JulieLeung.com: a life told in tidepools

I’ve been making some changes in my life and hope to write more about those soon. I am also planning to take this blog in a slightly new direction. First though I would like to post some pieces that are still in the draft folder.
One change I have made is that I am approving [...]

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Ted and I have had fun photographing these Red Emperor tulips which have begun to bloom in the past few days. The girls and I planted the tulips as partcipants with other teachers and kids in a Journey North project (see this map of tulips across the continent, and a few in Europe). My [...]

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an Abigail tulip, that is. I didn’t know about Abigail tulips until we saw them at the store last fall. Now we need to find Michaela and Elisabeth ones so each of the girls can grow her eponymous plant.

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I planted a few gallons of creeping thyme last spring in our sidewalk strip and a year later the flowers are noticeable, patches of bright purple amidst the mulch.
Although they are not the kind of blooms one can cut and deliver to others in a bouquet, with a ring of the door bell, I [...]

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Thanks everyone for your care. I’m still catching up, getting over a cold, and hoping to return to writing soon. In the meantime I thought I’d post one of my favorite photos from the garden. Last fall I planted bulbs for orange tulips and I have enjoyed these new blooms, vibrant vermilion in the spring [...]

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(Stachys byzantina)

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This year I’m removing my strawberry plants from the garden. Shovel in hand, I noticed the little white blossoms and had to photograph them before they were gone forever. It’s intriguing to watch the shy flowers turn into fruit as the petals fall off and the small yellow center transforms into a big red berry.
Strawberries [...]

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