Saturday Photo: Yello to Match the Sun
First nice weekend this spring. Really lovely. Going to do a barbecue for Mother's Day (Lukas will be doing the actual barbecuing, of course.)
Mary Soderstrom
Saturday Photo: Forsythia
Next up: forsythia. The first week in May is the week when the trees leaf out here. While the last week was pretty cold, with temperatures below freezing several mornings,…
Saturday Photo: Forsythia
Next up: forsythia. The first week in May is the week when the trees leaf out here. While the last week was pretty cold, with temperatures below freezing several mornings,…
Saturday Photo: Resistance, Plus a Slide Show
Always is nice to see how the force that through the green fuse drives the flower (as Dylan Thomas put it) continues to work. Here's a photo I took, plus…
Saturday Photo: Resistance, Plus a Slide Show
Always is nice to see how the force that through the green fuse drives the flower (as Dylan Thomas put it) continues to work. Here's a photo I took, plus…
Saturday Photo: Scylla Here and in Chicago
Took this a few years ago when I was in Chicago when the scylla was in bloom. This year the firsts ones are shaking their little blue heads and spring…
Saturday Photo: Scylla Here and in Chicago
Took this a few years ago when I was in Chicago when the scylla was in bloom. This year the firsts ones are shaking their little blue heads and spring…
Saturday Photo: Orange is the New Black
Or something like that. Didn't post on the weekend because of visits from grandkids and dinner guests (yes, dinner guests: the young'uns were surprised to learn that Grandma and Grampa…
Saturday Photo: Orange is the New Black
Or something like that. Didn't post on the weekend because of visits from grandkids and dinner guests (yes, dinner guests: the young'uns were surprised to learn that Grandma and Grampa…
Saturday Photo: Bougainvillea, or a Plant from Away
It's not often that my bougainvillea blooms, but this year it has. Not sure why. Certainly it's not because it's received a great deal of sun. The gray, rainy weather…
Saturday Photo: Bougainvillea, or a Plant from Away
It's not often that my bougainvillea blooms, but this year it has. Not sure why. Certainly it's not because it's received a great deal of sun. The gray, rainy weather…
Saturday Photo: The Rites of Spring and Our Place in the Universe
This was taken last year--obviously an Easter egg tree this year would be standing in a pile of snow since we had a nice late winter storm Thursday and Friday.…
Saturday Photo: The Rites of Spring and Our Place in the Universe
This was taken last year--obviously an Easter egg tree this year would be standing in a pile of snow since we had a nice late winter storm Thursday and Friday.…
Saturday Photo: First up, Snow Drops…
This is not the first time I've posted this photo, but it's right in sync, as the snow drops came up this week. Had a few days with sun and…
Saturday Photo: First up, Snow Drops…
This is not the first time I've posted this photo, but it's right in sync, as the snow drops came up this week. Had a few days with sun and…
Saturday Photo: The Incredible Shrinking Snow People
The snow is melting fast. This means that the snow fort made by the Hassidic boys up the street is just about gone, and all the snowmen fashioned by eager…
Saturday Photo: The Incredible Shrinking Snow People
The snow is melting fast. This means that the snow fort made by the Hassidic boys up the street is just about gone, and all the snowmen fashioned by eager…
Saturday Photo: Literal Blast from the Past…
That's me and our dog Trout Fishing in Canada on March 4 or 5, 1971 following the biggest (or second biggest, depends on who's talking) snowstorm in Montreal's history.We were…
Saturday Photo: The Sun Rises Earlier and Earlier..
There hasn't been a lot of sun lately, which is not the usual scenario for February. I've always liked the month because usually we get a lot of cold, clear…
Saturday Photo: Ice Is Nice
It was this cold earlier this week--down near where Farhnheit and Celsius meet if you factor in the wind chill. For one of the first times this winter we had…