Dragonfly In My Garden

I was out in the garden early in the morning when I saw my orchids starting to bloom. I went back inside the house to get my camera. It's been a while since I last took pictures of my flowers.

My heart leaped when I noticed this dragonfly on the bud. 

It stayed still and, oh, I so enjoyed the moment capturing it from different angles.

 This little winged thing just made my day!

Simply Hibiscus!

Nothing beats the simplicity and beauty of these hibiscus flowers. I had a blast taking photos of them in one spot while I took my children to the pool for their swimming session. The little birdie made it even more a fascinating activity.

The kiss of sun for pardon,

The song of the birds for mirth,

One is nearer God's heart in a garden

than anywhere else on earth.

Dorothy Frances Gurney

One Morning Exactly A Year Ago

The Morning of May 20, 2010(A repost from my main blog)

I was out one misty morning. It was cold, wet and humid. Though tired from the past day's flight, I wanted to start the day early. I had my special reason and there were plenty of things I'd like to frame with my camera.
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I was busy as the shutter was, framing flowers here and there. What a refreshing way to start my day, focusing on beauty.

As I worked on my macro, I started to notice tiny creatures creeping quietly.

I wondered, "Have they realized how short their lives are?"

I was thankful to be counting years not days.... I began to feel my inmost celebrating life!

Ahh.. they, too, were in celebration.


Then came Mr. Lizard to pose for me.

 I talked to him a bit and told him  "It's my birthday."

Thank you, Father, for the gift of life.

"....I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full." 

John 10:10

  

Bee's Favorite Flower

I have this purplish pink flower in my garden. I don't know its name (yet) but it's one of my favorite, and bees', too! Oh, how I enjoy watching the bees buzz from flower to flower. They feast on sweet treat of nectar.

Bees work for man, and yet they never bruise
             Their Master's flower, but leave it having done,
    As fair as ever and as fit to use;
                              So both the flower doth stay and honey run.
                                - George Herbert, The Church--Providence

Butterflies on my Zinnias

Zinnia is my all time favorite flower. All year round I have zinnias in my garden.

This was taken in my garden last year.

Zinnias fill my garden with colors and they also attract more butterflies to it.

This morning, I was amused to see another variety, or is it just a growth abnormality?

Another surprise that my Zinnias gave me was this new garden guest. She was quite energetic and couldn't stay still so I had to use another camera and set it to sports setting so I could frame her well.

Isn't she a beauty? Thanks to my beautiful Zinnias.

You can chase a butterfly all over the field and never catch it. 

But if you sit quietly in the grass it will come and sit on your shoulder.
Author Unknown

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Blue Flower In My Garden

I have a blue water lily in my garden.

It has only a single flower but it's a beauty to behold each day! Notice its transformation. I took the pictures in 3 consecutive days.

"No two gardens are the same.  No two days are the same in one garden."

~Hugh Johnson

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Winged Flower

This flower (Belamcanda Chinesis, also known as the Leopard Flowers) is a beauty in itself.

What more when another winged flower comes to it?

Both become one spectacular sight.

The butterfly is a flying flower,
The flower a tethered butterfly.
~Ponce Denis Écouchard Lebrun

Beautiful and graceful, 

varied and enchanting,

small but approachable, 

butterflies lead you to the sunny side of life.  

And everyone deserves a little sunshine.  

~Jeffrey Glassberg

It lingered a while..long enough for me to take delight on this moment.

 I paused, closed my eyes, took a deep breath... and thanked God for a time of rest.

The butterfly counts not months but moments, 

and has time enough. 

~Rabindranath Tagore

 There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it's going to be a butterfly. 

~Richard Buckminster Fuller

 

We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, 

but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.

  ~Maya Angelou

"You were taught to put away your former way of life, your old self, ...... 

and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds, 

and to clothe yourselves with the new self, 

created according to the likeness of God in true righteousness and holiness" 

(Ephesians 4:22-24, NRSV).


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