Rusty Ring

( Rhododendron macrophyllum, the Pacific rhododendron, is the state flower of Washington. In late spring it bursts out in the grey-green t...

For some years I've enjoyed sporadic correspondence with a fellow Zenner in England. After a few less-than-uplifting experiences with...

( My mom's favourite flower, seen here from her bedroom window. Since she died I haven't performed any maintenance on these, ...

(This rhododendron grows just outside my mother's kitchen window. Since she moved here 6 years ago it has never bloomed – a fact s...

(This is one of a long line of grand-champion county fair entries my mom made throughout her life. This time it's a 2018 flower...

My mom died three nights ago. I had been looking after her for several years, managed her home hospice daily over the last six month...

(My Christmas present to my mom , ca. 1974.)

(Photo by Thomas Gimlin. Offered in honour of Mothers' Day. Because every so often, when you least expect it, an ikon happens.)

Remember: This is a test you cannot pass. This may be the best opening line ever. Not only is it memorable, it sums up the entire ko...