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Variegated pink morning glory

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Penhill Watermelon Dahlia. Grown in my garden in Hudson NY.

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Lychees, peonies and roses in the afternoon sunlight.

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Peonies and roses are blooming now in the Hudson Valley.

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Spanish Lavender and Sea Kale flowers.

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Making a spring omelette of foraged morels, ramps and fiddleheads. What a treat!

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Scenting sugar and cream with lilacs for a spring blossom whipped cream.!

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Happy Spring!

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Pale pink Hyacinths in morning sunlight.

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My father, Vladimir Bachinsky’s beautiful painting!

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White tulips in winter.

Soft glow of a beeswax candle in winter.

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3rd bloom of my Abraham Darby Rose with Berggarten Sage and autumn leaves. Photo, Nina Gimmel

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Second bloom of Abraham Darby roses. It’s always a challenge getting any buds the second time as the amount of insects attacking them, most notably Japanese beetles, is overwhelming. But here they are in a beautiful vase from a lovely store in Chatham NY called Boxwood Linen.