Wednesday, November 28, 2007

the japanese maple in front of our house had the most remarkable color i can remember this year

Sunday, November 25, 2007

the whippet whooshes through the woods

Friday, November 23, 2007

garden fool and her exuberant poodle

Thursday, November 22, 2007

happy thanksgiving from sugar pond, today

Saturday, November 17, 2007

fall colors from top left to bottom right: japanese maple sangu kaku, dwarf oakleaf hydrangea, enkianthus.

Friday, November 16, 2007

the beauty berry also awaits the hungry birds

Thursday, November 15, 2007

back to my garden, where the winterberry awaits the hungry birds

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

more NYBG... bamboo installation by tetsunori kawana

ginko bonsai with fall color

carp in the NYBG water garden, for you s...

Tuesday, November 13, 2007


chrysanthemum and rock gardens at the NYBG

Sunday, November 11, 2007

ogiku: single flower kiku. these are in tazuna-ue style, recalling the colors and style of the bridle of the emperors's horse.


Saturday, November 10, 2007

yesterday, i went to the New York Botanical Gardens in the Bronx to see KIKU: the art of the Japanese Chrysanthemum. it was cold, but the displays were impressive.above: ozukuri, or 'thousand bloom'
above: kengai, or 'cascades'
more tomorrow!

Friday, November 09, 2007

luna the whippet is just trying to stay warm!

Thursday, November 08, 2007

mums love the cool weather!

Monday, November 05, 2007

camellia japonica 'april dawn' has begun to bloom for the first time.

Saturday, November 03, 2007

yesterday, as i drove back from boston, i had my camera ready in case i could get some leaf color shots. however, clouds from approaching hurricane noel created these dramatic sunsets. i just pointed and shot, without stopping or looking through the lens.

Thursday, November 01, 2007

my daughter's art class made drawings... left-handed, not looking at drawing,
right handed, not looking at drawing, and
right handed, while looking at drawing. i think this is a pointsettia flower.