I have had a more stressful than usual couple of weeks at the office. While I was walking into the office, I was thinking about how the more deadlines I needed to meet and the more difficult interchanges I had… (READ MORE)
Cherry Blossoms at the Japanese Memorial (and Abhuta)
When I was walking home in the gray chilly day, astonished and awed by the beauty and effulgence of the cherry blossoms as if experiencing them for the first time though I have been witnessing them blossom here for over… (READ MORE)
Cherry Blossoms with Senate Office Building
0herry Blossoms in the Rain
As I have walked around town enjoying the spring surge of blossoming trees, I found myself remembering that our most famous cherry blossoms were a gift from the Japanese, which remembrance sent a deeper yearning to help send healing. At… (READ MORE)
First Look at the Garden
Here is what is coming up from last year–perennials, volunteers, or things I planted in the fall (in order photographs appear and from front to back and left to right within photos): ruby chard, hyacinth, oregano, strawberry, cilantro, garlic, beets,… (READ MORE)
Perfect Weather Forecast for “Yoga for Gardeners” Fundraiser on Saturday
Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and unseasonably warm, one of those bright days right when the seasons are changing that bring a giddiness to our hearts and can incite us to premature planting. The forecast for Saturday is cool… (READ MORE)
Please Don’t Use Peat Moss
I learned a number of years ago of the environmental devastation from gardening with peat moss and stopped doing so. Here’s a great blog discussing the down and dirty of peat moss. Most of us are gardening for beauty, to… (READ MORE)
Star Magnolia
Light of the Storm Remnants
The rain did much to brighten things here, given the prolonged dryness this fall and winter. It is hard to believe the massive flooding potential just hardly more than a hundred miles north. Peace and light, E — Posted with… (READ MORE)
A New Landmark on Capitol Hill (Unveiling of the Dragon)
The weather was perfect last Sunday. It had been misting and drizzling all morning. At mid-day, the rain stopped, the temperature went up that which promises spring, and it was almost possible to see things sprouting green all around. This… (READ MORE)