Fragrant Explosion (New Poem by Polly Castor)
A few warm days and boom.
The lilacs erupt
like detonating fireworks,
Flowers
Spring in the Neighborhood (Photos)
In the time our weeping cherry tree has been blooming, we have gone from being surrounded by bare branches to green festooned everywhere.
A Field of Daffodils (Photos)
Rejoice too! Spring is here! Beauty surrounds if you’ll only step out and see it!
Photos of Greenhouse Plants
Here are the non-orchid photos I took while in the green house at the New York Botanical Gardens. Such a lush setting to visit on a chilly day in March!
Photos from the New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show
What a delight it was to capture photos of these beautiful orchids to share them with you!
My Birthday 2019
Yesterday was my birthday and I had a lovely but very full day. My husband took me out to lunch and made the lovely slip covers…
June Roses 2018 (Photos)
I hope these images of the beautiful roses bring as much joy and sunshine into your life as they did mine.
Iris in Our Yard (Photos)
I love this time of year in our yard! These iris are not only beautiful, but smell so terrific!
Photos from a Trip to the Nursery
The place is such a feast for the eyes, I couldn’t stop my iPhone from snapping the photos in this post. The variety and grandeur of beauty housed in this small space is astounding!
Lilac Photos 2018
I wish I could capture their aroma in these photos, but you’ll just have to imagine!
Tulip Photos 2018
I love these “hieroglyphs of Deity!” Every year, I can’t help myself from taking photos of these beauties everywhere I go.
A Million Daffodils (Photos)
The New York Botanical Gardens reportedly has over a million daffodils, planting over 100,000 of them each year for a long time.
Photographs from the New York Botanical Garden Greenhouse
I look for shapes, compositions, textures, contrasts, and abstract designs in these leaves and blooms, flowers, stalks and water. I hope you enjoy these photographs as much as I do!
New York Botanical Garden Orchid Show (Photos)
You can tell by the multitude of photos that we had an awesome time! The orchids were amazing– so many different varieties, and so many!
Photos of our Re-blooming Orchid
My husband, with help of the divine, makes these amazing flowers re-bloom from dead looking sticks, and I take pictures of them in the changing light.