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Blog Your Blessings Sunday

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I spotted these flowers in a vacant lot while driving by one day. On closer inspection, it was obvious that someone had scattered seeds - cosmos, zinnias, bachelor buttons and snow crop were covering this rocky lot. Made me think that we never know when a decision we make, a small something we do will make someone smile, make another's day brighter. Seeing these flowers in such an unexpected place also reminded me to look closely, slow down and pay attention.

Thank you so much for visiting! ♥, allie

Sunday Citar

Welcome to Sunday Citar! This blog quote meme was created by Tabitha@Fresh Mommy . You can stop by her blog to see the quotes and photos that she and everyone else is loving right now.


swinging


dahlia


cygnets


Fleeting


The world is not respectable; it is mortal, tormented, confused, deluded forever; but it is shot through with beauty, with love, with glints of courage and laughter; and in these, the spirit blooms timidly, and struggles to the light amid the thorns.
-George Santayana

Thank you so much for stopping by! Have a great Sunday! ♥, allie

And the winner is.....

Thank you so much for your patience - I have been without internet access for almost a week! But now, without any further ado.......

drumroll please........

my winner of the Terrific Trees Treasure Hunt.......

is

LLMartin!

She has won her choice of an ACEO for my Etsy shop. To check out her choices - look here!

Thank you all so much for participating! Please stay tuned for our next blog-to-blog treasure hunt, which will begin on September 7th! You won't want to miss this one - it's going to be a challenge!

Remembering

Just looking at my tree photos as I put together my posts for the Terrific Trees Treasure Hunt brought back so many happy memories - there are so many incredible places to see in this world - not enough time or money to see them all!






These pictures of the redwoods in Muir Woods are especially dear to me because we were there the day before I went into labor with our fourth child!




We walked and walked and walked (which may have something to do with me going into labor the next day! :) It was summer time, and warm in general, especially for me, but within Muir Woods, it is cool and shady with so many fascinating plants and animals to see. There is also a sense of peace and calm there - a sacred feeling, really. Also a fitting lead-in to the birth of our precious son.


father and son


love him so


For instructions on how to enter our Terrific Trees Treasure Hunt, for your chance to win ACEO's, look here.

Thank you for stopping by!

Welcome to the Terrific Trees Treasure Hunt!

Good morning, and welcome to the blog-to-blog Terrific Trees Treasure hunt!




This Treasure Hunt ends on Friday, August 7th at midnight EST. The winner will be announced on Monday, August 10th. I will include a list of all the people who qualified for the drawing. Be sure to come back to check to see if you are the winner! The rules are a bit different this time, so please read carefully!

Please note that some of the photos are listed and others are not listed at my Etsy Shop. However, if you see a photo you would love to own, just let me know, and I will list it for you. I love custom orders and am very happy to work with you!


Rules: (To win a free ACEO which measures 2.5 by 3.5 inches)

1. You must complete the loop of all participating artists to qualify for the drawing. Find the link to the next artist's blog under the last photo I have posted. This means to leave a comment under a photo at each blog. And be sure to read the rules, as each of us has done things a bit differently!

2. Leave a comment under a photo at each blog so that we know you have completed the loop.

3. Each comment made on the different photos at the different blogs will give you another chance to win. Yes, it is possible to win on more than one blog!

4. If you sign up to follow my blog, and comment on a photo you will receive 3 additional entries. Those of you who follow my blog already will receive three additional entries as a thank you for checking in!

5. If you have time, please stop in our shops and have a look around. If you go to my Etsy shop, look around, and let me know your favorite print or product, you will receive one additional entry. Click here or on the Etsy mini within the sidebar to the right to visit my shop. I have posted 7 sets of tree photographs, so be sure to check out all seven!

Your next stop on the Treasure Hunt Loop is Pam's incredible blog, Always Artistic: The Blog, also stop by her Etsy shop, Always Artistic for amazing nature photography and intricate ACEO's made with the Iris Folding Technique.




The other participating blogs and their Etsy shops:

Tapestry316/Tapestry316
ArtPlus/readingsully2
Marlene's Musings/ Lazyhawk

Good luck, and thank you so much for participating!

Terrific Trees Treasure Hunt - Set No. 1 - The Details

Squirrel Nutkin





Willow


A closer look at the trees around us, reveals a different kind of beauty and hidden treasures .......

Terrific Trees Treasure Hunt - Set No. 2 - Flowering Trees

Blush





Flowering trees - one of my favorite things about spring.....

Terrific Trees Treasure Hunt - Set No. 3 - Muir Woods

These were taken on a walk through the incredible Muir Woods two days before our fourth child was born.

Terrific Trees Treasure Hunt - Set No. 4 - Fall

Autumn is my favorite season....

Terrific Trees Treasure Hunt - Set No. 5 - Setting a mood

I think the images in this set all create a mood - thoughtful, quiet, serene, mysterious, romantic, fun.......What do you think?

Terrific Trees Treasure Hunt - Set No. 6 - Fairy Tales and Dreams

Once Upon A Time


Looking In



Wonderland


Reflections




These images remind me of fairy tales, whimsical stories, dreams....The top image is from The Arboretum in Santa Cruz, California. The second and third images are from The botanical gardens in Ft. Bragg, California. The last photo was taken in San Francisco near the Palace of Fine arts.

There is one more set, so click on "older posts" to get there!

Terrific Trees Treasure Hunt - Set No. 7 - Winter

Taken on a trip to Cloudland Canyon State Park. The snow was beautiful and unexpected, an added gift.

This is my last group or Terrific Tree photos! Your next stop in the Treasure Hunt Loop loop is Pam's blog, Always Artistic, The Blog. Be sure to make the entire loop (there are 5 blogs in all), leaving at least one comment at each blog for your chance to win an ACEO! You may even get lucky and win on more than one blog!




Here are links to the other participating blogs:


Art Plus

Tapestry 316

Marlene's Musings

Thank you so much for participating! Good luck!

♥, allie

Blog Your Blessings Sunday

Good morning, and welcome to Blog Your Blessings Sunday!











For more information on Blog Your Blessings Sunday, click on the button above, or check the sidebar for a list of participating blog!

Have a wonderful Sunday!
♥, allie

Sunday Citar

Welcome back to Sunday Citar! A blog feature, started by Tabitha author of Fresh Mommy, in which bloggers post a quote they find inspirational, interesting, funny - a quote that somehow strikes their fancy, and pair the quote with photographs that seem to fit. So, any of you quote-lovers out there (I am right there), follow the link to Tabitha's blog (click the box above) for more links to participating blogs, and enjoy interesting quotes and fabulous photographs!




our artist's hands


I say in speeches that a plausible mission of artists is to make people appreciate being alive at least a little bit. I am then asked if I know of any artists who pulled that off. I reply, 'The Beatles did.' Kurt Vonnegut