! At last!
Saturday Photo: More Spring Flowers
Had snow this week, but the flowers nevertheless persist. Good to see.
Saturday Photo: Easter Eggs
Latvian eggs: dyed with onion skins only. These were done a couple of years ago when Easter was earlier, and there was still snow on the ground. But I did…
Saturday Photo: Pussy Willows
Another sign of spring. Am I right that the French term is saule discolore? What a disappointing name!
Saturday Photo: Fig Leaves?
The fig tree spent the winter in the basement, getting watered when I remembered to do so, but receiving very little light from the small window. The temperature was chill…
Saturday Photo: The Thaw Continues…
Break-up at the Lachine Rapids park. Above freezing but still chilly. Many birds though, including red winged blackbirds that seem to be delighted to be back where they nest.
Saturday Photo: The Break-up and the Moon
Full moon this week, which coincided with the break up of ice on the St. Lawrence, which in turn meant strong tidal flow. Half the day the fractured ice flowed…
Saturday Photo:Two from The New Yorker
I have two indulgences. One is a good haircut from Wayne McLaughlin at Furisme. The other is a subscription to The New Yorker. Must go see Wayne soon, because I’m…
Saturday Photo: More Bad News on Climate Change, But Winter Is Terrific Here
March 5 here, and there’s still a lot of snow on the ground. This has been a great winter for skating, playing in the snow, skiing (I guess, I don’t)…
Saturday Photo: Well, Now That Maybe We’re Going to Be Able to Get out and about…
A friend just sent this. Seems it was made nearly two years ago, but it’s still funny today. Maybe we’ll eventually get out of this …..
Saturday Photo: What I Feel Like with Rain and Turkeys demonstrating
Well, actually it’s just a snow person who’s a little the worse for wear, given the couple of days of above-freezing temps. But given all the stupidity going around, I’m…
Saturday Photo: The Light Is Different These Days
The days are getting longer, and during the days themselves, the sun is riding higher in the sky. The result can be glorious, cold days like today after a little…
Saturday Photo: Solution for the Housing Crisis?
Fixer-upper near all conveniences. Or ready to move in if you’ve got a good snowsuit! This cold January has had some very fun moments for kids in or neighborhood.
Saturday Photo: Fumée de mer, or Freezing Fog
Awfully cold here. The St. Lawrence is warmer than the air, and is in effect steaming. But once the mist rises it freezes leaving ice-encrusted bushes and trees and magical…