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A visit to the Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit, New Jersey on a very fine Sunday.
13 Tuesday Aug 2013
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A visit to the Reeves-Reed Arboretum in Summit, New Jersey on a very fine Sunday.
05 Monday Aug 2013
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Happy August!
The NYC Flower Market is bursting with colorful blooms like the Zinnias above and unusual greens like the ones below. Here’s what you can find at shops like G. Page Wholesale Flowers this month. And for more I’ve started a Flower I.D. Pinterest board featuring lesser known flowers who just want more people to know about them.
And a bit later in the month we will have Dahlias: something to look forward to!
17 Wednesday Jul 2013
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So much in the news this past week has people discouraged: is there justice? Is there hope? Senseless things happen. People specifically cause them, there are accidents, there are tragedies. It’s almost too much to take.
I want to make pretty things and make people happy, inspire, soothe, what-have-you and relieve some stresses even for just a little while; sometimes with a quick picture, sometimes with a gift, which can last longer. A friend’s wife doesn’t like flowers because they die, but I prefer to think of them providing beauty that lifts us out of the everyday, even just for a short time. Otherwise it’s easy to get lost in the shuffle…days pass, years…
I surprised my college roommate with a Flower “Red Velvet” Birthday Cake and she said “I pass it every day on my table and smile”. The stop and smell the roses cliché is key here for just about 2.5 minutes. This video makes me happy and I hope it does for you too. Appreciate every day, hold your loved ones close. Be safe, everyone.