Wild honeybee and lemon blossoms. Photo by Naomi Sachs
Wordless Wednesday
#TLNnaturephoto challenge (Wordless Wednesday, kind of)
December 2, 2015
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!
Dewdrops on a horizontal web, #TLNnaturephoto day 2 of 7. Photo by Naomi Sachs
Rainy Sunday. #TLNnaturephoto day 1 of 7. Photo by Naomi Sachs
Floating Cercis leaf. #TLNnaturephoto day 4 of 7. Photo by Naomi Sachs
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday – March 4, 2015
March 4, 2015
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
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, 8/27/14
August 27, 2014
Icelandic horse, Skagaströnd, Iceland. Photo by Naomi Sachs
(Almost) Wordless Wednesday, 7/16/14
July 16, 2014
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
July 9, 2014
Photo by Henry Domke at www.henrydomke.com
Happy July! Thanks to Henry Domke for this beautiful image.