Purple

Vortex

Staring into the very vortex of the spring pollen season. :-)

Turkey

I heard this morning that we have T-urkey to t-hank for t-ulips. :-)

Variation

Wordless

Flowers like this leave me wordless. 

Morning Dew

Beauty

Still taking the time, occasionally, to breath in deeply and to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us. Well, at least whenever I'm not choking on pollen. :-)

A Tulip Garden

Guarded within the old red wall's embrace,

Marshalled like soldiers in gay company,

The tulips stand arrayed.  Here infantry

Wheels out into the sunlight.  What bold grace

Sets off their tunics, white with crimson lace!

Here are platoons of gold-frocked cavalry,

With scarlet sabres tossing in the eye

Of purple batteries, every gun in place.

Forward they come, with flaunting colours spread,

With torches burning, stepping out in time

To some quick, unheard march.  Our ears are dead,

We cannot catch the tune.  In pantomime

Parades that army.  With our utmost powers

We hear the wind stream through a bed of flowers.

- Amy Lowell

Dogwoods

The dogwood trees are blooming here now. May I never be so distracted as not to notice.

Spring

Meanwhile, spring has arrived here in the middle-Atlantic states.

Garden Wall

Just a parting shot from another one of Naumkaeg's lovely gardens.

Lincoln Flowers

Lincoln Cathedral

Ripon Font

According to the North Yorkshire Council, the Tudor font in the Ripon Cathedral, was created in the early 16th century and carved out of a solid piece of granite taken from Lintzgarth in Teesdale. "In 2017 the wooden top can still be seen on the font. Originally, it would have had a chain attached via a metal hasp to provide a locking mechanism to prevent people from stealing the Holy water which was often appropriated by pagans and other sects for their own practices including sorcery."

Quiet

Had a few moments to explore Ripon Cathedral before heading down the hill to the cathedral's rehearsal hall. We served as the choir in residence for the weekend while the cathedral's regular choir was on break.

"Ripon Cathedral has a vibrant choral tradition that has spanned 14 centuries, since St Wilfrid introduced cantors from Canterbury Cathedral in AD680, and it remains at the heart of our worship. The uplifting sound of the cathedral’s outstanding choirs, as well as the dramatic notes of the mighty pipe organ, can be experienced at regular services such as Choral Evensong."

Pond

Frelinghuysen Arboretum

Morristown, New Jersey

Hydrangea

Mount Sugarloaf

Deerfield, Massachusetts

Torch Lily

Mount Sugarloaf

Deerfield, Massachusetts

There's a small garden being lovingly maintained next to the tower on Mount Sugarloaf's summit. 

Parting Shot

 

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

Landscape Architecture

Smith College

Northampton, Massachusetts

My compliments to the landscape architects who are helping make the Smith College campus an exceptionally attractive as well as environmentally friendly place to work and study.

Variety

Smith College Botanic Garden

Northampton, Massachusetts