Category: Baltimore

  •     A fading hibuscus becomes a bye-biscus. Every hello is a good-bye.   We never know how or when, but all beginings have their endings.       Here's something I never knew, according to Webster, good-bye is a contraction of God be with ye.

  •     The maple tree leaves, my favorite autumn colors.   What are yours? Do you have a favorite mum? How about those white pumpkins? Maybe we'll have purple pumpkins next year!   Are you carving or baking them, or just enjoying their company?   And always the perennial worry, what to do with the…

  •     Shadows projected on a screen create a monochromatic garden.   Is it an illusion or a delusion?      

  •     Yes. Of course I have a story… but, not now, another time.   Come back another time. You'll see.   Yes, I have a story.       The Reluctant Lady is tucked away in one of the magnificent hedges at LaDew Gardens, in Jarrettsville Maryland.

  •     Another season comes and goes, another year. The moments add up – beautiful moments, sad moments, anxious moments, and some golden moments.   You can't grasp them – they're not for that, but you can notice with a breath, a moment in time.   Breathe in…         Maple leaves with…

  •   Ok, so this is going to take longer than I thought, after all, that's a lot of posts…500!! So, this is just the begining and it might go on for the next week or so…we will see. ENJOY!!!         Thanks to all of my subscribers and fans! Meet me Friday, Barley's,…

  •     Didn't know that geese did this. Ducks? Yes!   Always good for a smile!         Canada Geese at Lock Raven Reservoir, Baltimore, Maryland.

  •   Summertime!      

  •     Often when I see the moon high in the sky, I am reminded of a balmy night in Baltimore City, when I was 19 or 20, and feeling very pleased with myself, sitting on the stoop of my very first apartment building.   The moon was shining above the tall buildings and trees…

  •   Hydrangea, an interesting name for a beautiful old-fashioned flower.   Proof, perhaps, that a rose by any other name…