June 2011

  • The perfume of flowering Black Locust

    Last evening, I was walking home along a quiet street, when my nose told me that the tall, graceful trees towering above were black locust acacia trees- in full bloom!  These same trees grow in a small grove in one… Continue reading

  • A sojourn in Vancouver

    Vancouver, British Columbia.  The name is known and the place loved by many-a bustling modern coastal city sandwiched between mountains and sea on the west coast of Canada.   Vancouver is one of the greenest cities in the world, both… Continue reading