Photo of the Week: Purple Dragon Hybrid Aster

Dragon Hybrid Aster

Imagine a mound of violet-blue flowers with orange-yellow centers that blooms continuously from early September through November, often retaining their blooms after the first light snow. That’s why I enjoy the purple Dragon Hybrid Aster. The low-mounding perennial, less than two feet tall, provides stunning intense color in the fall that contrasts with the Kelvin… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Purple Dragon Hybrid Aster

Photo of the Week: Purple Finch at Our Feeder

Raspberry-colored medium-sized bird perches on edge of green bird feeder.

“Wait a minute,” I said to my husband as I peered at the feeder in our side yard this weekend.

“That bird doesn’t look like the brown-colored House Finches.

It looks like it has a raspberry wash over it.”

And the other House Finches on the feeder didn’t seem very happy with it.

The raspberry-colored bird kept chasing the other birds away from the feeder. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Purple Finch at Our Feeder

Photo of the Week: Detroit Memorial Drive at Belle Isle

Hundreds of photo posters line Belle Isle State Park in a memorial drive.

Vehicles moved slowly along the roads of Belle Isle State Park in Detroit this past week, as people paid their respects to Detroiters. Detroit Memorial Drive, organized by Rochelle Riley, City of Detroit Arts and Culture Director, was created to honor Detroit victims of COVID-19. Over 900 photos of Detroiters provided by family members were… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Detroit Memorial Drive at Belle Isle