every leaf speaks bliss to me

{quote by Emily Bronte}

water colors

"Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time like dew on the tip of a leaf." -Rabindranath Tagore

blurry monday

the magic squirrel

Taken at the request of the neighbor boys. ;o)

shooting star

a whisper

There's a whisper on the night-wind, there's a star agleam to guide us
And the Wild is calling, calling . . . let us go.

-Robert W. Service

{Revisiting some old files tonight...this image was taken in June when our peonies were in full bloom.}

alight

"Just living is not enough," said the butterfly, "one must have sunshine, freedom, and a little flower." ~Hans Christian Anderson

;o)

poetry

take this poem

buttercup

petals velvet, simple

face up to the sun

curved to hold rain--

look in, all's clear--

wheel of lacy yellow dust

the green exclamations.

-Mary Dalton

northern sky

I never felt magic crazy as this
I never saw moons knew the meaning of the sea

I never held emotion in the palm of my hand
Or felt sweet breezes in the top of a tree

But now you’re here

Brighten my northern sky...

{lyrics by Nick Drake}

dreamy

I apologize for my monotonous subject matter over the past two weeks, but I have been endlessly inspired by our peonies this year. The soft pinks and whites, the buttery texture of the petals, the way the morning light seems to illuminate them ever so perfectly...

What has been inspiring you lately?

away

grateful

"Let us be grateful to people who make us happy;
They are the charming gardeners
who make our souls blossom."

-Marcel Proust

the light is all

"From within or from behind, a light shines through us upon things, and makes us aware that we are nothing, but the light is all." -Ralph Waldo Emerson

open

"If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change." -Buddha

misty morning

almost

for ava

Welcome to the world, little Ava Jane!

Born 12:34 p.m.
7 lbs. 7 oz.

{Love you, Skooz!}

honeysuckle morning

with sprinkles on top

The obsession continues! ;o)

in the garden