Pineapple Express recycled sky-cloud river rushing back to sea. If you live along the Pacific Ocean along the West-coast of the US, you are probably familiar with the term “Pineapple Express”. This tropical atmospheric river originates in the Hawaiian Islands where it gathers massive […]
When Amanda’s Friendly Friday Photo Challenge prompt “Revisited” appeared in my Reader today, I thought about it for a moment and then opened my photo app to see which moment in my life I’d like to revisit through this post. While browsing my photos, I […]
I step into this dreamy meadow in the ever-changing light the ever-changing mood from the dark and stark to the light and bright to see all the sights hear the sounds breathe the air. That’s what brings me Joy. Last week my friend Marlene asked […]
Here is my first try at participating in the Friendly Friday Photo Challenge hosted this week by Thesnowmeltssomewhere and the theme today is Coral-ish Colors This coral colored cape fuchsia is a hummingbird magnet all summer long. Be sure to check out Snow’s coral-ish post […]
The downy woodpecker is a regular visitor in the garden. Males always have a bright red patch at the back of their heads. Downy woodpeckers are only about 7 inches tall. They are very cautious and always take a look around before coming to the […]
I love Indian food and have plenty of Indian cookbooks, but also enjoy checking out new cookbooks at the library to try out new recipes. Sometimes I come across a winner. A newly published vegetarian Indian cookbook I recently checked out turned out to be […]
synthetic & natural sounds, textures, colors, patterns… suburban grounding… Last Saturday was a perfect winter day with lots of sunshine. About ten to fifteen minutes on foot from my house is a nature park. I hiked along the West Ridge Trail which meanders through a wide-open […]
This guy has been pressing his nose up against the patio door some mornings. He’s even knocked on the glass with his paws! I wonder if there is some coffee left for me? I hope you have better luck and get to start your Friday […]
Dangling by a thread in between heaven and earth one leaf’s final dance. One afternoon late last fall in the garden I noticed this maple leaf hanging from a spider’s thread. A light breeze kept the leaf dancing in circles until a strong gust of wind […]
Mystical moment forest bathed in golden glow sunbeams touch my heart. A magical moment like few others: Sitting on the deck all bundled up in the cold reminded me of silently sitting in a European cathedral. It touches something inside you … Happy New […]
weightless pairs of wings in solstice sunshine … cold moon lit Christmas roses. Have a Zen Sunday! Sabine
Last week a small flock of 5 golden-crowned kinglets visited the garden. They are about the size of a hummingbird and can survive temperatures up to -40 degrees Fahrenheit by snuggling together in the cold. They don’t really sit still for more than a second […]
hungry chickadee coming in for a landing on translucent wings. Have a Zen Sunday! Sabine
This time of year we get a lot of woodpeckers visiting the suet feeders. The female downy woodpecker identical to the hairy woodpecker, except for its size and the length of the bill. The downy has a short stubby beak in comparison to its body size. Males […]
Years ago I took a few horticultural classes at the local community college. Callicarpa bodinieri ‘Profusion’, commonly known as beautyberry, was one of the many plants I was introduced to then. The instructor stressed that these plants like to be close to another one of […]
It’s not very often that I see coyotes walk past our garden, but we do hear them howling during the night sometimes. Yesterday evening a group of coyotes congregated in the dark forest behind us, howling, yelping and barking loudly. They sounded almost a little […]
Which side is greener? This flock of fluffy finches can’t seem to decide … Late Friday afternoon I noticed a kinglet foraging for insects in the butterfly bush. After watching it for a while I went inside to get my camera. By the time I […]
a rodent … no … a hardworking hipster Portlandia squirrel lugging an acorn up the old Douglas fir moving so quickly it’s almost a vertical blur munching, crunching, keeping an eye on the scene all while hungrily enjoying the local forest cuisine From Portlandia to Michigandia greetings […]
in cahoots with muddy boots 