Watery Wednesday - Another Little Drop

I am really fascinated with water drops....but I guess you knew that

since I post them so often :)

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Some additional info - I used my Macro Lens on this one - I didn't on

the cardinal below.

F4.5

Aperture Priority

400 ISO

105 mm

Ruby Tuesday - Female Cardinal

This little lady came for a visit on December 1st.

These were taken through the sliding glass door - so pardon the distortion.
I find that the birds will fly away if I open the door.

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Mary, the Teach at http://workofthepoet.blogspot.com

Macro Monday - Dried Flower

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Everyday seems to be a Macro Day for me lately :)

Random Leaf Shot

I have always loved getting leaf shots....but now with my new lens

I REALLY LOVE getting leaf shots.

I read in a photo magazine that if you wanted to get a good macro shot

of a leaf you needed to make sure it was cleaned really well.

This one wasn't! You can see the specs of dirt on the leaf...but

I think it adds character :)

My father came home from the hospital today! Yippee!

I am SOOOOOO THANKFUL!

Hope Everyone had a Wonderful Sunday!!

Not Yet

~
Waiting to drop
 Time stood still
~

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone!

I have been a bit scarce in blogland. I spent Christmas Eve and Christmas Day with

my father who was hospitalized on Tuesday night.

He is doing much better now and it's possible he will be released tomorrow.

I hope you all had a wonderful holiday and I hope to be

back to normal blogging in a few days.

Christmas Memories

Memories of Christmas past
favorite ornaments
hanging on the tree 

Be Happy In The Moment

Be happy in the moment, that's enough. Each moment is all we need, not more.
 ~ Mother Teresa

Honor

No person was ever honored for what he received.

Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
~ Calvin Coolidge

Macro Monday

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Happy Monday!!

Get Carried Away

 People who never get carried away should be. 

~ Malcolm Forbes

Oh to have the energy and enthusiasm of a Tufted Titmouse!  

They are one of the sweetest little birds around!

Bare Trees

When one sees the tree in leaf, one thinks the beauty of the tree is in it's leaves, and then one sees the bare tree.

Sarah Brana Barak

At the Pond

Winter is an etching, spring a watercolor, summer an oil painting and autumn a mosaic of them all. 

 - Stanley Horowitz

From Small Beginnings....

From small beginnings come great things.

~Author Unknown

Just for the Joy

A flower blossoms for its own joy.

~ Oscar Wilde

Butterfly On Milkweed

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On The Farm

Give fools their gold, and knaves their power; let fortune's bubbles rise and fall; who sows a field, or trains a flower, or plants a tree, is more than all. 
~  John Greenleaf Whittier 

 Captured from our moving car.

No, I wasn't driving :)

Sit a Spell

Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.
 ~Ovid
As many of you know, I LOVE benches!

I do not see empty benches as lonely. I see them as

Inviting, Peaceful, Restful, Stress-less (is that a word?)

Maybe my all time favorite description for an empty bench is

Comforting!

To See Takes Time

Nobody sees a flower – really – it is so small it takes time – we haven't time – and to see takes time, like to have a friend takes time. 
~ Georgia O'Keeffe

I am very intrigued by the unique shapes that are seen in nature.

I love all of the curves and curly-qs I see around me.

Whispers of Beauty

 Flowers whisper "Beauty!" to the world, even as they fade, wilt, fall. 

 ~Dr. SunWolf