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Trusting the mystery – weekly bliss list

Quote of the day: “Everything that slows us down and forces patience, everything that sets us back into the slow circles of nature, is a help. Gardening is an instrument of grace.” — May Sarton Every Friday I create a list of things I am grateful for. This week I’m late creating my list because I was out in nature all day Friday! It’s been a week of woods and gardening for me. What a blessing! Besides loving the time that I spend in my own garden, I’ve decided that gardening is a great metaphor for business and life for me. Read more…

By Marilyn, ago

Luscious Pink Peonies

Quote of the day: ““I believe a leaf of grass is no less than the journey-work of the stars.” — Walt Whitman If a leaf of grass is “no less than the journey-work of the stars,” what are these wonderful peonies? Luscious, soft, profligate, sensuous miracles! Here are some more photos of peonies from my garden.  

By Marilyn, ago

Tuesday Texture Play – Warmth

Quote of the day: “And Life is Colour and Warmth and Light and a striving evermore for these…” — Julian Grenfell I couldn’t resist playing with this perfectly pink rose, a favorite new quote, and a texture by Kim Klassen for this week’s texture challenge, “Share an image centered around the word, warmth.”  Steps to create: Desaturate the photo to get antique rose look and feel Add layer of kk_scriptededges in screen blending mode 64% Add text using Dafont “Journal” Add warming filter layer Here is the original photo:

By Marilyn, ago

Nature Art

Quote of the day:  “I believe the world is incomprehensibly beautiful – an endless prospect of magic and wonder.” —Ansel Adams Yesterday we visited the Richardson Nature Center at Hyland Park Reserve.  It’s one of many wonderful nature centers operated by the Three Rivers Park District in the Twin Cities area. It has been years since I’ve been there and clearly, the center has been re-furbished and re-done since I was last there. I was delighted with their 3-D wall nature wall art. It was bright, cheerful, and playful as well as educational. What an amazing space — absolutely beautiful! I love Read more…

By Marilyn, ago