Passion Flower

So often on our path in life, we come across things that take our breath away and bring tears to our eyes. The Passion Flower did just that when I saw it growing wild along the road in Tennessee. When I brought one if the flowers back in the car to look more closely at it, I wept...wept at its beauty.... and the work of art that is was. This one was taken while strolling through the garden area of Home Depot. You just never know when something is going to catch your eye and need to be captured.

Warming his feet

Often times, if we don't walk slow enough in life, we miss the most beautiful....like this dragon fly resting on the warm iron work of a plant hanger. He stayed there for the longest time...as if waiting to have his picture taken. His wings are so beautiful....like intricate lace weaving.

Meditation

Even dogs meditate.

Tree toes

Sometimes you see things in the woods that remind you of other things.

Manuel Antonio Beach, Costa Rica

This is one of the most beautiful, quiet beaches I have ever seen. The sunset over the Pacific such a treat.

Gardenia

This gardenia is wet after a late afternoon shower in Florida's Sandpiper Club Med's garden.

The air, humid after the rain, allowed the intense fragrance of the gardenia to hang suspended in the air to enjoy.

Morning Light

A flower, from the gardens of the Unitarian Universalist Church in Clearwater FL, taken early morning.

Lotus

There is nothing like a lotus in bloom...the waxiness of its petals and the birth of its seed pod.

A spot along the way

This picture was taken along the walking trail in Lambertville NJ. If you are one who believes in garden elves and fairies....this looks like a place that they might rest for a while from their work.

All in a bee's day's work

When I visited Lambertville NJ at the end of August, I took my normal morning walk before everyone had risen for the day. I was amazed....the bees were busy working over all the flowers in town....different from the other times I had done my morning walks. Of course, it was a different time of the year I was there too.

Many of the Lambertville homes have such lovely gardens. They give you the feel that you'd like to find a place to sit awhile, and allow their flowers and the garden's environment to envelope you. Other's front entryways seem to speak, of what seems, the home owner's personality and give you such a welcoming unspoken greeting.

I love my early morning small town walks. There is such beauty at that time of day.