When summer arrives and the garden becomes a wall of greenness, many creatures—large and small, pollinator and predator, flying and crawling, welcomed and not—countless variations of life, all come along…
Georgia O’Keeffe said of flowers in “The Poetry of Things:” “A flower is relatively small. Everyone has many associations with a flower — the idea of flowers. You put out…
I grew up in Central Michigan where I delighted in watching clouds. You could see them all summer long as the weather came in from the west, tall billowing summer…
Flowers and plants are such gifts. Years ago I swore I’d stop mowing a lawn. Now the entire yard is filled with flowers and wild areas where whatever wants to…
No matter the shutter speed (1/10 and 1/160), Moss Glen Falls (Warren, VT) on a hot summer day is a wonderful place to be. The cool spray of the falls…
Yesterday was a real summer day—finally!—actually hot in the sun, a big muggy, not much wind and more towering cumulus clouds. A good lesson in just “being here now” because…
I love the changes in weather, such good reminders to simply be here now. Honestly, it would not be hard to find something wrong with the weather every day—I hear…
Lake Michigan…blue skies, warm water, wonderful breeze…and then the last two nights, the crescent moon setting over the water, something I’ve never seen (or at least noticed) before! The “photo” I…
One of the delights of Shelburne Museum is seeing the pride that staff and docents take in sharing the place with visitors. I’ve experienced it every time I’ve been there, and…
The hills of Vermont are once again sunny and hot and full of life in a hundred shades of green.
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