It's been one of those weeks. Not necessarily a bad one...just a very full one. Between work life and home life and regular life, it seems like each day has blurred into the next.It's weeks like this that I am especially grateful for my daily photography practice. Pausing to press the shutter button ... read more
May Looked Like This
May looked liked lots of muddy garden work.Cleaning out debris, pulling weeds, staking dahlias, adding mulch. You know...the kind of unpretty, dirty work that goes on behind the scenes that seldom gets shared but that is an essential element of every pretty flower picture.And speaking of pretty ... read more
Never Gets Old
Buying flowers for the sheer joy of photographing them.The bodacious, buttery, blooms of my David Austin Golden Celebration rose.Saturday morning coffee and a new magazine on the porch.Peony season.Little pots and jars of garden flowers around the house.A butterfly sighting in the garden.Golden hour ... read more
The Story of the Robin’s Nest
"Well...I guess we won't be using the front door for the next month."That's what I said to Tripp on March 26th after I discovered that a robin had built her nest in the wreath on our front door. And upon further investigation, I found two tiny eggs in it - robin's egg blue, naturally.I've had the ... read more
Something To Look Forward To
It typically starts in mid- to late-February in my neck of the woods.That's when those first intrepid leaves sprout on my David Austin roses. To me those tender little shoots are signs of life during a mostly dormant time in the garden and the promise of good things to come. For the next several ... read more
Scenes from the Solar Eclipse
I was really excited to witness the solar eclipse yesterday! So naturally I wanted to take some photos.While not in the path of "totality", we would experience a more than 95% eclipse of the sun here in Northeast Oklahoma. So with my camera and solar glasses ready, I set about documenting this ... read more