Cobble Road

120/365: Heading through Kent on a country road.

Narcissus

119/365: Pink large-cupped narcissus 'Pink Charm'.

Daffodil

118/365: A classic yellow daffodil catching the morning light in our garden.

Unfurling

117/365: A fern opening up in the front garden.

The Daffodil Fields

116/365: Laurel Ridge Farm in Northfield, Connecticut

Horatio

115/365: A Muscovy Duck residing on my aunt's property in Plymouth, Connecticut.

First Row

114/365: Two laps around North Bay made for a nice first row.

Skywatch Friday

113/365: A blustery spring morning atop Chestnut Hill in Litchfield County. For more skies from around the world, please visit Skywatch Friday.

Right as Rain

112/365: Much needed H2O.

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111/365: The first photo I've taken of the dogs in 6 years where I don't have a clue which one this is.

Foot of the Charles

110/365: Still no rowing, so back to the archives: this time to the novice version of the Head of the Charles. I wore the red hat so my parents could spot our 8 on the river, November 1987.

Clivia

109/365: Clivia miniata, a native of South Africa, that blooms in spring.

Bear Mountain

108/365: Brian, Maggie, and Truman on the Appalachian Trail.

Skywatch Friday

107/365: Sunset over the cow pasture; see more skies from around the world here.

Random Acts of Kindness

106/365: I saw our elderly neighbors while walking the dogs yesterday; he picked some wildflowers for his wife and picked some for me, too. He also gave me some bread to feed the wild turkeys that have been hanging around the farm lately.

Black Gold

105/365: You've got a nure, with a ma in front of it, ma-nure.

Big Red

104/365: Deep inside Amaryllis 'Red Lion'

Robin Eggs

103/365: Only the best Easter candy ever. Thanks, B.

Lake Waramaug

102/365: There aren't many scenic vistas in Connecticut, but this is one of the best. Thanks to B and his Canon Power Shot SD770 for the photo.

Skywatch Friday

101/365: A rainstorm moving in off the south coast of Grenada. Can you spot the rhino? See more skies from around the world here.

First Sowing

100/365: The first sowing of lettuce, carrots, peas, and radishes in our new raised beds.

Blue Highways

99/365: Sixteen years ago today, after quitting my job and buying a tent and a pickup, I

began a six-month journey around the country. Many said it was self-indulgent, dangerous, lazy, etc.; thankfully, I didn't listen. "Hiked 2 days through forest, alpine meadow, along a steep ridge to a rare unobstructed view of Mt. Rainier. Behind it, mountains stretched for miles into the distance, finally fading into the north Cascades," I wrote in my journal, August 6, 1993.

What a Pansy

98/365: The first round of cool-season annuals that should last through May, when they will be replaced with tropicals and other hot-weather annuals.

Bearberry

97/365: Life slowly emerging.

Way Enough

96/365: The first row of the season was cancelled due to high winds, so the Empacher spent yet another day in the garage.

Cecil

95/365: You are not forgotten, old friend. 4.4.92~6.8.06

Skywatch Friday

94/365: Just as I was thinking about how boring this shot was, a jet flew into the viewfinder. Click here to see more skies from around the world.

Tubers

93/365: Dahlias, begonias, sweet potatoes, elephant ears, cannas, and the Red Abyssinian banana that overwintered in my unheated office, ready to be potted up.

Crocus biflorus 'Purity'

92/365: A pair of robins is nesting right above these little guys, so I snapped this when they flew off into the pasture.