Author Archives: Eliza Waters

About Eliza Waters

Gardener, photographer, naturalist, writer

Silent Sunday

Posted on October 4, 2015 by Eliza Waters

Posted in Field Notes, My Photos | Tagged blue sky, golden grass, nature photography, peaceful scene, photography, pond, reflection, Silent Sunday, stillness | 18 Comments

Looking Good October 2

Posted on October 2, 2015 by Eliza Waters

I’m joining Gillian at Country Garden UK in her weekly meme Looking Good. She asks us to showcase highlights in our garden each week and link back to her site. Pop on over to see what’s special in gardener’s plots around the globe. After … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos | Tagged asters, fall flowers, flowers, gardening, gardens, Looking Good-Country Garden UK, Lysimachia clethroides, milkweed pods, nasturtiums, sourwood, zinnia 'profusion' | 49 Comments

WPC – Change

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Eliza Waters

“Life is a series of natural and spontaneous changes. Don’t resist them; that only creates sorrow. Let reality be reality. Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” ― Lao Tzu “The more things change, the more they … Continue reading →

Posted in Inspirational Quotes, My Photos | Tagged aging, change, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr, Lao Tzu, life cycle, portraits, Wordpress Photography Challenge: Change, youth and age | 87 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 29, 2015 by Eliza Waters

Posted in Country Living, My Photos | Tagged antique bottles, barn, barnboards, photography, window, Wordless Wednesday | 36 Comments

In A Vase On Monday – Autumn Simplicity

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Eliza Waters

It is officially autumn and the two vases I’ve made this week reflect the crossover of the seasons. The first is a slot-necked pocket vase that was handmade by artisans in Ecuador using a wax-resist technique that results in textured … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos | Tagged dried hydrangea, dried yarrow, flower arrangement, gardens, hemerocallis seed pods, In a Vase on Monday, meme, myrrhis odorata, Pennisetum alopecuroides, photography, Weekly Vase Challenge, zinnia 'profusion' | 59 Comments

Silent Sunday

Posted on September 27, 2015 by Eliza Waters

Posted in Field Notes, My Photos | Tagged autumn, Eutrochium purpureum, flowers, Joe Pye Weed, nature photography, photography, ponds, reflections, Silent Sunday, sunlight and shadow | 28 Comments

Looking Good September 25

Posted on September 25, 2015 by Eliza Waters

I’m joining Gillian at Country Garden UK in her new weekly meme Looking Good in the Garden. She asks us to showcase what’s striking our fancy in our gardens each week and link back to her site, where we’ll see what’s special … Continue reading →

Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos | Tagged asters, bumblebee, fall flowers, flowers, gardening, gardens, Looking Good-Country Garden UK, Symphyotrichum, Symphyotrichum cordifolium, Symphyotrichum lateriflorum, Symphyotrichum novae-angliae 'Andenken an Alma Pötschke' | 64 Comments

Wordless Wednesday

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Eliza Waters

Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos | Tagged beetles, calendula officinalis, Coleoptera, Diabrotica undecimpunctata, flowers, insects, macro, nature photography, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Wordless Wednesday | 37 Comments

In A Vase On Monday – White & Purple

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Eliza Waters

This week I’ve used two wild asters for the bulk of my arrangement: blue wood aster (Symphyotrichum cordifolium), (which looks purple to me, you can see a big mound of it in my garden in the background) and white lance-leaved aster … Continue reading →