A Beauty in My Backyard
A forgotten beauty showed its face in my backyard a few weeks ago, as this gorgeous walking iris woke up and bloomed for the first time in years.
Category: Flowers
Days of Gardenias and Memories
The loveliness of gardenias evokes memories spanning the length of life’s journey.
The Easter Butterfly
And then, all of the sudden, it flew away, wafting on the breeze high above the cypress trees, its wings fluttering a timeless message: fear not, only believe.
none of the bees would pose for me (a poem)
A solo trip to a botanical garden was a tonic in troubled times and the inspiration for a poem.
January Dreaming: A Brighter Shade of Pale
Paperwhites don’t know anything about this sad month with no major celebrations.
The Forgiveness of the Yard, January Blooms and a New Camera Lens, Oh My!
Our January blooms are sprawling wildly, bursting with color, ignoring the season, crowding each other and competing for Most Beautiful.
Late-Season Blooms & Haiku
Reinforcing my benign neglect this year, the greenery of Glover Gardens has gifted us with unexpected late-November blooms.
Have Some Weed, Butterfly!
Butterflies, butterfly weed, and a caterpillar relocation project. It’s never a dull moment at Glover Gardens.
Good Friday Lilies
If Easter lilies are white, perhaps these gorgeous red lilies are Good Friday lilies.
January Dreaming: April in Paris in the Gardens
Dazzling colors and green spaces that can be found all over Paris are the subject of this January Dreaming post.
Haiku: Seeing Red
Aberdeen’s Cruickshank Botanic Garden on the King’s College campus in Old Aberdeen is gorgeous and haiku-inspiring.
A Fire in the Fireplace in the Middle of Summer, a Haiku, and Wildflowers
A change of scenery brings mountain wildflowers, a fire in the fireplace and a haiku about the mesmerizing nature of flames.
Haiku: Nature Wins Again
Haiku saluting the Purple Fringe alongside the abandoned track at the top of Boreas Pass at the continental divide.
Haiku: The Road to…
On Elkhorn Road headed North toward Como, CO, the tired old asphalt is framed in spring by spunky yellow wildflowers. Thus, a haiku.
Two-Fer Spring Blooms at Glover Gardens
A rare gift as an early Mothers Day treat: the Easter Lilies and Amaryllis blooming at the same time.
Happy Earth Day! Join Me for a Walk in the Park
An Earth Day celebration of nature-filled Butler Shores Metropolitan Park along Ladybird Lake in Austin.
Jasmine, the Calming Smell of Spring
Glover Gardens is an aromatherapy district with an abundance of jasmine this spring.
