FOTD – August 26 – Sunflowers Today the sunflowers pass from floral decorations to food for the birds and other seed-loving creatures of hedge and bough. They have gone to a better place. I’m pretty sure that they were what… Read More ›
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KEEP YOUR SUNNY SIDE UP
FOTD – August 21 – Sunnyside Up! We had nearly 10 minutes of rain today. I heard the thunder rolling and I thought “Rain maybe?” I have learned through the bitter experience of this long dry summer that all the… Read More ›
SUNFLOWERS
FOTD – August 1 – Sunflowers I love sunflowers. I love how the bees love them and they are so tall and sturdy. The birds and squirrels love them too. Sunflowers are not only beautiful, they are useful in many… Read More ›
SUNFLOWERS!
FOTD – April 25 – SUNFLOWER BOUQUET I wasn’t feeling well. Garry got me this brilliant bouquet to cheer me up. Mostly, I’m feeling wheezy and allergic. The pollen count is waaaaay up there. I can’t afford it a daily inhaler… Read More ›
SUNFLOWERS ON A SUNNY DAY
FOTD – September 25 – SUNFLOWERS BY THE BLACKSTONE We had hoped there would be more color in the trees. Our street is brilliant with color. In fact, our entire property is brilliant with color. The aspen are all golden,… Read More ›
GROWING GARDEN SUNSHINE
Sunshine in the Garden I loved your Pick Me Up today, probably because I love sunflowers, though I have never successfully grown any. But since you brought the subject up, I thought I’d send you some more garden sunshine.
LEARNING TO GROW THINGS – Marilyn Armstrong
I started to grow plants because my friend Mary was a crazed grower of potted plants. She lived in Brooklyn. Park Slope at the time. These years, she has a house out on Staten Island. We haven’t seen each other… Read More ›
A SNOWY DAY WITH SUNFLOWERS – Marilyn Armstrong
A Snowy Day With Sunflowers – 02/28/2019 Garry came back from the grocery while the snow was softly falling. I already had flowers from last week, so I picked out the ones that were dead, left the chrysanthemums which were… Read More ›
FLOWER OF THE DAY – Marilyn Armstrong
Lacking garden flowers which are seriously considering budding any day now, Garry brought me the brightest flowers he could find. You guessed it. Sunflowers. Flower of the Day – May 6, 2018 – Azalea
SATURATED: A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE
A Photo a Week Challenge: Saturation Autumn in New England is a total saturation experience. I often turn down saturation. Natural color is almost surreal. The original photograph is true color direct from the camera. The adjustments were cropping, exposure, and a single click (1%) saturation…. Read More ›
THEY CALL ME MELLOW YELLOW
Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: The Color Yellow
PAINTERLY SUNFLOWERS
I love trying out various effects. Often my goal is to make a photograph look like a painting. If I were a painter, I would do it with a brush and canvas. Since I’m not, Photoshop provides interesting tools and Google’s NIK… Read More ›
SUNFLOWERS FOR ME
Garry thought it was high time I got a new bouquet and this time, he chose one of my favorites, sunflowers. Is there any flower that better symbolizes summer? That looks as if it contains its own sunbeam? Here is my bouquet… Read More ›
Blackstone Valley Roads – Marilyn Armstrong
These are places I pass as I go to and from the various routine errands and activities of life. They aren’t special places … or rather, they aren’t places that I have to seek out because they are along the… Read More ›
SERENDIPITY: SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 