Mosaic Monday: Happy Summer

My husband and I had a wonderful little jaunt to northwestern Connecticut this weekend.  We visited some beautiful open gardens, which I will start to share with you next week.  In the meantime, I have a little celebration of summer for you today.  I know that I missed the official first day of summer, but I picked this little bouquet last week, and couldn't resist taking a few pictures.  When I was little, I loved picking wildflowers for my mother, and even all these years later, wildflowers still say "summer" to me.   Happy summer, dear bloggers!

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Mosaic Monday: Rose Garden

When my friend Toni and I went to see the Monet exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden last month, we were thrilled to discover that the Peggy Rockefeller Rose Garden was in full bloom.  Here are just a few of the many, many photos I took that afternoon.  Click on the link to see a photo of the entire garden from above.  It is an amazing place to visit on a sunny afternoon -- the air is filled with perfume and the drone of happy insects. :)

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Mosaic Monday: Monet at Giverny

First of all, I want to thank everyone who left comments of love and prayers and support for me last week.  You cannot know how much your thoughts and prayers meant to me.  Thank you!

My father-in-law passed away on Sunday, June 3rd, surrounded by his loving family.  We spent the week connecting with family and friends.  It was an emotionally draining few days.  I think my husband and his siblings are starting to recover, though.  Little by little...

I just have a few photos from the Monet exhibit at the New York Botanical Garden.

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No Mosaic Monday

There will be no Mosaic Monday this week due to an illness in my family.  My father-in-law is at the end of a long battle with cancer, and we are spending his last days together.  Please come back on Sunday, June 10th.   Thank you so much for your understanding.  xoxo

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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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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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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