This one feels like summer, like it's hot. Actually it's spring here, which includes all the wind we get this time of year. Going to the East Bay today, to Berkeley…
Gratitude abounds today for many reasons: the sun is out, the little seedlings I planted out yesterday are doing ok, my family is healthy, and I got to spend the…
I almost killed my snapdragon starts yesterday with too much heat. The sun was beaming in, and even thought the soil was moist, it was too much for them to…
How do you know when to stop? Today's combination came together quickly. Taking the photos, and choosing the lighting, making them look like what I had in mind, that took…
Today is what the Irish call a "fine, soft day". In May of 1998, we took our mountain bikes to Ireland, flying into Shannon, then two buses, first to Limerick…
Many years ago I didn't like learning new things, felt intimidated by not knowing, by being a beginner. This has dropped away as I've become more and more willing to…
I'm loving yellow, such a sure sign of spring. And thank you for suggestions on how to prop up flowers. There are times when having a daffodil on its' side…
I've been thinking about how to concisely express why we respond to art in times of pandemic. I don't think I make beauty because I'm in denial about how bad…
It's Groundhog Day again, and it seems like it's been here for the last 11 months. However, the plants aren't stuck doing the same thing day after day, and I…
African seed pod, cut up acuba leaves, sea urchin spines, daphne flower buds, smoky topaz beads, rock It's true, some days you just have to start over. I used to…