Far from the city’s dust and heat, I get but sounds and odors sweet. Who can wonder I love to stay, Week after week, here hidden away, In this sly nook that I love best– This little brown house like a ground-bird’s nest. ~Ella Wheeler Wilcox, American poet and writer 1850-1919 Want to feather […]
Photographs
Bird-chirping weather
My favorite weather is bird-chirping weather. ~Terri Guillemets Want more to chirp about? Check out Delicious Baby Photo Friday!
Gyumri, Armenia in black and white
Gyumri, Armenia Gyumri’s stark, old world beauty is particularly suited for black and white. , Want to see more cool shots? Check out Delicious Baby Photo Friday!
Village of Fayetteville (New York) Bird Preserve (Gramlich Bird Sanctuary)
When my parents purchased the home where I grew up in Fayetteville, New York, one of the selling factors was that the property backed up to a bird preserve. My father reasoned that because the land was protected, no one would build on it and our home would always be surrounded by woods in the […]
Blissed out in Baja
A year ago, Big Papa and I were preparing for a trip to Baja, Mexico. Our first trip to Mexico and our last trip just-the-two-of-us. Find more bliss…check out Delicious Baby Photo Friday!
Foggy Friday
The fog comes on little cat feet. It sits looking over harbor and city on silent haunches and then moves on. ~Carl Sandburg Check out Delicious Baby Photo Friday for more misty memories.
Little wings in winter
Little Wing, don’t fly away When the summer turns to fall Don’t you know some people say The winter is the best time of them all Winter is the best of all. ~Neil Young Finch snacking on seed Female Goldfinch listening for her beau Mirror, mirror…who’s the fairest of them all? Leucistic Pine Sisken checks […]
Winter’s frost
Ice crystals settle on the spines and veins of fallen leaves, and highlight the stark beauty of winter. Want to see more winter loveliness? Check out Delicious Baby Photo Friday!
Autumn at the arboretum
A lovely walk amidst the fall color and sights at the Washington Park Arboretum. Want to see more colorful shots? Check out Delicious Baby Photo Friday!
Shadows from places I’ve been
Keep your face always toward the sunshine –and shadows will fall behind you. ~Walt Whitman Yerevan, Armenia Gyumri, Armenia Baja Mexico desert Kelsey Creek Park, Bellevue Washington Want more shadows and light? Check out Delicious Baby Photo Friday!