Mother Nature
The birds and the bees of butterflies
growing butterflies from caterpillars, and releasing them to the wild.
Monday morning, from 10 to 11
every day is a gift
My favorite photos of 2011
I’m still learning to use my new camera, but I sure got a lot of practice with all our adventure this year. Here are some of my favorite photos. We learned that bears like to eat dandelions My daughter discovered the most fascinating animal at the zoo I spent a little time in our […]
Poppies
I thought I’d share these poppies for a little color bling for this end of summer post. Monday was our seventh wedding anniversary. Seven years, and I’d do it all over again in a heartbeat. I know I’m lucky to spend my life surrounded by so much love. Now that we’ve risen to the challenge of […]
Change is constant
Can you believe the leaves are turning already? It doesn’t matter how hard it is for me too keep up; change is constant. To me, every hour of the day and night is an unspeakably perfect miracle. ~Walt Whitman
Reasons I Love Seattle: #5 We’re never far from mother nature
All the benefits of a robust metropolis and yet, nestled between the mountains and the Salish Sea, it takes no effort at all to let nature envelope you in Seattle. And now, from around the interwebs… Me: As Seen On… TV: yes! really! I was on CNN! So here’s the deal: I got an opportunity […]
Daisies are her favorite flower
She loves all flowers, but daisies really pull her in. Poor daisies – loved to pieces… but loved by the sweetest little girl.
The days are already getting shorter
I took this photo at my friend Dee’s house in Chugiak, Alaska, on Friday night. It was midnight. You’d think after all those years growing up in the land of the midnight sun, I’d be used to this. But no, I had to stop and take a picture. I can’t believe the days are already […]
Reasons I Love Seattle: #3 Trees Bloom in February
Several years ago, a friend flew down to visit me from Anchorage. During the visit, she asked me if I had considered moving back home to Alaska. This was mid-February, it was bitter cold up North, the ground and everything else covered in snirt (gray, gritty, dirty snow). I looked around at all the flowers, […]
Pink Roses
I found these gorgeous pink roses in the Rose Garden at the Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, Washington