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Spring Blooms

I took a few photos of the flowers currently in bloom while out walking the other day. Those of you in warmer climates can feel superior or at least laugh at how behind we are here in Southern Ontario. At least I can stop sending psychic S.O.S

Cherry Blossoms

Photo by Gayla Trail We're sitting just on the cusp of cherry blossom season here in Toronto. They generally make their stunning appearance in late April/early May. The following poem was included in my local Farmer's Market newsletter and I couldn't

Public Service Announcement

Photo by Gayla Trail Gaze upon this lineup of vine-ripened tomatoes I photographed last fall in my pal Amy's garden. Remember fresh, ripe, sweet, rich, juicy tomatoes? On toast. With fresh, homegrown basil. Don't forget to get your tomato

A Change is Gonna Come… Or It Err… Kinda Already Has

Okay that's gotta be the most ridiculous and possibly crass musical reference I have ever made. I love that song and Sam Cooke but I have officially maxed out the recommended safe usage of "CH-CH-CH-CHANGES" as a header/title. You will notice that the homepage and some inner pages

Chickens!

Chickens Photo by Gayla Trail I often dream of hens clucking around in a small garden pecking at bugs and laying fresh, organic eggs but alas that is not going to happen living in the cold, white north with no backyard or shelter against raccoons

La Plaza Cultural

Once again I am trying to catch up on the garden visits I have made over the last three months. La Plaza Cultural is a community garden in New York City's Alphabet City neighborhood (9th and Avenue C) that I have visited twice but only from

Midnight in the Garden

garden.jpg ...of garbage and urine. Click on the picture to see it large. I took this photo of my street garden late one night in late fall. It was taken using a swing lens panoramic camera. The tall plant with the large,

For Those of You, Like Myself, Who Woke Up to -21 Temps

This is a little of what I saw only a week ago in Portland. I've got to get on developing my film so I can coast on images of actual living things through these last foul weeks/months of winter. Click on the images to see

Grow This: Paphiopedilum Orchid

paph.jpg Living room gardeners needn’t be limited to corner-store variety orchids. Paphiopedilum, aka ‘slipper’ orchids (not to be confused with the cold hardy North American Lady’s Slipper) are an exotic tropical that produce a stunning, solo blossom sometime between late fall and spring.

The 6th Street and Ave B Community Garden, NYC

I recently returned from a short trip to New York City. This was a purely personal trip so despite the cold I did what I love best, wandering the streets with my camera. My favourite part of the city is The Lower East Side, The East
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