crowning glory

 melodie outdid herself this time. i'm so...ME.

ruffles

 

reflections of light

columbine

azalea

a different azalea

a third azalea

last season's crimson clover beginning to bloom

five days later

trumpet honeysuckle i trained to the fence

daisy fleabane

crimson clover

tiny trumpet honeysuckle

male (chipping?) sparrow is the new squatter in the wren house

american goldfinches

 

my birthday

cherry blossoms

 

Virginia bluebells

moss phlox

moss phlox

moss phlox

a new game/puzzle/mystery to play

japanese cheesecake

korean cream bun

fresh ramen in garlic chicken broth, egg, tofu, chinese broccoli, spring onion, crispy garlic with chili oil

japchae from bonchon

snowy, the newest lamb in the flock at lambmowers.com

color of the year

 behr's color of the year for 2023 is called blank canvas

i only know this because someone i know posted a scathing opinion about it on fb. i'm not typically inclined to pay any attention to such posts, but for some reason, i did. and then i sat and thought about my own reaction to the color.

i commented (in part):

"It's Zen garden sand before applying the rake. It's my journaling paper before I apply the ink. It's the color of Pausing before an action. It soothes a (potentially mistaken) sense of urgency. It is actively attending/waiting yet undemanding and not at all pushy."

my interpretation was scoffed at, and that bothered me. but it was on someone else's post, not my own, and continuing the comment thread seemed unlikely to change anyone's opinion, so i made it my personal header photo with this additional explanation:

"my word of intention for this year is "reflect" and what better color to reflect light than white?"

i was feeling somewhat defensive at the time. since time has passed, i find the whole thing mildly amusing.

sheep

to be honest, i would love to have a couple of sheep pastured in my yard. heck, i wish i could have backyard chickens, or maybe a goat. alas, our choice to live in suburbia, with a restrictive hoa, means i cannot.

but i can have cory's sheep come to me as landscapers. so i do. again and again. even in november when there's a light rain.