Author Archives: Eliza Waters

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About Eliza Waters

Gardener, photographer, naturalist, writer

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Eliza Waters

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Daily Prompt: Minimal

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Eliza Waters

via Daily Prompt: Minimal Sunlight creates sparkles and shadows on snow… or could it be stars amid clouds?

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The Tuesday View March 21

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Eliza Waters

Just wanted to show why I’m still not posting any spring flower photos. As you can see, it’ll be a while yet. With a nod to Cathy at Words and Herbs, who hosts a weekly meme of photos taken of the same … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Fothergilla

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Eliza Waters

After a mishap destroyed half my Witch-Alder shrub (Fothergilla major) in front of my porch, rather than throw the branches in the brush pile, I thought I’d try to force them into bloom. A marvelous native plant, its honey-scented, bottle-brush 1-3″ … Continue reading →

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Silent Sunday

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Eliza Waters
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March Comes In Like a Lion, Goes Out Like a Lamb

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Eliza Waters

“March comes in like a lion, goes out like a lamb.”  ~ Proverb Here in New England during March, we can experience a broad range of weather from raging blizzard, like Tuesday’s storm Stella, to warm days with temperatures reaching … Continue reading →

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Blizzard

Posted on March 14, 2017 by Eliza Waters

A blizzard came through the Northeast today and amid white-out conditions, a flock of around forty pine siskins and American goldfinches fed all day at my two thistle feeders and one sunflower feeder. At the start of the day, the … Continue reading →

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In A Vase On Monday – Hydrangea & Potpourri

Posted on March 12, 2017 by Eliza Waters

Collected in October, these dried hydrangea (H. paniculata) look as fresh as the day I picked them. Arrange and forget, what can be easier? Eventually, they will lose their color and fade once humidity returns in late spring and early summer. … Continue reading →

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Migrating Robins – Harbinger of Spring

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Eliza Waters

A large flock of migrating robins came through our yard today– at least several dozen, they were impossible to count over such a large area. Can you count sixteen in the photo? I’m always happy to see them, as it … Continue reading →

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Wordless Wednesday

Posted on March 8, 2017 by Eliza Waters
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