I was in the kitchen when I felt the ground rumble and heard a strange growing sound. You all know about the earthquake, but there was no damage here;  a lot of surprise. I did look out the window and saw the donkeys look around, rattled, but it was gone in a second.

I was shocked when my daughter texted me to say they felt it in Brooklyn. Anyway, here’s the flower art show for tonight. Mother Earth keeps trying to wake us up. Below is today’s flower art and experimentation.

This was an excellent day for the blog. The spirit was strong as more boxes streamed into the Cambridge Food Pantry. We have had enough meanness and hatred. We want something more. The pantry has given us a chance to have more. Thanks.

I’m negotiating for another lens, trading and pleading to get an unusual old lens that will give me another surprisingly inexpensive feature in my photography. I’m having fun wheeling and dealing.  Stay tuned. I’m learning that lenses can last a long time, especially when the alternative is paying Leica’s prices. Sigma lenses have saved me, especially the older ones. B&H Photo is helping me, and I’m grateful.

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Sue Lamberti of the Cambridge Flower Shop bought a lot of flowers for Easter, and a few are left and can’t be sold. When I went in looking for some fresh flowers to photograph,  she generously gave me these tulips that were too old to sell.

I’ve been sniffing around like a dog at the dump.

The flowers she gave me are pretty young to be photographed. Sue has a sharp idea for flowers that make good photographs, and I am grateful for her suggestions and support.

They have gotten me off to a good start, especially before I have my flowers in May or June.

I told her she’d be seeing me all summer, and I appreciated her instincts and friendship.