Author Archives: Eliza Waters

About Eliza Waters

Gardener, photographer, naturalist, writer

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Posted in My Photos | Tagged nature photography, photography, seascape, sun motes, sunlight, sunrise, sunshine, Wordless Wednesday | 53 Comments

Laundry, Earth Day and Meditation

Posted on April 17, 2016 by Eliza Waters

All my life, I’ve hung my laundry to dry on a clothesline when the temperature is 40F (4C) or higher. To some, it’s rather quaint and old-fashioned, but to me there is something reassuringly domestic about seeing clothes hung on … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Living, My Photos | Tagged birdsong, clothesline, conservation, conserving resources, Earth Day, flowers, fresh air, Green Movement, laundry, meditation, mindfullness, nature photography, photography, sky | 117 Comments

Silent Sunday

Posted on April 16, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos | Tagged Cercidiphyllum japonicum, flowering tree, gardening, katsura tree, nature photography, photography, Silent Sunday, spring | 51 Comments

Change

Posted on April 12, 2016 by Eliza Waters

One thing we can always count on is change. Nature has taught me that nothing stands still. The way of living things is birth, growth, death and repurposing. Life is nothing more than a river of molecules passing through form. … Continue reading →

Posted in Field Notes, My Photos | Tagged change, dissolving forms in nature, fallen tree, forest, mossy log, nature, nature photography, photography, renewal, stream, woodlands | 87 Comments

Silent Sunday

Posted on April 9, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Posted in My Photos | Tagged nature photography, photography, Silent Sunday, stream, sunlight, sunlit trees, watershed, woodland | 64 Comments

Nest Building

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Eliza Waters

From YardMap‘s Facebook page: In an increasingly fragmented and anthropocentric landscape it can be difficult and time consuming to locate enough high quality building materials to make secure and well insulated nests. Many birds will resort to using dangerous materials … Continue reading →

Posted in Field Notes | Tagged backyard conservation, bird conservation, bird nests, birds, nest building, nesting material, YardMap | 61 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on April 5, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Posted in My Photos | Tagged animal portraits, beneficial animals, cats, children and pets, love, pets, photography, snuggling, Wordless Wednesday | 42 Comments

April Snow

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Today it snowed six inches (15 cm), the most accumulation we’ve received during any storm so far in 2016 (our winter was relatively mild with very little snow). All the more amazing is that the temperature on Thursday and Friday reached 67 degrees F (19C) … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Living, Inspirational Quotes, My Photos | Tagged April Snow, Mark Twain weather quote, New England winter, northern weather, photography, snowstorm | 107 Comments

Attracting Wildlife to Your Garden

Posted on April 3, 2016 by Eliza Waters

Ever wonder if there is more you could do in your yard and garden to attract a greater diversity of birds, bees, butterflies and other wildlife? YardMap is a citizen-science project of Cornell University that can assist you in creating a backyard … Continue reading →