Category Archives: My Photos

Mostly my own photos, credit given when not.

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 →

Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos | Tagged flower arrangement, forced branches, Fothergilla major, In a Vase on Monday, meme, photography | 68 Comments

Silent Sunday

Posted on March 18, 2017 by Eliza Waters

Posted in My Photos | Tagged Aglaonema 'Red Sumatra', houseplants, natural air cleaners, photoblogging, photography, Silent Sunday, variegated houseplant | 38 Comments

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 →

Posted in Country Living, My Photos | Tagged american goldfinch, bird feeding, blizzard, pine siskins, snowstorm, winter | 123 Comments

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 →

Posted in Country Gardening, My Photos | Tagged dried flowers, flower arrangement, hydrangea paniculata, In a Vase on Monday, meme, photography, potpourri | 66 Comments

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 →

Posted in My Photos | Tagged American robin, harbinger of spring, nature photography, photoblogging, photography, robin migration, Silent Sunday | 64 Comments

In A Vase On Monday – Remembering

Posted on March 5, 2017 by Eliza Waters

Throughout the cold months, while I await Spring’s arrival, I remember past growing seasons via vases of dried plants collected during the summer and on long autumn walks. The brown tones of this hand-thrown pottery vase (another great, free-table find), echo the … Continue reading →