Autumn can make me moody and melancholy. The dark, the damp, the dreary. But this week such gloom and glum…
All Hallow’s Eve
All Hallow’s Eve. All Saint’s Eve. Samhain. Hallowe’en. An ancient festival marking the end of light and warmth, and the…
Pumpkin Art
I’m not a big fan of orange – for me almost none goes a very long way – but I…
Kaleidoscope
I’ve photographed these woods many a time. Truly, I know the name of every tree on this woodland path by…
Gold and Blue
Inspired by my yellow David Austin rose ‘Graham Thomas’, who, at this moment, as October blusters to a chilly end,…
Folia Botanica
In celebration of the magnificence of trees and leaves. Red Maple (Acer Rubrum), Fern (Matteuccia struthiopteris), Japanese Maple (Acer palmatum),…
Golden
And a surprise… Sunlight angling lower by the day gilds the simplest scenes. This week in Seattle we are having…
Les Roses Antiques
As the days close inward, smudgy skies invite contemplation Thoughts stray to autumn tales and scenes that might have been……
Fallen Gently into Fall
A warm hello friends! I must say, you totally overwhelmed me with your kind comments and memories about the Oregon…
One Last Waltz With Summer
Haystack Rock, Cannon Beach, Oregon We’d dreamed of coming here for months. But unpredictable weather at the coast and even…
Tales to be Told
Hello, lovely friends! By the time you read this, I will be away again for a few days, bound for…
Berries and Cream and Whirling Butterflies
Somehow, these roses remind me of frothy, whipped, double cream – rich and thick and perfect with freshly-picked wild blackberries….
