Saturday Photo: Ducks Again…
There have been years when there have been at least three duck families cruising around the ponds in Outremont. But last year I don't think I saw any--bad timing, bad…
Mary Soderstrom
Saturday Photo: Red Day Lilies Showing Their Colours
I find myself getting confused when reading about Red States and Blue States in the US. The Reds are Republican and the Blues are Democrat, which is just the reverse…
Saturday Photo: Red Day Lilies Showing Their Colours
I find myself getting confused when reading about Red States and Blue States in the US. The Reds are Republican and the Blues are Democrat, which is just the reverse…
Saturday Photo: Raspberry Moon
There seemed to be a flurry of comment about last month's Strawberry Moon. Seems Native Americans in the North East States and Canada called it that because wild strawberries were…
Saturday Photo: Raspberry Moon
There seemed to be a flurry of comment about last month's Strawberry Moon. Seems Native Americans in the North East States and Canada called it that because wild strawberries were…
Saturday Photo: Day Lilies for Difficult Days
A long time ago my son had to take a class that when I was an adolescent would have been called Home Ec (the only advance in his day was…
Saturday Photo: Day Lilies for Difficult Days
A long time ago my son had to take a class that when I was an adolescent would have been called Home Ec (the only advance in his day was…
Saturday Photo: In Clover…
When something is going good, you can say that it's in clover. Certainly thing are not going in the world these days, but it's nice to know that clover still…
Saturday Photo: In Clover…
When something is going good, you can say that it's in clover. Certainly thing are not going in the world these days, but it's nice to know that clover still…
Saturday Photo: A Beautiful Immigrant…
The fields along the CPR track through Mile End was full of dancing blue chicory (Cichorium intybus) flowers this morning. A lovely sight. The plant, of course, is an invasive…
Saturday Photo: A Beautiful Immigrant…
The fields along the CPR track through Mile End was full of dancing blue chicory (Cichorium intybus) flowers this morning. A lovely sight. The plant, of course, is an invasive…
Saturday (or rather Friday) Photo: Fête nationale and Brexit
This is what our house looked like yesterday, with our Quebec flag unfurled. The grandkids were over and we put it up together. They don't know the political import of…
Saturday (or rather Friday) Photo: Fête nationale and Brexit
This is what our house looked like yesterday, with our Quebec flag unfurled. The grandkids were over and we put it up together. They don't know the political import of…
Saturday Photo: Summertime and the Grass Is A-growin’
Summer won't arrive officially until sometime tomorrow, but that hasn't kept the grass and weeds from getting away from people. I'm always of two minds about overgrown, shaggy spaces. A…
Saturday Photo: Summertime and the Grass Is A-growin’
Summer won't arrive officially until sometime tomorrow, but that hasn't kept the grass and weeds from getting away from people. I'm always of two minds about overgrown, shaggy spaces. A…
Saturday Photo: Gate into Summer
The photo was taken a week or so ago, before the trees fully leafed out. But I think it shows nicely where we are headed--toward summer.Thanks goodness...
Saturday Photo: Gate into Summer
The photo was taken a week or so ago, before the trees fully leafed out. But I think it shows nicely where we are headed--toward summer.Thanks goodness...
Saturday Photo: Chestnuts in Blossom, Paris under Water
The song says: April in Paris, Chestnuts in Blossom. That's true as far as it goes perhaps, although when I've been there in early May the chestnuts were always lovely.They…
Saturday Photo: Chestnuts in Blossom, Paris under Water
The song says: April in Paris, Chestnuts in Blossom. That's true as far as it goes perhaps, although when I've been there in early May the chestnuts were always lovely.They…
Saturday Photo: Flowers for Wedding?
It's called bridal veil, I think, and this week its flowers are cascading gracefully everywhere around here. Several of the trees on the street were cut down early this spring…