There are no fences
Life is not contained and moves freely from wood to garden and back again
Seed pods explode – plants propagate
A welcoming place, a happy space
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My Backyard Bird List
Flying primary colors
Sometimes hidden in plain sight
Music to awaken you in the morning or lull you to sleep
Melodic – haunting – beautiful
Currently I have 43 birds I’ve photographed for my yard bird list and 4 I have yet to capture. Some photos are less than perfect but You can still identify the bird. Just go to the top of the page and click on Birds observed in the gardens of Valley View.
Does anyone else have a yard bird list?
All photographs taken since January 1st, 2018.
Skunk Cabbage – the plant world’s modernism
Symplocarpus foetidus one of the first flowers of spring in eastern North America.
Every spring since I began photographing wildflowers I seek out the erotic skunk cabbage in the spring seep behind my home.
The shapes and colors are mesmerizing, reminding me of modernism art.
The Late Winter Garden
Diminutive in stature
Hidden beneath leaves and snow
Breaking free from Gaia’s icy grip hoping to bask in sol’s warming rays
Sun and color collide
The Last of the Winter’s Snow
It began as dusk descended, as fine as the sand on a crescent beach
The light from passing cars reflected their crystalline structure
These wind-blown diamonds struck my cheeks It felt as though a thousand pins had assaulted me
Soon the wind died and the snow crystals were attracted to one another as the north and south poles of a magnet
They cascaded bumping into one another combining to create snowflakes
The night was no longer dark – White enveloped the landscape
I awoke to a quiet stillness
More Than Ice
I love discovering new and unique things in the gardens. An insect viewed from a different perspective or a non-traditional flower.
Winter offers an entirely new perspective challenge. Void of the rainbow of colors and abundance of life found in other seasons, winter’s gifts must be sought out.
I wait for the cold to envelope the land and snow and ice to fall.
When warming air collides with subfreezing temperatures, magic happens.
Beauty abounds.
An alternate view of the world can be found at
Tootlepedal’s Blog A look at life in the borders.
Across a vast ocean he too looks for unique and unusual. Take a moment to take a bike ride with him
Kaleidoscope
From the moment they emerge and unfurl their wings their symmetry is unmatched
Whether muted or vibrant colors the intricacy of design is mesmerizing
I am always drawn to these gentle creatures
The following photos are of those who settled just long enough for me to capture the memory
MOTHS
BUTTERFLIES
I wonder who 2018 will bring to this space?
If anyone knows either of the two unknown moths please help me!
