Picture of the Week

  A stretch of cool, wet weather has extended the peony season. It’s a colorful show of pink, red, coral, white and even a few yellow ones. ...

  From a distance, the National Museum of African American History and Culture looks like three stacked metal baskets. Inspired by art creat...

  The late afternoon sun filters through the trees and acts like a spotlight in our front garden. Poppies and irises are the stars of this l...

  Cheerful and colorful from late spring well into the summer, dianthus are perfect examples of radial symmetry. Petals spread outward from ...

  Petals the color of a clear sky swayed in the breeze on a mild spring day. This very same plant has been essential to life since ancient t...

  The National Gallery in Washington has many Cezannes on display. My favorite is a painting that looks not quite done, as if he never finis...

  The newly abandoned nest hung precariously from a corner post supporting our deck looking more like a wreath than a nest. One egg already ...