FOTD – November 22 – Fully blooming cactus flowers Today I realized my macro lens is out of alignment. It has always been temperamental, but in the last couple of days, no matter what I do, it will not focus in… Read More ›
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AN ABUNDANCE OF BLOOMING CHRISTMAS CACTI
FOTD – November 19 – Blooming Cactus Sometimes, photography reminds me of living in Israel. There was a decision when the country was formed that it would not import food but would grow our own. As a result, whatever was coming… Read More ›
FAITH REWARDED
FOTD – November 18 – CHRISTMAS CACTUS From when I repotted my cactus — nearly two years ago — there were long stretches when these plants looked dead. I seem to have somehow specialized in growing plants that go dormant for… Read More ›
HAVE A LITTLE FAITH
FOTD – November 7 – Faith and Flowers I’m not big on blind faith. Our pastor (the one I liked who left) asked me if God himself came down to visit me, would I ask for a picture ID? I thought… Read More ›
AUTUMN LEAVES
FOTD – November 4 – Autumn Leaves It’s really a pun because the autumn is leaving, but this is about autumn leaves. English is a funny language sometimes.
WHEN THE MUMS WERE WHITE
FOTD – November 1 – When the chrysanthemums were white Combing through recent files from October, I realized I had folders of photos I’d never looked at — just downloaded. October is always a very busy photo month. You have… Read More ›
MIXED MUMS BEFORE THE FREEZE
FOTD – October 30 – Mixed Mums It must be true because Alexa has been percolating all day with the big news: it’s going to freeze overnight! I mentioned this to Garry who said, “Yeah, and is that news? Doesn’t… Read More ›
LATE GOLDEN OCTOBER DAYS
Festival of Leaves 2022 Week #6: Late October Color in the Blackstone Valley All photographs: Garry Armstrong It may not be the absolutely last day of this beautiful autumn, but it’s getting close. I went to bring down the recycling bin… Read More ›
AS AUTUMN ENDS
FOTD – October 26 – Golden Woods When I look “out back” behind the house, it seems so odd that the ash tree is gone. It has been a big part of our visuals since we moved here. The good news… Read More ›
GOLDEN BERRIES OF AUTUMN
FOTD – October 23 – Golden Berries I can’t be sure which leaves are which. Even if I new, I’m not all that great about plants, so while I think the purple ones of choke berries, the yellow ones might… Read More ›
LAST OF THE BIG YELLOW BEGONIAS
FOTD – October 22 – Yellow Begonias It’s the end of October. We’re getting frosts at night, but our big yellow begonias aren’t dead yet! Although they’ve lost a lot of leaves, the flowers are still blooming as big and bright… Read More ›
PINK CHYRSANTHEMUMS, PREVIOUSLY WHITE
FOTD – October 21 – Pink Chrysanthemums They were creamy white with a yellow center. As they bloomed, I notice a few of them had a slightly pink cast, but I put that down to a reflection from the red… Read More ›
THE NORTH WIND DOTH BLOW…
FOTD – October 19 – Autumn Leaves My mother used to sing nursery rhymes to me and I always remember them as music.
PEAK AND PAST PEAK
FOTD – October 17 – Leaves: Peak & Past It’s hard to know the exact moment when “peak” leafing passes into “post-peak” leafing. Its especially difficult because it happened differently in different places, even when those areas are very close… Read More ›
FLOWERS BY THE MUMFORD DAM
FOTD – October 16 – Flowers by the Mumford Dam Featuring some of the more spectacular petunias I’ve ever seen!
FALL FLOWERS
FOTD – October 15 – Autumn Mums
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 