The Fungus Among Us

There is beauty in all things. I found these fantastic fungal growths in my yard. The 'skeleton' of a cicada is especially interesting to me because it's still hanging from the bottom of the shelf mushroom, frozen in time, 'eyes' still glowing green in the sun.

The Birds, The Bees, and The Aralia Trees

Have you ever heard a tree sing?

My Aralia spinosa tree is in full, beautiful bloom right now and thousands of bees are working overtime in it. When you walk underneath, the tree sounds like it's humming. Loudly. It's really amazing, so I took my camera and a step ladder outside and took some pictures.... here's one of them.

Hosta La Vista, Baby

Peonies, Poppies and Petunias

It's a spectacular early summer day in Michigan and the flowers are loving the sunshine. Too bad you can't smell them, too.

April Showers Bring....

May flowers, of course! Here are some of mine; I hope they brighten your day, too.

Yellow Tulip

'Watercolor' of Japanese Iris

Red Tulip

Yellow Parrot Tulip

Pink Hyacinth

Forsythia

Cherry Blossom

Thursday Morning Jazz Interlude

Michel Legrand, 'You Must Believe In Spring'

Photo Credit: Grammy Cracker

Crystal Blue Morning In Michigan

Subzero temperatures, freezing fog and early morning diffused sunlight left my yard looking surreal and otherworldly today, so I tried to capture some of it for you to share. I've paired the photos with the beautiful 'Winter' from The Four Seasons by Vivaldi. Enjoy!

Nigel Kennedy, Vivaldi's 'Four Seasons: Winter'