Browsing Tag

spring

  • gramercy, etc.

    Pink spring blossoms again? Well. It’s gonna be flowers and sunshine from here on out, so get ready. James and I have decided to officially come out from hibernation along with the trees. We’re…

    April 15, 2013 25 Comments
  • make-believe: spring foraging.

    Any moment now the linden trees in Brooklyn are going to open and shower the streets in their sweet scent. When that happens, I’ll be ready with a pair of pruners and a bike…

    April 11, 2013 12 Comments
  • snowdrops.

    Snowdrops and stone walls and crackling fires. Not much more to report than that, which is just enough for me. Happy April, friends.…

    April 1, 2013 13 Comments
  • daffodils and other things.

    On my walk this morning, there were snowflakes. I tired to imagine that what I was seeing were white spring blossoms falling from the sky, but there was no mistaking the chill on my…

    March 21, 2013 9 Comments
  • paperwhites, bottled.

    I’ve been growing these bulbs since mid-December and teasing you with bits and bobs of them ever since. Finally, they’ve blossomed and I’ve compiled a quick and dirty (though not so very dirty) tutorial…

    January 17, 2013 14 Comments
  • queen of the gowanus.

    two chinese empress trees flank the gowanus canal at the union street bridge in brooklyn.  the color of the waterway is downright horrifying, and this week the contrast between the sludgy water and the…

    May 7, 2012 8 Comments
  • flower escape.

    on friday, my sister and i ducked out of work early to meet at the greenmarket in union square. we  picked and chose and carried bags full of plants back to cait’s apartment. and…

    April 2, 2012 11 Comments
  • march.

    james and i went to my parents’ house this weekend to hatch wedding plans. there were many cups of tea and the snow drops were popping up in such abundance i had to walk…

    March 6, 2012 3 Comments
  • supplies.

    just got back from a few days away, spent trying to prepare for a pretty exciting change. more on that when everything’s firmed up. for now, a few outtakes from flower arrangements i made…

    May 13, 2011 10 Comments
  • dogwood.

    two weeks ago i had my dad cut a big branch from the dogwood tree in my parent’s back yard. i shoved the thing into the backseat of the car and made my way…

    April 28, 2011 7 Comments