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Holland Tulips and More8 comments

Rosemary wrote 2 weeks ago: Double tulip “A journey, after all, neither begins in the instant we set out, nor ends when we … more →

Tags: spring, Travel, Tulips, Travels, Tulip Fields, Journeys, Netherlands, holland, double parrot tulips

Okay, One Last Post as I Head Out the Door10 comments

Rosemary wrote 1 month ago: Looking down the sidewalk in front of my house this morning I carried my camera with me as I ran som … more →

Tags: Blossoms, Tulips, Buds, rhododendron, Bleeding-Heart, honeysuckle, Sidewalks

April Means "To Open"5 comments

Rosemary wrote 1 month ago: “The word APRIL comes from the Latin root, aperi’re, “to open. ” . . . Buds … more →

Tags: spring, Daffodils, April, pussy willows, willows, fritillary, Fritillaria Imperialis

Hyacinths and Biscuits5 comments

Rosemary wrote 1 month ago: “Poetry is the synthesis of hyacinths and biscuits.” – Carl Sandburg White hyacint … more →

Tags: Poetry, White, Tulips, Hyacinths, Carl Sandburg

Cherry Blossom Viewing at Its Peak5 comments

Rosemary wrote 1 month ago: It’s cherry blossom viewing time on the UW campus, Seattle. Sunshine + cherry blossoms = sprin … more →

Tags: seattle travel, University of Washington, cherry blossoms, Yoshino Cherry Trees, Commemorative Stamps

The Madrona, a Washington State Native Tree

Rosemary wrote 1 month ago: The Pacific madrone I have a memory of acid-green tree bark. Two years ago, while a passenger in a c … more →

Tags: seattle travel, Tree Watching Project, BArk, burnt sienna, madroñas, Pacific madrone, peeling, Whidbey Island

Star Magnolia

Rosemary wrote 1 month ago: These are called Star magnolias. Watercolor sketch of star magnolia blossom and bud   … more →

Tags: Watercolors 2013, Blossoms, Magnolias, star magnolias, Watercolor sketches

Coming Into Cherry Blossom Time5 comments

Rosemary wrote 1 month ago: Last week the Yoshino cherry trees on the UW campus were just starting to bud “There is someth … more →

Tags: seattle travel, University of Washington, cherry blossoms, Yoshino Cherry Trees

Blooming Magnolia8 comments

Rosemary wrote 1 month ago: “Nature is infinitely patient, one thing lives after another has given way; the magnolia … more →

Tags: spring, Blossoms, Buds, botanical prints, blooms, Magnolias, Watercolor sketches, Ellsworth Kelly

"Blossom by Blossom, the Spring Begins"7 comments

Rosemary wrote 1 month ago: “Blossom by blossom, the Spring begins.” – Algernon Charles Swinburne Purple Leaf … more →

Tags: spring, Blossoms, University of Washington, Purple leaf plum, purple leaf cherry

Skagit Valley Daffodil Fields4 comments

Rosemary wrote 1 month ago: Skagit Valley daffodil field Washington’s Skagit Valley is well known for its tulip fields and … more →

Tags: Watercolors 2013, seattle travel, Daffodils, Fields, skagit valley, RoozenGaarde, Old Barns, Watercolor sketches, weathered barns

Hellebores from Jello Mold Farm5 comments

Rosemary wrote 2 months ago: Bed of blooming hellebores, Jello Mold Farm There was one flower that was blooming in profusion at J … more →

Tags: Watercolors 2013, raindrops, Hellebores, Watercolor sketches, Jello Mold Farm

A Return to Jello Mold Farm8 comments

Rosemary wrote 2 months ago: Jello mold with rabbit While I was out driving in the country north of Seattle, I stopped by Jello M … more →

Tags: Blossoms, Buds, raindrops, Hydrangeas, forsythia, pussy willows, Chestnuts, Wheelbarrows, Jello Mold Farm

Fair Daffodils4 comments

Rosemary wrote 2 months ago: Mini-daffodils “Fair daffodils, we weep to see You haste away so soone; As yet the early risin … more →

Tags: Daffodils

Multiplied Green7 comments

Rosemary wrote 2 months ago: Spring’s greening Metamorphosis by May Sarton Always it happens when we are not there – … more →

Tags: spring, Buds, leaves, Greening

Creeping Ivy4 comments

Rosemary wrote 2 months ago: Ivy vine creeping up a tree trunk Ivy and moss. I like the hearts formed by this leaf’s veins. … more →

Tags: Watercolors 2013, vines, ivy, Watercolor sketches

Reading Bark5 comments

Rosemary wrote 2 months ago: “Bark is a subtle, supple substance, easily overlooked.  It can be thought of as the tree … more →

Tags: Tree Watching Project, Watercolors 2013, Trees, BArk, Watercolor sketches, knot holes, peeling bark

First Camellia3 comments

Rosemary wrote 2 months ago: “Rain-washed camellia — as it falls, showers.” from On Love and Barley: Haiku of B … more →

Tags: Watercolors 2013, camellia, botanical prints, Watercolor sketches

Proving that One Day is Different from Another1 comment

Rosemary wrote 2 months ago: Spring crocuses “It is important that I write something down every day . . . It doesn’t … more →

Tags: corcuses, writing, journals, Watercolor sketches, Botanical Art, daily practices


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