Sheltered Bloom

My pink geranium has begun to bloom.

One of the perks of living here is the amount of sunshine 

we get, even through the winter months. 

I carry my geraniums in for the season 

and place them in south facing windows. 

They graciously reward me with lovely flowers.

"More than anything, I must have flowers, always, always." (Claude Monet)

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Outside Looking In

For me one of the greatest joys of photography is setting out to capture one thing,

 only to find there is something totally different 

but much more interesting behind me. 

I was taking outdoor winter landscape photos 

earlier this week when I turned around 

and saw my indoor geraniums through the window. 

I love the gauzy effect the window screen gives this vignette.

 "If you do not expect the unexpected, you will not find it; 

for it is hard to be sought out, and difficult". -- Heraclitus

Nancy

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The Joy of Little Things

"Enjoy the little things, for one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."-- Robert  Brault

It's Palisades peach time again in Colorado and my tastes buds are doing the happy dance. There's only one thing better than a luscious, juicy, fresh peach, and that's a second luscious, juicy, fresh peach.

Little things always seem to rev my motor more than big things. Today has been filled with the pleasure of little things.

A young buck in our back yard early this morning. . .

Watching the horses from my kitchen window while the coffee brews. . .

A visit from our resident wildflower-eating bunny. . .

The American flag Dennis hangs on our barn every morning (yes, we're hopeless patriots). . .

Geraniums in my window. . .

I enjoy spending time with friends. We've invited a couple of artist friends over for a cookout tonight. We'll share a simple meal and conversation. Mostly we'll talk about little things.

"I am beginning to learn it is the sweet, simple things of life which are the real ones after all."

-- Laura Ingalls Wilder

Nancy