Gardening, Nature, photography

Olbrich Garden’s Gleam 2022

Lights in the night that bring delight. Going to the glimmering evening garden show has become a tradition for us. This year, we started in the mushroom grove. Delicate mushrooms that look like morels are made from beeswax and glow. Next we went through an astral entrance. It felt like a rite of passage to […]

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Art, Gardening, Nature, photography

Preview of Gleam

Our favorite local botanical garden runs its light show fundraiser event through September and October. This year we waited until October, when it was dark at 7 pm to go. The installations were as creative as ever. Here’s a preview shot. Thanks for joining in today. I look forward to your comments! ¡Olé! –Rebecca

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Gardening, Nature, photography

Olbrich Gardens Gleam 2021

We made our yearly pilgrimage to our local botanical garden’s amazing fall show. The evening temperature was perfect to enjoy this outdoor program. We were greeted by a rainbow angel as we entered the exhibit. Her bright wings were beauties to behold. The first exhibit we saw was a rainbow light tree. We could see […]

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Art, writing

Finalist: 3 Madison Metro Poems

I entered the Madison Metro Bus Lines Poetry Contest this year. The theme was “Looking forward. How we will celebrate when we can be together again in community.” Three of my haiku poems were selected as finalists! This yearly contest is hosted by the Madison Poet Laureate, the Madison Arts Commission, Madison Metro and Edgewood […]

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