May 6, 2012

My Morning

Clearly I have a "thing" for pods.

Glorious Purple Leaf Plum in the sun

I had a visitor this morning.

Obviously, I still need to work on placement of text. lol!

May 5, 2012

Evening Sun



So pretty!

 Aren't Poppy pods a thing of beauty?

What is this? It's not nice.

Brilliant Yellow in the evening sun.

and my favorite of the evening-a white Poppy -  so beautiful! 

Oy, there seems to be some technical difficulties- for some reason where font is saved and where Blogger puts the font are two different things-that aside these are some of my very,very favorite photos. I took many photos last night and overall there were many I was not satisfied with, but these were a few that made the cut and I love them!
 

May 4, 2012

Beautiful Photo(s) Friday

 My  sweet daughter loves this one.

 Always so photogenic.

 This is one I almost trashed before taking a good look at it..I'm glad I saved it from the brink.

This guy tried to follow me home. Here in Texas we call them Devil's Claws. Do you have these where you're at?

 I couldn't resist them-just look at those colors.

May 3, 2012

Hanging by a Thread


Isn't nature clever? Someone asked me last night; "where I  find bumblebees and cactus flowers and ladybugs on Forsythia?" My answer was-everywhere, all around- the truth is we are surrounded by these wonders every day-we just don't stop long enough to take a look.

Yesterday, while out taking photos the sun was just beautiful once it made it's appearance. I stumbled across this tree with beautiful leaves that seemed "left over" from Fall, so I  got on the side so they were back lit and snapped a few shots-I never realized until I got home that I had this beautiful and perfect heart. I tweaked the exposure just a bit so that the veining would show-it was a bit translucent originally + softened up the white space a bit-but other than that this is the original image.

I love how it has a slightly tattered imperfect feel, yet it's whole and intact, serene and calm yet seemingly hanging by a thread.

May 2, 2012

Oh, What a Beautiful Morning...

Who knew Garlic was so interesting?Interesting how the "garlic" form is utilized over and over-in the pod in the flower...



 Leaves taking in the sunshine.

Gorgeousness!

I have no idea what this is other than... Beautiful!

Bees are so busy-do they ever take a break?

A leaf gently cradled in a Juniper bush-the sunlight streaming through.

 Sweetness!

May 1, 2012

New Listing, Re-Listing + All Product on Sale in Honor of Mom






Cleanse is now ready to go and has just been listed, Vanilla Patchouli has been re-listed and all product is 20% off thru May 9 in  honor of Mom. Handmade soap is a fabulous gift that Mom will love.

Red




April 30, 2012

Monday :-(

Because it's Monday, and we could all use a little break to daydream...


April 29, 2012

A Walk on the Wild Side

Sometimes nature is gentle and kind,striking in it's beauty.










Sometimes nature is wild and unruly...






" I said I wanna touch the earth I wanna break it in my hands
  I wanna grow something wild and unruly
  I wanna sleep on the hard ground in the comfort of your arms
 On a pillow of bluebonnets in a blanket made of stars."

source- Dixie Chicks "Cowboy Take Me Away"

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April 28, 2012

Flower Power



















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April 27, 2012

Beautiful Photo Friday



From my walk this morning-aren't the colors fabulous?





I guess you've noticed not a whole lot of soapy stuff going on as of late. I'm taking some time to "fill the tank" so to speak. Playing with my camera and looking at the world around. This is another photo from my walk on Wednesday with a couple of today's thrown in.   Enjoy your weekend all!