Category: Landscape
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June!
A morning of sun and cloud, showers and blue sky. It’s June and purple is strewn across the landscape. Irises and a host of flowering bushes flood the world with hues of red, blue, and combinations thereof. It is a feast, brief and lush. Here on the coast most days remain chilly and damp. Yesterday…
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Reading “Kate and Frida”
A damp, cloudy, cold morning in which “gloomy” seems the right descriptor for the weather’s mood. Much needed rain is forecast for tonight and tomorrow, followed by sun and relative warmth for the weekend. Many of our trees are in full leaf and the lilacs are on the edge of blooming. The redbud is adorned…
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Where Are the Osprey?
A cool, bright, high UV morning. Lots of birdsong just outside my window. The daffs are nearing the end of their season but an abundance of other flowers, both wild and domestic, are coming into bloom. The apple trees that dot our local landscape are lush with white blossoms. It has been consistently very cool,…
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A Bright April Day
A warmish, sun drenched morning. Last night was warm as well and the peepers were in fine voice. We’ve been wondering where they were; I guess it has simply been too cold for them. Te last few days have been cold, dark, and windy, causing us to have the fireplace heater on in the evenings,…
