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RHODODENDRON – FLOWERS AND BUDS

FOTD – February – RHODODENDRONS, GARDEN CELEBRITIES The Rhododendron was growing in the garden when we moved here. For years, it didn't seem to grow and never bloomed. One year, we chopped down our gangster rose hedges, and suddenly, it bloomed. It started blooming in May and didn't stop until late August. I hope it comes … Continue reading RHODODENDRON – FLOWERS AND BUDS

EXPLORE THIS

Thursday Doors Some of our explorations are behind these museum doors. Click on any picture to go to the larger versions of each one in the gallery. Entering the tomb, Field Museum, Chicago Autry Museum of the American West, CA. River Bend Farm museum, Uxbridge Tea Party Museum, Boston The House of the Distiller, France … Continue reading EXPLORE THIS

A IS FOR …

CMMC – Alphabet Letter A at the beginning of a word In order, they are azaleas, apple blossoms, anthurium, architecture, Aldrich Street, and Arizona. Azaleas

CHANGING SEASONS

The Changing Seasons, January 2022 Well, this has certainly been a weathery month for us who live in the north across the whole U.S., as well as many parts of the slightly more southern areas of the Midwest. It was warm, cold, very cold, arctic, warm, rainy, and finally, BLIZZARD. Way to go, weather! Photo: Owen … Continue reading CHANGING SEASONS

BIRDS IN THE BUSH WITH SNOW

When it snows, you can see how many dozens of birds live in the forsythia hedge in the backyard. I couldn't get sharp pictures. This was one of the times when the autofocus couldn't figure out where to focus. Between the falling snow and the bushes and the birds who were in constant motion, it … Continue reading BIRDS IN THE BUSH WITH SNOW

WINTER BIRDS IN RAIN & SNOW

When I got up and went out to feed the birds, it was pouring -- and warm. Less than an hour later, the temperature dropped, and a pretty heavy snow was falling. Tomorrow it's supposed to snow and rain in no discernible order. At some point during tomorrow night, it's supposed to do something involving … Continue reading WINTER BIRDS IN RAIN & SNOW

ON A GOLDEN AFTERNOON – IN JANUARY?

I looked out the window, and the light was golden against the trees. It's not the color you usually see in the middle of winter. I associate that color with autumn and sometimes summer. Maybe it was because of all the rain and what seems to be our nightly inch or two of snow, but … Continue reading ON A GOLDEN AFTERNOON – IN JANUARY?

MORE YELLOW-GREEN ORCHIDS

FOTD – January 29 – Yellow-Green Orchids I should have been taking pictures of our little snow, but I was, instead, pulling veins from the middle of supposedly cleaned and deveined shrimp. But I did get some pretty pictures of the orchids. And I got to use my new camera, too. We had snow overnight and … Continue reading MORE YELLOW-GREEN ORCHIDS

FETISH

FOWC with Fandango — Fetish I collect Native American fetishes. These are small carved items -- sort of like charms or amulets -- but more than that. Some of these carvings are remarkably artistic. Tiny, yet perfect. Each fetish represents a particular kind of luck connected through the creature it represents. This first gallery shows a … Continue reading FETISH

CIRCLES & CURVES | BLACK & WHITE

CBWC:  Circles and Curves Curves -- including arches. Circles -- including a camera and a pocket watch. The nearly round buds of an opening orchid and the big, round wheels on a bicycle.