Photo Memory of the Week
Backyard Blog
2026 May 22: Here's the backyard this week:
- an iris up for what seems like just a few minutes (and technically in the front yard)
- the lilac making its own short showing
- the crabapple, also technically in the front yard
- the magnolia past its prime but still lovely
Category Archives: Appreciating Deeply
Magnolia Again
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. When life hands you magnolia blooms, make pictures. Continue reading
Blood Types and Blood Relationships
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Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Day-to-Day Encounters, Thinking Broadly
Tagged Community, Conversations
6 Comments
Did we study clouds in school? Was I there?
I probably needed to pay better attention. Continue reading
Fun, Stressful, Triumphant Trickiness
At the end of a plane ride, something other than dirty snow and transient icicles. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Fauna
Tagged Birds, Reptiles
10 Comments
Is this the Help Desk?
Spoiler alert: Not so much. Continue reading
Sure, it’s Spring.
More sticks. More frozen water. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Landscapes
Tagged Other Plants, Weather
2 Comments
Sticks Again
The biggest challenge? Get the picture in the sunlight before it melts the subject. Continue reading
Come Walk with Me Again
Another desert-adjacent day. Continue reading
Posted in Appreciating Deeply, Laughing Frequently, Photos of Faces, Photos of Fauna, Photos of Flora
Tagged Birds, Desert, Flowers, Pareidolia
12 Comments
All together now. Or not.
La la la la la. Continue reading