Mosaic Monday: More from Cross Estate Gardens

As promised, here are a few more images from my recent family photo session at Cross Estate Gardens in Bernardsville, New Jersey.  As you can see, there are some beautiful peonies in bloom right now, along with iris, clematis and columbine.

Any gardeners out there growing columbine regularly?  I'm wondering if deer find them tasty.  I would love to try some, but don't want to get my hopes up if they will just be eaten unceremoniously...  ;)

I'm very busy these days editing several family portrait sessions.  I shot a First Communion earlier in the month, which was so much fun.  When I get a chance, I will post some images on my professional blog.

If you are in the United States, I wish you a very happy Memorial Day weekend!  xoxo

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1.	blue and yellow	18.	Dinner Bling	35.	Afternoon Shades
2.	Mary Howell Cromer	19.	Finished Projects	36.	LeAnne
3.	Lavender Dreams	20.	Pat ~ Mille Fiori Favoriti	37.	Shel
4.	ellen b	21.	Shirley LeMay	38.	Lazy J Bar C Farm
5.	Rajesh, India	22.	Lorrie	39.	Kim,USA
6.	Home is Where the Boat Is	23.	Nature Trail	40.	Inspired and pretty
7.	Carol @ Always Thyme to Cook	24.	Judy	41.	Prem
8.	Eileen	25.	Tina´s PicStory	42.	Agni, Greece
9.	*Memorial Day 2012* @ My Cozy Corner	26.	Ingmarie We/Refugium	43.	Beyond The Garden Gate
10.	Riet	27.	Teacup-In-The-Garden	44.	QMM
11.	Rosewalk Cottage	28.	Laura@Patiopatch	45.	Sall's Country Life
12.	Asiatic Lily	29.	Diana @ velvet moth studio	46.	Swan Boats
13.	Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson	30.	Crafty Gardener, Canada	47.	Eden Hills
14.	Lavender Cottage	31.	Sallie (FullTime-Life)	48.	Tayet
15.	Gillyweed... Sail Away	32.	Alphabet Photography	49.	Rajesh, India
16.	Wandering Thought	33.	The Cottage Wren
17.	Yael at Home Garden Diggers	34.	New House, New Home, New Life

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Mosaic Monday: Feeling Blue

I spent a very busy week moving my daughter home from college, and getting her set to go to China for a two-week course.  So I didn't really use my hand too much, and it feels a lot better!  We will see this week if it stays OK.  If not, I promise to go to the doctor.  Seriously.  ;)

My favorite color -- blue -- is bursting forth in the garden this week.  Siberian iris and veronica make up this little bouquet, along with some yellow dandelions and buttercups.  I love this little blue bottle, too.  My father was a heavy equipment operator, and was always digging up bottles and bits of dishes.  This little blue bottle just glows in the sunlight!

I'm almost done with filling all the pots on the deck, and I went back to the Cross Estate Gardens this week for a family photo session, so I hope to have some new photos for you later this week.  Happy Spring, dear bloggers!

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1.	Pondside - Wedding Preparations	22.	Suzy	43.	Rita aka Cashjocky
2.	Karen, A Scrapbook of Inspiration	23.	Gillyweed... Sea Shell Collecting	44.	Diana @ velvet moth studio
3.	Rajesh, India	24.	Home is Where the Boat Is	45.	Queens Diamond Jubilee song
4.	Lavender Dreams	25.	Kim,USA	46.	LeAnne
5.	Vee	26.	Shirley LeMay	47.	Sall's Country Life
6.	InaSandbox	27.	*Evening in Pink* @ My Cozy Corner	48.	Come On In
7.	Mary Howell Cromer	28.	Sweet Nothings	49.	Color Chic
8.	Eileen	29.	An Innocent Child's Eyes!	50.	Tea with the Queen
9.	Lavender Cottage	30.	QMM	51.	My Garden & Me
10.	Podso	31.	Riet, Holland	52.	a friend's bridal shower
11.	Teresa	32.	The French Hutch	53.	Dawn Treader Sweden
12.	Berry Blast Pie Mosaic	33.	Denise at Forest Manor	54.	Merit Badge @ My Place to Yours
13.	Snap @ Twisty Lane	34.	Teacup-In-The-Garden	55.	lemon and peach
14.	New House, New Home, New Life	35.	Bernie in Australia	56.	Aktuella bilder, Sweden
15.	Pink Geranium Mosaics	36.	away for the weekend	57.	Lorrie
16.	Wandering Thought	37.	Tina´s PicStory	58.	A Quiet Corner
17.	Yvette@Twistedvines	38.	Jackie's life in Surrey, UK.	59.	Birthday Angels
18.	PrairieJill	39.	Rita aka Cashjocky	60.	pink flowers
19.	Mary Lou	40.	Très Julie	61.	Antique Lace
20.	Have A Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson	41.	Yael at Home Garden Diggers	62.	Patricia
21.	Crafty Gardener, Canada	42.	Ingmarie We/Refugium

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Mosaic Monday: Happy Mother's Day

These ranunculus are actually from a few weeks back.  My aching hand has been seriously curtailing both photo editing and blogging.  As I type now, it's reminding me to not overdo it.  This whole thing is getting extremely boring!  I think I may hove to break down and see the doctor (something I really don't like doing...).  :(

So if you don't mind, I'm just going to leave you with these Mother's Day wishes --  may you have a beautiful day, filled with warmth and laughter, and surrounded by those you love best!  xoxo

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1.	inasandbox	21.	ellen b	41.	Jackie's life in Surrey, UK.
2.	Kentucky Browns Birthday Brunch	22.	A Garden of Threads	42.	Tina´s PicStory
3.	He Reads My Blog @ My Place to Yours	23.	tangerine and turquoise	43.	Ingmarie We/Refugium
4.	Mary Howell Cromer	24.	Mother's Day Tribute @ My Cozy Corner	44.	Diana @ velvet moth studio
5.	Home is Where the Boat Is	25.	Judy	45.	Rosewalk Cottage
6.	Rajesh, India	26.	Brooke - Creative Country Mom	46.	Sall's Country Life
7.	Pat@BPM	27.	BailiwickStudio	47.	Coasting Along
8.	Snap @ Twisty Lane	28.	Carol @ There's Always Thyme to Cook	48.	SPRING IN BLOOM
9.	Eileen	29.	Crafty Gardener, Canada	49.	Aktuella bilder, Sweden
10.	Riet, Holland	30.	Vee	50.	Edwards Granddaughter
11.	Rajesh, India	31.	Karen, A Scrapbook of Inspiration	51.	Mini Mum
12.	Lavender Cottage	32.	QMM	52.	LeAnne
13.	Dab of This and That	33.	playingwithmycamera	53.	The Cottage Wren
14.	Mary Lou	34.	bj@Sweet Nothings	54.	lines & bridges
15.	Gillyweed... Chalkboard Font	35.	Behind the Gate	55.	Patricia
16.	Mary Lou	36.	Sallie (FullTime-Life)	56.	Lynn Holland
17.	Sweet Nothings	37.	Teacup-In-The-Garden	57.	Lynn- one I made earlier today
18.	Lavender Dreams	38.	Pondside - Mother's Day	58.	Lynn - One I Made Earlier Today
19.	Wandering Thought	39.	Lorrie	59.	Aktuella bilder, Sweden
20.	Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson	40.	PrairieJill

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Mosaic Monday: Lilac Time

It's lilac time here in New Jersey, and their sweet perfume is everywhere!  In fact, as my husband and I go on our daily walks, the air is thick with several different scents -- lilac, sweet olive, honeysuckle and lily of the valley.

I love May!

I'm trying out a new mosaic template today.  You will have to tell me how you like it.  For those of you who use Photoshop, this template and others like it are available from EW Couture.  You can find them here.  (Just a note:  this is merely a link because I like the product.  I am not connected in any way with EW Couture, and I'm not being remunerated for this link.)

Also for Photoshoppers, I used an action called Waiting on these photos.  I think it was part of a giveaway from Wish Photography.  You can find their Facebook page here.

I'm still having problems with my hand, so I have been an absent blogger for the entire week.  :(  I'm hoping that some more rest will help.  In the meantime, I'm enjoying the beautiful month of May!

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1.	Mary Howell Cromer	22.	Take a Breath (My Little Home & Garden)	43.	Sweetwater Style-Garden Blues
2.	Eileen	23.	Wandering Thought	44.	Karen, A Scrapbook of Inspiration
3.	Home is Where the Boat Is	24.	A Garden of Threads	45.	The Cottage Wren
4.	Lavender Dreams	25.	It's Planting Time	46.	Aktuella bilder, Sweden
5.	Supermoon	26.	Pondside - Sixty-one Years Ago	47.	Tina´s PicStory
6.	Riet, Holland	27.	Olde Rose Artistry	48.	The French Hutch
7.	Carol @ There's Always Thyme to Cook	28.	Pat @ Mille Fiori Favoriti	49.	Monkey Business
8.	Rajesh, India	29.	Meri	50.	Puna@LifeSignatures
9.	away for the weekend	30.	Lorrie	51.	Inspired and pretty
10.	InaSandbox	31.	Bernie in Australia	52.	Black Flowers Unknown
11.	ellen b	32.	Teresa	53.	Rosewalk Cottage
12.	Podso	33.	Pronto Pizzeria	54.	Yael at Home Garden Diggers
13.	Sunday In the Country	34.	Teacup-In-The-Garden	55.	Anneli
14.	QMM	35.	Baby bunnyt shower	56.	Bertil, Sweden
15.	Black Eyed Susans Kitchen	36.	PrairieJill	57.	Driving the Parkway
16.	Snap @ Twisty Lane	37.	Sunflowers and Special Friends!	58.	Nature Trail
17.	Shirley LeMay - Flight Above FL	38.	Sweet Nothings	59.	Crabapple Blooms
18.	Mary Lou	39.	Carved in Stone	60.	Sall's Country Life
19.	Gillyweed... Before & After	40.	little roses	61.	Ciao Italia
20.	Mary Lou Rutledge	41.	Ingmarie We/Refugium	62.	Lynn - One I Made Earlier Today
21.	Vee	42.	Macaroon madness	63.	Brenda

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