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This tree, a house warming gift from my parents twenty years ago, gets better every year. Each season, it starts out fuchsia in the bud, blooms to pink and fades to very pale. By the time the petals blow away, it is as if snowing in May.
Last Saturday, when we sat in on the Permaculture Class (click here) we spent the day on 6th Street between Avenue A and Avenue B. There are several neighborhood gardens there, beautifully re-purposed from empty lots. We also got to grace again Benny’s Burrito (click here), one of my favorite New York City spots for … Read more
I am in Annapolis, celebrating the end of my oldest daughter’s sophomore year at St. John’s College. She is happy, challenged, thriving, and possibly a bit over-scheduled. Every minute doesn’t seem to have enough seconds for her; her days have no excess hours. She was the lead in and co-directed the school play, Eumenides, … Read more
Hearing reports of gloriously blooming fruit trees in Annapolis, and places where their forsythia is bloomed and past, I have to own where our flowers are around here. The crocus have been unremarkable this year, we are on the early side for daffodils, although they are beginning to arrive, and the forsythia is only vaguely … Read more
Last night I went down to Greenwich to see this show of the Lower Fairfield County Photography Club at the Bendheim Gallery (see above.) The show runs until May 7th, if you can get a chance to see it in person. For more information click here. Sorry that in a few places there are reflections … Read more
This amaryllis was slow in coming and intended for earlier in the year, but it is glorious nonetheless, gracing our foyer right now!
This stunning orchid is gracing our church right now, inspiring us with it’s lavishly extravagant, long lasting blooms…
After 68 inches of snow along with a new ten inches of rain, there are many people experiencing leaks and flooding. Here are a few photos of water where it isn’t usually…
As you may have figured out, I think all of it (you name it) is actually a spiritual quest. I loved seeing this four minute wonderful video clip titled Shutterbug (click here) which so clearly explains photography that way! Watch the whole thing as the best part is the second half…. and thank you to … Read more
My husband can make orchids re-bloom like it is no big deal. My mother could do this as well. And I am simply a lateral beneficiary, totally delighting in them! Here are the re-blooming orchids currently gracing my living room…
After a few warm days, our heaps of snow have started to melt. Lots of the snow is looking pretty dirty at this point. We even can see bits of grass under the large pine tree in our front yard, but make no mistake, it’s still 18” high most places. Happily, the dangerous snow on … Read more
