The Spring Colors of 2024

Pinks! Clockwise: Clematis (UL), Rose with Bumblebee (UR), Peony (LL), and Poppy (LR).

 

Showy Irises.

 

Gardener Mark (Ace).

 

Mostly Primrose.

 

Mostly Spiderwort.

Im Frühling

 Plantings on the SW sidewalk.

Ajuga (or Bugleweed).

 Clockwise (UL): Morel Mushrooms in the backyard, Baltimore Orioles at the feeders, Blanchard's Cricket Frog hiding, and Rose-breasted Grosbeak at the feeders.

 Helping Papa Bear.

Schubert lieder.

Solar Eclipse

This is how I saw the eclipse from my perch in Northeast Iowa, through the dappled light of a Taylor Juniper in the front yard.

March, Iowa

 Puccini's Suor Angelica, UNI Opera at GBPAC.

 

St. Patrick's Day at Tipsy'z in Raymond.

 

Winter's last stronghold and some much needed moisture during the severe drought.

 

 This is how to welcome an Easter weekend.

Waterloo Center for the Arts, Jamaica Day 2024

Jamaican Art from the Waterloo Center for the Arts (WCA) permanent art collection. Alan Zion (UL), Esperanza Jackson (LL), Sylvester Woods (UR and CR), and Everald Brown (LR).

 

Elizabeth Andrews (Registrar) and Chawne Paige (Director) plus a view of the crowd.

Jamaica Day 2024, "A Fi Wi Trend a Dweet!" at WCA, Feb. 23rd. A day that included speakers, exhibitions, vendors, food, and a simulcast from Morant Bay, Jamaica.

Valentine's Day 2024

 Hearts and lips and beards... oh my!

Signs in the New Year

 Words, names, and phrases that seem to be finding me in 2024.