This is one of my favorite blooms of spring (even though it is summer now – I know, I know). The purple wisterias are so delicate and beautiful in color, sometimes they look like fat caterpillars to me. Such a sign of renewal as they emerge from the the stark bare branches hugging a trellis.
Now a full green canopy of leaves provides for summer shade.
I discovered this tasty tidbit much to my delight in the fall of 2022 on a drive up the coast to see family. It is a tender “baby” version of broccoli if you will. Several weeks ago I found some small starter plants at a local nursery who decided to come home with me and take up residence in the clay pot you see pictured below. I’m looking forward to a small harvest of broccolini in perhaps middle to late February.
Happy New Year.
Matthias Leue
Wishing all a peaceful Advent season.
I have been busy working on watercolors this year so my photo work is on standby for a while. I do however want to post just one photo that always makes me smile and hopefully you too!
I thought this image might be a good way to start the new year. This rose greeted me last fall in the City of Roses: Portland.
I took this photo in the “Avenue of the Giants” in Humboldt Redwoods State Park. I especially like the black and white aspect depicting these magnificent trees.
I saw this marionette like figure in a storefront window a few days ago. I only had my iPhone but had fun capturing this nostalgic looking image and applying a black and white filter.
The dramatic beauty of the sea, the pure joy of watching koi just meandering about, a crane’s elegant walk, a splash of color in the form of a plant, the rich texture of bamboo, the stark limbs of California oaks, or the expanse of a wheat field. What a beautiful world.
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Another “Cartier Bresson” moment. This boy was safeguarding his just acquired sausage. I forfeited my place in line briefly to take this photo. He was on the move.
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