I do not know all their names yet. Perhaps, being wild, they prefer to be nameless, such as, “Something in White.” Or, “Unexpected Periwinkle.” “I Heart Hummingbirds.” “I’m with Cat Tails.” The ladybug knows what this is. “Pink Clover Passion.” “Clover with Celtic Ancestry.” “Something Tall & Yellow.” Splendid.
Archive for the ‘Treasures’ Category
Wildflowers
Posted in Travels Near & Far, Treasures on September 16, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Storms & Beavers
Posted in Travels Near & Far, Treasures on September 16, 2010 | 3 Comments »
At the tail end of the late-summer rains… I remember how the clouds gathered and built up force… …how we could all see each other having a different kind of day… …and how I felt cooled off by rain, as opposed to chilled by it. Wherever there are regular heavy downpours… …near a body of [...]
In Wonderland (Again)
Posted in Garden, Treasures on July 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
To get to Wonderland, you will need your rose petal ticket (please take one). Now you may proceed to the entrance to Wonderland, beneath the rose bush. Once inside, explore wherever you’d like! There are many wonders to behold. Look down to find puffball dandelions… …and sweet ripe berries to eat… …though they tend to [...]
Mid-Summer Night’s Gleam
Posted in Treasures on July 27, 2010 | 1 Comment »
The mid-summer lull has been awakened by a sky of flowers and thunder! Everyone is out to see the night garden blossoming up and around them. The moon draws a veil on itself to blacken the sky… …and to brighten shooting cosmos flowers… …super rose novas… …inter-galactic dahlias… …sparkling Queen Anne’s lace… …fiery marigolds and [...]
Found
Posted in Treasures on July 20, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Found recently (scroll over each photo to find more details): An old friend from last year, come back to visit the garden. A trumpet vine tracing a cow skull. Some pink yarrow (after finding only yellow or white). A piece of art… …inspired by life. Flowers growing from round steel… …inspired by flowers growing from round steel. [...]
Peonies
Posted in In the Home, Treasures on July 10, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Since the grocery store was out of peonies on the day I went for them, I decided to get them another way… …I made them…from tissue paper. And they sure fool me–they blend right in with my other dried flowers. Even up close it looks like a real peony. Peonies are very dear to me, [...]
Inside their Garden Walls, Part I
Posted in Garden, Treasures on June 7, 2010 | 1 Comment »
It is one of my great joys to photograph a friend’s garden, and equally great to share the images here (with the friend’s permission). I always find surprising things in a loved one’s garden–flowers I’ve never seen before, a vision of that friend’s heart in the colors and landscape, some new magic in a different [...]
New Mexico Winter Joy, Part I
Posted in Albuquerque, Travels Near & Far, Treasures on December 27, 2009 | 1 Comment »
New Mexico winter joy, to me, means cranes…cranes anywhere…cranes in the sky, cranes in a field…I will drive over the rio and through the bosque to find them. When I’m near them, I know I need to be calm and still so I don’t startle them, but this is difficult. In my head I am [...]
Hot air rises…and so do balloons
Posted in Albuquerque, Treasures on October 9, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I feel very lucky to live in Albuquerque. Once a year I get to wake up before dawn… …catch the ranger just before he starts his morning rounds… …see the cow jump over the moon… …and look at sea creatures, though we’re hundreds of miles from an ocean. It’s as though some child’s toy chest [...]
Light, Shells, & Stones
Posted in Travels Near & Far, Treasures on July 22, 2009 | 1 Comment »
A recent study of shells, sea glass, and stones has revealed some things to me… …which, I can assure you, has something to do with ocean depths vs. electromagnetic light waves and early morning walks… …for instance, why do oyster shells create iridescent, light-reflecting centers if they are closed in darkness? …perhaps [...]
