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  • The Exchange

        Two Cardinals calling back and forth to one another in the woods today.   It's Springtime again.   A friend's Mom goes into Hospice.   A nephew's brand new baby girl arrives safely – plump and happy!   As you get older, you see it more clearly.   (Breathe out. Breathe in.)  …

  • What’s Your Sign?

        Airport signage, plus one!      

  • If You Go Away…

        If you go away, and you wish for a winter wonderland, if only for the few days that you are away, and it HAPPENS(!), timed perfectly for your safe arrival. Well, the best response is… Thank You! Beautiful! Wonderful! Thank You!       Baltimore's 14 inches of wonderful! (At least for this travelling…

  • The Perfect Summer Day

        A day that didn't start out well, turned into the perfect summer day.   Difficulties can open up to good feelings and times, if we don't get too bogged down in the details.       Three special nieces at Loch Raven Reservoir in Baltimore.  

  • Beware The Shadows…

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

  • Reluctant Lady

        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.

  • Golden Moments

        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…

  • Green Giant

                  Detail of an "Elephant Ear," Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania.

  • Everything Changes

        Clouds reflected on the water until the sun shifts.     Everything changes.         At the edge of the water gardens at Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania.

  • Spanish Moss

        Blue sky. Sunshine. Spanish moss. A swim in the cool, refreshing springs.   Summertime!           DeLeon Springs, pancakes, canoeing and swimming!