Category Archives: landscape architecture

Hope is a dog; hope is fall season; hope is a September bloom

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Suzassippi

This morning felt more like fall than since the season change crept in. There is something about the light in fall that always makes me think of a special filter on a lens: the air just looks different. A couple … Continue reading →

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Finally Friday: What’s on your agenda?

Posted on June 18, 2021 by Suzassippi

Happy Friday, Gateway to the Weekend. Oh, wait, it’s all weekend all the time now. 🙂

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Changing plans: Always a work in progress

Posted on May 2, 2021 by Suzassippi

Years ago, I tried to grow tomatoes. One bloom made it as far as a baby tomato and then the cutworms devoured three plants overnight down to the stalk. I have never tried again since then—until this year. I put … Continue reading →

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Rock Band

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Suzassippi
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Piccadilly Circus

Posted on March 17, 2021 by Suzassippi

The Shaftesbury Memorial Fountain at Piccadilly Circus opened to some controversy in 1893. Atop the fountain was the statue designed by Mr. Alfred Gilbert which was described: …a life-sized winged youth executed in aluminium, of the weight of about 7 … Continue reading →

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Say aah…January is almost over

Posted on January 31, 2021 by Suzassippi

I guess it is impossible to rush time, since time just ticks along a minute at a time, regardless of what we do or do not do. I found myself saying “thank goodness” this morning that January is almost over. … Continue reading →

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Riding with the Horsemen

Posted on December 30, 2020 by Suzassippi

Today, I am riding with the Mughal Horsemen again, using Edwin M. Knowles Sylvan, a pussy willow and yellow pods design from 1934. Since the real Horsemen originated in the 15th century, I thought the least I could do was … Continue reading →

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When I ask myself, ‘What would Grandma do?’: Phase 1

Posted on December 29, 2020 by Suzassippi

This is the section of the yard where we had the tree removed. The top edge is a gentle slope from the level yard, but in front of this concoction is the indentation (cipher = hole) descending toward the drive. … Continue reading →

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I have rectified the red rocks under the watchful eye of the red bird perched aloft in my red bud tree: The Pathway is finished.

Posted on December 22, 2020 by Suzassippi

Today was sunny, clear, and warm at 61. I headed to Home Depot for a bag of sand, another bag of paving sand, and 3 new plants. Rain is headed this way tomorrow, and temperatures in the 30s for the … Continue reading →

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The path takes a break for winter solstice

Posted on December 13, 2020 by Suzassippi

Yesterday turned out sunny and mostly clear, but cooler than it has been. Nonetheless, I donned a sweatshirt and laid 4 more rocks in the path. Remember those “can you find the differences between the two pictures?” puzzles in our … Continue reading →

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