If trees were people... The OAKS would be the construction workers, the factory employees... The HICKORIES and CHESTNUTS would be the shopkeepers, the grocers... The SYCAMORES would be the doctors, the

Piggy-backing onto my post from Friday about the Speedwell plant that creeps into lawns and pastures, here is another one! This plant is called Purple Dead-nettle, or as I've heard it called: Hedgenettle,

When my father and his twin brother came of age to serve their time in the military, both enlisted in the US Army. It was during the time period of the Korean War. Per the article in Wikipedia: The war

Anyone who is a perfectionist about their lawn — which does NOT include me — has likely battled many different "weeds" that try to take hold in their otherwise pristine ecosystems. Plants such

As autumn continues to march onward in the southern US, the beautiful greenery is fading and giving way to colors in the trees and shrubs. This vine, though, continues to hang with her green garb, and

Swimming with impressive stealth across the ocean of our patio, the Leaf Stingray (Pergula foliatus) makes his escape! ~photo © by me~ It's the little things, folks, the little things that bring so much

To the drone of cicadas on a scorching summer day, she draped herself in orange so she could hide among the day lilies. When the sun bent down to kiss the horizon, she ran to get a kiss, too. Mother Moon

All my life, I have been fascinated by color. The many different shades and hues are endlessly amazing. Even when editing a photo on the computer, the software color palette reports 16 million colors to

I find all the little details of life to be quite fascinating, and have always been drawn to color and geometry. Here, we see a lovely mix of color and geometry, both, as my shiny coffee travel-mug is

This is a digital artwork created by me. My inspiration for this piece was the five elements — common in the philosophies of several cultures — and the way they work together. Software I used: PaintShopPro.

A relatively common sight in the southeastern US is the Black Vulture (Coragyps atratus). According to Wikipedia, there is a Eurasian bird with the same name, but is unrelated. They look so majestic in

Most of my life, I have lived in the piedmont region of the Appalachian Mountains. "Pied" means "foot" in French, and "mont" means "mountain," so "piedmont"

Since the once prettiest tree in the neighborhood is no longer standing, this gorgeous maple, which was already running a close second-place in my mind, is now the prettiest. What a glorious sight this

It is amazing how the different species of maple trees exhibit different colors — some are red, some are yellow, and some are orange. I love this beautiful, fiery tree that is about a mile from where I

The maple trees are really putting on a show right now! 😊 This is another entry in the ColorChallenge which @kalemandra began. It's been such fun participating in it each day since I've been here! ———————————

I was thinking recently how it has been two months since Hurricane Irma came through the US, and I'm glad that hurricane season is coming to an end! For those living in other parts of the world, a

In early August of this year, I was excited about the upcoming total solar eclipse, so I decided to create a digital artwork in anticipation of it. The dark indigo layer represents, of course, the darkened

When I saw this little cloud, I was amazed because it looked so close like I could almost reach out and touch it! And I wish I could have! 😊 This is another entry in the ColorChallenge which @kalemandra

This is another entry in the ColorChallenge which @kalemandra began. It's been such fun participating in it each day since I've been here! ——————————— See my other ColorChallenge posts For a fabulous

These are photos I took a year or two ago. I am glad that I have them, for other such photos are no longer possible. The tree is gone. This beautiful maple tree graced my neighbor's yard for as long as