January 19, 2023 by drkottaway

thinking of spring

My camillia is the first to bloom, usually in late January or early February. The buds are starting to blush pink. Oooooo, I can’t wait!

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

January 18, 2023 by drkottaway

thinking of spring

I have a very happy pineapple sage plant. It does not care that my street is a bit of a wind tunnel up from sea level. The roses don’t like the wind howling up and tomatoes really hate it. It is happily putting out new leaves even though we could have more freezing weather and even snow and snot and ice. (Snot was a typo, but it comes with snow and ice, right?) No flowers yet but soon and soon.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

January 15, 2023 by drkottaway

Beach flower

I do not have much for Cee’s today, but things are starting to bud on land.

This isn’t a flower, is it? But the orange is so bright, even when the sky is grey! So what is it and why so bright?

January 14, 2023 by drkottaway

Clouds are my favorite blur

Clouds two days ago on the Fort Worden Beach. Washington State.

I was back east over the winter holidays. Nine days got added on for an ill friend. I was lucky to be able to change my flight and be able to help. This is the early morning holiday lights on the way to the hospital.

Clouds further blurred by water. Taken in Ontario, Canada in 2012.

Water blur study. Somewhere in Washington.

More water.

Sunrise, a new day, blurry but beautiful anyhow. Mount Tahoma, Washington State.

For the Ragtag Daily Prompt: blur.

January 12, 2023 by drkottaway

Berries in red

Taken in late November 2022. I think these berries are the ones that the birds don’t eat until they really have no choice. Do they mature slowly by February?

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.

January 12, 2023 by drkottaway

366

Today I have posted for 366 days in a row, so I am past the one year point. That pleases me. Why do numbers and years and that sort of mark please us so much? I think it is because we do have to pay attention to seasons and when things grow and where food is and what to wear… All of it.

Happy New Year!

The photograph is from one of our local festivals. I will let you figure out which one.

January 12, 2023 by drkottaway

Hazard

This will cause a punctate wound if we step on it! But the word is not punctate but punctuate! I think my language would be highly punctuated if I stepped on it! Something like #$^&**%#$!

Taken in September in Ohio.

For the Ragtag Daily Prompt punctuate.

January 11, 2023 by drkottaway

Blackberries in late fall

From late November 2022. The blackberries are drying and hard, difficult to pick, and the red ones are dehydrated as well. I don’t think they have a chance to ripen any more.

For Cee’s Flower of the Day.