Monday, April 13, 2009

Blog Your Blessings Sunday (Yes, I know it's Monday)

Read more about Blog Your Blessings here.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Friday Favorites - Flowers!

Welcome to the second week of Friday Favorites! I am following the lead of the extremely talented and creative Julie Magers Soulen, who came up with this awesome idea. Please take some time to visit Julie's blog, JulieMagersSoulen Fine Art Photography. You'll see her Friday Favorites and find links to other awesome photography blogs which are also participating.

The artists I have chosen for this week are all members of the POE (Photographers of Etsy) team, an incredibly supportive and active group of artists who are not only some of the most talented photographers out there, but are also wonderfully supportive and encouraging friends. Each photograph below captures the delicate, intricate, breathtaking detail of one of our greatest gifts - flowers. There are so many amazing flower inmages - I couldn't choose just three! (See something you like? Each of these prints can be yours! Please click on each artist's name below to visit their etsy shop, and click on the title of the photograph to see its etsy listing.)

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence. When mindfulness embraces those we love, they will bloom like flowers. Thich Nhat Hanh

JoannasPhotography
Softly - fine Art Print 8x8

theeye
Rainy Days and Mondays - 8x10 Fine Art Print

JMcGuinness

Delicate Matters - Photo Greeting Card

ajawin

Once, you were my heart's rose, Fine art photograph, printed on 8.5x11 archival paper, pigment inks

eireanneilis

The Mystery Within Fine Art Photography Print 8x10

Happy Easter, everyone! ♥, allie

Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Wordless Wednesday Part Two (well, almost wordless)

A few "before" photos of Dodger pre-haircut......

Wordless Wednesday (well, almost wordless)

My sweetheart, Dodger.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

Happy Birthday

Yesterday was your birthday - my first without you. I wish you could be here to see them growing, here to help me find my way along this road, here so we could talk and laugh, so I could hear your voice and see you smile. There is so much more I want to ask you.

Having said this, just knowing you are free of pain and sadness, knowing that you are happy, safe and whole, makes my loss a bit more bearable. I know that you are here with us - watching us and loving us, smiling and laughing. There are reminders all around me. The birds and flowers you love so much, that stepping stone, your books, the way she dances - all of these are gifts from you and reassure me of your presence. I love you so much, Mama. Thank you for loving me.

Friday, April 3, 2009

Friday Favorites - Birds!

I am excited to announce that I am starting a new weekly feature on my blog. I am following the lead of the extremely talented and creative Julie Magers Soulen in posting a Friday Favorites Feature! Please take some time to visit Julie's blog, JulieMagersSoulen Fine Art Photography. You'll see her Friday Favorites and find links to other awesome photography blogs which are also participating.

If you have stopped by my blog at all, you know that birds are one of my favorite things in the world, so, without further ado............my first Friday Favorites

The artists I have chosen for this week are all members of the POE (Photographers of Etsy) team, an incredibly supportive and active group of artists who are not only some of the most talented photographers out there, but are also incredibly supportive and encouraging friends. Each photograph below captures the ethereal and enchanting nature of these little creatures that I love so much. (See something you like? Each of these prints can be yours! Please click on each artist's name below to visit their etsy shop, and click on the title of the photograph to see its etsy listing.)

"I realized that if I had to choose, I would rather have birds than airplanes." Charles Lindbergh

JulieMagersSoulen