Day 6: Bay of Fundy (High and Low Tide Photos)
First below you can see the requisite boats at low and high tide, them follow us out to the farthest low tide here, which is one kilometer out.
Nature
Day 5: Hopewell Rocks (Sea Stack Photos)
In the photos, you can see we started at high tide, and watched it go out, and finally explored around when the tide was low.
Day 4: Hike to Dickson Falls, New Brunswick (Photos)
It was moist and cool, and the gushing sound of the water was as soothing to the ears as the vivid green moss was to the eyes.
Day 2: Mount Desert Island (Photos and Plein Air Paintings)
We visit Sand Beach and Thunder Hole, painting at both.
Home to June Flowers (Photos)
Nothing like a little travel to appreciate anew where you live! I am seeing it with fresh eyes, and so grateful for the remarkable beauty everywhere.
Photos of Local Flowering Trees
Enjoy this burst of color, and pretend is is a May basket spirited onto your doorknob… the love is the same even though delivery is different.
Some Glad Morning (Poem by Joyce Sutphen with Photos)
– Some Glad Morning One day, something very old happened again. The green came back to the branches, settling like leafy birds on the highest twigs; the ground broke open as dark as coffee beans. The clouds took up their positions in the deep stadium of the sky, gloving the bright orb of the sun … Read more
Fabulous Forsythia (Photos)
I have so often been whipping out my iPhone to capture their massive, but wafting, saturated color that there are a lot of photos in this post.
I’m Lichen It (Photos)
I took these pictures of some of this vibrant green introducing itself after months of gray, brown, and white. I thought we could celebrate together these hints of the lush season to come.
Stripes Across the Ground (Haiku by Polly Castor with Photos)
– Stripes Across the Ground Golden hour in the forest April sun slung low Wafting the first fresh mild air. Deep yellow light stains The earth’s floor saturated Luscious and precious. Trees starting to bud Each branch tipped courageously With shy hints of pink. In strong intense strokes Shadows slashing underfoot Stripes across the ground. … Read more
The Abundance (Book Review with Quotes)
So many parts of this book glowed with insight and authenticity, I can’t help still giving it five stars. This author is a natural treasure.
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!
This Too Will Melt (New Poem with Snow Photos)
Taking photos
early Monday morning
either out windows or from
our front porch as I gape
in my slippers at the magical
snow clad landscape…
Late Afternoon Light in Putnam Park (Photos)
Check out the stunning yellow light and intense shadows in the photos in this post.
Good News: Bipartisan Support for Public Lands
The Senate passed the biggest Public Lands package that we have seen in the past decade… with overwhelming bipartisan support.
Early February Thaw in Putman Park (Photos)
After sub zero temperatures last week that they called “the arctic blast” the past two days have gotten up into the fifties and seemed extremely balmy.