my son & Blue

In fields of gold. We got Blue when my son was 4 months old. They were born a month apart & my son, when he was old enough to talk, would say, “Blue & I are brothers” Blue grew into an old dog while my son remains a boy. We lost Blue in February. This…

poppies to be

It is hard to believe that flowers that look like tissue paper will come from these buds. Birmingham Botanical Gardens.

imagine if war could be settled this way

It would mean, instead of men marking their territory like dogs, the smartest humans would settle wars. Men & women could use with their brains. But, that’s silly, right? We like it when men behave as beasts pounding their chests, bellowing, “I’m right & you should die” I would think God is shaking his head…

window box filled with life

the box containing the flowers is rotting away, the snow has done a number on the door. The flowers look so alive that they appear as though they find the box a bit confining & wish to escape it. Montpelier, Vermont

Did you thistle?

Scottish Thistle found on a hill top in Vermont. Sharp spikes below the softest, sweetest pink fuzz.

Cutest car ever

My daughter photographed this car while on a trip to Prague