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Amazing Amaryllis Creates Multiple Flower Buds
Beautiful. Isn’t it. I’ve been watching the lengthening stalk for a while now with its promise of flower. A dear friend gave the bulb to me early in December. I potted it up with no idea of its color. So I wait and watch and wonder. The anticipation of its emergence is part of the Read more
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Bluebirds in January!
Amazing! A flock of bluebirds visited my feeder a couple of days ago. In the three years I’ve lived in this location near a man-made wetland in the vicinity of a really large pond, they’ve visited on their way to somewhere about the same time. (Now its the magic number three I will have to Read more
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Beauty Surrounds Us
A friend recently sent me a story about a world class violinist playing one of the most intricate musical pieces on a rare instrument. He played incognito in a DC metro station for about 45 minutes during peak travel. It was a social experiment organized by the Washington Post about perception, taste, and priorities of people. In our Read more
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Snow Flowers
Driving backroads through pine forest, dormant fields, and orchards I found myself marveling at the beautiful winter scenery. Without a camera to capture what I saw yesterday I’ve inserted the photo of my front entry that speaks to light and snow and winter forms. Years ago I read somewhere about a Japanese village that celebrates winter beauty by hosting Read more
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Winter Windowsill Arrangement
My kitchen window doesn’t have a lovely view so I create my own. I use favorite objects to create arrangements and change them whenever I’m in the mood. Yesterday I potted the leaf of Huechera ‘Palace Purple’ that had grown roots in my grandmother’s vase . It was threatening to die if I didn’t take action. Read more
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Fantasy Garden
The display garden I call the “blue door garden” I saw at the Hampton Court Flower Show in London. I love the door color, but even more its invitation to enter into a wild space. I wonder where the path would take me. The vision calls up images of the “Secret Garden”. You remember the movie where the Read more