Spring in My Garden

"I always watch for the longest day in the year and then miss it." — F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

I haven’t miss the longest day of the year. In fact. I haven’t missed a single white flower that has blossomed in my garden this spring — the bright side of being home during the pandemic. (Left to right, top to bottom: hepatica, white bleeding hearts, rose, vinca, foxglove, lily of the valley, sweet woodruff, daisy, anemone/wind flower, Tina crabapple blossoms, trillium, Chardonnay pearls, more trillium, more vinca, knock-out rose)

Capture 52 - Week 26: Toy Story

“You’ve got a friend in me.” - Toy Story

Week 26 - Toy Story: Compose them in such a way to make them appear alive...tell a story using toys! #capture52 #capture52week26 #toystory #treizeaujardin

French Friday: Le Macaron - Brookfield

« Manger un macaron c’est un petit excès sans le sentiment de commettre un pêché de gourmandise. » — Chantal Thomass

I know it’s not polite to play with your food, but I just can’t resist the temptation to arrange them and photograph them. They are a treat for the eyes as well as the palate.

Le Macaron at The Corners of Brookfield just opened last week. I’ve been staying pretty close to home, but it seemed worth it to don my mask and set out in search of these French beauties.

They have French pastries too. That Napoleon is calling my name!

Capture 52 - Week 25: Sunrise • Sunset

“At sunrise everything is luminous but not clear.” ― Norman Maclean, A River Runs Through it

American photographer Catherine Opie once said, "The biggest cliché in photography is sunrise and sunset." And yet, sometimes, we just can't resist. #Capture52 #capture52week25 #sunrise

French Friday: Les Pivoines

« La pivoine est-elle moins sublime du fait qu'elle va faner ? » — Amélie Nothomb, Métaphysique des tubes [Moi, je dis bien-sûr que non!]

It’s peony season! All over Paris, markets and flower shops, as well as my Instagram feed, feature a perfusion of pivones, perhaps the “Frenchest”of flowers. Fortunately, I only have to walk through my own garden or drive through town to enjoy these fragrant beauties.

Capture 52 - Week 24: Bokeh

“The blue and bright-eyed floweret of the brook, Hope's gentle gem, the sweet Forget-me-not.” — Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Week 24 - Bokeh: Use a shallow DOF and throw your background out of focus. #Capture52 #capture52week24 #bokeh #forgetmenots