Many of the leaves on the trees have not yet turned color and fallen, yet last evening was our first snow of the season. The photos below were taken around my home and studio in the early morning light. The echinacea plants are wearing tall, snowy caps. The yew bushes simply bend. A view from [...]
It has begun. Flowers go to seed, and autumn flowers blossom. ———————————————————————————————————————
The weather today was sunny and 82 degrees, but because of breezes and low humidity, it did not feel hot. The cottage in western North Carolina ~ Trillium photo I took today in the Pisgah Forest ~ Today as I hiked the forest trail, the only sound was birdsong and the rush of water in [...]
The granddaughters left this morning after a whirlwind trip ~ and I’m recovering (sniffle) from the bug they left with me. Spring cleaning calls to me, despite my aches and pains.
____________________ A close-up of a yew branch. __________________________ New life emerging below the bushes.
Photos by Seth Rockmuller
Despite one winter storm after another, including the amazing ice storm we just experienced….. which was sparklingly beautiful, but resulted in power outages and missed trains…… the ice is melting away, falling in percussive chunks onto my studio’s metal roof, and peek-a-boo: green at last! Finding their way through leaves and granular, icy snow, after [...]
Here is a photo of last year’s emerging snowdrops. I took the photo on March 7, 2010. And here is a photo, taken today, of the spot where those snowdrops appeared last March. What do you think? Do they have a chance? Will they continue to sleep beneath the snow and ice until [...]
