A passion for peonies
Posted: May 28, 2012 Filed under: 365 Yoga Challenge, Critters, Digital Art, Earth, garden, home, nature, Photography, Spirit, Spring, Walking, weather | Tags: clouds, damselfly, flowers, garden, nature, Outdoors, Peony, Photography, spring 27 Comments
The ants certainly feel passionate about the peonies. I learned a long time ago to admire the peonies from outdoors because no matter how well I think I’ve knocked off the ants, there will always be a dozen or so hiding within the petals. I prefer to keep the ants outdoors, so that is where the peonies will have to stay as well. That’s okay. They last longer out there.
257: The After Party
Posted: June 7, 2011 Filed under: 365 Life in the Bogs Challenge, Adventures in art, Adventures in Life, Critters, Earth, Fire, friends, home, life, nature, Photography, pond, Spirit, Spring, Walking, water, weather | Tags: Peony, Photography, pond, postaday2011, rain, turtle 31 Comments
Relaxing on the shore
Perhaps you’ve wondered what happens at the after party. I thought I’d give you a glimpse of what happens after a party by the pond (even if it is a mini version and not The Official Party By the Pond). Following our little impromptu picnic/party on Saturday, a number of rain storms moved through. In between the raindrops and my little cool off in the rain, I went out for a little walk, taking the camera along, to see how the water might have prettied up everything. (That’s an unofficial photography term: prettied up.)
256: Numbers
Posted: June 6, 2011 Filed under: 365 Life in the Bogs Challenge, Adventures in art, Adventures in Life, Earth, goals, health, Healthful Living Plan, home, nature, Photography, Spirit, Spring, thinking out loud, Walking, wandering, water, weather | Tags: Douglas Adams, flowers, Health, Peony, Photography, postaday2011, Smoking cessation, Weight loss, Wisteria, WP Weekly Photo Challenge 28 Comments
One peony, many petals
The Weekly Photo Challenge this week is Numbers. I wasn’t sure what I was going to do with it, and decided to wait until inspiration arrived. Or didn’t arrive. It’s okay if I miss a photo challenge since it isn’t part of any of my ongoing commitments.
251: Pulchritude
Posted: June 1, 2011 Filed under: 365 Life in the Bogs Challenge, Adventures in art, Adventures in Life, Air, Critters, Earth, Fire, garden, gardening, home, nature, Photography, pond, Quotes, Spirit, Spring, Walking, wandering, water, winter | Tags: Allen Tucker, Beauty, damselfly, dragonfly, Flower, Margaret Prescott Montague, Oriah, Peony, Photography, pond, postaday2011, Rhododendron, Timothy Ray Miller 39 Comments
(Dragonfly and pond lights)
Pulchritude has to be one of the oddest words for beauty I have ever seen or heard. There are so many other words that I think say it better, and I often wonder if anyone ever uses the word pulchritude and if so, what would be the occasion for using it? It’s all a matter of perception, I suppose. There are some out there who probably adore the word pulchritude. Beauty is, they say, in the eye of the beholder.
Life in the Bogs 