log

Happy Easter! Here's a log to celebrate.

greenhouse-ing

This weekend consisted of spending some quality time in the University of Maine greenhouses while Josh (and the rest of the UMO Horticulture Club) prepared for the Bangor Garden Show. That means that I got to explore some cool plants while everyone else was working hard.

To the right are the giant leaves of a banana tree. Unfortunately, even in a greenhouse, these banana trees can only produce fruit about once a decade..and this year was not the lucky one. It's still a spectacular plant though!

This is an agave cactus! Yes, the famous origin to the over-used and infamous agave syrup (which is not as healthy as many believe). I wish I had a good shot of the entire plant...it's huuuge and extremely crazy looking. Go look one up.

 More agave.

Water faucets.

University of Maine tag.
























One of Josh's cultivated plants. I think it's called a blue veronica, or something like that.

Lastly, another cactus. They have a lot of different cacti, but I liked this one the best.

printed bark

 Trees are cool.

shadow branches

Spring has sprung in Boston! I love spending time in the Garden when it's nice out.

crossed sticks and orange leaves

These last couple of posts have all come from my visit last weekend to the Arnold Arboretum, the most amazing place on the Orange line (the sketchy one). I went there to shoot stuff for my photography final project, but I brought my digital along as well. Since it's finals' week and I'm busy studying..... making Christmas presents, I haven't had time to upload all of them. So here's the last of those from the Arboretum! I'll be back home Saturday night, so I'll scan in some of my photos from my class this semester to post. Keep waiting!

simple brown

Be simple today and don't do anything at all.

jolly holly

It's officially the first week of December. That means that winter is fast approaching (although the 60 degree weather in Boston doesn't make it seem possible). I hope you all have a holly jolly start to December!

fire in the sky

Ugh, posting hiatus. I'm back now! I'm not sure for how long though. This semester I'm taking a film photography class at school and it has been devouring all my "photo time" leaving me with no opportunity to shoot digital... hence the reason why I have NO PICTURES to post lately! Maybe if I get motivation, I'll scan some of my prints and post them (but probably not). In the meantime, I went back home this weekend for Columbus! It was a great time with family and friends.. friends? I guess mainly just family. And the trees were sooo pretty. Can't wait for the leaves to start changing down here.

puddle dipped

A leaf in a puddle.

leaf hills

Leaves that I had drying from last fall. I can't wait for this fall to start.

dew web

Cob web covered in the morning dew.

garden goodies

From my boyfriend's organic garden. yummmmmmm



















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katahdin ridge

So the other day my dad and I hiked, climbed, and butt-scooted across the Katahdin Ridge. We left from Roaring Brook to Chimney Pond, then took Saddle Trail to Baxter Peak. From Baxter Peak we took Knife Edge (scaryyyy!) to Helon Taylor Trail, which led us back to the car. It was a long day, like twelve hours, and our feet, legs, and bodies hurt after the tenish mile journey. But it was so much fun!

A view across Millinocket, Maine lake region from Knife Edge.

My dad making his way down the start of Helon Taylor Trail. He looks like he's climbing into nowhere.

le vent est grand

It was so windy tonight, I'm surprised these flowers didn't fly up out of the ground. I took this near Drews Lake, Maine at one of my favorite spots. I watched the wind make its way across the lake before it finally hit me. It was so powerful.

petal wheel

From the garden.

golgi flower

This flower reminds me of a golgi apparatus; it's so foldy.

trunk and feather

At the campground in East Wareham, Massachusetts. I came across this feather sticking out of the ground by this tree. Maybe a squirrel put it there.

furry edges

If your two lips were as fringy as these tulips, you'd be pretty weird looking.

bud

I don't know what kind of plant this is.. nor do I know why it is budding in the middle of winter.

leopard tree

It was a nice day for a walk in the garden.