“The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.”…

We awoke to a dusting of icy snow on this morning. I didn’t remember any notable snow last…

Behind our place, in the woods, lies a depression that catches water runoff during heavy rains and…

Nightly temperatures well below freezing are forecast for the coming week. Last winter, I had a…

In a world and year filled with wars, natural disasters, starvation, diseases, political strife, and…

I’ve always liked the compression/flattening effect of a long lens in photography. Perhaps…

While ‘playing’ around with this image, I quickly realized how much of its identity was…

There’s a story behind this ivy. In the fall of two years ago, I took one of Bonnie’s…

“In all things of nature there is something of the marvellous.”– Aristotle One of the premises…

Initially, I graded this photo low and thought it was a candidate for later deletion. However, I…

As we approach the end of the vibrant autumn leaf season, I find great photographic interest in the…

This photo seems to contain nearly every stage of leaf coloration, from fully green to yellow…

This past Sunday, I was gifted a fantastic sunrise while out for an early morning walk. Rain was…

Some encourage raging against aging and the inevitability of death. While I agree that we should…

The other morning, there was a light fog, softening the autumn scenes of leaves still turning colors…

While walking in a local park, this little creature decided to engage me in a game of hide and seek…

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In a previous post from a few days ago, I mentioned walking back to check on the ferns I’m…

Striving to find joy in those things we do. Bonnie’s love for flowers and plants brings her…

Bonnie usually grows a fern in a raised pot under one of our front trees each Spring, and then in…

We left Oswego, New York, and enjoyed the scenic backroads for two and a half days. Our journey took…

Leaving Danby, Vermont, we drove almost directly west across Central New York State, first to Lake…

These photos were all taken from the yard of the small guest house we stayed in in Vermont (seen in…

We entered Vermont in heavy rain, and our GPS routed us to our destination via a dirt road…

After arriving in Vermont on a rainy afternoon, the following day was partly cloudy with…

Driving across southeastern New York State from Pennsylvania raised the bar on the quantity, quality…

As we drove into northern Pennsylvania, the autumn leaf colors became more pronounced, and we knew…

We’ve just completed a road trip chasing fall colors in Vermont, Upper State New York and…

The mornings have been cooler (50-60s °F), the humidity is down, and the Mums have been planted and…

“Hey, does anybody know where the new person put the Peach Preserves?” “I…

At first glance, the southern Virginia town of Bedford may seem like an unusual place for a national…

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“A sense of humor… is needed armor. Joy in one’s heart and some laughter on one’s lips is a sign…

From all the material I’ve seen, this quarry/open-pit mine is run responsibly, and Dolomite is…

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I’m grateful for the much-needed rain that Post Tropical Cyclone Debby amply provided as it…

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    While I was outside with a camera this morning, these two Chipping Sparrows flew to…

    “There are dark shadows on the earth, but its lights are stronger in the…

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“The best time to plant a tree was twenty years ago. The second best time is now.” …

This bloom is outside our window where I usually have my morning coffee. I’ve been watching it…

Here are a few other interesting facts I discovered about Daylilies: They’ve been the subject…

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“We do not have to visit a madhouse to find disordered minds; our planet is the mental institution…

The earth’s climate is changing, and the best we can do now is to try and mitigate how much it…

“I fell in love with flora of all types, especially ferns. Loved the sparse structure and…