Love these lilies…
I Saw a Lady’s Slipper in the Woods
I was thrilled to find this Lady’s Slipper in the woods. A member of the orchid family, you do not see many of these in the wild in Connecticut!
Flowers
Photos from a Gorgeous Day
The weather was spectacular. It felt like I was living inside a pointillist or Impressionistic painting, as the trees were dotted with new leaves and brushstrokes of color were evident everywhere.
Photos from Today’s Spring Walk
I loved the ever changing sky, the variety of flowers, the fiddleheads on the ferns, the lichen on the stone walls, the reflections in the water, and particularly the exceptional magnolia…
Flowers in My Homemade Vases
These are just a few of the vases I have made, but it is a particular delight to be using them lately for spring flowers!
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.
Hartford Flower Show
My husband has always wanted to go to the Hartford Flower Show so this weekend we went. We had our expectations high since we remember an amazing flower show in NYC two and a half decades ago.
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!
Roses at Swarthmore
The roses at Swarthmore were gorgeous. I took these photos while my husband discussed rose cultivation with the gardener who is in the process of renovating…
Zinnia Bouquets
Where our huge evergreen trees came down last year during the hurricane, we scattered zinnia seeds in the full sun, as a seasonal place holder until we…
August 2013 CSA Produce
Our youngest daughter (in the red shirt in the photos) has a seasonal job in the CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) gardens at New Pond Farm. Here are some photos of the produce they’ve grown this August. There has been a wonderful bounty every week!
Water Lilies at Ames Pond
This beautiful water lily pond, complete with beaver lodges, is close to the town of Stonington, Maine.
Photos from My Morning Walk
I took these photos today on my morning walk in our neighborhood. Since the weekend temperatures crested over 100 degrees, I was impressed with how vibrant things were anyway – plants and flowers, butterflies and bees were all thriving in the humid early morning sun.
Iris Photos 2013
This yard of ours is full of irises early in June and I succumb each year to taking some pictures. Here are this year’s. I’m always grateful to be surrounded by such beauty!