Weekly Photo Challenge: Fickle December

For Weekly Prompts Photo Challenge, the theme this week is Advent weather. November here in Chicagoland was unseasonably cold – in fact, our first and only major snowfall was just after Thanksgiving! Since then, we haven’t had more than a dusting or flurries. We are never guaranteed a white Christmas and this year it looks […]

FOTD & Dec. Squares: Time to Bloom

It’s Christmastime, time for a Christmas cactus to bloom! Here is one that is blooming just as it should, taken at a friend’s house last Monday. Posted for Cee’s FOTD 12/13/18 and for Becky’s December Squares: Time.

FOTD: Yellow Mums

Posted for Cee’s Flower of the Day 11/9/18.

FOTD: Yellow Rose

For Cee’s FOTD 11/2/18, this is a rose I spotted among the floral arrangements on Michigan Avenue in Chicago a few days ago.

FOTD: Tulips

I came across this photo I took on Mothers’ Day this year. Now that cold weather is making its appearance here in Chicagoland, I love the reminder of spring! Posted for Cee’s Flower of the Day, 10/11/18.

FOTD: Clematis

I didn’t realize this was clematis until I looked it up on a plant identification app. They were so fragrant I thought maybe they were jasmine! Also, I had never seen clematis that were this tiny and white. These were growing in a cascade of vines in a friend’s backyard. Zoom out:

FOTD & In the Pink

Here is my entry for Cee’s Flower of the Day 9/25/18 and Becky’s September Month of Squares.

FOTD: Moss Roses

These delicate flowers in front of my house come and go… BLOOM, then wilt, and bloom again! Cee’s Flower of the Day,, 9/23/18

FOTD: Zinnia

I captured this zinnia in a neighborhood garden. For more flowers go to Cee’s Flower of the Day, 9/22/18.

Copious Gatherings

Many bird species gather in large numbers. I often hear a chorus of sparrows when I pass by their favorite trees or hedges. Copious gathering of cattle egrets (Tarangire National Park, Tanzania): along the lakeshore and even in the trees! Copious gathering of flamingos (Amsterdam zoo): Posted for photo challenges RDP 9/17/18: Copious and Becky’s […]