Quote de jour
"When the itch is inside the boot, scratching outside provides little consolation."

The gorgeous May weather is perfect for walks in the park, photographing this week's flowers de jour, dreaming, sky-gazing and dodging snakes in the grass. Sometimes, the snakes are not snakes at all but disguised amongst beauty...




Drunk on the heady perfume of one of my favorite flowers, I threw caution to the winds and gardened sans gloves. Behind this picture perfect scene lurked another kind of green...

I hate wearing gardening gloves, but I hate the infernal itching of oozing blisters worse. I won't be shaking your hand anytime soon. Have I learned anything from this experience? Will I wear gloves all summer? Let's just say, the itching season has begun.