serendipitous

t his one deserves its own post, late or not. when friends go on trips, i ask them to bring me back a rock. here's one that a friend fou...

t ime at the beach was again a high point of my summer. weather was perfect, rental was fabulous, but being with family was the best. a...

a ll i really wanted was a picture of this butterfly that hung around the garden for days, fluttering in and around this milkweed plant. b...

jupiter and venus, in the west, after sunset. brilliant. 

t his is my grandfather, my mother's father. as a small child, i believe he was my favorite person. he talked to me and he made me lau...

y esterday the girl and her family were here for a visit. at one point, they went for a quick walk, and the little girl came back with excit...

t his evening, the moon set in the west shortly after the sun. in my eagerness to photograph it, i went off about an hour too early and was ...

O ver the weekend, the little girl took off up in the back for a woodland walk. before she left, i handed her my point-and-shoot camera and ...

w hat's blooming in june? margarites morning glories inherited irises - they came with the house! lupine - purple and pin...

s ince i've semi-retired, one thing i'm just not doing enough of is keeping up with new books. it's odd, i know, but it's...

f or days, i've been here, in the garden. weeding, dividing, transplanting, planning. new growth is always so green and lush and promis...

t his tree's been in my backyard for half my life, yet i have never seen it like this. it's all leafed out, but it has what i can on...

s ince they began to bloom last weekend, i have taken at least a zillion photos of purple lilacs. i am hoping to capture just the right sh...

still here. enjoying the warmth and beauty of spring. finally. 

my favorite pansies. i'm always so happy to find them again. 

i have nickels buried all over the world. friends on vacation take my nickels and plant them in beautiful and interesting places i'll n...

s nowdrops, "spring"ing from the soil on shady side of the house, where the snow is just beginning to melt. what a wonderful sur...

s he wanted to play, and here's how she hid. camouflage , she told me.

a s i write this, bright blue sky is turning a steely gray, a winter sky again. but these photos i took not fifteen minutes ago show the s...

happy easter! the tradition continues . i am amazed. two friends i have long suspected are in different states this easter morning.  ...

i don't take conventional selfies. it just seems too narcissistic. also, i can never get a good picture no matter how hard i try - perh...

b rilliant blue sky this morning with birdsong and a waning crescent moon. already, the sun is warm on my face. these are the days i wait ...

r ain, ice, snow, lilac buds. nothing to beware of here! almost springtime in new hampshire.

t he shift to daylight saving time brings erratic sleep patterns, crazy dreams, and general feelings of internal disarray. i am having a har...

i  don't usually wax poetic about things like kitchen utensils, but i am so happy with this find that i feel the need to document my d...

t his winter is endless. i am sick of ice and boots. i am tired of all this white. i hate this cold. i yearn for melting, puddles, and tem...

t oday was valentines day in schools, and i had the unexpected surprise of participating in a kindergarten party, highlighted with valentine...

a long time ago, i read that smell is a most powerful conduit in terms of memory-making - that a scent can quickly transport you back to ...