Snowy trees in Highland Park, images of 2009, a post about Ikea, a post about post-war German Jews, a nature hike and Twitter Landing Pages

Mystery bud and Nature Notes from 2009: Leeks, Chives and Rhubarb; Nuthatch, Dog and Turtle; Goslings and Petals of Spring

Sycamore trunk, swooping gull at the beach in Cape May, Jill Caporlingua, oatmeal quinoa bread, Highland Park in sepia, strawberry, magnolia bud, watercolors, pumpkin, Sandy Hook, azalea

Kosher Cooking Carnival with my soup post and two new blogs to read – Ima 2 Seven and Heller Doesn’t Go Down Without a Fight

Belle the Therapy Dog, a snow girl with a heart, elephants at the circus, Uncle Sam in New York City, chickens at Howell Farm, Joseph Hall Cottage in Cape May, New Jersey

Baila of Modi’in hosts Haveil Havalim. Favorite images of 2009 is an upcoming post.