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"Figuring out our gifts in life is part of our journey to becoming enlightened human beings.” – Allison DuBois

Showing posts with label Narcissus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Narcissus. Show all posts

Tuesday, January 19, 2016

A Winter Walk


Song - Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head by B.J. Thomas



After a good rain storm and spending way too much time indoors, 
I took a little walk around my garden today.




The creek in our backyard was roaring.




The lettuce in the vegatable garden was happy.




The Alyssum growing on the rock walls surrounding the vegetable garden smelled wonderful 
and is bright and cheerful. 




The Narcissus are ready to open!





My wild Violets are a little bug eaten but blooming. 




  My Mother Ferns are unfurling and......







...growning baby ferns!!! 






The Camellia's are outdoing themselves this year! 





Even our woodpile is growing!  Maybe some Rainbow Bracket Fungus?




Buds on the Flowering Quince



 And the biggest shock is that my brown lawn (ugg!) has turned green (sigh!)





The Spring Snowflakes are budding






And I have several blooms on my Sea Foam Rose!


After my garden walk, Mika and I came indoors and lit the fire and curled up with a cup of tea.


"We cannot stop the winter or the summer from coming.  We cannot stop the spring or the fall or make them other than they are.  They are gifts from the universe that we cannot refuse.  But we can choose what we will contribute to life when each arrives."
 --Gary Zukav



Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Getting Un-stuck!


Narcissus

Iceland Poppy

The last two days I have been working on several new paintings for two new gallery shows.  When I am under pressure to complete something in an allotted time, my creativity doesn't flow naturally and I find myself constantly distracted.  Yesterday I struggled all day long and ended up painting over the portrait that I had been working so hard on!  So I woke up this morning with a new attitude.  I decided that I would take some breaks during the day and before I began to paint, I would have a game plan.  What a surprise, it was a much better day!  I took a break first thing this morning and walked around our yard looking at and enjoying nature.  Then I took three deep breaths and planned what I needed to do to resolve some issues with my paintings.  At noon, I took a lunch break and sat in the sunshine coming through the studio window.  Later in the day as the shadows got long, I went outside again with my new camera and shot some photo's of my garden.  It was interesting that most of the plants that are blooming are white.  Is that because I tend to gravitate towards a white & green garden design or is it because of something in nature where more white plants flower in the winter?  Mmmmm....I'll have to investigate! 


Snowdrops

"The earth laughs in flowers" - Ralph Waldo Emerson. 


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