All in love is fair...

"All is fair in love......but all is changed with time, the future none can see.....ahead lies mystery.....
but all is fair in love.....
   All of fate's a chance, it's either good or bad; I tossed my coin to say, in love with me you'd stay....
      you either win or lose - when all is put away, the losing side I'll play.
         A writer takes his pen to write the words again, that all in love is fair."


Stevie knows his stuff.

So much to do....

so many distractions!  Including my new zoom lens!  Playing around very quickly, this little man decided to pose for me.  He actually moved closer to me as I shot, tilting his head to listen to the shutter.  Such fun!  Now to take pictures without a dog on a leash attached to my arm - should work a bit better.  :)

Don't forget to click on the individual images to see an enlargement!

Home again

Home again after a week away, visiting my youngest daughter, then off to Ohio to visit Mom and Pam.  In Ohio I connected with old friends and new and brought back some wonderful  memories, photos, and gifts.




Tim, a dear high school friend whom I had not seen in 36 years!






                                                                            We can't grow peonies here.

Vic, Susan's "stud", definitely flirting!

Charleston Falls

Beauties in the gardens on Oakwood Ave. and more to follow.

The path ahead....

Lovely day

Today I spent several hours shelling at Blind Pass, then drove through Ding Darling Wildlife Sanctuary.  What a beautiful day it has been!

Favorites

No inchie yet, so I thought I'd share a few of my favorite photos.  I am considering creating a photo calendar, perhaps two - one of Florida and one of the Fenway Victory Gardens.  Any opinions?

*Click on the photo (right click for PC) to see it larger.

Six Mile Cypress Slough

Fort Myers Beach at sunset

Fort Myers Beach at sunrise

Blue heron catch, Fort Myers Beach, sunrise

Sunset at turtle camp

Hawk at Algiers beach, Sanibel

Fort Myers Beach at sunrise

Fort Myers Beach at sunset

Above it all.....

As a child, I was quite shy and insecure around people.....but there was a special place that only I knew about where I could be above it all, hidden in a secret watchtower, where I viewed the world from a different perspective - and I got there by climbing a tree.  At 53, I still climb trees whenever I can; in fact, these memories were brought back this weekend as I climbed into our front trees to trim them.  The delight of leaning back against a branch, seeing the bright sunlight filtered through the softly fluttering leaves, filled me with satisfaction.  This week's inchie theme, solitude, had no other image for me.....

My personal world is stable, but the lives of many who are important to me are filled with serious medical decisions.  As I contemplate the peace and solitude climbing a tree has given me, I can't help but think metaphorically about "looking up".  And I pray.

One thing...then another....

What a blessed, wonderful, cold and rainy weekend I had!
Before I left, I made my inchie "combo" for the past two weeks (heart and pink).....

Then off to Boston to Stephanie's graduation from The Boston Conservatory with a Master's Degree in Opera Performance....and Natalie was there, too!

To make it all the more lovely, things were in bloom like lilacs, which I have not had the privilege to smell in over 10 years, and baby birds were stumbled upon in the sweetest places.  Here are some pictures from my favorite garden in Boston, the Fenway Victory Gardens at Bolyston between Fenway and Park.....

New beginnings all around!