shoot while they last

been waiting for spring

what took it so long to show

trees bloom so briefly

Stacked

We do not see things as they are...

we see things as we are.

~ Anais Win

Serendipity

Find something good without looking for it!

Joy is portable,

bring it with you.

Plein Air

Keep your face to the sunshine 

and you cannot see the shadow.
~  Helen Keller    

Amaryllises...

or should I say amaryliii or

...amarylides or

...bloody red flowers!

From the sea

once a home
now void of life.
just a trinket,
a souvenir...
a sweet memory
of a simple life
once lived
in the sea.

The Morning Read

Be pleasant until ten o'clock in the morning

 and the rest of the day will take care of itself.

 ~ Elbert Hubbard

Afternoon

When I am old, and comforted,
And done with this desire,
With Memory to share my bed
And Peace to share my fire,

I'll comb my hair in scalloped bands
Beneath my laundered cap,
And watch my cool and fragile hands
Lie light upon my lap.

And I will have a sprigged gown
With lace to kiss my throat;
I'll draw my curtain to the town,
And hum a purring note.

And I'll forget the way of tears,
And rock, and stir my tea.
But oh, I wish those blessed years
Were further than they be!

~ Dorothy Parker

Sway

                                                      Like a flower bending in the breeze
                                                         Bend with me, sway with ease...

Preview

Good Morning Sushine

Saturday morning in Huntington Beach...forecast upper 70sF and mostly sunny. The windows are all open and I can hear the neighborhood sounds of power tools, kids crying, dogs barking, Ninja motorcycle tuning up and low flying aircraft heading for Long Beach Airport. Ah, that's life in the superbs of southern California.

Looking out the kitchen window I notice the blooms on my Double Delight rose bush getting drenched by the sprinklers. Grabbing my Nikon and turning off the sprinklers, I proceed to shoot several dozen images of the roses, the leaves, and a rather extensive spider web...sans spider. Here are some of the images I made from that shooting.

The spider web was covered by so much water that it is barely recognizable.I like to think one can see whatever their imagination creates.