hello. here i am, finally at the tail end of my epic cold. it’s been a doozy, but i’ve been lucky to have no fever or flu, just a persistent cough that moved into my chest. thankfully it’s nearly run its course. other than that i’ve no real news. No Real News. NRN.
just this:
our lovely wintery weather persists.
cold days for us angelenos with highs in the 50’s. foggy mornings. drizzly nights.
i’ve loved every wet day we’ve had. who wouldn’t? our gardens are lush and fertile with the steady supply of rainwater.
perfect walking weather. the photos above are from a recent romp near the lower arroyo, and the ones below are shots from my garden.
a few mornings ago on my way to school i paused while backing out of the lane. my neighbor’s house and garden were a dreamscape.
and i have THIS:
a tiny succulent bouquet. fairy-sized.
below, my own front yard trees glowing in the misty morn. how i love the large trees that surround moss cottage. i would be lost and forlorn without the company of so many trees.
which reminds me of this book i haven’t read, but very much want to!
the trees communicate to me in all sorts of ways. and i am listening!
we don’t have 4 distinct seasons here in los angeles, but the plants don’t know that. they are shapeshifting right along with the weather.
and i’m just here recording it all through the lense of my iphone.
little dispatches from my world, where in february it never even reached 70 degrees. not once.
hope you’re better than well. hope you’re outta sight! drinking steaming mugs of english tea, planning your spring voyages to distant ports, baking bread, making pots of soup, taking treks through the forest. enjoying these last days of winter.
Such a lovely post! Thanks, as always, for sharing your pix!
Wow, are those geranium/pelargonium leaves in your last photo? Gorgeous variety!
Love your blog, thx for sharing 🙂
yes indeed they are! in the cold weather they turn that reddish color.
What spectacular photos, Mary Ann! You could have just titled this Buds. Buds everywhere! I think I must have had the same cold as you. It was a two parter and I went through boxes and boxes of tissue. Even now I am hacking and coughing, almost two weeks later. It is in the 40’s here in the day, and below freezing at night, so I have to bring the hummingbird feeders in at night, and get up at the buttcrack of dawn to put them out for the little guys. I lost two or three of them this winter, due to well below freezing temps. They are okay up to about 22 degreees, but we had a week of brutally cold temps, and now I only have two, which makes me so sad. We occasionally get some snow showers but it doesn’t stick around long. I started a watercolor of lilacs this morning, in anticipation of spring.
Snow up to our eyeballs, here in the U.P., with more to come. Making plans for a trip to Fl. for a memorial and visits with family. And, i’ve started four travelers notebooks for Christmas gifts. In case they turn out awful, i’ll have lots of time to remake them. So much fun!
michigan? brrrrrrrrrrr…. but it must be so very beautiful in winter white. enjoy your visit to sunny florida 🙂 i imagine you’re tucked away in your art chamber making those wonderful notebooks. hope you have a roaring fire going.
Love seeing LA looking so lush!
I, on the other hand, am on my way home after two blissful weeks in San Miguel de Allende. An art workshop then a week all for myself. I am so saturated with the colors, smells, flavors, sounds and the kindness of the locals that I am filled to the brim. My travel journal is so stuffed I am unable to close it. I will take it apart at home and rebind it appropriately. Sigh of contentment . I am blessed.
michele! i remember well the enchantment of SMA. i haven’t been since 2007 – the year i started this here blog. i’d love to walk those streets again. how you must have enjoyed it! xo
Beautiful photos. You are an excellent photographer
It has rained here twice this year. Once for 45 days and once for 27 days. We also had four mostly sunny days in a row once
oh you did make me laugh with your it-rained-twice comment. i can’t imagine! you peeps in rainy climes are made of STRONG stuff to weather those kinds of looooong rain events.