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…
Mary Soderstrom
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…
Saturday Photo: Natural Hearts
So what if Valentine's Day is tomorrow, I dug up this picture which fits perfectly today, I think. Tomorrow the kids and I will make a heart-shaped cake, today my…
Saturday Photo: Reflection of Winter
Some what paradoxically, house plants do very well in the winter here. That's probably because, while the days are short and it's cold outside, usually it's very sunny. My two…
Saturday Photo: Snowcat by Jeanne
Such a nice thing to see little kids spread their wings and make interesting things. Jeanne was sick this week and stayed home, which gave her quite a bit of…
Saturday Photo: Libertarian or Socialist Ways to Clear Snow
What more can be said? Snow removal is one of those many things that governments should do. We grouse about how well it's done up here, but at least we…
Saturday Photo: Skating, Finally
All's right with the world, more or less. At least winter seems to have settled in, and the skating rinks are in operation. Jeanne apparently has had a great time…
Saturday Photo: More Grey Weather…
When people have asked how we could have chosen Montreal over California when we made our great move decades ago, I always have said that I thought white, cold winters…
Saturday Photo: Sil, or Pickled Herring
As the holiday season ebbs, we have begun once again to eat sil, or Swedish pickled herring. Our consumption was interrupted by bouts of stomach flu or some such. Seems…
Saturday Photo: A Little Snow for the After Party
We barbecued on Christmas Eve and went to the park with the kids on Christmas Day, but on Sunday, December 27 it actually snowed. Nice to to see the ground…