Stripes and Diamonds

Orange

"Art for History's Sake"

Mosaic Pendant
Turquoise and abalone set in hand-carved cottonwood base
Santo Domingo Pueblo, Isaiah Calabaza, 2015
(Thank you, Cecilia Steinfeldt [1915-2013])

Keeping an eye out for...

a lone balloon descending in a residential area during the 2015 International Ballon Fiesta—Albuquerque NM

Visitors to my front porch

White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata (Fabricius, 1775)

Sphodromantis viridis is a species of praying mantis.
Its common names include African mantis, giant African mantis, and bush mantis.

Celebrating Fall

In late spring I planted a single cosmos plant in my front garden. By mid summer it was spent. I collected the dried flower heads and stowed them for later. I noticed this volunteer, the result of a single seed finding its way into the soil below, coming up in early September. Bigger and more beautiful than the original plant, it is a powerful example of rebirth.

Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the garden cosmos or Mexican aster

Putting things into context