These Dutch irises are absolutely my favorite flower on the planet. I wish my whole yard was filled with them and I would be happy if they flowered the whole year round. But they don’t. They’re only out for such a short period of time. But they are so incredibly, breathtakingly beautiful.
Category: Flowers
Day 213 – Northern Bench
There was three red rumped parrots down at the water’s edge when I arrived today. They flew up into the tree and then flew down to land on the other bank. I wish that something as small as a phone could take photos is close up as a telephoto lens so I could get pictures […]
Day 195 – Front Deck Bench
I don’t sit out here very often. My back deck feels more private. There’s a big storm coming. I’m watching the rain roll through. I’m out here because I’m having my windows cleaned and inside the house is full of workmen with cleaning cloths and ladders. The front yard is full of bulbs. These blue […]
Day 192 – Back Deck Bench
It’s the most perfect spring day. The sky is blue. The air is cold, but my back deck is sheltered from the wind. The sun is so warm. My peach tree has sprouted. It has pink blossoms everywhere.
Day 184 – Back Deck Bench
It’s a lovely afternoon. It’s warm on the back deck and quite still. The cherry blossom trees behind the fence are in full bloom. The little plum tree in my yard is also blooming. I’m going to take a photo of that.
Day 153 – By the Way Bench
The By the Way Bench! It has been a long time and it feels really good to be back. It’s a very windy day, but the sun is out. I came over to take a photo of the beautiful cream blossoms on this gum tree. Then I noticed the amazing, pearl like, parasites on its […]
Day 76 – Back Deck Bench
Again, there was no words… Only a quiet sense of space, and the gently falling rain. Another image, of the profusion of buds on what I think might be primrose, but I’m not sure.
Day 75 – Back Deck Bench
I sat outside as the rain fell steadily on the roof of the back veranda. But… for the first time, there was no words, so there’s no voice recording. There was just a sense of the space that surrounded me. And all was quiet. So instead of words, I share the image of this wet […]
Day 74 – Back Deck Bench
It’s very peaceful out here at sunset. The tops of the long grass in the field behind are waving in the breeze. My house feels peaceful in the evenings. There is the most beautiful rosebush on the side of my back deck. It was planted long before I came here. I’ve never done much to […]
Day 70 – Lily Pond Bench
There’s a Black-shouldered Kite above the Bench today. He’s hunting in the field beside the pond. They’re amazing birds, white with red eyes, and this black pattern on the tips of the underside of their wings. So you can only tell if it’s the Black-shouldered or the Letter-winged Kite when they fly. Both have an […]