Saturday, May 10, 2014
No Mosaic Monday!
We just had some sort of microburst come through the neighborhood. The power is out and there are at least two trees currently gracing our roof. Everyone is fine, thank God, but I don't think I will be able to put up a Mosaic Monday tomorrow. I'm posting this from my phone. So I will say Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there, and I will see you all next week. :)
Sunday, May 4, 2014
Mosaic Monday: Moss and Flowers
The advent of spring is always a happy time for me, but this year, after such a horrible winter, it has been nothing short of pure joy. I have watched with fervent gratitude as every green shoot, every bud and every flower has appeared. And, of course, I decided to make up a few still life creations. I was inspired by my dear friend Katy Noelle to include some moss in these photos, along with spring flowers from the garden. Happy Spring!
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Sunday, April 27, 2014
Mosaic Monday: Spring!
Just a few iPhone photos today... It's spring in my neck of the woods! Finally! These were all taken at our local park last week. I love the forest in early spring, when the marsh marigolds and skunk cabbage begin to appear. That green is nothing short of glorious! I am a happy camper. ;)
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Sunday, April 13, 2014
Mosaic Monday: Parrot Tulips
I think I may have missed the ranunculus season this year, but I managed to find some parrot tulips last week, which I promptly brought home to brighten the kitchen and ultimately to photograph. :)
So, until we get a few more spring-like days here in New Jersey, I will be shooting cut flowers. And after this winter, I cannot wait to go on some garden visits this summer! As you can probably tell, I'm running out of things to post about here. ;)
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Sunday, April 6, 2014
Mosaic Monday: Blue Hyacinths
Making little still life creations with old books and flowers has become sort of my "thing." When it's cold and dark and snowy, I pick up some flowers at the supermarket, and they get me through the winter doldrums. Last week, I found these beautiful hyacinths, and they have been perfuming the entire house. They started out blue, but faded to a sort of pale lilac as the week went on. Finally, after five days of enjoying their sweet scent, I decided that I needed to take some photos. The weathered "table" is actually a foam-backed photo by Sarah Gardner -- one of her
Beachwood Textured Papers. The book belonged to my mother, and the shells were collected on our trip to California this February. The blog board comes from EW Couture.
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Sunday, March 30, 2014
Mosaic Monday: Food Photography
I had to troll through my archives this week to find something for Mosaic Monday, and I finally came up with food photography. I really feel as though blogging has ushered in a golden age of food photography. There are so many wonderful food blogs these days, with fabulous eye candy. A few of my favorites are Honey& Jam, Cannelle et Vanille, Savory Simple, and Tartelette. If you are interested, you might want to follow my Pinterest board called Beautiful Food Photography. I have collected wonderful examples there from around the globe. And if you are interested in learning more about food photography, check out this article in Lightstalkers about lighting and styling food photos.
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Sunday, March 23, 2014
Mosaic Monday: Happy Spring
It was a winter for the record books here in our part of New Jersey. We have had more snow, and more extremely cold temperatures, than I can ever remember. And I have lived in this house since I was a little kid. The first days of spring have finally brought some warmer temps however, and most of our snow has melted, except for a few dirty piles. It is so wonderful to see the ground for a change, even if it is now mostly mud. Yesterday, my husband found a newspaper from February 3rd on our front lawn, still in it's plastic wrapping. It must have been thrown there from the driveway by the snow plow, and remained buried under the snow for nearly seven weeks.
So far, we only have a few snowdrops up and blooming, so I celebrated spring with some supermarket flowers. And of course, I couldn't help taking a few photos. Happy Spring!
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