Echinacea Pallida, from seed to plant. Joy in the garden!

#joy #summer #gardening

If you have a library card, get the Libby app. Then, listen to this excellent book, or read it on your app. The answers to our wellbeing are summarized in this well research and easy listen.

A yellow magnolia tree, unusual, glorious. Spring does not get much better than this.

Birding in early spring is a joyful, mindful experience using all the senses.

long shadows, short days of winter

The exposed shape of tree branches in winter.

the moss garden at Saihoji Shrine https://intosaihoji.com/en/saihoji/

Color and texture only Nature can produce.

At the Brooklyn Botanic Garden @brooklynbotanic #naturalworld #grasses #pollinators #fall #goodforthesoul #happyplace bbg.org

Mother Nature in full glory. In my nature painting, mixing paint color that captures the feeling and intensity of the plant's color is where the magic lives.

#Verbena #Purple #Joy

Wetlands play a vital role in our ecosystem and have inspired my nature paintings

...tiny little Five Spot flower in the grass.

Brooklyn Botanic Gardens Cherry Blossoms.