Going Green
With the last couple of rainy weekends, the trees have almost filled in completely. It's reviving seeing all this green spring out at you for the first few weeks of the season!
May 20, 2008
May 04, 2008
The Test of Time
Flowers from Trader Joe's can be hit or miss. This bouquet called out to me; and I should mention the $4.99 price-tag called out to me even louder. I hardly ever splurge on flowers anymore. But after another day, it was dragging along the side of the vase. Thank goodness for photographs!
November 01, 2007
A Break in the Fall
Okay, last shot of the trees here, I promise. I just love this one, maybe because of the way they just seem to be wrapping up the highway completely. I have it up as my desktop background right now at work. It makes this cold weather seem a bit more cheery.
Holy Crayola!
Here are some more shots of the vivid colors out on our very own Mass Pike! It's like surfing through a candy jar out there...
Trick or Tree?
Is this tree for real, or is it a trick of the camera? This amazing tree is actually as tall as it looks, and as bright! It stood out like an enormous pom-pom against the sky, as we were passing by some very pretty Connecticut homes. These are some of the sights that make me happy to live in New England... as long as I'm zipped up to my nose in a down jacket.
August 28, 2007
Summer Stay
We're starting to get those late-summer rains, and although it's still too hot to breathe some nights, I can feel the end of the New England summer paradise closing in. Who knows - this may be my last flower shot of the summer before the foliage - flowers do look pretty in the rain.
June 03, 2007
New Hampshire's Lions
On my (hopefully) last stop of spring travels (I'm tired!), we drove up to New Hampshire for another fantastic wedding. Right off the bat, we got to enjoy a dog walk by the Connecticut River, alongside which these dandelions grew like weeds. Well, I guess they are weeds. But I found this one intact, directly in front of a paddy of cat-tails. I stopped to snap a picture... the dogs on the other hand, didn't miss a beat and I heard them launching into the water before I'd even finished the shot.
May 28, 2007
Where the Green Grapes Grow
I believe this is a grove of Chardonnay vines, one of the wines grown locally here in Truro. Another grown here, surprisingly to me, was their Merlot.
May 07, 2007
A Cheery Sign
The tulips in the Boston Common brought a smile to our faces. Not only were we done with the walk, but we were in a beautiful place, with the sun finally shining down on us! There are tulips all over our neighborhood right now as well, and it really feels like it's getting green around here. I'm glad we got to breathe it all in yesterday!
Blossoms on the Drive
Memorial Drive along the river is a great place for checking out the cherry blossoms at the start of the season. It's a pretty drive or better yet walk, now that the city closes off the road to vehicles.
April 30, 2007
Buds
I dragged my camera out today to get at least one good frame of the first day of buds on the trees. A little tricky to do from the passenger seat of my sister's car, but I got one that came out okay and it was even at that great time of night where everything turns slightly pink. Happy Spring!
March 11, 2007
Inviting Spray
There's been a huge delay in posting lately... all of my attention has been on work and play in India right now, although I've been posting regularly to a separate blog: www.pippalehar.com/indiablog. Here's a shot of a spray of beautiful flowers in the lobby of a hotel transformed from a maharaja's palace in Jaipur, India. Check out the rest if you get a chance!
December 26, 2006
Old Yule Log
When our neighbors took a sick tree down next door, they donated a few amazing old logs to my family for fueling winter fires. We wanted to catch this one in all its glory before it hit the fireplace.
October 26, 2006
Death Becomes Her
If that doesn't make you think of leaves quickly dying, try this!
October - by Robert Frost
O HUSHED October morning mild, |
October 14, 2006
Fishing for Foliage
Today one of my good friends set up a foliage-viewing expedition off the Route 2; it was an excellent idea, I thought, to dedicate an entire day to hunting down and photographing foliage, and we definitely found it! This shot was taken at Walden Pond (actually in Walden Pond) right on the shoreline.
October 13, 2006
Fallen Glory
This is my absolute favorite color to see in the leaves: reds, golds, mottled orange. I saw these lying in the freshly fallen rain this morning and couldn't resist taking a picture. A little sad to think that in one or two more weeks, they'll all be the color of dull rust again.
October 06, 2006
Copper Tones
Okay, so it's fall! Our heat came on accidentally the other day because we had the gauge set at 50. Watching the weather get cold doesn't really do it for me, but there are some good things about the transition. Like the waxy look of these leaves feathered over a metal fence.
October 02, 2006
Kernel Mustard
Close-up of a corn cob that had either been stripped apart or somehow grew misshapen this way. I actually think it's kind of beautiful like this - it reminds me of a honeycomb.
September 20, 2006
Reaching New Heights
I took this one as I walked under incredibly tall sunflower plants in Cambridge the other day. I like how they look like they are as tall as the house in the background in this shot.
September 06, 2006
A Stroke of Good Fortune
I couldn't resist the urge to buy a bouquet of my first summer Gladiolas... The color is hard to describe in any other way but a photo. Strangely, I was just discussing the unmatchable nature of this color (relative to anything in my wardrobe, that is), when I came upon these at Whole Foods, seemingly mistakenly priced at only $5.99! Bargain buy!
August 09, 2006
All Propped Up
Here are the beginnings of a painting I'm working on at home. Give up? It's a still life. My friend Amelia bought these flowers for me after stopping into town this weekend. I think they match the decor well!
July 10, 2006
Window Box
Here's a window box in the North End - friends Abby and Chris walking ahead in the background.
July 09, 2006
Fighting the Heat
An unusual lily that I saw on my way back from the festivities in Boston today. Lots of flowers were wilting from the humidity, but this one was putting some fight into it.
July 04, 2006
Cheerful Faces
Some flowers I bought to brighten up the weekend - they kept Jason company as he was diligently working on home repairs.
June 10, 2006
Breakaway Rose
I caught a shot of this stray rose peeping out through the fence one morning on my way to work. The next day, the bud had been entirely clipped from the stem.
May 07, 2006
Dandelion
Things things are springing up like crazy in lawns all around town right now. I think they're the most beautiful weeds up close.
Cherry Blossoms
Cherry blossoms in front of the Charles River, as seen from the path of the Walk this Sunday. You can also make out the tail end of a boat that was flanking the crew boats during their races today.
April 29, 2006
Fledgling
This magnolia tree is just a baby. But it's growing quickly in my parents' backyard!
April 28, 2006
And She Shall Have Music
This flower, I recently learned, is called a "Bleeding Heart." For the longest time I thought it was named something to do with bells. Anyway, I thought it looked beautiful against the brick.
April 26, 2006
Forsythia Season
It's forsythia season and these are cropping up everywhere right now. I've learned that you can "force" these flowers to bloom indoors and out of season if you cut off a branch and place it in cool water for a few days, then warmer water in the sun.
April 23, 2006
One Lone Reed
Still a little chilly here in Boston for late April. Stormy too, but as you can see from this dry wheat, we desperately needed the rain! This picture taken at low tide.
April 21, 2006
Aged Rose
A dried rose from a bouquet my friend brought back from a wedding. It makes wonderful mantelpiece art. I'm in a rosey place this week...
April 20, 2006
Watering Can
Here's an oldie, but goodie. I played with the colors on this shot, but it's of a beautiful tin watering can filled with roses at a bridal shower.
April 06, 2006
Flowers for Someone
These tulips were left to crisp during my weeks away in San Diego. They really ended up quite beautiful!