the turning point

I brake for Forsythia.
Signs of spring at Waldwick Gardens.

"Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour." ~ Robert Frost

Latin lesson

Galanthus, milk-white flower

nivalis, snowy

perfect

ice storm

Redbud (Cercis canadensis) (2011)

winter canvas No. 2

Shadow and light on snow.
(Jan 2011)

Soft winter light, through windows left unshuttered, while I drift, asleep, high up in the leafless trees.

drinking flowers

Contemplation

After the blazing sun,
a dancing flame.

After the boiling kettle,
a song / a warm cup.

After drinking tea,
what remains.

calm, after the storm

Porch steps in the snow

micro-garden

Fragile beauty, rising up from the mist.

The Faculty of Medical and Veterinary Sciences at the University of Bristol runs an annual competition, The Art of Science, in which research scientists are challenged to look for “aesthetic beauty in their experimental work.” Winning photographs are posted on the University’s website. Shown here: Mould, by Dr. Soloviev.