The ice plant is a drought tolerant, bunny resistant plant whose flowers close at night, open in the morning and slowly follow the path of the sun until nightfall. Its name is a curiosity and I can’t walk by this low-growing patch of bright pink flowers without thinking of the one hit wonder by Vanilla […]
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On The Rise
…tell myself a new day is rising get on the rise a new day is dawning here I am… Bob Marley
Waterworld
The inverted image of our house on a dangling droplet reminded me that everything I live for was momentarily sheltered inside a gentle bead of rainwater. My husband, our children, and the two dogs were going about their lives in this glistening other world hanging from the branch of a Japanese maple, as I […]
~ for the four legged divas, a unique boutique
A whimsical pair of pet store windows were a bright spot on a cloudy day. Located in the trendy Virginia Highland section of Atlanta, “Glamour Paws” caters to the discriminating crowd of pet owner. It’s an undeniably cheerful little place, loaded with everything you could think of for the four-legged crowd, and comes fully […]
The Flatiron South
Atlanta is not known for being a “walking” city, and perhaps unfairly, is often criticized for demolishing too many of its historic structures. It does sprawl over a large area and the bustling interstate highways divides the city in half, but there are interesting sections that are well worth exploring. I took advantage of a gorgeous late […]
Weekly Photo Challenge, Illumination
I drove into Atlanta with a friend of mine last Saturday morning. Our mission was to take pictures of the Kodak camera shop on historic Ponce de Leon Avenue, long abandoned before Kodak’s well publicized bankruptcy. After locating the deserted building, we circled around until finding that the only place to park was at the […]
Katydid’s Cousin
I’m sure I annoyed this little grasshopper to no end one evening last summer as I tried to make his tiny inch long body more visible to the human eye. I was happy that he posed for me for so long without freaking out and jumping on my head…or worse. I found a fun read […]
A Rocking Run
A few weeks ago during a walk in the park, I noticed a runner in the distance heading my way. Actually, I heard him before I could make out his features. A middle-aged man jogged into view and as he approached with his head high and his eyes focused ahead, I heard that he was […]
