Christms cactus photo by Julie Levy

Christmas cactus, by Julie Levy, submitted by David Piece on her behalf.

orange rhodies

Rhodie bush on Hewitt Road, lit/backlit as much as the weak sun could muster late this afternoon.

 

While I was taking pictures, two people driving by stopped to comment on how beautiful that bush is. Only one was someone I knew.  Leaflady (Gail)

The Bridge

Sorry I have been M-I-A, but I hope you will like this post & photos!

These photos are a bridge near my ex-.

Gone But Not Forgotten

I took these photos back in February on my last trip to Galveston. I've been meaning to post them for sometime now, but have been very distracted lately.


This was taken at the east end of the island where the bird sanctuary used to be. Somebody named Chris spray painted the words "gone but not forgotten" on the steps. The clean up process after Hurricane Ike is going to take a while, but the birds are making do. There are more photos of birds on my other blog.


This is where my favorite restaurant used to be. I'd park at the east end of the island, and walk about 2 or 3 miles, eat lunch, and then walk back.


A bit crowded here.


Making a home among the wreckage.

spring flowers

I took these pics walking around the expensive subdivision on the top of Hewitt Road today. The orange ones are Calif. poppies but I don't know what the others are, and they are really interesting.

 

I'm walking up there a lot, cuz I hope the climb up the steep hill will get me in better condition. Laure and Nancy were giving me a hard time about getting winded during a fast folk dance a few weeks ago. Realized I no longer live in a 2-story house or climb 2 flights of stairs several times a day at work.

LeafLady (Gail)

swirls

Foam and kelp swirl around at Clam Beach.  Leaf Lady (Gail)

beach art

From a walk yesterday with my friend Suzanne. That's her dog.  Leaflady (Gail)

2 more

You can't tell it but I had to climb to a high vantage point to get these. There was no way to walk safely without getting drenched.  Leaf Lady (Gail)

in the woods

John took the one in the woods (I saved a few of his one night ... should send me a disk of all later), cuz his version was better than what I took of those beautiful sunbeams.

 

The other picture is just one of too many I took at Dry Lagoon. The surf was surprisingly high and foamy, even tho it was only a hour past low tide and hours till high tide.  We couldn't get far down the beach.

 

Rain was predicted for all day, but it just rained lightly and occasionally, so we were pretty lucky.  Leaf Lady (Gail)

Eat those Invasive Plant Pests

from the
Mid-Atlantic Exotic Pest Plant Council

Eat those Invasives!!

You can do more than just get mad at them and pull them. You can eat some of them!!

Invasive Plant Recipes Appetizers Egg Dishes Pasta Salads Side Dishes Soups Desserts Patapsco Heritage Greenway's Annual Garlic Mustard Challenge Brooklyn Botanic Garden article: Garlic Mustard - A Palatable Pest Invasive Plant Atlas of New England's recipe listings Japanese Knotweed Recipes