FOTD – April 6 – Tulips Two trees fell over last night. One of them was a tall but not wide oak. It has landed in the crook at the top of another tree. The second tree is leaning toward the… Read More ›
Trees
MIDWEEK MADNESS PICK A TOPIC
CMMC – Pick a Topic from my Photo The picture from which we are choosing: I’m going with trees — because we live in woods and “trees R us.” Okay. I’m including on set of flowers just because.
THE OLD MAN IS SNORING
FOTD – October 6 – It’s raining, it’s pouring (again) It was pouring this morning, a hard drenching rain that made it look like night in the middle of the morning. Eventually, it stopped and I went outside to take some… Read More ›
ALMOST AUTUMN
There’s nothing like some sunshine after the endless rain of summer on a crisp day at the beginning of fall. We haven’t been doing much. I’ve been recovering and Marilyn’s been packing dolls and photographing dolls. We’ve both been going… Read More ›
THE LEAVES ON THE TREES IN APRIL
FOTD – April 16 – As the leaves bloom on the trees … It’s early and it’s a bit odd. A lot of trees are not blooming now. They ought to be. But we had this really warm winter and a… Read More ›
SPRING BY THE CANAL
FOTD – April 14 – Trees by the River And these are the trees in early April. In other places, where the sun can get through the trees, there are actually some leaves on some trees — but not here. The… Read More ›
BUDDING MAPLE TREES
FOTD – April 10 – Budding Trees I was determined to reassemble a camera that’s small enough to keep in my handbag. The little Pentax Q S1 was the only reasonable candidate since the mini-Leica has passed on. Those tiny Leicas… Read More ›
THE ART OF TREES
CBWC: Tree Art and Trees
SKETCHBOOK 41 – BRIDGE OVER THE BLACKSTONE CANAL IN FALL
I wanted to try something a bit more ambitious and I also really wanted to draw that bridge. It came out well enough, but I think I can do better. The problem is materials. Filling in all that water will… Read More ›
SKETCHBOOK 40 – EARLY FALL FOLIAGE
As the foliage begins to change from the dark green of late summer to the colors of autumn, you get trees with a mix of green and bright leaves.
MIDWEEK MADNESS PICK A TOPIC
CMMC – January Pick a Topic from my Photo The picture from which we are choosing: I’m going with trees — because we live in a woods and “trees R us.” Okay. I’m including on set of flowers just because.
TREE LEAPERS AND FLYERS
Threads of a Tree – Tree Leapers We have an old tree in the back just behind the deck. It has been slowly fading over the past few years. Last year, it must have picked up some kind of boring insect…. Read More ›
SERENDIPITY - SEEKING INTELLIGENT LIFE ON EARTH 