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Yellow Blooms in Early April

After our aunt Ruth Stein died in 2011, our cousin Ann Monahan reliably sent us lively messages of remembrance on Ruth’s birthday, April 9. She often introduced her cheers for Ruth with the yellow blooms of early April.
Ann’s death on April 7 this year cut short such special poetic reminders to us and countless others in her life. The striking loss led me to gather images of yellow blossoms, in honor of Ann’s great array of ways to supportively connect people.

November Leaves, Above and Below

Bright Thanksgiving morning after rain, damp leaves underfoot reflected sunlit fluttering leaves against azure sky. The familiar, ever-changing wooded path near me called out to be captured close up below and broadly high above.   That brief chance to take in fleeting moments of autumn leaves in progress led up to the photos in this post.

Tina Gram’s Garden: Subtle Reds with Many More Variations

In response to recent posts, Tina selected subtle reds, amidst numerous other subtle and dramatic colors in her garden. She reminds us to “appreciate the amazing variation of red tones in the flower kingdom!” Captions identify the red blooms only, while others enliven and enrich each whole view of her Somerville garden.

Dramatic Reds in Different Places

As a spectacular sequel to “Dramatic Reds in Salem Garden,” Barbara Nachmias-Kedesdy offers an arresting array of reds from her travels and previous home.

Reflecting on Selecting Tulip Photos

While reviewing ninety recent iPhone photos of tulips, I questioned whether I could limit myself to posting only seven (my usual self-imposed limit). Yet as I narrowed down and edited I began to doubt if any of my photos were doing justice to the truly real appealing tulips everywhere I walked this week. Anyway here are photos that at least allude to what tulips have been offering in my neighborhood as April ends and May begins.

Appreciate Wreaths

Holiday wreaths fit happily within the realm of ‘Pleasures of Plants,’ so one late December day I photographed several on my street and a bit beyond.The longer I looked, the more I appreciated their common and distinctive features. All are circular, continuous, connected, intertwined. Some are mostly evergreens, while others keep bare branches.