Trip into a Japanese iris Garden

Trip into a Japanese iris Garden

Apr 28, 2024 | Flowers

A good friend and neighbor maintains a beautiful secret garden of plants and flowers. He shared with me a patch of delicate Japanese iris’ blossoming in his front yard on Friday. Iris japonica has light green leaves and flat flowers with dainty and fancy frilly petals...
Searching for Crabs

Searching for Crabs

Feb 7, 2022 | Animal Kingdom

When I was a young boy my family took a summer vacation to Fort Lauderdale, Florida, my late father’s favorite place. One afternoon my father and I walked along the sea wall drinking chocolate milkshakes (made with vanilla ice cream also my father’s favorite). I found...