Author Archives: Eliza Waters

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About Eliza Waters

Gardener, photographer, naturalist, writer

At My Feeder

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Eliza Waters

Today, as it steadily snowed tiny, soft flakes, Pine siskins, along with an American goldfinch or two mobbed my thistle feeder.   I was transfixed by their constant fluttering and twittering, and impressed by their lack of fear of my presence. However, in … Continue reading →

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Cell Division

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Eliza Waters

These bubbles trapped in ice looked to me like cells dividing. The one on the left even has a nucleus. Note the ‘bullet hole’ bubble in the upper left corner. I’m never bored when walking out in nature as there … Continue reading →

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Deck the Halls

Posted on December 5, 2014 by Eliza Waters

The surprise snow storm on Thanksgiving gifted us with a lot of windfall, as many branches broke, unable to hold the heavy, wet snow, leaving the ground scattered with debris. The timing was perfect, saving me from having to cut … Continue reading →

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Simple things……

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Eliza Waters

Originally posted on Quotes for Spiritually minded people:
To find yourself in awe over the stars and moon during the night.To feel grateful after a walk in natures beauty. To be filled with joy by a birds beautiful song; is…

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Mid life crisis

Posted on December 2, 2014 by Eliza Waters

I couldn’t have said this any better!

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Snowy

Posted on November 29, 2014 by Eliza Waters

 The setting sun illuminates a snowy landscape a day after the latest storm dumped a foot of sticky, wet snow on much of the Northeast. Two days later, because it is still below freezing, many trees still look like this. … Continue reading →

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Holiday Surprise

Posted on November 27, 2014 by Eliza Waters

This is what we woke up to this morning. A foot of heavy, sticky snow fell yesterday through last night, downing branches and trees. We lost power twice, about ten hours total. Fortunately, we have a back up generator, so … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Eliza Waters

“Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a … Continue reading →

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Last Hurrah

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Eliza Waters

Oakleaf Hydrangea (H. quercifolia) puts on a show in reddish-orange and burgundy beyond a screen of dried wildflowers – goldenrod, aster and heliopsis – gone to seed at the edge of the field.  

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First Snow

Posted on November 14, 2014 by Eliza Waters

We received our first snow of the season overnight, dusting autumn with a sugar coating of winter. Melted where touched by the sun, the snow lingers in the shadows, portending winter, a little more than a month away.  

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