FOTD – May 19 – Lilacs and Rhododendrons It was nasty, wet, and in the low 50s today. Saturday it is supposed to hit 100 degrees. It’s hard to believe that given how cold it was today that we will… Read More ›
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SPRING HAS SPRUNG – FINALLY!
FOTD – May 10 – RHODODENDRONS This is the way it always happens. All through April, you watch spring happen in the rest of the northern hemisphere and feel deep envy for cherry blossoms and fresh new leaves and blooming gardens…. Read More ›
SQUARE ODDS – NUMERO UNO
The Square Odds – February 15, 2022 Another singular odd one — a pink rhododendron. I can’t draw white. I probably could paint white, but I can’t draw it so I turned it pink, though it was originally white. Forgive… Read More ›
BUDS
FOTD – February 15 – Buds Always, there’s a bud before the flower.
RHODODENDRON – FLOWERS AND BUDS
FOTD – February 8 – RHODODENDRONS, GARDEN CELEBRITIES The Rhododendron was growing in the garden when we moved here. For years, it didn’t seem to grow and never bloomed. One years, we chopped down our gangster rose hedges and suddenly, it… Read More ›
MIDWEEK MADNESS AND THE COLOR IS WHITE
CMMC January Color White The two colors I find the hardest to get “right” are red and white. Red because the subtle variations in the color can be difficult to see and it changes depending on the light — especially between… Read More ›
RHODODENDRONS OUT OF SEASON
FOTD – June 15 – RHODODENDRONS I keep opening cameras and taking out cards, discovering hundreds of pictures I’ve forgotten to download. Today I downloaded almost three hundred pictures from early June that I forgot I’d taken with a bunch from… Read More ›
LAST PICTURE ON THE LAST CARD
Last on the Card – May 2021 As usual, I left the card from yesterday in the reader so all I have to do is take a look and see what’s there. I used a slightly more processed version of this… Read More ›
FOTD: COLUMBINE IN PINK
FOTD – May 24 – Columbine As we were coming home from not buying a car, I decided to take a few pictures. We are heavily in columbine right now. All pink. I didn’t even know it came in other colors…. Read More ›
FOTD – RHODODENRONS AND FOLIAGE
FOTD – May 18 – Rhododendron and Ground Cover This seemed to go very well with Cee’s green bush and azalea. This is our Rhododendron and some aggressive yellow and green ground cover that has completely taken over our fence. A… Read More ›
WHAT’S BLOOMING?
FOTD – May 13 – Rhododendron With Many Flowers I thought it might rain tomorrow, so I got myself outside to see how the blooming goes. Our Rhododendron has gone into blossom overdrive. I have rarely seen a Rhododendron bloom… Read More ›
MORE WILDFLOWERS
It was cold today. Yesterday was warm — at least for the morning — but it chilled down at night. Today, it never warmed up, even though the sky was clear and the sun was out. I opened all the… Read More ›