Last week's post on Christina Rossetti prompted one commenter to request Edward Lear for this week.  I try to be obliging (especially w...

I don't know what it's like in your "neck of the woods," but here in the Midwest we are finally supposed to have a couple ...

{Dried hydrangeas from our garden} "At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough . You don’t need to photograph, paint or ...

A little bit of literature as these fall days begin to feel more like winter... {Pond by our house} "A lake is the landscape's m...