We celebrate Birth and Life. We avert our eyes from Death and Dying. We see life in Kodachrome. We see Death in monochrome. After the recent freeze, I went into the...
This is a Knockout rose. (The blossoms do look as if they’ve been knocked around a bit) I was wandering around the nursery the other day When I saw these huge pots of...
The Polar Vortex came On the heels of the murderous Frost And wrapped the Garden in ice Black Ice The Fans made a sound like rustling parchment When the wind shifted...
We celebrate Birth and Life. We avert our eyes from Death and Dying. We see life in Kodachrome. We see Death in monochrome. After the recent freeze, I went into the...
Hello, Folks! On my birthday, I spent the early part of the day and the late evening investigating all of the nooks and crannies in the garden. It always surprises and...
Several weeks ago, I stopped at the Islamic Center. I had been watching a row of orange trees along the perimeter of the property adjacent to a parking lot. They were...
Early this morning, I saw a pair of courting doves sitting on the fence outside my screened porch. Stealthy hunter that I am, I sneaked out behind the pergola where I...
Tea With Miss Lucy Anole Mr. Anole made a surprise appearance in his new coat yesterday. A green one instead of the brown one he was wearing when we met. He...
The Carolina Trumpet From my chair on the porch, I can see the trumpets. They hang down almost to waist level as I walk the path to Boy’s house. When we...
She Kept A Parrot 
Death of a Staghorn
We celebrate Birth and Life. We avert our eyes from Death and Dying. We see life in Kodachrome. We see Death in monochrome. After the recent freeze, I went into the...
Category: Death and Dying, Photography, Photos by George, Plants and Trees Tags: Death, Frost, Garden, Philosophy, photographs, photography, Photos, Plants, Seasons, Social Commentary, Staghorn Fern, Stories, Winter
Knockout
This is a Knockout rose. (The blossoms do look as if they’ve been knocked around a bit) I was wandering around the nursery the other day When I saw these huge pots of...
Category: Flowers, Garden, Photographs, Photography, Plants and Trees, Stories Tags: Flowers, Garden, Humor, photographs, photography, Photos, Roses, Stories
The Black Ice Came
The Polar Vortex came On the heels of the murderous Frost And wrapped the Garden in ice Black Ice The Fans made a sound like rustling parchment When the wind shifted...
Category: Black & White Photographs, George Photographs, Photography, Photos by George, Plants and Trees, Texas Tags: Black and White photographs, black ice, Elephant Ear, Fan Palm, Fan Palms, Garden, Garden Statuary, Gargoyle, George Photographs, Ice, Ice Storm, Monochrome, photographs, photography, Photos, Plants, Seasons, Statues, Stories, Texas, Winter
Death of a Staghorn
We celebrate Birth and Life. We avert our eyes from Death and Dying. We see life in Kodachrome. We see Death in monochrome. After the recent freeze, I went into the...
Category: Bokeh, Photography, Photos by George, Plants and Trees Tags: Death, Death and Dying, Frost, Garden, Philosophy, photographs, photography, Photos, Plants, Seasons, Social Commentary, Staghorn Fern, Stories, Winter
Light In The Garden
Hello, Folks! On my birthday, I spent the early part of the day and the late evening investigating all of the nooks and crannies in the garden. It always surprises and...
Category: Flowers, Garden, Parrot, Photography, Plants and Trees Tags: Birds, elephant ears, Flowers, Garden, Garden Walks, parrot, photographs, photography, Photos, Texas
The Wages of Sin
Several weeks ago, I stopped at the Islamic Center. I had been watching a row of orange trees along the perimeter of the property adjacent to a parking lot. They were...
Category: Photography, Photos by George, Plants and Trees Tags: photography, Stories, Texas
Spring
Early this morning, I saw a pair of courting doves sitting on the fence outside my screened porch. Stealthy hunter that I am, I sneaked out behind the pergola where I...
Category: Bird, Flowers, Garden, Photography, Photos by George, Plants and Trees, South Texas Tags: Birds, Flowers, Garden, photographs, photography, Photos, Plants, Texas
Mr. Anole’s New Coat
Tea With Miss Lucy Anole Mr. Anole made a surprise appearance in his new coat yesterday. A green one instead of the brown one he was wearing when we met. He...
Category: Adventures, Animals, Architecture, Flowers, George Photographs, Photography, Photos by George, Plants and Trees, Stories, Texas, Trumpet Vine, Windows Tags: Animals, Anole Lizard, Flowers, Humor, photographs, photography, Photos, Plants, Stories, Texas, Trumpet Vine
Un Poco Más!
As anybody who has been in South Texas for more than thirty days says, Un pequito mas, and holds up a finger and the thumb to make the sign of a...
Category: Flowers, Garden, Photography, Photos by George, Plants and Trees, Self-portrait, South Texas Tags: Animals, Flowers, Garden, pequito mas, photographs, photography, Photos, Plants, self-portrait, Texas, Trumpet Vine
Trumpets On The Pergola
The Carolina Trumpet From my chair on the porch, I can see the trumpets. They hang down almost to waist level as I walk the path to Boy’s house. When we...
Category: Flowers, Garden, Parrot, Photography, Photos by George, Plants and Trees, Summer, Texas, Trumpet Vine Tags: Flowers, Garden, parrot, photographs, photography, Plants, Texas, Trumpet Vine, Vegetation