Bonsai Series, No. 1.
Chinese peashrub (Caragana sinica), 50 years old.
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Dead fern is dead.
Fossil fern (Pecopteris bucklandi) at the Redpath Museum of Natural History at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
Dead fern is dead.
Fossil fern (Pecopteris bucklandi) at the Redpath Museum of Natural History at McGill University, Montreal, Quebec.
Fougères vivantes!
Ferns at the Jardin Botanique, Montreal, Quebec.
Fougères vivantes!
Ferns at the Jardin Botanique, Montreal, Quebec.
Tea time.
Jin xuan tea (金萱, milk oolong), at the Ming Tao Xuan tea house in Montreal. This is my favorite tea, with a delicate creamy flavor, and hints of very ripe pineapple or peaches.
Ming Tao Xuan is full of glass-fronted cabinets displaying the owner’s large collection of Asian ceramics, so the space feels a bit like a museum―much to catch one’s eye, but still quiet and calming.
The tea and service were exemplary. It was a wonderful retreat from the cold and rain on my first day in the city. I lingered for a cozy hour with my pot of tea.
Tea time.
Jin xuan tea (金萱, milk oolong), at the Ming Tao Xuan tea house in Montreal. This is my favorite tea, with a delicate creamy flavor, and hints of very ripe pineapple or peaches.
Ming Tao Xuan is full of glass-fronted cabinets displaying the owner’s large collection of Asian ceramics, so the space feels a bit like a museum―much to catch one’s eye, but still quiet and calming.
The tea and service were exemplary. It was a wonderful retreat from the cold and rain on my first day in the city. I lingered for a cozy hour with my pot of tea.
Magnolias de printemps.
At the
Jardin Botanique, Montréal, Québec.
Magnolias de printemps.
At the
Jardin Botanique, Montréal, Québec.
Leaf-footed bug nymphs (Leptoglossus sp.) and a favorite food―an immature pomegranate fruit. At the Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona
Dithyramb 