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…
April 3, 2021
Pool blue is such a pretty color. The sun in the palm. In the archives, my friend’s art medium Oh you got green eyes; oh you got blue eyes; oh you got grey eyes… and I’ve never seen anyone quite like you before… Layers of green Avocado toast from Celis Read more…
March 30, 2021
Orlando, Florida is full of themed attractions. Some thrive, some don’t. It makes the area a great place for exploration, though many of its notable and unique ruins get gobbled up in redevelopment quickly in constant turnover. A World of Orchids, however, has been sitting in decay since its official Read more…
July 14, 2020
In the words of the adorable Nathan W. Pyle‘s adorable aliens, I am craving star damage! With the hot, hot star heat, I also crave full immersion in water. The ocean, more specifically. Though I tried to get to the Rockaways via NYC Ferry, biking to Sunset Park’s pier, the Read more…
March 24, 2019
I have this thing for dressing on theme. So as I get dressed for a beautiful Sunday at New York Botanical Garden‘s Orchid Show, I notice my Texas flag shirt and my Daenerys Targaryen costume. I giggle that I can almost set up some hooks on my wall so my Read more…
March 25, 2016
There are not many things as beautiful as an orchid. So the New York Botanical Garden‘s orchid show (Orchidelirium), which exhibits thousands diverse orchids, is a heavenly way to spend the afternoon. The magnolias are blooming. And an azalea bush that beat the others to bloom.
February 15, 2016
With record cold this Valentine’s morning, the windows were intricately frosted by Mother Nature. The Atlantic ocean in the winter from the Robert Moses Causeway. Orchids are beautiful–and other such understatements. You are my Everything. A batch of Brooklyn’s Dunwell‘s. At like 1030 on Sunday, they were sold out of most Read more…
November 4, 2014
Sometimes the sky blazes. And it makes even a suburban street beautiful. A beautiful birthday orchid. Spider art. The new dining room. And Frank. Cupcake Monster prep. Dandies + edible markers = Weird monster cupcakes. You lookin’ at me?
July 5, 2013
Some exciting happenings in my garden! My very first tomato showed its face. These are plum tomato plants, a favorite of my for roasting. I look forward to a fruitful harvest. Purple skin of my very first eggplant! Discovering this made me giddy. My Brussels plant leaves are proving to Read more…
October 30, 2008
I am now in care of a Phalaenopsis orchid. My co-workers gave me the beautiful plant as a birthday gift. Its sepals are bright fuchsia and striated, like the palm of a cold hand or stretch marks on the hip’s skin. They explode on the end of a slender stem Read more…
March 8, 2008
I am getting used to sordid guest house conditions. My room at the King Hotel in Udon Thani is a step above the spider/roach/dog-infested New Nakornhuang Hotel of Ubon Ratchathani, as I share it with no vermin and it is pretty clean, but they both have dismal light, obscenely stained Read more…
February 21, 2008
Bangsai is a village located 20 kilometers from my Wangnoi homestay. This, my new home for the next 3 days, is situated on the Noi river and is constructed about 8 feet from ground level, as are all the dwellings here, in case of flooding from the Noi. Urai, my Read more…