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| Tree textures: curly willow (Salix) and Doug fir (Pseudotsuga). |
It is not a bad thing—at least in my mind—to wake up to a frozen world outside.
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| Just a few of my many houseplants in my office/plant room. |
With the cold comes sunshine and I can embrace them both so long as the heater is working.
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| Pieris japonica ‘Valley Valentine’. |
With a warm coat and several layers of clothing you’re likely to find me outside now looking around.
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| Spiderweb frozen in time on a Camellia sasanqua ‘Yuletide’. |
Ok, maybe this is a gentle time during the winter for us and I have to admit that I’m more inclined to giggle at the things I’m seeing rather than groaning about the wet muddiness of it all. (That is if I am not cursing the cold. I’m not perfect.)
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| Clematis cirrhosa ‘Freckles’. |
Seeing the blue sky all day warms my heart. I adore the color blue and all that it represents.
Even the ivy that’s considered an invasive plant seems somewhat more tame and delicate with a dusting of the cold frozen dampness.
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| An Epiphyllum I grew from seed. |
Indoors the houseplants are still growing. I sit beside them working while I too bask in the warmth from the heater and I take advantage of the lights intended for their growth.
Some old homes don’t have a lot of windows to let the light in, but I make do.
Amateur Bot-ann-ist 