Feathers and Flowers

This dramatic bearded iris is called Hello Darkness . Not everyone likes black flowers, but they can make an interesting contrast. John...

This intense looking woman is the Victorian artist Marie Spartali Stillman . She was a British painter of Greek descent, and probably the g...

Amanda, Nova and Friends Photo by Michael and Gina Humling For those of you who can't get enough pictures of Amanda and Tom's lifest...

We woke up to rain again yesterday. After lazing around the house all morning (it's amazing how much time you can waste with a compute...

And there was light upon the land. Or something like that. The sun was blazing over Seattle for a few hours yesterday afternoon, so I too...

What's the use of a little granddaughter, if you can't spoil her? :-) John found this kiddie rocker at the Ace Hardware Store in Wi...