April 13, 2024
You know I love a rural cemetery that dates back to the 1850’s, that holds a spectacular array of flowering trees and many texturous decaying angels. So I got myself to the historic Elmwood Pinewood Cemetery in Charlotte’s downtown on a day off. One of many decapitated… “Strange” is dead. Read more…
May 30, 2022
Summer is excursions… …with views along the way. The sailors in town for Fleet Week. Road food (Dunkin Donuts LOL) The road before me… Bearing cookie gifts. The irises. Water in any form. In this case, fresh. Chimney Bluffs State Park from Lake Ontario Sand castles. View from the deck. 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…
May 22, 2016
It took a while for spring to spread her green. But she’s here, finally. Wild life in the backyard. Clematis blooming. Iris parade on the side of the house. Rose bushes also showing signs of green. Garden still contained. Anticipating these tomatoes My lucky 7 sunflowers. These are the only Read more…
May 25, 2015
Push aside winter grey, summer is unofficially here. The irises are blooming at the zombie house next door, triggered by nature. There Will Come Soft Rains-style. The backyard, once a bland backdrop along the walk to the back door, invites entry, holds glistening fruits and color in its open palm. Asks Read more…
May 18, 2015
Do this experiment. Start peeling an orange, put your nose in the path of the rind’s mist, peel a packet loose and place it in your mouth, but do not chew… Your salivary glands dumped buckets out into your mouth whether or not you thought you wanted an orange. There is Read more…
May 7, 2013
It’s been a couple of weeks and things are getting taller, especially the arugula. It’s also sprouting flowers, which isn’t a good thing. They are seeding themselves. I love that I can see the start of a Brussels sprout here… and the beginnings of broccoli. In other backyard news, the Read more…