Tag: garden
Winged jewels
It is impossible to imagine anything so lovely as these little Humming Birds, their variety and the extraordinary brilliancy of their colours. Queen Victoria, 1851 They poise themselves in the air, we hear not the humming of the wings, but we can almost fancy… Continue Reading “Winged jewels”
Little painting
I found this watercolour that I made about ten years ago, in Rome. It’s quite small and peaceful, don’t you think?
Crocus sativus
Gorgeous. This photo took a lot of time and patience, but I think it was worth it. Taken at the Real Jardin Botanico of Madrid.
Leaves
As you might have noticed, it’s officially Autumn in the Northern Hemisphere. Well, at least in Europe, I’m not sure about everyone else. On Sunday we went to the Botanical Gardens of Madrid and it was beautiful. The flowers (yes, there were flowers), the… Continue Reading “Leaves”
Orchids. Surprisingly simple.
Every time someone comes over to my mother’s or my house, they look at our orchids, amazed. We have dozens of them, nearly all gifts, untidily arranged on window sills. Some are heavy with their second or third (or more, who remembers?) bloom; others… Continue Reading “Orchids. Surprisingly simple.”
Together with Nicole Duplaix, Chair of the IUCN-SSC Otter Specialist Group , I wrote a book all about otters and how wonderful they are. Check it out We Love Otters
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