A New Beginning...

May your journey into January 2013 be filled 

with tranquility and delight...

Merry Christmas

Wishes

May your nest be filled with the joys of the season...

Tantalize

I could tantalize you with portraits of the rural landscape that reveal the beauty of the Autumn season...



Or share the muted shades of buffs and taupes that capture the tranquility of antique linens and quilts...



balancing the vibrance of the hardwood forest.

Nature is playing her final curtain before she paints the countryside in a blanket of white...

Transitions

The garden is awash with the shades of late Summer...

The pastel pinks and vibrant plums of the hydrangea have faded to the subtle tones of early Autumn.

The cascading clusters of a fairy rose...

share the same trellis of a wandering lumina pumpkin.

And the coolness of the mornings has inspired a new creative venture...

some antique linen and old lace will soon become a pinkeep.

I  certainly hope you are enjoying these last lingering days of August...

August

 August is often referred to as the dog days of Summer ... a month of heat and humidity, crickets  chirping, fireflies lighting up the hedgerow in the early evening, lemonade and putting up preserves.

Around here it is all of the above plus a lazy cat or two basking in the sunlight.

And I must admit with all the canning going on, a little squirrelly at times.

So I think I'll find a cool place to sit, put some of this delectable handspun yarn I recently purchased on the needles...

 
And indulge in the dog days of Summer too!

Summer

Amidst the unrelenting heat, near drought conditions, forest fires and floods it is easy to forget Nature's softer side and the beauty she shares...

The serenity of the mountain vistas take my breath away.



Hope you're enjoying your Summer...