Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday, 3/23/16 – Happy Spring!

Wild honeybee and lemon blossoms. Photo by Naomi Sachs

Wild honeybee and lemon blossoms. Photo by Naomi Sachs

#TLNnaturephoto challenge (Wordless Wednesday, kind of)

Photo by Naomi Sachs

Who says there’s no fall color in TX? #TLNnaturephoto day 3 of 7. Photo by Naomi Sachs

First of all, OMG, it’s December! How did that happen??

Second, obviously this isn’t a true Wordless Wednesday post because of, well, all the words, but it’s Wednesday and there are pictures, so close enough.

Finally, here’s my invitation: A FB friend recently invited me to take and post 1 nature photo a day for 7 days. I’m supposed to tag someone each day to continue the chain but that feels too much like a creepy chain letter so I’ve stopped that part. I take a lot of nature photos anyway, but I have to say, committing to take and post 1 a day has made me look more carefully at my surroundings, which I’ve really been enjoying.

So, I invite all of you readers to join me: 1 nature photo a day for 7 days, posted to Facebook, Twitter, Instragram, etc. If you choose to accept this mission, please use the hashtag #TLNnaturephoto so we can follow each others’ progress. Have fun!

Photo by Naomi Sachs

Dewdrops on a horizontal web, #TLNnaturephoto day 2 of 7. Photo by Naomi Sachs

Photo by Naomi Sachs

Rainy Sunday. #TLNnaturephoto day 1 of 7. Photo by Naomi Sachs

Photo by Naomi Sachs

Floating Cercis leaf. #TLNnaturephoto day 4 of 7. Photo by Naomi Sachs

Wordless Wednesday 7/15/15 – Summer fruit

Summer plums. Photo by Naomi Sachs

Summer plums

 

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday – March 4, 2015

Chicksaw plum (Prunus angustifolia). Photo by Naomi Sachs

Chicksaw plum (Prunus angustifolia). Photo by Naomi Sachs

In Central Texas, things are already blooming, including the Chicksaw plum. The scent is gorgeous – sweet and a little bit spicy. I can always tell when I’m about to see one of these shrubby trees (tree-e shrubs?) in blossom because I smell it first.

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' blooming in January. Photo by Naomi Sachs

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ blooming in January. Photo by Naomi Sachs

If you are in colder climates and are feeling frozenly jealous right now, stop! Once spring comes, go out and get a witch hazel; you will not be disappointed, especially when she blooms – a fragrance that is also quite spicy – in the darkest days of winter. My favorite type is Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ (which in my NY garden usually bloomed in late December and kept on going for over a month) but there are many to choose from. Amazing fall foliage, too. If you want a winter blooming witch hazel, make sure you get one; Hamamelis virginica and some others bloom in the late fall. Or if you’re a plantaholic like me, ignore the fact that there’s no room in your garden for both…and then get both.

 

Wordless Wednesday, 12/24/14 – Nature’s decorations

Lichen

Happy Holidays, everyone!

 

Wordless Wednesday, 9/10/14

Callicarpa (beautyberry)

Callicarpa (beautyberry)

Wordless Wednesday, 8/27/14

Icelandic horse

Icelandic horse, Skagaströnd, Iceland. Photo by Naomi Sachs

Wordless Wednesday, 7/30/14

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Photo by Alberto Salvatore

(Almost) Wordless Wednesday, 7/16/14

Water lily photo by Henry Domke

Water lily photo by Henry Domke, www.henrydomke.com

“Look deep, deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better.”
– Albert Einstein

 

Wordless Wednesday, 7/9/14

Photo by Henry Domke at www.henrydomke.com

Photo by Henry Domke at www.henrydomke.com

Happy July! Thanks to Henry Domke for this beautiful image.