Jun 11
The first time I viewed this magnificent tree in bloom I was in awe. The year was 1977, and I had relocated to Palm Beach County. Forty-two years later, my reaction is the same. The royal poinciana tree, also known as the flame or flamboyant tree, has orange/red petals and a yellow and white …
Dec 08
Trees indeed have hearts. ~ Henry David Thoreau I do not need to flip a calendar to signal December’s arrival. All I have to do is look out my third story office window to view my favorite palm–the Christmas palm. My Florida front yard is a riot of scarlet red as the tree’s clusters of …
Aug 09
“When the creative impulse sweeps over you, grab it. You grab it and honor it and use it, because momentum is a rare gift.” ― Justina Chen, North of Beautiful “I don’t normally do birds,” Karen Bryson reveals. That is until she saw a photograph her daughter-in-law’s mom had taken of an egret on the …
May 16
When I was growing up, my mother took us wild flower hunting in the spring. In April of 2017, I was at the Missouri farm and decided to reenact the adventure. Usually I visit in summer, fall and winter, so finding wild flowers was a treat. I have long forgotten the name of this plant, …
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