Roxana Robinson
@roxanarobinson.bsky.social
Writer: eleven books. Novelist, short story writer, biographer. Author of "Georgia O'Keeffe: A Life," "Cost" and "Leaving." Teaches in Hunter MFA Program.
Late summer splendor: Joe Pye weed, Vernonia and the tireless potentilla.
August 23, 2025 at 11:51 PM
Late summer splendor: Joe Pye weed, Vernonia and the tireless potentilla.
Crocosmia Lucifer is here at last! And in the shadows, the Cardinal Flower.
July 21, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Crocosmia Lucifer is here at last! And in the shadows, the Cardinal Flower.
This morning’s visitor.
July 13, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This morning’s visitor.
Full summer: native potentilla in the foreground, oakleaf hydrangea, then the regal hosta, queening it over everyone, in the background the cool woods.
July 6, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Full summer: native potentilla in the foreground, oakleaf hydrangea, then the regal hosta, queening it over everyone, in the background the cool woods.
Poppies and ostrich ferns. I can’t remember which one this poppy is, but it has a gorgeous ruffled edge and that deep real red, not orange.
June 15, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Poppies and ostrich ferns. I can’t remember which one this poppy is, but it has a gorgeous ruffled edge and that deep real red, not orange.
Evening light and- who is that firecracker poppy? Come and meet her on Saturday at the Garden Conservancy Open Days.
June 12, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Evening light and- who is that firecracker poppy? Come and meet her on Saturday at the Garden Conservancy Open Days.
Black iris against grey stone- one of the best reasons to make a garden. Come and visit this one through the @gardenconservancyopendays
June 9, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Black iris against grey stone- one of the best reasons to make a garden. Come and visit this one through the @gardenconservancyopendays
For those young men.
May 26, 2025 at 6:10 PM
For those young men.
A Two-Bear Morning. My dog Katie chased them up here, mom and yearling. I went out and yelled at them. The mom huffed at me and I huffed back. They are waiting for Katie to go off patrol duty.
May 23, 2025 at 2:47 AM
A Two-Bear Morning. My dog Katie chased them up here, mom and yearling. I went out and yelled at them. The mom huffed at me and I huffed back. They are waiting for Katie to go off patrol duty.
Find the poodle.
May 17, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Find the poodle.
This is what George Stubbs was trying to get at.
May 15, 2025 at 2:07 AM
This is what George Stubbs was trying to get at.
Wonderful writing, clear spare and beautiful.
May 2, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Wonderful writing, clear spare and beautiful.
Abstraction with poodle.
May 1, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Abstraction with poodle.
Saturday at noon! Hope to see you there.
April 24, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Saturday at noon! Hope to see you there.
Katie and the Easter Bunny. Katie would like to be friends. The E. B. is undecided.
April 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Katie and the Easter Bunny. Katie would like to be friends. The E. B. is undecided.
Belle D’Acosta Greene at her desk, from the wonderful show at the Morgan Library and Museum. She was phenomenally accomplished, scholarly, brave and brilliant.
April 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Belle D’Acosta Greene at her desk, from the wonderful show at the Morgan Library and Museum. She was phenomenally accomplished, scholarly, brave and brilliant.
Weather shmeather!
April 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Weather shmeather!
Katie is ready!
April 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Katie is ready!
Getting ready for the protest:
April 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Getting ready for the protest:
Jennifer Egan and Amity Gaige discuss Amity’s new novel, Heartwood.
April 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Jennifer Egan and Amity Gaige discuss Amity’s new novel, Heartwood.
House by the Road. Edward Hopper.
March 14, 2025 at 7:42 PM
House by the Road. Edward Hopper.
Francis Warrington Dawson
March 12, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Francis Warrington Dawson
Evening, in spite of everything.
March 10, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Evening, in spite of everything.
Bear prints off the back porch. Brave Katie chased him into the woods. He came last night to inquire about the bird feeder.
March 3, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Bear prints off the back porch. Brave Katie chased him into the woods. He came last night to inquire about the bird feeder.