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.
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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.
A Field of Daffodils (Photos)
Rejoice too! Spring is here! Beauty surrounds if you’ll only step out and see it!
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
Spring Water Reflection Photos 2019 Part 1
There is something riveting to me about taking water reflection photographs. Not only is the concept intriguing metaphysically, the fluid, momentary abstract compositions created I think are not only stunning but profound.
A Light Exists in Spring (poem by Emily Dickonson)
A Light exists in Spring
Not present on the year
At any other period –
When March is scarcely here
Spring is Coming (New Abstract Conceptualist Painting in Pastel)
Things are beginning to sprout, the air is milder, the light more diffused, the birds with their feathers and song are returning, and soon there will be peepers. How to capture all this joy and hope and relief and refreshment and rebirth?
Spring Break Shenanigans (New Poem by Polly Castor with Photos)
Too soon I take her back
and oh my gosh
next time I see her
she’ll be graduating!
Then what?
Field of Dreams (New Abstract Landscape in Pastel)
On a really frigid day last week I felt compelled to paint spring. This is the resulting abstract landscape, which I aptly titled Field of Dreams.
Iris in Our Yard (Photos)
I love this time of year in our yard! These iris are not only beautiful, but smell so terrific!
Lilac Photos 2018
I wish I could capture their aroma in these photos, but you’ll just have to imagine!
New Plein Air Painting: Spring Shadows at New Pond Farm
I was intrigued by the dramatic shadow patterns in the grass, by the feathery new leaves, and the frothiness of the distant trees. It was an image the spoke to me of the spring transition, its stark lighting, together with tender new grass and unfurling leaves.
Photos of Spring Trees
In this post are some of the many spring trees I have been enjoying. I am so grateful to get to witness all this beauty on a regular, seasonal rotation!
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.
Photos from my Earth Day Hike
The photos in this post show you what caught my eye. In particular, I found the reflections fascinating!
Needing Spring (New Poem by Polly Castor)
Spring is hiding
underneath there,
somewhere, dormant,
while the clocks change anyway