Category Archives: spring

Respite from school

Posted on May 13, 2016 by jyourist

Yesterday a small group of students and I did some clean-up work in Washington Park not far from school. The weather was absolutely perfect— that mystical gray of almost rain without any hint of chill in the air. Armed with … Continue reading →

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Hasta la cuerenta de mayo, no te quitas el sayo.

Posted on April 22, 2016 by jyourist
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Freshly picked fiddlehead ferns in dinner salad, tree peony, and daffodils

Posted on April 20, 2016 by jyourist
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April 9—Chicago

Posted on April 9, 2016 by jyourist
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Someone is happy spring is here!

Posted on March 29, 2016 by jyourist

…or upset they’re still in school.

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First sign of peony

Posted on March 17, 2016 by jyourist
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Bonsai vegetable garden behind the kitchen faucet

Posted on March 12, 2016 by jyourist

Micro-greens for spring salads growing in my bonsai vegetable garden behind the kitchen faucet– (clockwise from center front) celery, carrots, cabbage, bok choy, and more carrots.

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First dinner on the back porch

Posted on March 9, 2016 by jyourist

73 degrees on a Tuesday night! Time to open up the back porch. Time to come out of hibernation.

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Spring over the hump of winter

Posted on March 4, 2016 by jyourist

We may be yet a couple of weeks from Spring, but today is Vivaldi’s birthday and it feels as if we have passed over the hump of winter. Listening to Julia Fischer and the Academy of St. Martin in the … Continue reading →

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Moto no aware

Posted on April 18, 2015 by jyourist

I took this photo of Sakura (white cherry blossoms) and Ume (pink plum blossoms) three years ago in Kyoto after walking through miles of bright orange tori gates at Fushimi-Inari. In Japan the timing of sakura blooming is closely monitored and when … Continue reading →

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