Sunday, May 1, 2011

~gorgeous "swamp jessamine" blooming on one of my arbors....

my favorite evergreen vine for the south.

do you stop to smell the flowers and appreciate the beauty all around you?



~why, yes i do keep my christmas lights up all year. it's so pretty at night.



i am so very, very fortunate to have such pretty things around me....


you never know when, in a blink of an eye (the eye of a storm)

ALL can be taken away.



last wednesday, terrible storms ripped through the south. it was a very long and dark day. at one point, i put my cats in our safe place, when the threat of a tornado was near. luckily, we suffered no damage. but my poor neighbors in alabama, well they suffered through devastating tornadoes...the likes of which we have never seen. my heart is breaking for the people who lost their homes, their livelihood and the LIVES of loved ones.


if you would like to help the people of alabama, even in a small way, i have included a link with a list of ways you can help.



and of course PRAYERS are always accepted.


i am joining suzan for project genesis where you can share ideas of how to create change.


Monday, April 25, 2011

serendipity...
















i am joining





this week we used a texture called


serendipity....


this chippy little dresser sits in my front hallway.






i love to play with my photos in photoshop. it relaxes me and forces me to sit down a while, which i never do (sit, that is) when i am out in the garden....

i am finding,

that it is good to sit occasionally.






happy new week to everyone!

Saturday, April 23, 2011

my dainty woodland garden....

is sprinkled with purple Dames Rocket, coral Columbine and other pretties...



a naturalized garden, left to reseed every year....this part of the garden is a delight in its surprises and volunteers....
quite a magical place to hunt for Easter eggs.











even weeds can be beautiful!!

















celebrating


EARTH DAY


and


EASTER


this weekend.

Wednesday, April 20, 2011

rain.

it rained today.

it was beautiful.

it was peaceful.

it was quiet.

i painted.