I Feel A Pull...

"Butterflies can't see their wings.  They can't see how truly beautiful they are, but everyone else can.  People are like that as well."  -  unknown

Crazy Weather

"In the spring I have counted one hundred and thirty six different kinds of weather inside of four and twenty hours."  -  Mark Twain

I popped a fresh K-cup into the brewer to make another cup of coffee, my first cup was cold.  It was the heat I was craving, not the caffeine.  I wanted to wrap my cold hands around a hot mug.  The temperature outside was downright cold (33°F) for a May morning.  

A Beautiful Day

"Everywhere we look the complex magic of nature blazes before our eyes."  
-  Van Gogh
"Sometimes the most beautiful things are in front of our eyes and we don't even notice, because we're either too busy or too afraid to take a closer look." 
 -  Katja Michael

I shoved a plastic grocery sack in my pocket on the way out the door.  I had my big girl camera in hand and was determined to use it, no matter what the sky was threatening.

The Personality Of A Beach

"The ocean stirs the heart, inspires the imagination and brings eternal joy to 

the soul."  -Robert Wyland 

"For whatever we lose (like a you or a me), it's always ourselves we find in the sea." 

-  E. E. Cummings

Every beach has its own personality:

easy access with a parking lot or a long hike

clear or silty water makes its color turquoise, blue or brown

Spring Is In The Air...

"I hear the passing echoes of winter and feel the warming spring on my face."  

-  Terri Guillemets

morning serenades from happy birds

occasional light frost

coats in the morning...shed by midday

Where Troubles Melt Like Lemon Drops

"...Where troubles melt like lemon drops

High above the chimney tops

That's where you'll find me..."

-  Over The Rainbow

In my car,

driving with my windows and sunroof open

25 Random Facts About Me

"Be yourself, everyone else is taken."  -  Oscar Wilde

1.  I am a middle kid. :) (That's me on the right)

2.  My mom dressed me up as the 'Big Bad Wolf' for Halloween one year and my sister was 'Little Red Riding Hood'...even though she was older and bigger. 

Orchids

"You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one.  Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own.  It's just a matter of paying attention to this miracle."  -  Paulo Coelho

Last week a friend and I went to Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus, Ohio to take pictures.  They were having their annual orchid show...so many beautiful orchids of all kinds.