Viviana, Author at Viviana Podina

Broccoli & Cheddar Soup

A few days ago, I decided I would give my mom a break and cook dinner for 2 days. Day one on deck: broccoli and cheese soup, made from scratch, … Continue readingBroccoli & Cheddar Soup

The best kind of tea is whole flower tea. (Except for Tulsi Jasmine tea, that stuff is a-mazing.) But for real. Not only is whole flower tea generally quite pretty … Continue readingLove Among the Linden Trees

Hanging by a Leaf

Freshly watered plants always look pretty, don’t you think? Another terrarium closeup. You may NOT use this work outside of the viewing pleasure of this blog. Thank you!

Little Forest: II

Part two of the terrarium closeups. Macro lens on deck. Again, any blurriness that looks like it doesn’t belong in here is caused by the glass of the bowl, not … Continue readingLittle Forest: II

Little Forest: I

Last week I showed you guys the terrarium I built, as a whole. Today and tomorrow I’ve got two macro shots of some of the foliage in there, and I’m … Continue readingLittle Forest: I

Droplets

I haven’t played around with my macro lens in a long time, so I thought I’d whip it out a few days ago. I forgot how glorious pictures come out … Continue readingDroplets

Poinsettia on Point

Just another day playing around with focus again. At first, I had the camera on auto-focus, but decided it wasn’t doing what I wanted it to, so I did a … Continue readingPoinsettia on Point

High Hopes and Hedgehogs

My parents won’t let me have a cat or a dog. Or a bunny, or a bird (although I’m pretty sure I COULD probably come home with one and they … Continue readingHigh Hopes and Hedgehogs

Winter Hyacinths

Building little terrariums and little gardens is really fulfilling. I don’t know why, but it is. Maybe it’s because you’re building life, a little ecosystem, that depends on you for … Continue readingWinter Hyacinths

Orchid Chronicles

My mom’s been on a strange little orchid kick lately. She was obsessed for a while with acquiring an orchid and she finally found one on clearance at Kroger for … Continue readingOrchid Chronicles