it’s not the cherries everywhere in bloom

Spring in DC… yes, everyone gets excited about the cherry blossoms, and yes, they are lovely. So lovely that when…

Spring slouches from winter’s nest

I did a series of etegami watercolor cards and various versions of a spring haiku, all inspired by of my…

Spring has been slow coming in 2013. Not one but two snowy Mondays in March, 40 degree temps far later…

Etegami of my now long-gone cucumber plant. We planted it early last summer, it started flowering and showing some little…

A lovely spring flower etegami from Shay in Hawaii. The words read “spring is here.” Thank you!

A sweet Coffee Monday post today — featuring a caffe con panna I had yesterday at Kafe Bohem, plus Johann…

I don’t buy many books. I’m a librarian. I patronize my public libraries (and thankful that Washington, DC, has excellent…

Awesome Daruma Buddha, from Shungo in Yokohama! Daruma is the Japanese name of the Bodhidharma, a 5-6th century CE Buddhist…

A happy blue crocus, inspired by photos that Ruth P posted on Facebook I don’t know much about flowers. I…

Happy to come home tonight, from the opening night of DCist Exposed, featuring a great photo of a bird by…