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From spring to winter and year to year, the garden changes and flourishes, yet comes back again the same. Each spring I am astounded at the tender flowers and stems that come up, as if it were the first time I see them. Which, in a way, for that new year, is exactly what happens.

Beaver Tail State Park, RI

dog through the roof

When my husband and I first met we would run into animals quite a bit, and finding animals became a thing. This one is still quite funny. That day, at the same place, we witnessed a wedding in which a dog ran down the aisle. But this comfy pup on the lookout ate the proverbial cake.

Old San Juan, PR

Botelló sculpture

One of Angel Botelló's many sculptures scattered throughout the island. This one was on the terrace of the El Convento hotel. En masse, as they are in the Old San Juan gallery, the sculptures are quite impressive. I visit the gallery, a "nook" on the way to the El Morro fort, at least twice while on the island.

Seattle, WA

thistle

What impressed me the most in Seattle was its flora. I doubt I will get the opportunity to visit again, but if I were to go I would plan to study and photograph its magnificent array of plants. Never have I seen such diversity! Nor did I expect it in a northwest city.

artichokes

at heart

Never in a million years would I had expected to a) try an artichoke, b) like it, but it has been a favorite since the 1st time we made a simple recipe given to my husband by a friend. Plus ... they have had a place in my heart (pun intended) since my first day on campus when I was 17. A stranger, who became a good friend, told me I was an alcachofa — he had to translate and explain as I didn't know what it was in either language! Then he added: "Tough on the outside but all heart inside." I can still hear him say it.