I greatly enjoy the gentle, soft illumination of our the sky- and land-scape before the sun rises..

I greatly enjoy the gentle, soft illumination of our the sky- and land-scape before the sun rises..

Behind a lovely hibiscus bloom, a not so lovely gargoyle lurks.

I want to get a photo of you, so sit. Stay. Stay right there.
Or not.

I am very glad you are here.

Sometimes we hurry from web page to web page, from place to place, in a controlled environment.
It is important to stop and appreciate the real world, the world we live in every day. That is why I try to spend some time outside every day – hot or cold, wet or dry, work or home. I usually (though not always) succeed.
Sunshine is delicious, rain is refreshing, wind braces us up, snow is exhilarating; there is really no such thing as bad weather, only different kinds of good weather. -John Ruskin, author, art critic, and social reformer (1819-1900)

From the few examples planted in a flower front bed a few years ago, the Purple Coneflowers have needed no care at all and multiplied in a way very pleasing to us, and to pollinators both resident and passing through. There’s a honeybee on a flower in the lower right quadrant.
