Today is the first day of August already. Good morning, Happy Saturday, and Happy August I am thankful that everything is still looking green and lush — not many signs of fall. Yesterday on my walk in the neighborhood I was reminded once again of the joy of simple things. Read more…
In the beautiful sunshine this morning I went outside to make a few photographs of my hanging basket of petunias in the morning sunlight. It was not “perfect” light for photography. But I find I love the challenge of seeing and portraying the beauty of those contrasty bright light times Read more…
Here are some of the photographs I made yesterday on my walk in the prairie meadow at French Regional Park. At first glance the wild tangle of plants didn’t look very photogenic to me. But then I began noticing things that drew my eye. Blooming Prairie The tall common mullien Read more…
This tiny frog has been hanging out in the watering tube of one of my Earth Box garden boxes. Every day when I go out to check to see if I need to water, I peek into the tube and see if he (or she) is still there. I finally Read more…
Despite everything challenging that’s going on in 2020 (and there’s a lot!), today I feel optimistic, joyful, grateful, and hopeful. The rain, my cat Gracie purr-owing at me to get up, and the beauty of the flowers I planted in front of our house, all brought me joy this morning. Read more…