at last

I've been dying to get my hands on some ranunculus for ages now, and I finally found some in a nearby supermarket. Oh how I love these flowers! They may just be my new favorites. I can't tell you how many frames I shot of these lovelies. So, fair warning, you may be seeing them for the next week or two... :)

books and flowers

Two of my favorite things... :)

winter

Autumn turns to winter. Lives turn inward. Winter is the season of the mind.

A Flower for Kate

Here is a pretty clove-scented carnation for my bloggy friend, Kate, who is recovering from surgery and needs a little sweetness. If you have the time, go visit her here and leave a cheery comment. Tell her Mary sent you. :)

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Also, there is an amazing giveaway going on over at The Savvy Photographer. Go check it out! I've just discovered this site and am having a great time catching up on all their posts. And I would LOVE to win this giveaway!

Better Late Than Never

I started playing around with this photo for Kacey's monthly photo contest then I forgot all about it and missed the deadline. So here is my attempt at the subject -- "Purple." Now I have to see what this month's subject is, and actually remember to enter. :)

Join the Fun!

Yes, I've probably taken way too many flower photos. lol But I love making mosaics with them. If you like making mosaics, too, (of any subject) please join me for Mosaic Monday, a new meme on my decorating blog, Little Red House. Just make a mosaic, publish it on your blog, and then come visit me at Little Red House and leave a link to your post. Mr. Linky will be up by 8:30PM Sunday night. Come join the fun!

I Have Loved the Stars Too Fondly

"Though my soul may set in darkness,

It will rise in perfect light,

I have loved the stars too fondly

To be fearful of the night."

                                                     Sarah Williams

A Radiance

"Beauty is a radiance that originates from within and comes from inner security and strong character."

                                                                                                          Jane Seymour

Lonely as a Cloud

"I wandered lonely as a cloud

That floats on high o'er vales and hills,

When all at once I saw a crowd,

A host of golden daffodils..."

                                                                                 William Wordsworth

        

Favorite Things

Thank heavens that the snow isn't the only white around here...  ;)

The Silence Within

"Learn to get in touch with the silence within yourself and know that everything in life has a purpose."

                                                                                                     Elisabeth Kubler-Ross

A Big Tease

OK, so that hint of spring I wrote about yesterday?  It was just a big tease.  :(    A winter storm is headed our way, bringing up to six inches of snow.  Yuck.  

Precious

"True wisdom lies in gathering the precious things out of each day as it goes by."

                                                                                                          E.S. Bouton

Happy

What can I say?  They just make me happy.  :)

Crossing My Fingers

Sometimes Blogger just drives me nuts.  When I went to check my comments a few minutes ago, I found ALL MY POSTS HAD DISAPPEARED!  

I checked out Blogger Help and found that a lot of others had suffered the same fate.  Someone suggested that publishing a new post would resolve the situation.  So, here goes.  Hope this works.  :)

Edited to add: it seems to have worked.  I can now once again view all my posts.  That was a scary few minutes!

Beauty Flows

"Beauty is the moment of transition, as if the form were just ready to flow into other forms."

                                                                                                  Ralph Waldo Emerson

Letting Go

"You have striven so hard, and so long, to compel life.  Can't you now slowly change, and let life slowly drift into you...  let the invisible life steal into you and slowly possess you."

                                                                                                D.H. Lawrence

Faith

"Faith walks simply, childlike, between the darkness of human life and the hope of what is to come."

                                                                                     Catherine de Hueck Doherty

Sunny

Turn your face to the sun today.  :)

Blossom

"And the day came when the risk it took to remain tight inside the bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom."

                                                                                                                      Anais Nin

A little bit of black and white from the archives today.   I've been working on a book of flower portraits at Blurb, and  having lots of fun going back through all my spring and summer photos. It's almost like looking through a family album.  :)