Flowers on

Square.

Mon, 21 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

purple and yellow flower

I’ve started reading a new blog recently and two things really strike me: the square crop and the less-is-more attitude about equipment – here’s practicing both.

Fighting.

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

a late season flower fighting for light in the woods

Splash.

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

a splash of pink color

Symbiosis.

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

two beers sharing a flower

Word.

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

mums the word

Welcome.

Sun, 06 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Sunburst.

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000

sunburst

Color, rhododendron, spring.

Tue, 05 May 2009 00:00:00 +0000

We had some concerns about the health of some of the rhododendron in the yard after this winter’s heavy snows. Fear not, color have we!

rhody and sky

color down the line

pink

looking down

blooming

Blue, green, red, yellow, pink.

Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We had some fantastic weather today and I had a couple hours in the afternoon with nothing to do so I strolled around the yard making photos.

blue skies and trees

Evidence of the blue skies in Seattle in November.

moss and stone

Moss and stone.

weigela and bug

I’m really enthralled with the weigela leaves as they turn. The pale green and yellow rimmed in red coupled with the wavy forms work for me. Hello little bug.

Horse, flowers, colors.

Sun, 05 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We met some friends, old and new, for breakfast at Farm Kitchen Saturday morning. After much conversation, we strolled around the farm so our daughter could run among the flowers, the nearest adult’s hand in hers.

horse with a blue eye

dying orange flowers

bee on pink flower

Flowers, their season waning, still burst with color – even the horse got into the colorful mix.

Color in the garden.

Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Out and about in the garden and what to my wondering eyes should appear …

I found this flower growing near the garden – I think its form and colors are striking. What is it?

thimbleberry

Another new garden find and now a solid member on my list of favorite berries: thimbleberry.

Locks, food and flowers.

Thu, 26 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Sunday, another gloomy day this spring/summer, found us in Seattle checking out the Hiram M. Chittenden (Ballard) locks and the neighboring Carl S. English, Jr botanic gardens.

locks

salmon ladder

baby seal

The docks were originally built so coal and timber could be easily transported by boat but today salmon, seals and pleasure boating dominate the landscape.

Thistles, tulips and oyster mushrooms.

Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

Our land – one of the primary reasons we moved – slowly creeps towards summer.

I love these purple thistles.

The tulips are almost spent but still showing off.

I found this while fixing the electric fence. I’m pretty sure it’s an oyster mushroom but I’m verboten from sampling.

Honey bees.

Wed, 21 May 2008 00:00:00 +0000

There’s been a lot of talk about the demise of the honey bee, but we’re fortunate to have a swarming yard.

I wanted to give an old lens (Tamron 28-200 f/3.8-5.6) a try on the D40 and I was mostly happy with the results. It’s not an AF-S and as such doesn’t auto-focus so it took some getting used to manually focusing – bees are not forgiving.

Skagit County Tulip Festival

Tue, 22 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

On Monday, we ventured off-island to see the tulips in bloom at the Skagit County Tulip Festival. We took the “whoa-boat” (daughter speak for ferry) to Seattle and drove up to Mt Vernon where we met my uncle. We drove together to the RoozenGaarde display garden skeptical about the weather since reports were calling for storms starting mid-morning.

The garden reminded me of the rose garden in Portland but the tulips felt much more approachable than the roses.

Spring is arriving ... slowly.

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 00:00:00 +0000

We’re finally seeing the signs of spring after a rather late delay. The rhodys are beginning to open and the hellebores are basking in the sunlight.