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Fall 2025

A fall day in the Glasgow botanic garden, a maple tree shows off her fall colors with the Kibble Palace in the background
I strolled through the Glasgow Botanic Gardens and discovered the Kibble Palace has nothing to do with domestic animal food.
An aerial view of Glasgow from the necropolis; a church spire pokes a gray sky
Wandering through the necropolis, high above Glasgow, a church plunges its steeple into a downcast sky.
A silhouette of the Glasgow University memorial chapel, the steeple is purple, the lower building windows are filled with yellow lights.
Ok, if you want to be technical about it, this isn't exactly a nature shot, but the Glasgow University backlit at night is stunning. I didn't want you to miss it.

Summer 2025

Early on the 4th of July, I ventured onto our front porch, before the heat chased me back inside.

 

I sat in a rocking chair and soaked up the beauty of these hydrangeas. These are one of my favorite flowers.

 

We have showy clusters in our English garden, at our front door, outside my writing room windows, growing up along the stone fireplace, and in our overgrown garden that we refer to as the Serengeti.

 

(We had a miniature panther that enjoyed skulking through the shrubby wilderness).

Violet-purple hydrangea in foreground, with a blurred pasture in background

Spring 2025

It's currently spring in Maryland and it is such a gorgeous time of year.

The images below were taken from March 29th to April 23, 2025 on my LITTERacy walks (where I pick up trash) through Monkton or along the NCR trail.

This season is quite short, most Marylanders understand that in the blink of an eye we will go from crisp mornings to steamy afternoons laden with humidity and bad hair days for everyone. Even baldies.
Small yellow buds bloom on what appear to be barren twigs along the NCR trail, providing a remarkable pop of color
A plum tree is in full bloom on top of a lush green hill in Monkton, Maryland
Aj pale purple crocus with an orange stamin emerges from the children's garden at Jacksonville Elementary School
A slope of daffodils in bloom, waving in the morning breeze, their pale yellow faces brightening the commuter traffic
Vibrantly purple hyacinth in bloom at the end of March 2025 at Jacksonville Elementary School
A meadow of yellow narcissus in Monkton, Maryland. April 2025
A beautiful pinkish-reddish-orangey flower with a silver ball bearing stamin
A pink cherry blossom blooming along the NCR trail in April 2025