Rosa rugosa, Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majelis) and pansy, all from the garden.
The Dawn Chorus
Dawn from our bedroom window The days begin early at Hillhaven in May. By 4:15 we are up, making coffee…
A Perfect Day in May
The kind of day you want to scoop up in your hands and hold forever. Variations on a theme: Fragrant…
Today at Hillhaven
A sampling of images from my walk around our property this morning, plus some later in our studio. I am…
New Images
I have so many projects going right now. Among them, I’ve been working on a series of floral still lifes…
A Magical Spring Morning
Saturday promised fair weather so we ventured on a morning outing to Lakewold Gardens, our first time there. The beginning…
Two Years Ago Today…
Two years ago today we first looked at our house. D had driven by a few days earlier and noticed…
Vessels of Light
Today I made my annual trip to Skagit Valley for the Tulip Festival. The bloom had been so delayed by…
Please Help to Save the Frogs
I love frogs. Always have. One of my family nicknames is Frog. The other is Toad, which I was given…
Crown Imperial
Taken this morning, at Green Lake park. Fritillaria imperialus or as Perdita in A Winter’s Tale called them, Crown Imperial….
Darling Buds
New blossoms from one of our Bradford pear trees in one of my Mom’s antique vases, taken in our kitchen…
Suddenly (Finally) It’s Spring! …er, Summer!
The sun finally emerged two days ago after an interminable stretch of rain and gloom. But it has still been…
