Flower Foto Friday

The flowers down in the Dominican Republic 

were so pretty.  Here are a few photos of the flowers 

that were around our resort.

Love all the palms!

I couldn't find the name of this flower.

Have a great weekend!

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Foto Friday (Flower Edition)

Spring has sprung up around my yard this week.  So I set my little camera on the macro setting and headed 

outside.  While the macro setting is not nearly as good as having a prime macro lens on your camera,

 it lets you get pretty good detail in your pictures.

 I love filling my lens with the flowers.  

I planted 200 bulbs last fall.  

Take a look at what has popped up so far.

My favorite shot this week is this white beauty!  

I am not sure of its name, but it is so small and delicate.

Thanks for taking a look at my pictures.

See you next week.

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Top 10 Flower Photos of 2013

My last top ten installment is FLOWERS/PLANT LIFE. 

This is my favorite category.  I can spend hours walking around gardens shooting millions of pictures.

Itty Bitty's 

Love the reflection in this one.

Mountain flora

I wonder who lives in there.

I love the unexpected.

Fill your frame.

Thanks for taking a look at all my "top ten photos" of 2013.

I plan to step up the posts to my photography blog this year.  If you have any ideas of what you would like to learn or see on my blog, please leave a comment.  

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US Botanical Gardens

During our Christmas break we headed to the Botanical Gardens in Washington DC.  They have a nice

 display of poinsettias and some of 

DC buildings created with natural materials. 

 I love the contrast of the greens and reds 

throughout the gardens.

I think Abe's head is an acorn!

 We walked around and looked all the

 different colors of poinsettias. The green houses were full of all sorts of tropical plants.

Bird of Paradise 

Orchids

Thanks for stopping by and I hope you 

had a great Christmas.

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Another Secret Garden

While I away at the Namicolin Resort in Pennsylvania, I walked around the grounds.  I was starting to be disappointed be all the formal green landscaping.  Where were the flower gardens???  Then I turned the corner and found this little patio full of statues and flowers.

 So I walked around and took some pictures. 

I loved the orange on these flowers.

 Of course the pink caught my eye!

Then when I was leaning over I found this guy tucked in the leaves.  He is so pretty with the blue and orange colors.

God’s glory shines through

His creation.

Have a blessed day!

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Forget-me-not

Alaska's state flower, the wild native Alpine forget-me-not (Myosotis alpestris), grows well throughout Alaska in open, rocky places high in the mountains. I found these flowers during our hikes in Alaska.  They are sooooo tiny.  I love daisys, but I think this may be my new favorite flower.

Hebrews 13:16
"But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased."


Have a blessed day!

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Secret Garden

 

 Let me set the scene..... My freind Jule took me out to breakfast at the Tin Pan Galley in Sackets Harbor, NY.  It is the cutest little harbor town, on Lake Ontario. 
Besides serving this delicious stuffed french toast, they have a little secret!

Behind this apple tree is the entrance to their garden. The resturant grows all their own herbs, fruits, veggies and flowers in the "backyard".

 This is an apple tree they have trained to grow on a metal framing.  It is so cool.  It was hard to photograph, but you get the idea.

This is the back side of the tree.

 When you walk through the arch you are hit by all the fragrant herbs and flowers.

I love daisies!

Cute garden shed and yes, I took a picture of that bum on purpose.

 So after the checking out that garden we walked down the street to some shops.  But you know me, I get side tracked by FLOWERS.  Look at this pretty front yard garden.  They built a little fairy garden arch.  So many pretty flowers!

There were so many gardens to look at,

I could have shot for hours. 

Thanks for stopping by my little bolg. 

 Have a blessed day!

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