ring of fire

yet another 90+ degree day. i know you make life on earth possible. but if you took a day off, that’d be ok with me. up to you.

yellow coneflowers

vision

how would you describe the STILL aesthetic to a friend? would you say nature-focused, seasonal…white, spare? maybe calm, zen? minimal? unexpected maybe? quirky? i would love to know how many of you came up with my word: graphic. i think that’s the quality i look for most often in my subjects. something swaggerish about the way they occupy the space inside the frame. these locust leaves are a perfect example. bold, repeating, unapologetic…in a word graphic.

locust leaves

busy bees

what were you doing today? did it involve instagram, netflix, hbo, amazon prime, talk radio, youtube, or spotify? then you can say you had a hard day, but these bees will laugh in your face, and rightly so.

echinacea (coneflower)

not a lily

i forget about orange in july. it is the perfect complement to green. so it makes perfect sense that orange would be the flower color of choice at this time of high summer, when our foliage is at its densest green. like yellow goldenrod and purple aster in fall, some combos are just meant to be: strawberries and cream. chablis and oysters. PB and J. macaroni and cheese. paris and springtime. pencil skirt and heels. suit and tie. bonnie and clyde. hall and oates. bert and ernie. thelma and louise. batman and robin. i can keep going if you’d like. anyway: green and orange. welcome to the club.

daylilies (Hemerocallis)

full monty

spotted tiger lilies giving me the full monty every time i go up or down the driveway. ok girls. you’re very well endowed. tuck ’em back in now.

american tiger lily (Lilium superbum)