FOTD: Anemone sylvestris

This white flower is blooming in such abundance in my garden this spring! More flowers at Cee’s FOTD 5/24/19.

FOTD: Cushion Spurge

My garden is really flowering now! I have white flowers, red, yellow, and pink tulips, and bright yellow cushion spurge. And here’s my garden from the deck: Go to Cee’s FOTD 5/18/19 for more beautiful blooms!

FOTD: Tulip

Oh, how glorious are the tulips! May 3: Yesterday, same tulip: Check out Cee’s FOTD 5/7/19.

FOTD: Bleeding Hearts

For Cee’s FOTD 5/1/19, I am posting this photo of the bleeding hearts in my garden. The flowers had just been embattled by snow, but they seemed to recover well!

FOTD: Moss Phlox

For more beautiful spring flowers, please visit Cee’s FOTD 4/29/19. I spied this beautiful blanket of purple in a neighbor’s yard. Moss phlox grows only to about 6 inches high and makes a great ground cover.

CFFC: Walkways I Have Traveled

Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge this week is about the sidewalks, trails and walkways we walk on, usually without thinking much about them. Rio de Janeiro is famous for its wide sidewalks with mosaic designs – common places to walk, jog, and meet – and play with dogs. (Nove. 2016) In July of 2017, we spent […]

FOTD: Snowdrops Close Up

Now that my snowdrops have been up for awhile, they have opened up to expose their tiny interiors. I had never looked at them this closely! Head over to Cee’s FOTD 4/9/19 and check out more beauty from the world of flowers!

FOTD: A Trio of White Orchids

Taken at Chicago Botanic Gardens. Posted for Cee’s FOTD 4/4/19.

One Word Sunday: Vertical

Debbie S. at Travel With Intent has a challenge called One Word Sunday. This week the word is vertical. You know spring is coming when you see vertical shoots emerging from the ground in your garden! Des Plaines, Illinois, USA Vertical columns at the ruins of Caesarea, Israel Upright slab (stela) with vertical symbols at […]

FOTD: Yellow Orchids

This is one of the hundreds of orchid species in the world, on display at Chicago Botanic Gardens’ annual orchid show. To see Cee’s beautiful irises and lovely contributions from other bloggers, go to Cee’s FOTD 4/1/19. (And I’m not foolin’!)