Category: Garden

  • He Looks Worried

    He is doing the worrying for the whole house as he sits in the garden. Gargoyles and Grotesques are commonplace in my neighborhood. Some are attached to buildings–others are thoughtfully placed in the garden. I see this one regularly–no, I don’t name them. (Milwaukee, Wisconsin 2026)

  • Back to the Bungalow

    We lived here over ten years (our longest stay). This was a great Bungalow with a number of fun spaces in the house. Like other houses, the garage was on the alley, but it had a whole workspace on the 2nd floor of the garage. Kathleen made the gardens a showplace and a “way-station” for…

  • Purple Haze

    I had forgotten about this one. It had been an amazing day of early summer flowers in Butchart Garden. My memory of the day is coming across one amazing planting after the next. It was a day of beauty fatigue. (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, 2012)

  • Humming Along

    More recently I’ve been trying to improve my skills a bit. The hummingbirds in Costa Rica were a good challenge (expect to see more). (La Fortuna, Costa Rica, 2026)

  • She Does Take a Good Photo

    Another one of my favorite photos of Kathleen. The flowers are nice as well. (Victoria, British Colombia, 2012)

  • No Need to Mow the Lawn

    It was a late December ice storm that coated every surface and in this case, every blade of grass. (Lansing, Michigan, 1984)

  • Surprise Iris

    One of the great things about traveling is the surprise of finding something you didn’t know existed an hour before. Uncertainty and exploration leads to reward. Kathleen and I came across an iris farm in full bloom one June day. We spend a couple hours just wandering and taking photos–totally unplanned–totally worth it. You will…

  • Purple Sass

    Cone Flowers in our own garden. (Whitefish Bay, WI, 2008)

  • Purple Flash

    It was a breathtaking day at the Butchart Garden. The array of iris is just a sample. (Victoria, British Columbia, Canada 2012)