Tag Archives: Flowers

Sunday Quote, 2013, Week 19

Posted on May 12, 2013 by

Hundreds of dewdrops to greet the dawn, Hundreds of bees in the purple clover, Hundreds of butterflies on the lawn, But only one mother the wide world over. – George Cooper My mother, when she was less than 1/2 the … Continue reading →

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Sunday quote, 2013, Week 16, W.B. Yeats

Posted on April 21, 2013 by

The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper. ~William Butler Yeats.

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Travel Theme: Pale

Posted on April 9, 2013 by

Ailsa’s theme this week is “Pale“.  While it is very easy to think of Spring as being colorful, some of its most beautiful aspects are the slow display of color as the flowers begin to bloom. Two days ago, there … Continue reading →

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Color

Posted on April 5, 2013 by

We’ve had a long winter, so there is hardly any Spring color around yet.  But the signs are there that in a few days, color will POP!   Already a few daffodils have opened their buds and in four or … Continue reading →

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Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote …

Posted on April 2, 2013 by

Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote And bathed every veyne in swich licour, Of which vertu engendred is the flour; Whan Zephirus eek with his sweete breeth Inspired hath in … Continue reading →

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Sunday Quote, 2013, Week 13, Anselm of Canterbury

Posted on March 31, 2013 by

Credo ut intelligam  I believe in order that I may understand ~ Anselm of Canterbury (1033 – 1109) Corollary:  Intelligo ut credam I think that I may believe  

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Just Playing Around

Posted on March 28, 2013 by

I have two Easter Lilies on my dining room table, waiting for me to deliver them.  While I’m it makes me happy to give them away, and I think that they look pretty, I can’t wait to get them out … Continue reading →

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I’m Solar-Powered …. and need a bit of Spring

Posted on March 27, 2013 by

9.25 was the number yesterday.   9.25 inches of snow, a 100-year-record in my area of the country for this late in March.   It was a year ago that I went to a friend’s home to photograph her garden … Continue reading →

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Sunday Quote, 2013, Week 9, Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel)

Posted on March 3, 2013 by

Think and wonder, wonder and think ~ Dr. Seuss Dr. Seuss (Theodore Geisel) would have been 109 on March 2.  Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss.  Thanks for writing funny, witty and wise books that provided us with years of great reading.

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Frosted Flowers

Posted on February 25, 2013 by

  I shot this photo last Friday when it was very cold and icy.  I didn’t realize until I opened it in the editor that I managed to capture a rainbow-like glare along the edge of the vase.  I love … Continue reading →

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