The last reminints of winter

 

 

This beautiful tree/bush from my friends garden has such great form,
love the little round leaves

Plum Blossoms

....with heavy dew from the morning fog,
There are a few plum trees in my yard, they smell so beautifully in the afternoon sun

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Spring is here !

Spring has started here in Sonoma County ;)
This week flowers are popping up everywhere , these pink Magnolias are one of my favorites
I was so glad to find them on an overcast day with no clouds or sky to distract in the background, just their lovely shapes and form.

Sunny side of the street

Visiting a friend in San Francisco recently , this was in the house where she was staying ,
I love this color combination, Gold and Aqua.

I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend !! :)

Do Good Anyway .......

Beautiful words from Mother Teresa

“People are often unreasonable and self-centered. Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of ulterior motives. Be kind anyway.
If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.
If you find happiness, people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today may be forgotten tomorrow. Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have and it may never be enough. Give your best anyway.
For you see, in the end, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway.”
Mother Teresa

and Happy Chinese New Year to everyone !! The Year of the Dragon ;)
Much abundance and good fortune to all
The colorful and beautiful celebrations will be going on in San Francisco for a couple weeks !

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Pomegranate - Ruby Red Winter Fruit

Valentine's Day Postcards

A set of 3 Valentine's day postcards
just listed in my Etsy shop.
Perfect for writing special love notes
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Satsumas - Winter Fruits

bright and cheery this time of year :)

Plant bones

eucalyptus leaves, winter beauty

Falling into Winter

The wind and rain swept away a lot of the leaves last night,
So glad for a bright sunny morning everything sparkling and new.

A walk in the redwoods

So busy looking at rocks....

 

 

I almost missed these surfers walking by

 

Calm and beautiful day at the beach 

I hope everyone has a wonderful week celebrating life,
So much to be thankful for every day !!

Autumn gold

 

 

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I was just minding my own business
when I found myself on their straw hillsides,
citron and butter-colored,

and was happy, and why not?
Are not the difficult labors of our lives
full of dark hours?
And what has consciousness come to anyway, so far,

that is better than these light-filled bodies?
All day
on their airy backbones
they toss in the wind,

they bend as though it was natural and godly to bend,
they rise in a stiff sweetness,
in the pure peace of giving
one's gold away.

excerpt from 'Goldenrod'

by Mary Oliver

A drive on the back roads

 

 

 

 

 

 

The fall colors of the vineyard leaves were gorgeous yesterday with the blue grey clouds in the distance.

Coral

 

another tropical beauty of the coral like plant in Maui

I also just listed 2012 calendars in my shop
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend !!

Texture

 

 

Beautiful plant textures of Maui Hawaii

Maui Flowers

 

 

 

 

Just got back from Maui this week visiting friends, nice to be away from the computer for 2 weeks and more time in nature.
I am starting to go through my pictures and have some favorites already... more to come :)