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Last weekend, Jim and I decided to try a “stay-cation” and took 3 days to visit three different places – near and not so near – to our home in Vermont. One of my favorite places to take a leisurely stroll is the Marsh-Billings-Rockefeller… Continue Reading “August 2023 Stay-cation Day 1”
This week’s Denzil Nature Photo Challenge is to post interesting seedheads. I love photographing milkweed after it has gone to seed. I’m cheating a bit as this is a photograph I took in November 2021. I am enamored with the artistic design of the… Continue Reading “Seedheads – Nature Photo Challenge”
The Crocosmia that I purchased from an avid gardener in town and planted in early summer is now blooming profusely. As expected, the hummingbirds love it and visit the blossoms every morning!
April 4, 2023 Once my new acquaintance Thomas and I had connected with our host, Evelyn, we dropped our bags in the common room at the Gîte du Pont . Evelyn invited us to make ourselves at home and prepare a cup of tea… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Chanaleilles to Saint-Alban-sur-Limagnole”
I follow a blog called Denzil Nature and, every Wednesday, he invites other bloggers to participate in a Nature Photo Challenge. I thought it would be fun to start joining his challenge as a way to get involved and motivate myself to broaden my… Continue Reading “Edibles from the Garden”
My friend Bill called me over to his place today so we could take a walk to a wet, boggy area near his property that has some impressive bottle gentians in bloom. Such a cool wildflower! A unique characteristic of the flowers of the… Continue Reading “A Blue Gentian”
We’ve not mowed our back meadow much this summer and, as a result, the wildflowers are putting on a nice show! Queen Anne’s Lace is gracing our back country roadsides and meadows giving credence to the fact that summer will soon be winding down.
My clematis vine has stopped blooming for the season but I had captured some blossoms last month when it was in full flower. It thrives in a corner of my garden even though it is seriously neglected by me!
April 3 , 2023 After getting all settled in at the Gîte d’étape Le Par’ici, my sister-in-law and I took another stroll around town to find the church and maybe a little café to enjoy a snack and a glass of wine. Saugues is… Continue Reading “Le Puy Camino – via Podiensis: Saugues to Chanaleilles”
Lynn Amber - Travel & Photography 