Reflection. I can’t hear that word without breaking into song a la Mulan. (I prefer the movie version over the pop version. I do pretty good if I do say so myself.) The thing about reflections – they only reflect what is there. The interpretation is the variable. Whether examining your own reflection in a mirror, whether reflecting on the past, whether admiring shiny pretty reflective things, whether reflecting on …
Photography
To Notice a Butterfly. Or 12.
Do you KNOW how hard it is to to take a picture of a butterfly? The fields around our house are flitting with dozens of butterflies this time of year.. oranges, yellows, whites.. Of course there are Monarchs, too. My favorite are the black butterflies, the Pipevine Swallowtails. Yesterday, I was moved by the number of butterflies in our yard so I tried to follow the biggest one around and …
Popinjay: Joyful & Sweet Shot Tuesday (Double Header)
Joyful little princesses dance upon the breeze, picking flowers here and there as easy as you please… One little Princess turning ten receives a joyful prize, a little “garden” of her own, she “Oohs” and “Aahs” and sighs. My red-caped Princess gardener the watering can does fill, and as the flowers drink it in she’s careful not to spill. The little roots can stretch and grow and every corner seek, …