It's not about perfection! I often have a race with the light when photographing my mandalas. If the sun is too high, the light coming through the skylight is too…
Feeling so much gratitude today. In spite of the pandemic, the political scene, etc., my life is full, and today is a good day. I've already been on one walk, and…
Three of my favorite flowers in this one, and the color combo works, yes? Dahlias, larkspur, hydrangea petals
The Chocolate Queen Anne's Lace is rapidly going to seed, mostly lots of small flowers left on the towering plants. It's naturalizing all over the yard. Next year I'll be…
This one is dedicated to my grandson and his parents. He got his second COVID vaccination two days ago, had some side effects, but this morning he feels 100%, and…
A bit off center today. Limited time to put this mandala together this morning because I was fortunate enough to have two walks with friends, and then a trip to…
I can't relate to "happy" 4th of July. The history of our country is so tainted with white supremacy, so full of inhumanity to others. It's hard to know how…
The garden is kind of a mess, with holes where the snapdragons had to come out. They had rust, a fungal disease. They've produced for two years, so I'm not complaining.…
These poppies (papaver somniferum) are stunning this year. There are only a few left flowering, though the seed pods are gorgeous too. They aren't at all fussy, and next year I'll…
Big news! The calendar is at the printers, still getting tweaked a bit, but almost ready to print. Should be up on the site, to pre-order, soon. In the meantime, here's a…