Category Archives: Nature

Vertical Herb Garden How-To

Posted on September 6, 2012 by

Since there has been much interest in the vertical herb gardens I spotted at the Chicago Flower and Garden Show, I thought I’d share this neat how-to from one of my favorite media sources – Refinery29: http://www.refinery29.com/vertical-garden. Hope you enjoy! … Continue reading →

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A Little Birdie Told Me

Posted on August 4, 2012 by

pretty little miss down in the Lurie garden (starting lines of a beautiful Appalachian folk song) Just thinking of you

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Washington Square Park Twilight

Posted on June 28, 2012 by
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Mountain Morning

Posted on May 14, 2012 by

Good morning from Appalachia…

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Humming Spring

Posted on April 26, 2012 by

In the San Francisco Bay area the flowers are blooming and the hummingbirds are happily feeding. I captured this magnificently feathered hummer in the Ulistac Natural Area in Santa Clara. More photos from my recent trip out west to come … Continue reading →

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Out on the Farm

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

Here a few pictures I took out in the country, in Northwest Indiana. I processed them using Gimp. I had a lot of fun playing with this image below. It is still a little murky so I tried it out … Continue reading →

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Garden Show Gallery

Posted on March 23, 2012 by

Here are a few of my fav pics from this year’s Flower & Garden Show. Next year’s theme, The Art of Gardening, stirs up dreamy images of Monet’s gardens at Giverny and Renoir’s arresting hues… can’t wait! Well, actually I … Continue reading →

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Millennium and Lurie at Night

Posted on March 15, 2012 by

I raced down to the garden last evening on my yellow bike to sit amongst the flowers and trees and hold the brochure in my hand. “It was a beauteous evening / Calm and Free…” (William Wordsworth) The beautiful weather … Continue reading →

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Lurie Garden Photo Feature!

Posted on March 14, 2012 by

Ladies and Gentleman, I am very pleased to announce that the Lurie Garden has published their Spring/Summer brochure for 2012 and it features two of my photos! If you are in downtown Chi this summer be sure to visit this … Continue reading →

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Cool Photo Inversion Function on GIMP

Posted on March 11, 2012 by

Pining Away Original Continue reading →

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