Photo of the Week: Nasturtiums in the Garden

Bright orange funnel-shaped flowers stand out against circular green leaves with faint white veins radiating from the leaf center.

I’ve been a fan of nasturtiums for years, ever since I ate my first one during my five-year wedding anniversary dinner.

Loved the peppery taste of the leaves and flowers!

But when I tried growing nasturtiums, I wasn’t very successful. For several years in a row, seeds would germinate and leaves would grow.

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Photo of the Week: Ruby-throated Hummingbird

Small white-throated green bird with long bill caught in mid-flight as it flies toward bright red salvia flowers, muted green leaves and chain link fence in background.

Years ago, we would be delighted to see an occasional Ruby-throated Hummingbird buzz by a neighbor’s overgrown evergreen bushes.

When our neighbors cut down their 12-foot tall Eastern arborvitae, we wondered if we would see them again.

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Photo of the Week: Summer Evening at Erie Marsh

Pink-tinged clouds in a darkening blue sky reflect in calm water of the marsh, surrounded by trees on two sides. In the distance you can make out the white blooms of the lotus plants in the water.

Only three of us were at Erie Marsh Preserve along southwestern Lake Erie near the Michigan/Ohio border this weekend as the sun slowly set over the wetland. It was a calm, relatively cool night for early August as the day’s winds had finally slowed down. As I walked the trail back to my vehicle, I… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Summer Evening at Erie Marsh