April 2009 – Ellis Hollow

An annual ritual around here is the open house hosted by Nina Bassuk, woody plant specialist in the Department of Horticulture where I work, and her husband Peter Trowbridge, chair of the Landscape Architecture Department. They’ve planted something like 60,000+ daffodils over the years. And there are always some other interesting things to see at their place.

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Monday music: Dawn Penn

Hot weather makes me crave reggae. My first exposure to this classic was Penn’s ’94 single that I found on a cheap reggae compilation CD, nowhere to be found online. This is her ’60s original, but there are dozens of remixes out there as well as a decent live version and a cover by Rihanna. If memory serves, it’s actually a cover of a ’50s R&B hit.

Double bloodroot

Another plant that I find difficult to shoot. In the camera, it looks best in the morning with softer light (first images). In the eye, I like it in afternoon light (later images).