A Favorite Tulip
Favorite Tulip
I like tulips of any sort, but most of mine have been eaten by small burrowing creatures or the bunnies who come to visit in spring. I quit replanting them in my yard, but this one single tulip continues to sprout and bloom each spring. Its leaves are smaller and shorter than the others, and the flower itself is as well, so perhaps it’s camouflaged by the ivy for long enough to actually make a showing. It’s just a tiny little thing too, just like a small cordial glass. Studying the red veins fading out into the petal never ceases to amaze me.
Wren Returns, 2010
Wren
This bossy little wren is likely a return from last year, finding the two feeders as soon as I hung and filled them. Here, she is on the post at the bottom of the steps to my deck debating which one to visit next. Whatever she decides, we are sure to hear about it.
I put out two more feeders today in the back yard and it was as if the birds had been hanging around waiting. They were immediately in the flat feeder with the mixed nuts, and then in the feeder out under the trees.
This usually means they are returning birds since they are well-acquainted with the accommodations. Welcome back!
Bloom Again in Autumn, 2011
Bloom Again in Autumn
The pink pasture rose blooms again in autumn, surrounded by so many buds it will be November before they are all done. I was lucky to find it in such magical light at an angle that caught the shadows of the buds on the outside of the flower, showing through the translucent petals.
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Home-grown Tomatoes
Tomatoes
My neighbor balanced a few beefsteaks on his deck rail. Perfect composition; often the best are unintentional.
The Forgotten Place
The Forgotten Place
Yes, I’ve neglected my old park bench, always one of my favorite places to sit, cool in summer, scenic little view of my yard in all seasons, lots of little critters around. Now grapevines twine on the wrought iron and one of the boards has broken I pledge to myself to revisit it again before winter and make repairs.
Park Your Toys
Park Your Toys
This was just too cute, and what a great idea? Where would you park all those Big Wheels and other plastic conveyances and tricycles and little bicycles—all over the yard? Colorful on a sunny morning, it looks like summer for the kids to me.
Dragonfly: 2011
Dragonfly
This one came to visit my back yard this morning. She looks like either a Common Whitetail or a 12-spotted Skimmer to me.
My Life Savings
My Life Savings.
These plants are, among other names, called “money plants” or “silver dollar plants” because these round bright green seed pods mature to a light tan and when the outer layers and seeds are removed what’s left is a thin, papery, translucent creamy-white sphere; because this also resembles a full moon, they are also called “lunaria”.
But the joke is on the money plants—they seed themselves all over the yard and this year are doing quite well. if I had this much in my pockets I’d be doing pretty well. But they also look lovely with the late afternoon sun shining through them, and beauty is priceless.
Bloom Again in Autumn
Bloom Again in Autumn
The pink pasture rose blooms again in autumn, surrounded by so many buds it will be November before they are all done. I was lucky to find it in such magical light at an angle that caught the shadows of the buds on the outside of the flower, showing through the translucent petals.
Home-grown Tomatoes
Tomatoes
My neighbor balanced a few beefsteaks on his deck rail. Perfect composition; often the best are unintentional.
