FOTD: Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

I posted a red orchid for Cee’s Flower of the Day, forgetting that I had a special photo of green and white hydrangeas for St. Patrick’s Day! So this is my second contribution for Cee’s FOTD 3/17/19. I took this photo at Mariano’s supermarket yesterday.

FOTD: Red Orchid

Another beauty from Chicago Botanic’s orchid show for Cee’s FOTD 3/17/19.

Spiky Squares: Cactus

I liked this twisty, spiky cactus at the Chicago Botanic Gardens, and am posting it for Becky’s Spiky Squares Month photo challenge.

Caturday 2: Feral Community in Aswan, Egypt

Rantings of a Third Kind has a Saturday feature called Caturday. Right now she is doing “Seven Cats for Caturday” week 4. I am taking her idea and posting cats every Saturday. We saw many feral cats while in Egypt and especially in Israel, so I am posting one photo every Saturday for my own […]

Spiky Squares: Cat Brush

My cat loves it when I brush her with this brush. For her, it’s like a massage. Afterward, I pull the fluffy fur out of the brush, but often I get pricked with this spiky brush! Ouch! As you can see from this photo, I often don’t get ALL the fur out! The brush doesn’t […]

Spiky Squares: It’s Too Hot!

No, I don’t mean today! Last summer while on our trip on Route 66, the temperature really spiked! This is my Spiky Square for 3/14/19.

Lens-Artists Challenge #36: Around the Neighborhood in Des Plaines, Illinois

Lens-Artists’ weekly photo challenge this week is Around the Neighborhood. I selected some photos from my photo archive of the last few years that are “typical” of Des Plaines, Illinois, the Chicago suburb where I live. More and more of these signs have popped up in people’s yards since the beginning of the Trump administration. […]

Spiky Square: Fang Feltbush

I photographed this scary looking plant at Chicago Botanic Gardens in the desert greenhouse, posting for Becky’s Spiky Squares month. It’s called Fang Feltbush and is a member of the Stonecrop family. Here’s more of the plant:

FOTD: Orchids with Tree Trunk

Taken at Chicago Botanic Gardens Posted for Cee’s FOTD 3/12/19

FOTD: Orchids

Orchids at Chicago Botanic Gardens Orchid Show. See more lovely flowers at Cee’s FOTD, 3/11/19.