August 2, 2021
And just like that… August. Traveling since the end of school, it has been nice returning to my bed. Yes, I took a picture of my reunion with my bed after roughing it so much on the road. Other home goals was finally getting my craft desk built and my Read more…
August 1, 2021
Though a bright sliver of an orange hazy moon illuminated Long Island’s North Fork so brightly, the Milky Way waved hello faintly. And though I am attempting this shoot again next week, with the arrival of the New Moon, the subtle Milky Way is still so dreamy. ❤️ 🌻 🌌 Read more…
July 22, 2021
Even more into the green now, I’d spend my third night without running water in the gorgeous Spruce Knob Lake within the Monongahela National Forest, driving up to the highest elevation of the state. With starry eyes, I thought I’d see the stars best here–but weather was uncooperative once again Read more…
July 13, 2021
Happened to see these fields as I head to Middletown for some food, so I stopped in to trespass in the sunflower fields. This was a field out front for you to pick your own… No one was around, but me and the sunflowers… until the farmer on the tractor Read more…
July 8, 2021
Now that my good friend is living on the North Fork of Long Island, I get to hit up the seasonal farms in her area… berries, pumpkins, and my most favorite field, a field of sunflowers. I try to deconstruct why I love them so… maybe because they seem like Read more…
May 28, 2021
My latest photography love is taking pictures that could be from a different time, a time that leaves all of the worst of the now in its own frame, blurred by an airbrushed filter, adds bunny ears and whiskers and then deletes it with harsh alert tone that jars you Read more…
May 16, 2021
Wanting to catch Yayoi Kusama’s Cosmic Nature art installation throughout New York Botanical Garden‘s beautiful grounds, I took a quick trip to the New York City borough I am in least often… The Bronx. With Spring’s blooms in effect and warm weather, the winding paths were bustling with life. It Read more…
April 28, 2021
Back at my beloved Green-Wood Cemetery to check and see if the Cherry Blossoms were a bit more plentiful than my last visit… plentiful enough to use my fisheye lens. Walking down Green-Wood‘s petal-littered paths enveloped in pink is one of the most magical milestones of Spring in Brooklyn. But Read more…
April 20, 2021
I’ve been very impatient for the coming of the Cherry Blossoms this season. And since I had them mostly to myself last year, I’m a bit possessive with them now that they are partially in bloom in my most favorite spot. To follow, the half-bloom photoshoot, just a taste of Read more…
April 7, 2021
Early Spring’s colorful greetings are about everywhere in Brooklyn… and the season starts with some of my favorite blooms–daffodils and magnolias. With my point and shoot camera dying, pushing me to upgrade my phone, I took ‘er out to test the camera on this pretty subject matter in my daily Read more…
November 1, 2020
Clinton Hill’s Guevara’s had me at its color scheme… but then there’s the delicious food–all made from plants. After my first visit, I knew I’d be back soon for their version of the Torta Milanesa, a Mexican sandwich traditionally made with a fried cutlet of pounded pork served on soft Read more…
June 26, 2020
I found fibonacci perfection in this daisy along my walk. The rose season moves into daisy and lily days. One of the reasons I love summer in New York City. Tajin covered perfectly ripe mango for $3 on the street. Black Lives Matter outside Staten Island’s Borough Hall. But I’m Read more…
June 8, 2020
I walked to Bay Ridge’s Narrows Botanical Gardens for the third day in a row. But this time I planned to sit and write a poem. Setting my intention seemed like a plan I had with another. Like when I go to bed to hear the thunder from under the Read more…
May 30, 2020
We’re up to the 7th edition of Scenes from a Quarantine! But the outside world is getting far more active than it’s been in months. But people are stressed. It all feels kind of weird, all of this restraint. A springtime trip to the nursery is always a pick-me-up. I Read more…
April 28, 2020
On my to-do list this afternoon: Lay under a Cherry Blossom tree. ✅ And if it’s on my list, it’s going to get done. Until I get myself to Japan for Hanami (on my list, so.. you know), I will run to Green-Wood annually when the cherry blossoms are in Read more…
April 14, 2020
I was very much looking forward to tulip season. I had put Holland Ridge’s Tulip Festival on my calendar well in advance. Then, Coronavirus happened, cancelling many events at one of the most magical times of the year: Spring. But if I traveled all the way to the Netherlands to Read more…
April 2, 2020
I took a bike ride to see the flowering trees at Green-Wood. The ride was rough as I am totally lacking in cardiovascular endurance. But boy was I thankful for my lung capacity, the strength in my legs, my health in general–my ability to put something on my list of Read more…
March 14, 2020
Why hello Spring. The start of Spring is the most exciting time. Who am I kidding, there I things I love about every season. But this color! This lightening fast year won’t slow its roll. And since it’s already a lamb… a last lion.
October 21, 2019
{It’s My Party 🎉, Part 4} As I headed to Avon, Ohio I knew it may be a futile endeavor. As October is wrapping up surely there will be no more blooms at the massive sunflower field, Maria’s Field of Hope–a beautiful display of activism spreading awareness about the need for Read more…
June 28, 2019
When I heard that the Corpse Flower (Amorphophallus Titanum) bloomed at New York Botanical Garden, I knew I would be there the next day. Besides the scent, which has been described as rotting meat, it is the largest unbranched flower in the Plant Kingdom! But first, an opportunity to highlight Read more…
May 19, 2019
That which is not fed… dies. So keep feeding what you wish to grow. 🌱 A simple truth I have to remind myself of on occasion as I can sometimes feed the wrong things with all my nourishing goodies. But I have a symbiotic relationship with Inspiration ( “her” ) Read more…
May 2, 2019
With two days of state exams and an awesome testing schedule, I spent my back-to-back free periods in my favorite place: Green-Wood Cemetery. It is crazy to think I first set foot into its grounds only a year ago. This time, peak flowering for its gorgeous trees would make it Read more…
April 3, 2019
This is where Spring starts: as a burst of bright on the end of a drab brown branch. In-between my days’ other times I found these sparks in Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery and Prospect Park. Cherished indicators of impending beauty… Blow a kiss to Spring! More Green-wood…
March 31, 2019
The best part of Spring is the return of color. To celebrate, I honor the colors.
March 24, 2019
I have this thing for dressing on theme. So as I get dressed for a beautiful Sunday at New York Botanical Garden‘s Orchid Show, I notice my Texas flag shirt and my Daenerys Targaryen costume. I giggle that I can almost set up some hooks on my wall so my Read more…
September 8, 2018
All the way up the isle of Manhattan at Fort Tryon Park in “Fort George,” adjacent to the The Met Cloisters which was way too crowded for us to partake in, is 8 miles of gorgeous, lush trails surrounded by extensive plant diversity–layers of green textures and wisps. Overlooking Hudson Read more…