October 9, 2024
This post about Kenilworth Park & Aquatic Gardens spans two visits. The first in mid-September was curiosity, reconnaissance… it was also at high tide which limits your ability to see most of the park as paths are submerged in water. The aquatic gardens in mid-September were still vibrant green but Read more…
September 22, 2024
We stumbled upon a gorgeous garden in an alley way in Washington DC… and there, the Stick Pea flower which I became obsessed with. This post is just a quick study of its beauty Even the bees were into it Some none-Stick Pea stuff… this massive hibiscus And these things. Read more…
July 26, 2024
Driving home adventures… My tire was punctured by many screws and I met another angel in my path. He plugged them and away I went. I was wanting to make this summer cocktail and have a photoshoot with it. It was literally on my to-do list. It features Tito’s vodka, Read more…
March 26, 2024
The turn of the seasons are my very favorite times to photograph cemeteries… And on foot, in the newly docile air, one discovers the gems not visible from the road… The van from afar Cat 1 Cat 2 Still snow on the ground Aren’t we? Sealed up A little birdhouse Read more…
March 16, 2024
The little crocus that could on our front lawn… So potent with color and life A trip to Highland Park would bring plenty of color These baby blues are a regional Spring favorite Some pink emerges Paper white Buds So many colors Spring afoot A picnic in the park! And Read more…
February 29, 2024
The shortest month, though a little longer this year, has come and gone. To follow some of the misplaced pieces of its path. The moon. This was from the driveway. I shot as long as I could before frozen fingers put me back inside. With some finally clear skies, more Read more…
September 22, 2023
Seeking beauty, I am diving into exploring Rochester’s parks in a big way. To follow, pieces of beauty found and frolicked in. Ellison Park The word “lush” comes to mind. No not someone who drinks too much but teeming with green. Ellison Park is a gorgeous park. In a tree Read more…
August 31, 2023
Searching for more walking trails nearby, I have decided that Rochester’s Highland Park is far too beautiful and hinders sustained cardiovascular activity… given I keep stopping to take pictures of beautiful plants. Maybe it’ll be easier in the winter? To follow, some pretty things while I explored. The Paper Maple Read more…
August 12, 2023
Hitting up the local AM Vets Thrift Shop, I noticed that the road was bordered by the prettiest flowers and weeds, wild and free. So I had a little parking lot photoshoot, enchanted by their messy beauty! I love how painting-like these shots look. And I have an idea for Read more…
May 25, 2023
Lilacs are “a thing” in Rochester. Celebrated since 1905, the Lilac Festival at Highland Park is a gorgeous display of over 500 varieties of the fragrant flowering bush. Though I missed the official festival, I thought I might still be able to check out the purple. . . And there Read more…
May 2, 2023
After some wacky school events, my school was evacuated to another right next to my beloved Green-Wood Cemetery. So lunch meant a meander in its buddy green. I’ll be back soon!
April 21, 2023
Long time, no new addition to my ongoing series: These are a few of my favorite things. Well inside this magical field of 8 million tulips, I remembered. Two hours flew by like a few minutes. Have you ever seen something so beautiful then these colors as far as the Read more…
April 12, 2023
It finally feels like Spring. The birds, the bees, the flowers and the trees. So here a quick little celebration of the season in its early onset. To more green…
April 8, 2023
After spending the afternoon in Rochester’s Highland Park, I told my guy it was like the equivalent of New York’s Central Park. As it turns out it was designed by the same man who designed the iconic Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted–the founder of American landscape architecture. As I tend Read more…
March 19, 2023
Wanting Spring faster, I headed over to The Bronx for New York Botanical Garden‘s Orchid Show. Though most of the grounds were still barren and wintery, it was nice to see some crocuses and flowering trees starting to rear their colorful heads. But I was mostly inside the humid and Read more…
December 30, 2022
The frigid Lake Ontario We were doing remote control cars. Can you tell? Two-berry pancakes. So pale! I haven’t been satisfied with my pancake making lately. The first ever Wegmans. Vintage delight. I finally won in bowling. I guess I need the bumpers up all the time. teehee Breakfast It Read more…
September 30, 2022
Treats hand-off Apologies for tons of selfies, but it has been a while since I cared to dress well. This pistachio chocolate chip cookie from Yard Sale is a new tradition. Merry Merfolk prep Currants I always send him the morning sky. Pad Thai, all the time Fall. Blending in. Read more…
September 3, 2022
The Sunflowers of Sanborn make a great stop on the way west to Niagara Falls / Buffalo area. For one it gets you off the interstate the whole way. And the fields, where you get free roam privileges, are plentiful. But they are very crowded. Here, some images that make Read more…
August 20, 2022
Casa de Campo is Madrid’s largest park… covering 1535,52 hectares (almost 6 miles). We planned on having a day to explore its many features, but the temperature was just so hot. And the park was not as lush as I had in my mind. In fact the ground had a Read more…
June 28, 2022
What says summer more than a field of bright shining suns smiling your way?! For a teacher, the summer is a means to undo the damage of a dysfunctional school year. And this year was the absolute worst of all I have experienced. So I would seize summer with hearty Read more…
June 12, 2022
What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet Shakespeare, of course Roses got me thinking things. Their yonic layers evoke all kinds of rumination. Like why are younger generations so desperate to allow a word to embody them?… to enthusiastically Read more…
April 10, 2022
Despite the chilling winds, it is Spring time. And the flowering trees in Green-Wood Cemetery are beckoning. A brief stop while I was nearby will hold me over for a little bit, but I’ll be back when it feels more like Spring and there is more green in the background.
March 25, 2022
The Saucer Magnolia trees bloom first of the local flowering trees… or at least the first of the trees in my favorite spot to photograph them, Green-Wood Cemetery. Just a short work from work, lugging my teacher stuff, I captured a piece of spring–though the cold air is heading back. Read more…
March 22, 2022
It’s that time of the year again. Spring fever. What beauty have you discovered leaving your den? Art Deco break in Bay Ridge At the Skyline Drive-in, Greenpoint Flowering trees 💓 On the ferry Ready for star shoots
