Today’s Photo Friday theme is SPRING.  Pictured  is a butterfly feeding from an echinacea “cone” flower.  

 Back in the 17th century, one of the first documented economic bubbles took place when the tulip, a flower originally cultivated by the Ottoman Empire, came to the Netherlands. The flowers became so popular that prices skyrocketed, with a single bulb selling for 10 times the salary of a skilled...

Spring officially arrived a little over a week ago, and when I think of spring, it reminds me of how everything starts blooming- all the vibrant reds and yellows, white and pink blooms on the trees – and of course, the multitudes of flowers.  Gardeners come out in droves, ready to plant their...

In just a few weeks, the branches hugging the rim of Washington DC’s Tidal Basin  will be bursting with delicate pink and white cherry blossoms.Yes, the winter of our discontent may be over, at least in the Washington-Philly section of the Northeast Corridor. Birds are flocking the Potomac...