Spring Trees Bursting Out
This spring has been so late in coming, the waiting for it seems to add to the glory and jubilation of this moment…
Photography
Maxwell Spring Formal
Our older daughter is loving her master’s program at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse. Here she is at their Spring Formal…
Photos from the Trail at Kent Falls
These falls have many different levels or layers, and there is never a vantage point where you can see the whole thing.
Home from a Week Long College Tour
Together with our youngest, I drove 35 hours this past week through seven states to see six colleges. We had a great time, and it was all very clarifying and illuminating.
A Visit to Juniata College
Today we visited Juniata College in south central Pennsylvania and liked it.
Photos from a Walk at Huntington
My husband and I enjoyed a very companionable Sunday afternoon walk today at Huntington State Park.
Current Indoor Blooms
We’ve had one or another amaryllis blooming and my husband can make orchids rebloom with apparent ease; there are two reblooming right now in my home.
Photos of Fast Moving Cold Water
I thought you might enjoy my recent photographs of fast moving cold water. They were a challenge to take, but came out beautifully.
Life with my Teen (& Book Review)
Our youngest daughter is deep in her 11th grade year, when a lot of kids feel an enormous amount of stress. She just took the ACT for the first time last Saturday, and she’s got the SAT as well as SAT Subject tests coming in a couple months, which is a lot for a homeschooler … Read more
A Visit to Marlboro College
We visited Marlboro College last November, on the same day we visited Smith College. The day after, we visited Olin and Wellesley. Smith and Olin she liked right off. Wellesley she did not care for at all, and immediately ruled it off her list. Marlboro, however, was a lot to take in because it is … Read more
January Amaryllis
Nothing like being the flower committee at church to have an excuse to have a bunch of amaryllis blooming in your house! Each year we get a few new bulbs and nurse back to blooming those from the several previous years. So it may be wicked cold outside, but over here, it is blooming inside!
Frost on the Windows This Morning
It was zero degrees when I pulled out of the driveway this morning, but before that, I snapped these photos in a chilly house!
Best of 2013
Wow. I’ve finished five years on this daily blog. That’s 1,825 entries! Here’s an extensive list of best blog posts, which folks have found especially helpful.