Posts Tagged ‘nature’
ladybug on the catmint
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, gardening, insects, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography on June 1, 2021| 1 Comment »
icelandic poppies
Posted in Inspiration, tagged beauty, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, nature, Photography, poppies on May 14, 2021| 1 Comment »
I think I have the most eclectic garden ever but the birds, bunnies, squirrels, possum and occasional wild turkey don’t seem to mind. Now I’m just waiting on the butterflies.
bleeding hearts
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged beauty, bleeding heart, cut flowers, flowers, Inspiration, nature, Photography on May 12, 2021| 1 Comment »
who knew
Posted in Nature Notes, tagged backyard gardens, basil, birds, Inspiration, marigolds, nature, Photography, starlings on April 26, 2021| 2 Comments »
Who knew that starlings line their nests with scented flowers and herbs like marigolds, and I guess basil, too, because all of the marigolds and basil you see in this picture are gone, decimated by the beaks of starlings. I even watched out the window as a starling broke off the marigold head and flew away with the flower in its mouth. Steve was okay with it until they started harvesting the basil as well. I think the problem is that the raised bed is right next to a bird feeding station. And while I remember planting marigolds last year I think it was later in the spring and there was no feeding station and maybe nesting season was done. I don’t know. We’ll see what the rest of the spring holds. Meanwhile I AM pleased about the herbs “hidden” on the side of the house doing well.
edible flowers
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Kitchen Inspirations, tagged beauty, edible flowers, flowers, gardening, Inspiration, nature, outdoor gardening, Photography on April 9, 2021| 2 Comments »
sharing finite resources
Posted in Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged beauty, birds, birdwatching, Inspiration, nature, nature photography, Photography on April 5, 2021| Leave a Comment »
determination
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, Nature Notes, tagged animals, beauty, birds, birdwatching, Inspiration, nature, Photography, woodpecker on April 5, 2021| 2 Comments »
It is a bird feeder that feeds a community … black, brown and gray squirrels, mourning doves, sparrows, grackles, starlings, a mating pair of cardinals and I’ve even seen a blue jay hovering about. All bigger than this little fellow who patiently waits in the branches of the neighbor’s tall tree and waits for its moment to feed.
the end of the beginning
Posted in Branches, Inspiration, tagged history, nature, Photography, politics, trees, urban landscape on January 7, 2021| 2 Comments »
Honestly, I have no words. I think Stephen Colbert captures it best for me. Check out his video in the following New York Times article: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/07/arts/television/stephen-colbert-trump-capitol.html
p.s. the subject line … I worry that, as I did after Biden won the election that first night, I worry that, once more, now that the riots are (so far) done, I hear people saying,”well, this is the end.” It is not. During World War II, after many defeats, the British finally obtained a victory. Some may have thought, well, this is the end. The year was 1942. Winston Churchill’s reply? “This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”
updating the shop … william morris
Posted in Inspiration, tagged artists, creativity, drawing, flowers, gifts, illustration, Inspiration, nature, shoppping, William Morris on December 29, 2020| Leave a Comment »
I’m all about bringing nature indoors. That’s why its been such fun this winter to sip tea and to work with images in the public domain, as well as my own photography, to update my redbubble shop. I selected several artists whose works moved me personally and sorted through merchandise I would actually use. First up … William Morris.
I’m a fan of Morris’s bright, bold prints but I liked these for their unfinished quality and the softness of the colors. Very soothing to me. See what you think when you visit the shop.
And you can learn more about Morris via this Wikipedia page.
environmental perturbation
Posted in Nature Notes, tagged birds, environment, hawks, nature, Photography, urban landscape, urban nature on December 21, 2020| 2 Comments »
A person in Copley Square feeds the pigeons quite regularly and in great volume. He may have been doing it so routinely that the pigeons have become attuned to his hand gesture when he disburses his feed. So if anyone makes a similar gesture, their hand sweeping the air, the birds settle immediately en masse until a few quick pecks at empty ground reveal no food. Then away they fly. I’m not sure if the hawk gets them when they are flying in or flying away. But I know this hawk caught and consumed at least two pigeons while I was in the area. The man has been asked not to feed the birds. We’ll see …
