The golden, silky petals of a double Icelandic poppy, Papaver nudicaule, almost ready to be carried away by the wind. * After a couple of he...

* As a sad outcome of the recent housing bubble, there are a couple of empty, unfinished houses in my neighborhood, waiting for the good ti...

Ohhh... do you really mean...? Are you quite sure? Only a moment ago, I stole a picture of these bursting little ladies, eagerly sharing th...

Hilding Linnqvist: Song of the heart, 1920. Moderna Museet, Stockholm. * As I was younger, I loved studying the sumptuous flower still-live...

The mossy, old boiler house, slowly sinking into the water-logged ground... * This morning, an article about the historic Winters House in ...

Helleborus argutifolius 'Pacific Frost' * It is a pity I didn't take photos of this variegated Corsican Helleborus , Helleborus...

* Walking past the stately, century-old houses that fill the residential area of Capitol Hill in Seattle, these magnificent two monkey puzz...

There's always gonna be obstacles. The thing is, you don't let those obstacles determine where you go. * -Pearl Fryar - Yesterday e...

White tree peonies, their golden anthers shimmering against the milky white petals flecked with rosy pink. * On my early morning walks, I...

* Primrose, auricula, polyanthus... don't ask me about the differences between these little spring bloomers, as I'm not sure how the...