first orchid bud opening
well, when i went to work this morning, the orchid buds were all closed and when i got home, i saw this! there are about 12 buds on this stalk… i had to get down on the ground to get a shot inside the petals, but you can see the bit of pink/red of the [...]
overheard on the phone…
“no Elias, do NOT cut that lizard’s tail off with the scissors!”
sam vs. the collective sackers of publix
most of you that know me already know that i’ve been trying to get better and better about recycling and being environmentally friendly. in the past few years, i’ve started recycling bins in my house and more recently switched to using cloth bags for all my shopping. besides, i never liked all those plastic bags [...]
friday’s flickr fix
these two images i found on flickr meld my recent loves for vintage goods (especially owls) and a fascination with cottages. i grew up in a house with very modern sensibilities. my mom was an interior decorator before being a stay-at-home-mom, so everything was done up. being from germany, her tastes were so different from [...]