Hellebores: Summer Color on a Winter Day
Evergreen. Perennial. Shade-tolerant. Colorful. Frost resistant. Winter and Spring flowering. Poisonous. Pretty. Continue reading Hellebores: Summer Color on a Winter Day
New Zealand Earth and Sky
My brother is a really good photographer. I love this picture he took in New Zealand! It’s one of those photos that draws you in. Grassy field and blue, blue sky. Very simple, yet so engaging. I long to walk on that smooth green grass. No, not walk…run really, really fast. I want to fly over the hill and see what’s on the other side … Continue reading New Zealand Earth and Sky
Book Review: The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
As this is a plant blog, I will start with my plant reference. Every book has them. It can’t be denied….plants are everywhere! This scene is when the young hero, Kvothe, is wandering in the Fae. He spies a tree….. “It was no type of tree I had ever seen before, and I approached it slowly. It resembled a vast spreading willow, with broader leaves … Continue reading Book Review: The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss
It’s Not Easy Being Green
It’s Not Easy Being Green “It’s not that easy being green Having to spend each day the color of the leaves When I think it could be nicer being red, or yellow, or gold Or something much more colorful like that It’s not easy being green It seems you blend in with so many other ordinary things And people tend to pass you over ‘Cause … Continue reading It’s Not Easy Being Green
Tree Falling from an Icicle
I’m captivated to see something as large as a tree in such a tiny drop of water. Brilliant photography by Jeffrey Foltice. Continue reading Tree Falling from an Icicle
Rainyleaf 