by Jackie
“The pansy is not a brash flower; it does not stand tall and proud, demanding attention. Instead its gentle upturned face and petals the texture of the softest, richest velvet seem to ask only one thing: think of me, keep me in your thoughts. The French name for the flower, pensée means ‘thought’ and reflects this flower’s modest request.” -The Language of Flowers: A Miscellany
Categories: Flower Friday
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by Jackie
My thoughts are with everyone affected by the devastating tornado in Oklahoma.
Categories: Sympathy and Condolences • Tags: disaster, oklahoma, tornado
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by Jackie
Categories: Wordless Wednesday • Tags: green river, utah, wordless wednesday
by Jackie
“One person’s weed is another person’s wildflower.” -Author Unknown Created for the Woven Dreams weekly prompt. This weeks prompt: Weeds (Thanks Teri’s Painted Daisies!)
Categories: Weekly Prompt • Tags: weekly prompt, woven dreams
by Jackie
Today’s flower: violet “The Greek name for this pretty little flower is ion, and the word is said to have its origins in the Greek myth of Ia, daughter of Midas, who was being hotly pursued by Apollo, the handsome and athletic sun god. The goddess Diana, a protector of women, turned Ia into a violet to hide her from Apollo’s lusty intent. In the wild, the violet does grow very low to the ground, it’s head downcast and concealing […]
Categories: Flower Friday • Tags: violet
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by Jackie
Green permeates my thoughts like a gentle spring breeze The color saturates the branches of the once brown trees Colorful flowers growing on trees do not last very long After they’ve fallen the green stays and stands strong Created for the Woven Dreams weekly prompt.This weeks prompt: Green Thoughts (Thanks Magyar Haiku!)
Categories: Weekly Prompt • Tags: green thoughts, woven dreams
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by Jackie
Categories: Wordless Wednesday • Tags: creative landscaping
by Jackie
As those of you who follow this blog know I love taking photos of nature and occasionally I write poetry and snippets of thoughts. What you don’t know is I have three other loves that occupy my time. They are vegan cooking, listening to music, and vintage camera collecting. I thought it was time to change that. Which leads me to today’s pictures. The camera in the pictures is a Univex Minicam AF-5. It was made by the Universal Camera […]
Categories: Vintage Cameras • Tags: vintage cameras
by Jackie
I don’t normally post on the weekends but I’m making an exception. To all the Mom’s (and single Dad’s) who follow this blog I hope you have a very Happy Mother’s Day! May your day be filled with love, laughter, and lots of fun!
Categories: Holidays • Tags: mothers day
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by Jackie
Today’s flower is the Pompom Daisy “The first “garden” chrysanthemum (C. X morifolium) was exhibited in England in 1795. In the nineteenth century, John Reeves, tea inspector for the East India Tea Company in China, sent home chrysanthemums and botanical drawings by Chinese artists. Robert Fortune sent home the Chusan daisy, which became the pompom chrysanthemum, so called because in France, where it was first grown, it looked like pompoms on sailors’ hats. Since chrysanthemum are short-day flowers, they are […]
Categories: Flower Friday • Tags: chrysanthemum
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by Jackie
Categories: Wordless Wednesday • Tags: birds, sparrows
by Jackie
It seems to me that we seek to become who we already are. Why spend your whole life looking for yourself outside yourself when everything you need to be you is already within you? Self acceptance. We undermine ourselves and get in our own way because we have no tolerance for who we are on the inside. Self acceptance is the key – it unlocks the gate that holds us back and keeps us from reaching our full potential. This […]
Categories: Weekly Prompt • Tags: acceptable, woven dreams
by Jackie
As the seasons change so do I. Due the increasingly longer and warmer days the time has come for me to spend more time outside. As a result of this, I will obviously be spending less time inside in front of the computer. Unfortunately, this means I have less time to make posts and visit the blogs I follow. So from this point forward I will only be posting on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday’s. That way I will have enough […]
Categories: Housekeeping Notes • Tags: changes
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by Jackie
Today’s flower is alstroemeria. “Resembling a miniature lily, alstroemeria, often called the Peruvian Lily or Lily of the Incas, was named after its discoverer, Baron Claus von Alstromer, a Swedish baron who collected the seeds on a trip to Spain in 1753. Today, this popular flower can be found in a range of colors – from white to golden yellow, orange to apricot, pink to red, lavender and purple. Symbolizing friendship and devotion, the alstroemeria’s leaves grow upside down, with […]
Categories: Flower Friday • Tags: alstroemeria, flower friday
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